Finding Reference Photos
The first question that comes up when you begin to use photography in your paintings is the most obvious: where do you find good reference materials? If you’re a world traveler with a library of your own photos in high resolution, look no further than your hard drive. However, most of us need to find other sources of photos.
Google and Copyright
You can turn to Google, do a search on castles, and find a plethora of material. That approach comes with some obvious pitfalls. Whoever took and posted the photos online still owns the copyright. If you incorporate the photographs into a project without getting the copyright holder’s permission, you may be sued for copyright infringement. If you change an image substantially, ...
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