FAQ

Can I contribute an image to Pick a Picture?

• Yes. We are in the process of coming up with a way to have images that are contributed to Pick a Picture be entered into a contest and voted on. The idea is to have the winning images be added to the Pick a Picture digital image collection.
• The Pick a Picture collection was curated to bring about meaningful reflection, sharing, and connection during Pick a Picture sessions. Click here for some properties of Pick a Picture images that give a sense for the kinds of pictures that we've found to work well.
• Contributing images
  • Contributing a photo that you took yourself - The method for contributing an image is to first add the image to the Wikimedia Commons media file repository. Click here to be walked through how to contribute an image to Wikimedia Commons. Then, email the link of the Wikimedia Commons page for the image to Leeann at info@pickapicture.org.
  • Contributing an image that you found on Wikimedia Commons - Email the link of the Wikimedia Commons page for the image to Leeann at info@pickapicture.org.

What you need to do to use these images outside of Pick a Picture

Every image has information near the upper left hand corner of the image. The top line of this information is a link for sharing the image with others. Every image has a link for sharing.

• • The links for sharing for these images will take you to a page with a watermarked version of the image on it.

have The links for these images will take you to a watermarked version of the image. If you want a version of the image that isn't watermarked that you can use or share, then you will need to purchase a license for the image.

Sharing images from Shutterstock and iStock by Getty Images

Can be freely reused and shared. Many of the images are offered under Creative Commons licenses. These licenses require that you provide attribution to the creator when the image is used and shared.

• • For images that need attribution, you will find the attribution for them below the link for sharing the image. Copy and paste this attribution when sharing this image.
• For sharing the image, you can share the link to the image, or you can download the image by right clicking on the image and selecting "Download."
• Images that can be freely reused and shared
  • Creative Commons and Public Domain
    • For these images, you will find the attribution for them near the upper left hand corner of the image. Copy and paste this attribution along with the image when using the image or sharing the image with others.
  • Source unknown
    • If there is nothing near the upper left hand corner of an image and the image's filename doesn't begin with "shutterstock_" or "iStock-", then the source of that image is unknown.

Why can I download images from some Miro boards and not from other Miro boards?

Some Miro boards have images for which I have purchased licenses from either Shutterstock or iStock by Getty Images in order to use. The licenses require that I don't present the images in downloadable form. So, these Miro boards have their permissions set so that none of the images on the board can be downloaded. For Miro boards that consist of only shareable images, those boards have their permissions set so that all of the images can be downloaded.

Every image has a link for sharing near the upper left hand corner of the image. The links for these images will take you to a watermarked version of the image. If you want a version of the image that isn't watermarked that you can use or share, then you will need to purchase a license for the image.

How to choose images to add to a Pick a Picture image collection

I'm hoping I'll inspire others to make their own Pick a Picture collections, be they digital ones or physical ones. I've been asked about what I look for in selecting the pictures. Here are some properties that images that I have added to my Pick a Picture collection might have:

• tend to have no text
• has elements that can be seen differently at different times or by different people
• something you could look at for a long time
• has children engaged in doing something where you can imagine yourself as the child
• has people in it that are from more diverse backgrounds than are represented in the collection.
• has a mood or feeling that could go with it
• makes you smile
• are abstract, but not too abstract
• evokes a strong image
• has motion, light, or interesting facial expressions
• can give others a sense of how you experienced something

How long is a Pick a Picture session?

• As short as 15 minutes, and as long as a couple of hours.
• The length of the session depends on the following factors:
  • number of people involved
  • number of rounds
  • time allocated for sharing
  • whether or not time is allocated for engaging in creative processes
• Example: Two hours was a generous amount of time for a group of four people to do two rounds. Everyone knew each other, and having two hours provided time for there to be a large amount of interaction.

What's going on with pictures disappearing and reappearing as I zoom in and out and navigate around the board?

One very unfortunate thing that is currently true about using Miro is that not all of the pictures will always be showing. As you zoom in and out and navigate around the board, some of the pictures will disappear. Zooming in and out can help them to reappear.

This is a known bug for the Miro team. They are working on fixing it. In the meantime, here are their suggestions:

• Close all unused tabs with Miro boards in your browser;
• Open your browser settings and disable hardware acceleration (for convenience, please see third-party instruction: how to enable or disable hardware acceleration in a browser for a walkthrough on how to do this);
• Refresh the active tab with the Miro board in your browser;
• Make sure you are using Chrome version 1.8614.0 or higher.
• Some users also reported that the issue appeared less in the Firefox browser, so you may try that as well.