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Stock Photos without backgrounds

by Bonanza Banners
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Hey guys,

does anyone know of a site where I can get Stock photos/images without those white and black backgrounds?...you know, just the image of the person (Example: A Real Estate agent) and that's it...no background.


If so, that'd be extremely helpful!

Many thanks, guys!

- Josh.
#backgrounds #photos #stock
  • Profile picture of the author J Bold
    Originally Posted by UAS Mayhem View Post

    istockphoto.com is a good place.Not free though...

    Corrected that for you. Try that without an affiliate link. Affiliate links are not allowed. I reported your post.
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  • Profile picture of the author GoodFE
    Originally Posted by Bonanza Banners View Post

    Hey guys,

    does anyone know of a site where I can get Stock photos/images without those white and black backgrounds?...you know, just the image of the person (Example: A Real Estate agent) and that's it...no background.


    If so, that'd be extremely helpful!

    Many thanks, guys!

    - Josh.
    Well you can download those pictures and remove the background yourself.

    Download gimp (free) and open the desired picture. There is a menu at the top called 'Layer', select that option and then scroll down to 'Transparency' .

    Now select 'Add Alpha Channel'. Once you have done that you need to select the 'Fuzzy selector' tool on the left hand side bar.

    Click on the background and press delete and it will remove it, just remove all the background and save the picture.

    Completely free and allows you to get some great pictures!

    EDIT: almost forgot, you need to export the image when you save it and save it as a .png for this to work. If you want to try it but need more info i be happy to help!
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    • Profile picture of the author Bonanza Banners
      Thank you very much!

      I really appreciate the help!

      - Josh
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  • Profile picture of the author contentwriting360
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    Mate, here's a very long list I got from Google Search. I'll just give you the direct Google Search link instead of listing the sources or royalty-free images without backgrounds.

    Here.

    I hope this helps.
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  • Profile picture of the author blogformoney
    I like really like stock xchng. It is a totally free collection of stock photos.
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  • Profile picture of the author trevnkam
    I've never found background-free photos. I just always remove them in Pixelmator (Mac).
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  • Profile picture of the author Kurt
    This is a collection of photos with no/transperant backgrounds on CD. I bought this collection over a decade ago and really like it...and paid alot more for it back then:
    Ideasoft - Photo Clip Art 10,000 | Photo Clip Art | Avanquest
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  • Profile picture of the author AllRoundBanners
    Stock photos with backgrounds are the most common occurrence within stock imagery, therefore, you'll most likely need to edit the photograph with Photoshop or the like,etc.

    I am having trouble myself with finding transparent images.

    Best of luck!

    - ARB
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  • Profile picture of the author Comphics
    I think you want high quality image without background. See Planetrenders.net they have a huge collection of quality image cutouts.
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  • Profile picture of the author AllRoundBanners
    Wow, great replies everyone...hope that helps the original post, too! Sure helped me!
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  • Profile picture of the author David Mansfield
    Have you heard of Remove The Background packshot and product image clipping service - you can submit your photos/images and guess what they do ;-)
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