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How to Get (Almost) Any Stock Photo for Free

by saganator
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Edit: Just buy them. You can put down your pitchforks now everyone.
#free #photo #stock
  • Profile picture of the author lovboa
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    This may be better received at a black hat forum.
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    • Profile picture of the author Mike Anthony
      Originally Posted by lovboa View Post

      This may be better received at a black hat forum.
      Or anywhere else where crooks are online.
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      • Profile picture of the author saganator
        Originally Posted by Mike Anthony View Post

        Or anywhere else where crooks are online.
        So you're telling me you've NEVER downloaded a song, show or movie in your life without paying for it? :rolleyes:

        Just putting the info out there for people who truly don't have the startup capital for stock photos, and can't find anything suitable at the royalty free sites.
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        • Profile picture of the author lovboa
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          Originally Posted by saganator View Post

          So you're telling me you've NEVER downloaded a song, show or movie in your life without paying for it? :rolleyes:

          Just putting the info out there for people who truly don't have the startup capital for stock photos, and can't find anything suitable at the royalty free sites.
          Not having the watermark on the photo doesn't mean you're scott-free from any legal issues with the owner of the photo.

          I can tell you from experience of people using small snippets of a copyrighted photo that were hunted down using tracking software.

          Although I still don't understand how they were able to track down the unauthorized use of the photo, it is definitely not worth it.
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          • Profile picture of the author saganator
            Originally Posted by lovboa View Post

            Not having the watermark on the photo doesn't mean you're scott-free from any legal issues with the owner of the website.

            I can tell you from experience of people using small snippets of a copyrighted photo that were hunted down using tracking software.

            Although I still don't understand how they were able to track down the unauthorized use of the photo, it is definitely not worth it.
            If you've ever bought photos from a stock photo provider, then you know they don't give out authorization letters with the photos you download from them. All sites I've bought from allow for unlimited website usage, and even the ones that don't usually don't require you to register the website where you're going to use the photo. There's absolutely no way to track that using the method above, and there isn't some internet photo police ensuring everyone's photos are registered.

            The only way to track something like what you're describing is if you copy a photo directly from someone's website, and they haven't licensed the photo to be used on other websites. Then every copy of the photo would obviously be unauthorized. The method outlined above is for finding images that have been licensed for reuse, so there's no way to track it.
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            • Profile picture of the author lovboa
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              Originally Posted by saganator View Post

              If you've ever bought photos from a stock photo provider, then you know they don't give out authorization letters with the photos you download from them. All sites I've bought from allow for unlimited website usage, and even the ones that don't usually don't require you to register the website where you're going to use the photo. There's absolutely no way to track that using the method above, and there isn't some internet photo police ensuring everyone's photos are registered.

              The only way to track something like what you're describing is if you copy a photo directly from someone's website, and they haven't licensed the photo to be used on other websites. Then every copy of the photo would obviously be unauthorized. The method outlined above is for finding images that have been licensed for reuse, so there's no way to track it.
              I'm not an expert on copyrighted photos, etc...
              So I'm not going to get into a debate about this with you.

              All I'll say is, just stop.
              You're making yourself look bad by trying so hard to justify something that isn't legal to begin with.

              Like I said, if you want some praise for your discovery, then take this to a black hat forum. You may get some thank you's there.
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        • Profile picture of the author Mike Anthony
          Originally Posted by saganator View Post

          So you're telling me you've NEVER downloaded a song, show or movie in your life without paying for it? :rolleyes:
          A few years back I watched a movie or two and the thought about it and realized if I was one of the littler guys (not making superstar money) I wouldn't like being robbed of my royalty. Since then no. I have a rhapsody account dirt cheap and most TV shows can be watched on the network site they broadcast on or Hulu, netflix etc legally.

          Just putting the info out there for people who truly don't have the startup capital for stock photos, and can't find anything suitable at the royalty free sites.
          Why do people believe they are owed by the world to start a business for free where they make money? Besides there is no one image that is going to make or break your business. You don't need it - you just want it and thats not enough to steal money from people over on Istock that are not making big money to begin with.
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  • Profile picture of the author theantihype
    I know for a fact that the major stock hubs have much more sophisticated tooling for reverse image searches. Stealing content is a fast way to be hit with a DCMA notice and/or a lawsuit.
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  • Profile picture of the author Laura B
    Originally Posted by saganator View Post

    Disclaimer: Hosting copyrighted material is...
    ...simply not right. As a photographer, this doesn't sit well.
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  • Profile picture of the author yukon
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    There's no excuse for stealing content to make money online, especially considering all the public domain images available for free. No possible way anyone could use up all the public domain images manually building sites/pages.

    Sounds like your just looking for a reason to justify taking premium images without paying for them, which is just asking for trouble.
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