User:Ryan McGrady/resources/using pictures

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How to add images to an article
Picture tutorial is dedicated to the question of how to add pictures to your page.

Important policies and instructions on image use
Image use policy - Important: You cannot link to or display images from other websites. The Wikimedia Commons is a website dedicated to hosting media files for use by Wikipedia. An image must be uploaded there to use. The Commons is a sister site of Wikipedia, so your account will work there as well. You are free to upload your own photos (as in, pictures you took yourself), but there are copyright issues with uploading some random image you found on Google Image search, on another website, etc. The image must be free to use or you must have written permission in order to do so. Also see Requesting copyright permission. Basically, if the image was published prior to 1923, it is out of copyright. Everything else requires proper licensing.

Finding images
See User:Ryan McGrady/resources/finding pictures

Adding your own images
See User:Ryan McGrady/resources/contributing images