Using the Creative Commons License On Flickr

Written by, Melissa Turley for Spark Media

$39.50 for a picture of Abe Lincoln’s inauguration. $75.00 for a sunset over the pacific. It seems you can put a price on a timeless image and those costs can add up. An alternative is to take advantage of photos under the creative commons license on Flickr.com.

• STEP 1: Search for an image on Flickr
  

• STEP 2: Go to an advanced search.

• STEP 3: Scroll down to the bottom of the advanced search page and select the box indicating content under the creative commons license.

• STEP 4: After selecting an image you would like to use, scroll down to the bottom right and click on the license.

YOU'RE DONE! After clicking on the license, the owner of the image will list their agreement under the creative commons, stipulating how the work must be attributed or reused.

* Melissa Turley is an undergraduate Journalism & Mass Communication student at The George Washington University in Washington DC. She is also a fantastic intern at Spark Media.