Finding Images
While you can technically place your quotes on a black background, I personally find it
more eye-pleasing to have quotes placed against an inspiring or beautiful picture.
To avoid having to find new images for each video you make, I suggest you only
download pictures of landscapes or natural locations, such as a beach, a meadow,
etc… The reason behind choosing those types of pictures is that a landscape picture,
for example, can be used for any type of quotes video, regardless of its topic. On the
other hand, a picture of a man holding a woman’s hand is only suitable for topics that
are somewhat related to romance.
Of course, you can’t just grab any picture off the Internet, as most images are
copyrighted. Fortunately, Google Images comes with a handy feature that lets you
find pictures you can legally modify and use in your own projects.
Go to Google Images and enter a search term in the box. For example, “sunset.”
All of the pictures displayed in the search results are now pictures you can legally use
in your project.
Download about 20 photos featuring varied landscapes, celestial elements or locations
and save them in a new folder on your hard drive.
Note:
- For optimum results, download photos that are, at the very least, 1024 pixels
by 728.
- Flickr, a Yahoo website, also contains a vast collection of rights-free images.
While you can technically place your quotes on a black background, I personally find it
more eye-pleasing to have quotes placed against an inspiring or beautiful picture.
To avoid having to find new images for each video you make, I suggest you only
download pictures of landscapes or natural locations, such as a beach, a meadow,
etc… The reason behind choosing those types of pictures is that a landscape picture,
for example, can be used for any type of quotes video, regardless of its topic. On the
other hand, a picture of a man holding a woman’s hand is only suitable for topics that
are somewhat related to romance.
Of course, you can’t just grab any picture off the Internet, as most images are
copyrighted. Fortunately, Google Images comes with a handy feature that lets you
find pictures you can legally modify and use in your own projects.
Go to Google Images and enter a search term in the box. For example, “sunset.”
in your project.
Download about 20 photos featuring varied landscapes, celestial elements or locations
and save them in a new folder on your hard drive.
Note:
- For optimum results, download photos that are, at the very least, 1024 pixels
by 728.
- Flickr, a Yahoo website, also contains a vast collection of rights-free images.
