Images and Videos for Digital Storytelling
Below you can find websites full of public domain and creative commons images that you can freely use in your digital storytelling. Be sure to use Creative Commons under the correct terms (giving credit to their creator and other possible limits, which are determined by the kind of Creative Commons license attached to the image.)
- FlickrCan filter according to copyright restrictions.
- Free Media LibraryA PSU resource linking to a variety of free media available for use by Penn State students.
- Wikimedia CommonsPublic domain images and other media.
- PixabayAn international community for sharing quality public domain images.
- PexelsAnother website offering high-quality public domain stock photos.
- rawpixelA free source of photos, vector graphics, backgrounds, and more.
Finding Video
- VidevoA free database of HD stock footage and motion graphics.
- Pexels VideoFree stock videos in the public domain.
- Internet Archive Stock Footage CollectionA collection of stock footage clips submitted by Internet Archive users. These clips are designed to be used in other videos.
- YouTubeYouTube gives you the option to filter your search results to only include Creative Commons-licensed videos.
- Moving Image ArchiveThis library contains Creative Commons-licensed digital movies uploaded by Archive users which range from classic full-length films, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to cartoons and concerts.
- DarefulWebsite dedicated to providing completely free stock footage and stock video.
Where to Find Penn State Marks
- Penn State Visual & Editorial StandardsThis website serves as the guide for editorial and general marketing/communications standards of the University.
Please be sure you understand the proper use of these images! - Penn State Brand ManualA branch book with links to Penn State marks and imagery.
Attribution
When attributing an image, there are four very important pieces of information that you need- Title, Author, Source, and License.
The license is the most important part. If you do not have that, assume that you don't have permission to use the image, period. The license will tell you what you can and cannot do with the image.
The source is necessary so that the image has a "paper trail" of sorts. Practically all images you find electronically will have a URL to link back to them.
The author is very important, and for most licenses you must reference the author.
The title is nice to have, especially if the author has given it a descriptive or artistic name. It is not as important as the others, but is helpful to readers to gain some more context from the image and for the author.
- Creative Commons Wiki on Best Practices for AttributionFor more attribution information