Resources for parishes that are using EWNY Hosting (and maybe even helpful to those that are not).

Photos & Images

Concerning the Use of Photos in your Website

When should you use a photo release? Why use photo releases? What about using children's photos?

Download this one page resource (.pdf format) that answers the basic questions about using photographs of people in your website.

Stock Photos and Graphics

Looking for free/low-cost photos to use as illustrations in your site?  Try these stock photo websites.  Be sure to read the license agreements before adding anything to your site.

Stock.XCHNG - owned by Getty Images, almost 400,000 photos to choose from
MorgueFile -contains photos freely contributed by many artists - a "morgue file" is a place to store media that isn't currently being used
Flickr - full of everyone's photos - look for photos licensed "Creative Commons"

Photo Editors

Have your own photos but no editing software?  Try these online resources:

Picnik - a full-featured online photo editor. In addition to basic manipulations, you can "have fun". Easy to use.
Pixlr - more advanced photo editing - Photoshop style interface

Videos

Why websites are important: A Message (about sharing the Good News) from Fr. Matthew Moretz.