Because photos communicate the Rausser College story in a single glance, it is important to always use high quality images, to include photo credit, and to make sure you have permission to use the images you have. The Berkeley Brand site offers some great image styling tips.
Image Permissions
When taking photographs of your class, your research team, or attendees to events, there are some important permissions you should think about. While photos taken at public events are fair game, use the UC Berkeley model release form to get written permission from the subject of more staged photos.
Image Sources
Non-stock images:
- Berkeley Digital Gallery – for non commercial use only
- Berkeley Lab Photo Archive – attribution required, usage restrictions noted
- Flickr – Look under the creative commons license. If they just have the attribution license, you are allowed to use them but make sure to give credit.
- NASA – images from space
- New York Public Library Digital Collection – check usage rights on individual collections. Some in public domain.
- The Noun Project – free icons, but do make sure to include credits.
- Open Parks Network – Restrictions listed, some images in the public domain
- UC Assets – requires you create an account (easy but a few steps)
- Wikipedia Commons – Has a lot of images in the public domain. Make sure to check the license.
The Rausser College communications office is available to take photos in some situations, including headshots and event photos. Contact raussercollege-comms@berkeley.edu about potential photo needs.
Stock images:
- Foodies feed – attribution not required, all food
- Gratisography – no attribution required, highly processed images
- Imcreator – no attribution required, more commercial feeling
- Jay Mantri – Single photographer, attribution appreciated but not required
- New Old Stock – Vintage Photos from the public archives, free of known copyright restrictions
- Pexels – free, limited selection
- Picjumbo – attribution not required
- Picography – no attribution required, travel focus and very processed images
- Pixabay – attribution not required
- Public Domain Archive – free images in the public domain
- Raumrot – no attribution, public domain
- Superfamous – Under creative commons licence
- Unsplash – attribution appreciated but not required, evocative/editorial images