Edit Article

  • 20,000 views

  • Edited by Jack Herrick and 11 others

  • Edited

Two Methods:Photos You Took YourselfPhotos From Another Website





wikiHow's images must be properly licensed and creators must be given proper credit for their work. By following the simple steps below, you can be assured that images from your computer can be used on wikiHow. If you fail to provide proper attribution and licensing information, your photos may be deleted from wikiHow.



Ad

EditMethod 1 of 2: Photos You Took Yourself

  1. Attribute a Photo on wikiHow Step 1.jpg
    1
    Click on Upload Image in the column to the right of any wikiHow page.
    Ad
  2. Attribute a Photo on wikiHow Step 2.jpg
    2
    Click on the Browse button and select an image from your computer.
    • The Source Filename and Destination Filename will be automatically added for you.

  3. Attribute a Photo on wikiHow Step 3.jpg
    3
    Enter the appropriate attribution information in the Summary box.
    • Indicate that you created the image.
  4. Attribute a Photo on wikiHow Step 4.jpg
    4
    Select an appropriate license for your image from the drop-down menu.
    • Use a Public Domain or Creative Commons License.
    • Public Domain implies that anyone can freely modify and redistribute your image.
    • Creative Commons Attribution implies that anyone can use your image as long as they give credit to you as the creator of the image.
    • Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial ShareAlike implies that anyone can share your image for non-commercial purposes.

EditMethod 2 of 2: Photos From Another Website

  1. Attribute a Photo on wikiHow Step 5.jpg
    1
    Read wikiHow's Image Copyright policy.
    • Unfortunately, the vast majority of images found on the Internet are not freely licensed.
    • Obtain explicit permission from a copyright holder.
    • Click here for acceptable image licenses used on wikiHow.
  2. Attribute a Photo on wikiHow Step 1.jpg
    2
    Click on Upload Image in the column to the right of any wikiHow page.
  3. Attribute a Photo on wikiHow Step 2.jpg
    3
    Click on the Browse button and select an image from your computer.
    • The Source Filename and Destination Filename will be automatically added for you.

  4. Attribute a Photo on wikiHow Step 8.jpg
    4
    Enter the appropriate attribution information in the Summary box.
    • Provide the URL from the original source.
    • Provide a brief description of the image.
    • Indicate who photographed or created the image.
  5. Attribute a Photo on wikiHow Step 9.jpg
    5
    Select an appropriate license for your image from the drop-down menu.
    • Use a license that is identical to the original license selected by the creator of the image.
    Ad


Add your own method
Save

EditTips

Ad

EditWarnings

EditRelated wikiHows

How to
Apply the Creative Commons License to Flickr Photographs

How to
Avoid Getting Your Image Deleted From wikiHow

How to
Put a Photo in a wikiHow Article (Advanced Editor Technique)

How to
Put a Photo in a wikiHow Article

Article Info

Categories: Using Images

Recent edits by: Maluniu, Milos Karalius, Chris Hadley

Ad

Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 19,642 times.

Did this article help you?

YesNo

Become
an Author!

Write an Article