{"id":28503,"date":"2024-06-13T11:05:03","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T11:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.engagebay.com\/blog\/?p=28503"},"modified":"2026-03-13T14:44:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T14:44:08","slug":"photo-credits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engagebay.com\/blog\/photo-credits\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo Credits for Dummies: A Brief Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you upload a picture to your blog or social media page, what steps do you take? <\/span>Most of us upload the image without checking the photographer’s credentials. <\/span><\/p>\n

If it’s post-worthy, we post it. That said, is it ethical?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Given that we did not own the picture and that it was obtained from a third party, we are obligated to provide a \u2018photo credit\u2019 to prove that we are not using stolen images.<\/span><\/p>\n

But is it required that we provide attribution for every picture we post? <\/span><\/p>\n

How exactly should it be done?<\/span><\/p>\n

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This blog post holds the answer to these questions and so much more: <\/strong><\/p>\n