Hello friends! We all know that website promotion primarily depends on unique content. Content should mean not only the text part, but also videos and images. Search robots also determine the relevance of an article to a particular query based on the loaded images. Therefore, it is important to know how.
You will probably agree that hackneyed images are an eyesore for visitors. Novice webmasters mostly download them from other sites, add an entry and think that the image is unique. Many people simply do not know how to check a picture for uniqueness, unlike services to check text for uniqueness.
How to check if a picture is unique
You can check the picture for uniqueness using online services. I use the service tineye.com.
Image verification can be specified in two ways. Upload the file from computer 1 and provide link 2 to the image already on the Internet.
In a matter of seconds, the picture will be checked from more than 18 billion! options and the service will provide an answer in the form of a list of sites on which the image and the picture itself are located. As you can see, there are no completely identical pictures. They are edited in editors. But the main thing is that robots have learned to read electronic code. And to achieve uniqueness you need to “sweat.”
How to check a picture for uniqueness on Google
Tineye.com is not the only verification service. Google and Yandex have even more opportunities. The check here is identical, so I’ll show it using Google as an example. Go to the service checking images in google.
Click on the camera icon. And you can also choose to upload a picture from your computer or indicate the website address. Google will show even more matches than tineye.
As you can see, you can do it in three clicks.
Hello friends! Ekaterina Kalmykova is with you, and today I would like to ask you: how do you check the uniqueness of the pictures that you use in articles and is it necessary to check them at all?
My answer is very simple, of course you need it! After all, we care about the quality of the written post, namely the text, why should it be different with other data? Therefore, in this article we will talk about how photos are checked for uniqueness online.
Why do you need to check?
I think there’s no need to go on and on here to explain the importance of unique content. I will highlight three key points:
- So that search robots put you in the top results;
- So that your promotion works correctly;
- So that the reader is pleased not only to read the unique text, but also to look at interesting images that he has not seen before.
How to check a photo for uniqueness online?
Let's talk about what services you can use to check your pictures.
It would seem that we are accustomed to perceive it only as a search engine. But over the years of development, the company has created quite a lot of services that allow you not only to monitor the life of your project, but also to make it special. For example, I use Google and it is very convenient for me.
Google, like the other systems we’ll talk about today, carries out verification in the following way - it checks how often a document has been found on the network, and how many times other users have used it.
So, how can you check uniqueness:
Go to the page google.com
Click on the camera icon.
In the pop-up window, you can choose to either search by link or upload your file and check that way.
We will select the second option “Upload file”.
Now we see the result. 
The image I checked was used approximately 520 times. It will be too much :)
As you can see, there is nothing difficult about checking using Google. Everything happens quickly and without any problems. I think it’s clear that the fewer times an image is used, the better.
Yandex
It turns out that the Yandex resource is not only a search engine, but also a multifunctional assistant for many bloggers. We have already talked about a huge number of useful services on this site, including about, and another one is a free online verification of illustrations. The principle of operation of Yandex is the same as that of Google.
We go to the service Yandex.ru.
Click on the camera.
In the tab that opens, we transfer the photo we need for verification or enter the address of the picture.
And now we enjoy the result.
Yandex showed us all the sites where the same picture appears.
Teeneye
And the last option that will help you find out how unique a picture is is tineye. The method of operation is no different from Yandex or Google, so it will be very easy to understand:
We go to the service tyneye.com.
Now we select either image search by URL or download.
Here's our total: 183 results. Whether you insert such a picture into an article or look for something else is up to you, but I wouldn’t use it.
As you can see for yourself, not all services show the same result, so I would recommend checking in different systems to be sure of the information. The fewer times the image was used, the better.
I'll give you some tips on how to keep your content unique:
- It is best to use unique images. They can be found on a variety of resources that provide the opportunity to purchase pictures or use personal photographs.
- If you don't want to buy, try changing the tone of the photo.
- You can also take some part of the image.
- Alternatively, flip the image, place it slightly upside down, etc.
- Add your own elements to the photo, for example, arrows, pointers, some shapes, highlighting certain parts, etc.
In these simple ways you can check the uniqueness of the images you want to add to your post. If you upload all the photos from your own archive “Vacation - Gelendzhik - 2015”, you don’t have to bother checking them. But if you really like a picture from someone else’s resource, make sure that it is not plagiarism, otherwise you may suffer.
Illustrate your articles with the most interesting and individual drawings! And everything will be cool!
How do you check the uniqueness of the images you use?
Ekaterina Kalmykova
If a photographer registers copyright for his images or does not release the photographs into the public domain, then he is the sole and automatic copyright holder. Using such images without the author's permission is a copyright violation, unless you comply with the terms of "fair use", which is unlikely. The easy availability of an image on the Internet does not mean that you have the right to take it and use it.
At the same time, image theft is super common. Therefore, a useful skill may be the ability to check a photo for uniqueness.
Checking copyright information
The easiest way to check an image is to look at the embedded metadata about the author. You can download images and check metadata using your operating system, but it's quicker and easier to use an online metadata viewer like Metapicz.
Right click on the image you want to check and click Copy image address. Please note that the exact wording of this command may vary from browser to browser, but you will definitely find this command.
Go to Metapicz, paste the copied URL into the bar below and click the Go button.
You'll see all the metadata embedded in the image (if it's there). Copyright information will be at the top center.
However, this is not a perfect method. You can strip out any metadata and add your own copyright information. So, the absence of copyright information does not mean that the image is not protected by copyright.
I find it funny when my photos end up on other sites and the copyright information remains embedded.
Use reverse image search
Another good way to find out if a photo has been stolen is to use reverse and a little detective work.
There are several services that can search for images. Google is the most famous, but Bing isn't bad either. TinEye shows an interesting and effective search algorithm, but, unfortunately, many sites do not crawl it. For this article I'm going to use Google.
From Google's home page, go to the image search by clicking "Images" in the top bar, and then click on the small camera icon in the search bar.
Paste the URL or upload the file from your computer.
Google will show you what it thinks of the image, as well as some visually similar photos that may be copies of the image you specify.
- Which photo was published first? It's not a perfect test, but it's one of the best.
- Which site seems to be the most authoritative. This is another imperfect but often reliable test.
- Where an image is available in the highest resolution, it is most likely to be original.
- If there are color or other less edited versions of the photo, it is likely the original. Removing text from a photo or adding color to a black and white image is a lot of work.
- Does the image appear in any photographer's portfolio? While some photographers steal photos and claim them as their own, it is much more common to find random people stealing photos from photographers' websites.
It is becoming increasingly common for people to steal images to make small alterations to a photograph. I tested Google's reverse image search to see how it responded to simple photo changes, and to be honest, it surprised me.
I checked:
- Black and white version of the photo.
- Cropped version of the photo.
- Shortened black and white version of the photograph.
- A cropped version of a photo with added text.
- A cropped, high-contrast version of the photo.
- A cropped, high-contrast version of photographs with altered colors.
- Cropped, reverse version of the photo.
Google only failed in the latter case. It didn't matter that I changed the colors or added text, it still returned the same results. This is simply incredible. Someone really has to put in the effort to change the image enough that Google can't catch it.
Image theft - or more accurately, using an image without permission - is a big problem on the internet. It can also be very expensive. If you use someone's photo without permission, you could face a fine of thousands of rubles. Just be careful when you use someone else's images and don't know where they came from.
Instructions
Image search is carried out by such giants as Google and Yandex. If you need to check the uniqueness of an image posted on the Internet, right-click on it and select “Copy image link” from the context menu. On the Google home page, click the "Images" link in the upper right corner, then click on the camera icon at the right edge of the search bar. Right-click on the “Specify Link” field and select the “Insert” command, then click “Search by Image”. The program will display the number of copies found and links to resources where these images are located.
To determine the uniqueness that is stored on your computer, click on the camera icon and go to the “Upload file” tab. Click Browse and navigate to the desired image. If the program does not find exactly the same picture, the result will be images that are similar in color and composition. Enter images into the search bar on the results page to narrow your search, for example, "Mardi Gras pictures."
The Google Chrome browser can also evaluate the uniqueness of an Internet image. Right-click on an image on the site and select “Find this image on Google.” The result will be similar to Google Images.
The Pictures.Yandex service works in a similar way. On the main page of this search engine, click “Pictures” and click on the camera icon at the right edge of the search bar. To determine the uniqueness of a picture posted on a web resource, enter a link to the image in the input field and click “Find.” To determine the uniqueness of a photo on your computer, follow the “Select file” link and specify the path to the desired image. However, Google recognizes the image more accurately and, accordingly, returns more results.
The TinEye service is often used to determine the uniqueness of pictures. Enter the web address of the image in the Enter Image Address field and click Search. The program displays the number of matches found and the web page with a similar image. If you need to evaluate the uniqueness of an image stored on your computer, click “Browse” and specify the path to the file.
You can check the uniqueness of the image using the Etxt Anti-Plagiarism service, which is offered by the etxt.ru content exchange. Download the free program from the main page of the site and select “Image uniqueness” in the “Operations” menu. Click the dotted button to the right of the search bar and enter the path to the file on your computer, or type the web address of the picture into the search bar and press Enter. The search result will be displayed at the bottom of the window.
Every website owner knows: search engines love unique texts and are very angry with those that you copied from somewhere. They get so angry that they lower your rankings in search results. But it turns out that the uniqueness of the pictures is also important! Find out how to check pictures for uniqueness and whether it is possible to “rewrite” images :) in this article.
In what cases is it necessary to check images for uniqueness?
- If you want to publish an image on your website. Nothing particularly bad will happen if your pictures are not unique. Search engines don't punish you for this. But for those who have them unique, they receive respect, honor and a number of bonuses: for example, getting into the TOP of image searches.
- If you want to buy an image from the owner. There are pictures on stock photo sites that are sold many times. In this case, you buy the right to use the graphic element. In other cases, you buy the right to sole use (that is, only you can post this image and no one else). And then you, as a buyer, should check the picture for uniqueness.
How to check pictures (diagrams, graphs, photos) for uniqueness?
The easiest way is to use Google image search images.google.ru or Yandex images.yandex.ru. See if there is something similar on the Internet.
More information is provided by the service tineye.com (free). You can select a file from your computer or one already posted on the Internet to scan. Tineye will provide information about similar or very similar pictures with links to sources.
Where can I get a unique picture?
The easiest and most reliable way, of course, is to create it yourself: draw or photograph.
But what if there is no such option, and checking the picture showed low uniqueness? You can “work” on someone else’s image using any graphics editor. Most often this is Photoshop, but you can also use online editors, some of which are discussed here.
We loaded an image into the editor - what do we do with it? There are different ways to make images unique. For example:
- Mirror the image and save as a new file.
- Rotate the image at an angle of at least 10-15 degrees.
- Trim the edges (all or individually). A print screen of part of a large image gives a good effect.
- Deform the picture: stretch or shrink it horizontally or vertically.
- Add a caption or watermark (such as your own logo or website address).
- Insert the image into the frame.
- Replace the background: if you have an object in the picture against a uniform background, this is not difficult.
- Change the hue using the Hue/Saturation command.
- Change the size or resolution, you can simply reduce it, again using online services.
- Change the extension: for example, jpeg to gif or png.
- Be sure to rename and change the file name.
It cannot be said with certainty that each of the proposed methods will immediately make the image unique. You can try and test. It has been verified that the best effect is achieved by rotating by 10-15 degrees, mirroring and various types of deformation, as well as replacing the background and shade. And to consolidate the result, you can combine these methods.
