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PHOTO SEARCH ENGINES

Have you ever tried to draw an object only to realize you have no idea what it looks like. Going on line and finding images that you can use as models is facilitated by accessing a number of useful search engines. Here is a short list of good online resources to use:

AltaVista - Image Search. You can search image, video, and audio resources on Alta Vista. Images appear as thumbnails which are linked to the original web pages on which the images were located. The engine searches for jpg, gif, and other image formats.

AllTheWeb.com. This site generates small thumbnails of found images with links to original source pages.

The Amazing Picture Machine. The search engine asks for search words and then creates a list of pictures on the Internet that match your words. Each picture has a clickable link and a short description to help you decide which pictures to look at. Source: North Central Regional Technology in Education Consortium

Ditto.com. To search visually enter a phrase and click. Like other engines this provides thumbnail images linked to original sources. It also provides images of products related to your search. For example a search for elephants will provide visual reference to elephant art prints and sculpture being marketed by commercial supporters of this search engine. Source: Ditto.com

Claims to be the most comprehensive image search engine on the web. The engine provides large thumbnail images linked to original sources. Source: Google.

Lycos Multimedia Search. Another web search engine that looks not only for image files but also video and sound. Source: Lycos

Picture Search and Finder. Contains annotated descriptions of both photo search engines and image databases. Source:Cornado Internet Consulting, Applications and Solutions.

WebLens. Lots of powerful and sophisticated tools are available for text searches, and great strides are being made in the area of image search technology. Some image search engines are just large databases. Other experimental work like the resources listed on this site are under R&D operate on the principle of sophisticated color and pattern analysis. .

WebSEEk. Content-based Image and Video Search and Catalog Tool for the Web. Source: WebSeek

A web search engine that provides access to image files located on web pages. Source: Yahoo

Enjoy your exploration. And please remember, most online images are copyrighted. So, it is best not to copy and use.