{"id":399,"date":"2011-10-28T09:35:47","date_gmt":"2011-10-28T13:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/?page_id=399"},"modified":"2026-01-06T11:34:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T16:34:26","slug":"photos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/forms-templates-tools\/tools\/photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Please, remember&#8230;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Do not download and use copyright-protected images from the web<\/strong>. For more information about copyright infringement and liability issues, see <a title=\"Copyright and Libel Primer for Web and Print Publishers\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/policies-guidelines\/copyright\/copyright-and-libel-primer-for-web-and-print-publishers\/\">Copyright and Libel Primer for Web and Print Publishers<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/forms-templates-tools\/tools\/photos-copyright-what-all-staff-need-to-know\/\">Photos: What You Need to Know<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>contains specific information on <strong>copyright<\/strong>, Extension policy and procedures and tips about <strong>what makes a good photo<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Be sure you have a signed <a title=\"Photo Release Form\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/forms-templates-tools\/forms\/release\/\">Photo Release Form<\/a><\/strong> before using photographs taken by you or your colleagues.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/4h\/volunteers\/resources\/policies-procedure-and-guidelines\/table-of-contents\/staff-and-volunteer-policies-and-guidelines\/#photographs\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Use of Photographs of People<\/a>,<\/strong> Section A.1.9, UMaine Extension 4-H\u00a0Policies, Procedure, and Guidelines.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/technology-marketing-communications\/web\/tips-for-web-managers\/prepare-images-for-web\/\">How to optimize images for the web<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Photo Sources<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Remsberg&#8217;s photos are<\/strong><strong>\u00a0available online<\/strong>\u00a0 Contact Michelle Snowden at <a href=\"mailto:michelle.snowden@maine.edu\">michelle.snowden@maine.edu<\/a> for access information. Or let us know what type of image you need and we&#8217;ll find it for you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edwin Remsberg&#8217;s photos must be credited<\/strong> <strong>when possible: <\/strong>&#8220;Photo by Edwin Remsberg.&#8221; <strong>Photos are for official UMaine business only<\/strong>; <strong>do not share Remsberg&#8217;s photos with others without permission<\/strong>. Including with press releases is acceptable.<\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"we-are-looking-for-photos\"><\/a><strong>Staff-Submitted Photos<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Extension Communications and Marketing Team is looking to expand Extension\u2019s photo library, and your images can help! Sending your best photos our way means that we have fresh and exciting images to choose from.<\/p>\n<p>Please review and consider the essential information on the <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/forms-templates-tools\/tools\/photos-copyright-what-all-staff-need-to-know\/\">Photos: What You Need To Know page.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"instructions\"><\/a>Instructions for Uploading Photos to Share<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Create a new folder with your name and a 3-5 word description (\u201cMelissa Arndt Aroostook Field Day\u201d or \u201cMelissa Arndt Invasives\u201d)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Copy the photos you want to share into the folder<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Create a document to include in the same folder that describes the photos using the following keywords:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Date<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> town, the specific county, rural, urban, woods, farm, coast, camp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Proper name: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tanglewood, Highmoor, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, names of specific private farms or businesses<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>People:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> kids, volunteers, names of staff<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Activity:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> gardening, farming, STEM<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Program:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 4-H, agriculture, aquaculture, beef, blueberry, business &amp; community, compost, dairy, emergency preparedness, energy, equine, family &amp; youth, food &amp; health, food safety, forage &amp; pasture, fruit, garden &amp; yard, grains &amp; oilseeds, insect pests &amp; plant diseases, maine food system, marine, natural resources, nutrition, potatoes, poultry, sheep &amp; goats, soil, swine, vegetables, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Photo Releases: <\/b>Please indicate if photo releases were obtained, and by whom.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Move your new folder to our shared <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1HsudEPIieSKjk6DQhS_p6bECyMKrTP67\">Photo Submissions Google Drive folder<\/a>\u00a0and email <a href=\"mailto:extension.communications@maine.edu\">extension.communications@maine.edu<\/a> to let us know.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Additional free, copyright-free images are available at<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/digitalmedia.fws.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: National Digital Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ars.usda.gov\/oc\/images\/image-gallery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Image Gallery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forestryimages.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forestry Images<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.photolib.noaa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NOAA Photo Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrcs.usda.gov\/wps\/portal\/nrcs\/main\/national\/newsroom\/multimedia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Natural Resources Conservation Service Photo Gallery<\/a><\/li>\n<li>SARE\u2019s <a class=\"m_-1996429938659450313m_5025673196203081087mld-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sare.org\/Learning-Center\/Topic-Rooms\/Cover-Crops\/Cover-Crop-Images-Library\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Library of Cover Crop and Soil Health Images<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/snaped.fns.usda.gov\/resources\/nutrition-education-materials\/photography-gallery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SNAP-Ed Photo Gallery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"anch_50\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/usdagov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USDA Photos<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Each photo library (and sometimes individual photos) has specific attribution requirements and other usage restrictions. <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>P<\/strong><strong>lease read the terms and credit photos appropriately.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>More places to download free images<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Become familiar with the terms Public Domain* and Creative Commons** before downloading images and putting them on a website or social media.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Official descriptions of the two types of images:<\/p>\n<p>*<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Public Domain<\/a>: <em>&#8220;The person who associated a work with this deed has dedicated the work to the public domain by waiving all of his or her rights to the work worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>**<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.creativecommons.org\/wiki\/CC0_FAQ#What_is_CC0.3F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Creative Commons (CC0)<\/a>: <em>&#8220;CC0 gives those who want to give up those [copyright laws] a way to do so, to the fullest extent allowed by law. Anyone can then use the work in any way and for any purpose, including commercial purposes, subject to other laws and the rights others may have in the work or how the work is used. Think of CC0 as the &#8220;no rights reserved&#8221; option.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Most popular:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pexels<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pixabay<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Unsplash<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/forms-templates-tools\/tools\/clip-art-photos\/microsoft-clip-art\/\"><strong>Is it okay to use Microsoft clip art?<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please, remember&#8230; Do not download and use copyright-protected images from the web. For more information about copyright infringement and liability issues, see Copyright and Libel Primer for Web and Print Publishers. 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