Google Image Search operators and the Advanced Image Search options help in bringing laser sharp focus to our search. And they can be used in a variety of ways. Let’s check it out together — I’m going to list 10 ways you can use the advanced Google search to return pin-point accurate image results and will help you in so many ways.
1. Search all images in a single website.
If you want to find all images on a single website, you just enter the keyword in the Search box with syntax
site:website_link
Example:
2. Search images by specific size, format.
a. Using Following Syntax:
imagesize:size filetype:format(jpg,gif,png,…)
Example:
avatar imagesize:80×80 filetype:gif
Note:
You can using this tip to searching wallpaper for you computer. For example, your screen size 1024×768 you can find the background by selecting the same image size as the size of your screen.
And my result:
3. Search by Content.
Now, we can search for a variety of content – faces, photos, line drawings, clip art, news pictures,…etc by edit setting in Advanced Image Search
Not only that, but the results can be further filtered by color and size from the drop-down menu in the results page.
4. Search for similar images.
This is an advanced Google Search feature for images that’s still being tinkered with in Google Labs. Google Similar Images, as the name suggests lets you drill further by bringing more results which resemble the main image. This experimental service works like a mirror site to Google Image Search. Only, it has a similar images link below each picture. Click that and you get more ‘lookalike’ images
5. Search random images by camera type.
A wannabe photographer like me like me often wants to see photos taken by different camera makes. Of course, I can type the make of my camera and do a normal image search. Else, I can visit a site like Junknstuff to use its Google-based interface. I can select the type of camera to find images from a drop-down menu and click to get a random sampling. The results reveal interesting life tidbits and the camerawork behind it.
6. For the artist in you.
If you are interested in paintings and genius of brushwork, simply type in the name of your favorite painter. Preferably, set the size to extra large or large from the dropdown. The Google images are a lesson in themselves. Try it with ‘Monet’.
7. Words in pictures.
Words and their dictionary meaning are fine. But to really form our own mental lexicon, imagery really helps. Something like – dead man’s float. Use the image search to type it in and see associated images for the word. It really imprints the meaning in the mind.
8. Build your own Google Image gallery.
Google Image Ripper – Clicking on the thumbnails and then downloading individual photos is a recipe for sore wrists. Using a web service like Google Image Ripper, I can bypass the thumbnails and get the full-sized images on a single page. Although bounded by server limits, the image results are still a handful. The tool is also available as a client side Greasemonkey script which gives even more results.
9. WebImageGrab Light.
With software named WebImageGrab Light (the 30-day trial, at http://www.sas21.de/apps/webimagegrab), you’ll easily search images on Google and download to your computer quickly. Type in a keyword and the tool downloads the images in a folder.
The stand alone software is compatible with Windows and Mac OS.
10. Use only Creative Commons images
- Public Domain Images: Add &as_rights=cc_publicdomain to the URL
- Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike Images: Add &as_rights=cc_sharealike to the URL
- Creative Commons Attribution Images: Add &as_rights=cc_attribute to the URL
- Google Operating System – an unofficial Google blog
- Search by Creative Commons – provides Creative Commons search services for Google, Yahoo and Flickr etc.
- Bad Neighborhood – a SEO website with a useful Google Image Search box.
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