When you go to do an image search you always go to Google, in the special section Google Images which gives results as all the images taken by the indexed websites. The image search in Google has evolved a lot over time and today has a dynamic interface, which changes depending on the searches made, with the possibility of seeing the images found in a small or larger preview, without having to search for the page and without having to open the site that hosts it.
It is possible to use numerous filters to find the best image we are looking for and you can browse photos of places or products as if you had a catalog or magazine.
Each image found can be viewed in its original size without having to load the page of the website that hosts it, even if you need to know the trick to do it.
In this article we are going to discover tricks and secrets of Google image search, to find images and photos of all kinds on the internet in a simple and targeted way.
1) Tools and filters
By doing an image search on Google, you can open the " tools " menu at the top and create very sophisticated filters .
For example, you can search for images only of a certain size or with certain specific colors or concentrate the results only on photos, faces, drawings, or clip art .
Precisely, as filters there are:
- Dimensions : to choose between different preselected dimensions such as large, medium and icon or by specifying a minimum or exact size.
- Color : to filter only the images in color, in black and white or transparent; you can also filter the images according to a certain color.
- Usage rights : to search only for images marked with a license for re-use, with or without commercial purposes,
- Type : to search for types of images such as Faces, Clip art and animations.
- Now, to search for images uploaded in a certain time interval.
- Other tools : to see the size of each image under the thumbnail.
- Clear : click this after applying one or more of the remedies above to remove those filters.
As with any Google search, you can use advanced search syntax to narrow your results.
For example you can search for " sweets -chocolate " to find only photos of sweets but without chocolate or " chocolate or cocoa " to find the images that contain both words.
To find the other options, choose " Advanced Search " from the Settings menu in the upper right corner.
2) Search by specific file types
An important filter found in the advanced Google image search is that of the type of file, that is the format, between JPG, GIF, BMP, PNG, SVG, ICO.
This appears only if you search for a file with the words filetype: in this way sweets filetype: png .
You can use the filetype operator to search for any type of image or file.
3) Find similar images
One of the best features of Google images is the ability to search for images similar to one that you already have or another already found.
To find images similar to those found, one only has to enlarge an image and notice a series of 8 images similar to that.
Pressing the " View more " button expands the search for images similar to that.
4) Image search to find similar photos is an innovative function that allows you to upload your own file to search for images similar to the one you own.
From the main Google Images page, you need to click on the camera icon to upload an image from your computer or to paste the URL of an image found on the internet.
Google is very good at finding color similarities, but it is still not accurate in finding similarities on the subject of the image.
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5) Google slideshow is an extension to view images found in a search as a full screen slideshow.
6) Save images online
You can save the images searched on Google in your account to find them in a special online section.
When you press to enlarge an image of the grid, you can then press the Save button to be able to find, even later, the image in the collection of saved images, which is the button next to it and leads to the website //www.google .com / save
7) "View images" button
Since it has been removed, you can return the "View images" button to Google to be able to save them more easily on your PC thanks to the extension for Chrome and Firefox.
8) Tricks for finding images on smartphones
When looking for images using the Google app for Android and iPhone (or on Chrome mobile), there are some special features that you can take advantage of.
The image search allows you to quickly switch to the most recent, to the search for GIFs, to the images in HD (high resolution), to the search for products and to the search by dominant color.
Depending on the search query, you will get suggestions for related searches and results with what they are underneath.
For example, if you search for "donut" in Google Images, the various miniatures will show the word Recipe if they come from a recipe site.
An image with the word Product, on the other hand, leads directly to the purchase page for what has been searched.
When you open a large full-screen image, you can scroll with your finger, as you would do with your photos, to quickly see the other images as well.
Google Images becomes so easy to browse, especially to search for objects, tourist destinations or things to buy.
For each image touched there are buttons to save it, to share it, to open the site where it is located and then related and similar images.
Finally, remember that the Google Image Search site is a powerful tool, but it is not the only site where you can find photos and images.
In another article: the best image and photo search sites other than Google
