Reverse image search: image finding and originality checking tool
Wow, this photo looks too good to be true! But why does it ring a bell? Where did I see this? Oh yes, it was on my friend’s blog a few months ago. Now who is this who posted it again? My friend never told me that she has a friend with this username, huh!
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Amazing view of a tourist spot that you've never been to, yummy presentation of sumptuous foods you haven't tried yet, beautiful bouquet of lovely flowers that you can almost smell the scent on the photos, memorable catch of the sunset golden hour. Name it, we have them on social media. Steemit is not spared from these. When that happens our first instinct is to like or upvote the blog because, again, it is amazing. Source
Is any one of the above scenarios or something similar ever happened to you? Hesitant if the author is the owner of the photo? Worry no more; there is a way to validate an original photo. You can now do a reverse image search which is providing the photo and the application will scan the web for similar photos on other sites. Thanks for Google image search function on Chrome browser for making this simple.
To check if a photo has duplicates over the internet, use the image search of Google. This only works on Google Chrome browser but it is still a great tool for many.
On your Google Chrome browser, right-click on the image to bring up the drop down menu. If you are on your mobile phone, make a long press on the image. This is the counterpart of right-click on desktop setting but will also pull the drop-down menu. From the drop-down menu, click on "Search Google for image."
Results will show if there are exactly the same photos on the internet. Here is a sample result.
Aside from the right-click option to do reverse image search on browsers, there are also websites that offer the same service. On those websites, you have the option to either upload your photo or put the URL of the photo be searched. These websites are helpful if you are not using a Chrome browser. The website version of the Chrome right-click option is Google Images. Its interface looks like this:
Few more samples of websites that offer reverse image search:
Keep it mind though that many photos are royalty free which means those can be indeed re-used several times and on any websites. It does not automatically mean plagiarism if a photo has duplicates on the internet. However, the source of the royalty free image must be clearly indicated. Exercise due diligence with the results.
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