# Solwel V3 previews — stock photo sources & licensing

These are **placeholder photos for the design comp**. They exist so the V3 (light/brand)
previews read like a finished site in the client meeting. Read the licensing notes below
before any of this goes to a live, public Solwel site.

## Pexels — safe for commercial use, no attribution required

Pexels License: free for commercial and non-commercial use, no attribution required,
modification allowed. https://www.pexels.com/license/

| File | Pexels photo |
|---|---|
| `home-solar-green.jpg` (V3 hero) | pexels.com/photo/12243093 |
| `home-solar-lush.jpg` | pexels.com/photo/17240063 |
| `panels-roof-sky.jpg` | pexels.com/photo/13223714 |
| `panels-closeup.jpg` | pexels.com/photo/17762230 |
| `installer-roof.jpg` (DIY card) | pexels.com/photo/9875415 |
| `home-two-story.jpg` | pexels.com/photo/13558357 |
| `homes-blue-sky.jpg` | pexels.com/photo/16427010 |
| `home-eco-new.jpg` | pexels.com/photo/32387194 |
| `van-couple.jpg` (Nomad card) | pexels.com/photo/8231014 |

## Wikimedia Commons — check before launch

| File | Used for | License | Author | Action needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `cc-balcony-kit.jpg` | phone wall | **CC0** | Shisma | None — public domain |
| `cc-balcony-rail.jpg` | **Backyard card** | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Rudy23 | Credit + share-alike, or replace |
| `cc-power-station.jpg` | **Storage product card** | CC BY-SA 4.0 | -stk | Credit + share-alike, or replace |
| `cc-van-6824.jpg` | Nomad product card, phone wall | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Budenhob | Credit + share-alike, or replace |
| `cc-van-4c35.jpg` | (spare, unused) | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Dariomartini | — |

**The CC BY-SA 4.0 images are the ones to watch.** They are fine for an internal design
comp, but on a live commercial storefront they require visible attribution to the author
plus a link to the license, and the share-alike term is awkward for a commercial site.
Before launch, either:

1. replace them with the client's own photography (best — this is what the shoot is for), or
2. swap in Pexels/Unsplash equivalents (no attribution required), or
3. keep them and add a proper credits line in the footer.

The three Commons images are deliberately the ones showing **actual plug-in balcony solar
and a real portable power station** — the exact products Solwel sells — which is why they
earned their place over generic rooftop stock. Real product photography replaces them best.

## Where they're wired in

- `preview-v3/img/` — light storefront version
- `preview-v3-image/img/` — light image-first version
- Same files are mirrored into the dashboard copies under
  `damaris-dashboards/clients/solwel/site-preview-v3*/img/`

Rebuild either preview after changing photo assignments:

```bash
python3 ~/solwel/make-v3.py && python3 ~/solwel/build-v3.py   # storefront
python3 ~/solwel/build-v3-image.py                            # image-first
```

## Map artwork

`preview-v3/us-map.svg.html` is derived from Wikimedia Commons' **Blank US Map
(states only).svg**, which is released **CC0** (public domain) — no attribution
required, safe for commercial use. It was regrouped so each state is a single
addressable `<g>`; the geometry is unmodified.