Although we are familiar with JPEG and GIF images, a lot of websites have been switching over to WEBP.Unfortunately, that format isn’t compatible with some things, so here are a couple of ways to save that image as a more compatible type. Image file types Pictures on the computer come in various forms, such as…
Source: Openverse vioa cogdogblog.com/2021/12/photos-wordpress/ WordPress has a Creative Commons search for over 500 million different images. To start searching, you enter your search term and click Search. If you are looking for photos for which you can use commercially or modify or adapt, check those boxes before searching. After your search completes, you can click Filter to…
Source: Cleanup.pictures – Remove objects, people, text and defects from any picture – 100% free This site works pretty well at removing objects from a picture. It works best when the object is pretty small in relation to the picture. To test, I uploaded this picture: I think higlighted the person in the purple to…
Source: About BHL – Information about the Biodiversity Heritage Library Their Flickr album is probably not the best way to find images, but their Biodiversity Heritage Library Portal has a search feature. The publications are pretty high level, so the site is more of a resource for teachers and high schoolers instead of elementary students.
Paris Musées announced yesterday that it is now offering 100,000 digital reproductions of artworks in the city’s museums as Open Access — free of charge and without restrictions — via its Collections portal. Paris Musées is a public entity that oversees the 14 municipal museums of Paris, including the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville…
Source: Reshot: Uniquely Free Photos I’ve written about Unsplash before, and while their pictures are really nice, they can be overused. There have been times when I’ve seen the same shot on several different websites. Reshot is another source of images. The pictures are released under a very permissive, they can be used for non-commercial…
Source: Illustrations Gallery – ManyPixels Yes, there are many different sources of royalty free and copyright friendly graphics and pictures. What makes ManyPixels nice is that the graphics you download all share a common look. After selecting a color, you can search for clip art, and ManyPixels will show you clipart with the same color…
Image Blur is a web tool that allows you to blur sensitive information on pictures. Source: Image Blur – Hide your important data. A lot of the screenshot tools have the ability to blur out information, but it’s always good to have a web app available for those times when you need to redact data…
BigHugeLabs has a ton of picture tools to create memes, signs, billboards, and more! BigHugeLabs has a ton of tools that students can use to spice up their multimedia. The tools can be used without an account. There are no surprises when using the tools. Upload a picture you want to use, and enter the information requested.
Source: Let’s Enhance – free online image upscale and enhancement with neural networks As soon as I find some of my old 640×480 digital pics, I’m going to try this out and see what the site can do to those pics. I started out with a Sony Mavica camera in the 90s, which was amazing…