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The Creative Commons site has a [http://search.creativecommons.org/ search page] that can be used as a starting point to find suitably licensed images; make sure you check both the checkboxes "use for commercial purposes" and "modify, adapt, or build upon".
The Creative Commons site has a [http://search.creativecommons.org/ search page] that can be used as a starting point to find suitably licensed images; make sure you check both the checkboxes "use for commercial purposes" and "modify, adapt, or build upon".


==={{anchor|retouching}} Editing images===
===Editing images===
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[[File:Moon worldwind.jpg|thumb|In this [[pseudocolor]] image of the moon, red tints represent the highest elevations, purple the lowest; this is not the coloring a viewer of the moon would actually see, and this should be clear in the caption, lest the reader be misled.]]


An  image's utility or quality may be improved by cropping (to focus on the relevant portion), cleaning up scanning artifacts, correcting color balance, removing [[red-eye effect]], or other adjustments.
An  image's utility or quality may be improved by cropping (to focus on the relevant portion), cleaning up scanning artifacts, correcting color balance, removing [[Wikipedia:Red-eye effect|red-eye effect]], or other adjustments.


The caption of an image should mention such edits (e.g. introduction of [[false color|false color or pseudocolor]]) if a reader needs to know about them to properly interpret the image.
The caption of an image should mention such edits (e.g. introduction of [[Wikipedia:false color|false color or pseudocolor]]) if a reader needs to know about them to properly interpret the image.


Edits that improve the presentation without materially altering the content need not be mentioned in the caption e.g. rotation to correct a slightly crooked image, improvement to the contrast of a scan, or blurring a background to make the main subject more prominent. (However, all changes to images taken from outside sources should be noted on the [[#Image description pages|image's description page]]. For images created by editors themselves, changes which could have been part of the image's original composition{{mdashb}}such as rotation or minor cropping{{mdashb}}need not be mentioned on the description page.)
Edits that improve the presentation without materially altering the content need not be mentioned in the caption e.g. rotation to correct a slightly crooked image, improvement to the contrast of a scan, or blurring a background to make the main subject more prominent. (However, all changes to images taken from outside sources should be noted on the [[#Image description pages|image's description page]]. For images created by editors themselves, changes which could have been part of the image's original composition&mdash;such as rotation or minor cropping&mdash;need not be mentioned on the description page.)


Images should not be changed in ways that materially mislead the viewer. For example, images showing artworks, faces, identifiable places or buildings, or text should not be reversed (although those showing soap bubbles or bacteria might be). Do not change color integral to the subject, such as in images of animals. It is usually appropriate to de-speckle or remove scratches from images, though that might be inappropriate for historical photographs.
Images should not be changed in ways that materially mislead the viewer. For example, images showing artworks, faces, identifiable places or buildings, or text should not be reversed (although those showing soap bubbles or bacteria might be). Do not change color integral to the subject, such as in images of animals. It is usually appropriate to de-speckle or remove scratches from images, though that might be inappropriate for historical photographs.


For assistance in editing images, try [[WP:Graphics Lab]].
For assistance in editing images, try [[Wikipedia:WP:Graphics Lab|Wikipedia:Graphics Lab]].


===Uploading images===
===Uploading images===