All images that I take from other blogs or websites are credited and linked appropriately and if not they're usually my own, stock photos or in the public domain (just an FYI). Here's some images that I came across the other day that I'd like to share with you.
These images are from the back pages of the NME from about '81 to '85 respectively and I think they are pretty darn cool. If the NME still had these kinds of ads I would probably still be buying it and not reading Pitchfork and The Quietus (so good, Google it if you haven't heard of it) online instead. Winklepickers and mohair and bowling shoes, oh my!
This ties in with sourcing photos, I swear. Here's the long journey I took to source these pictures properly.
I saw one of these ads on Self Constructed Freak , one of my daily reads...
which linked back to the Tumblr, Now This Is Gothic, which is chock-a-block with great 80's goth photos...
which linked back to Tin Trunk, a blog with a concurrent vintage shop on Etsy...
who scanned them in from old copies of NME!
Phew.
You don't have to go through this complicated rigamarole whenever you source a photo, I just thought it would be good to illustrate how many places a picture can come from. If you're ever in doubt about how to source a picture, a good rule of thumb is to remember the photographer and/or where the image first appeared.
If you want to know more about crediting and finding public images, click here.
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And a big PS - I'm going on my holidays on the first of January. While I'm hungover in a series of airports, I'll need a few guest bloggers. My email address is in the sidebar if you're interested.
