Giving Credit, Where Credit is Due
Photos For Class and Photos for Work makes it as easy as possible to properly attribute photos, especially for printed or presented materials so that there is no worry about plagiarism or stolen work.
How we Cite
When you click download we automatically generate a watermarked image that contains
- The name of the author
- The name of the photo
- A link to the original photo
- The name and type of license along with a link to read it
Why Cite the Author?
The internet is an amazing resource and allows people from all over the world to contribute their work for other people to use. It is important to cite an author to give proper credit for materials.
It is Also the Law
Most of the photos that are shown on Photos For Class / Photos for Work require attribution as part of the licensing terms set by the author. We only show images that are free for use and allow for derivative works.
You can read about the various types of creative commons licenses below
License Types
Photos for Class and Photos for work differ slightly in the types of photos they return. Specifically Photos for Work does not return images that are not allowed for commercial use.
License Types we Return Photos For
- Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
- Attribution, Non Commercial (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/)
- No known copyright restrictions (http://flickr.com/commons/usage/)
- United States Government Work (http://www.usa.gov/copyright.shtml)
License Types we Exclude
- All Rights Reserved
- Attribution, Non Commercial, No Derivatives (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/)
- Attribution, No Derivatives (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/)
- Attribution, Non Commercial, Share A like (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/)
- Attribution, Share A like (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/)
License Types we Return Photos For
- Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
- No known copyright restrictions (http://flickr.com/commons/usage/)
- United States Government Work (http://www.usa.gov/copyright.shtml)
License Types we Exclude
- All Rights Reserved
- Attribution, Non Commercial (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/)
- Attribution, Non Commercial, No Derivatives (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/)
- Attribution, No Derivatives (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/)
- Attribution, Non Commercial, Share A like (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/)
- Attribution, Share A like (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/)