Where Do You Get Your Images

12 years ago

i really cant recommend a free service but a really cheap one is Royalty Free Stock Photos at Fotolia.com its the one i use and the photos are amazing and high quality

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dadamson

12 years ago

Best free service for copyright free images is sxc.hu

You have got to check out the permissions on each photo though because often you need to seek permission to use the images publically (I have found that they reply within 24hrs saying "yes that's fine").

Otherwise, go for istock photos, this requires you to buy credits to use on purchasing images but it is rather cheap and the quality is a little better.

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Dave

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theseowork

12 years ago

istockphotos is best website for images...

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calfred

12 years ago

Hi there Shaunman,

For free photos sources that I know of and personally use

Stock photos type
Stock Photography: Download Free Stock Photos & Royalty Free Images
(sign up for a free account and only browse the free section. Pretty excellent I must say.

Creative Common Licence (I'm not too sure what this means, but you can use other people's photos for your own)
Bad Neighborhood - Creative Commons Google Image Search Assistant

Hope this helps man.

Calfred

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Vector

12 years ago

The Microsoft free photo site is petty handy although not in the same league as the ones mentioned here is fast and problem free. My wife is a graphic artist with access to a lot of paid resources and she says that she uses it constantly. Here:
Images - Clip Art, Photos, Sounds, & Animations - Microsoft Office

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Larkrise

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Vector

The Microsoft free photo site is petty handy although not in the same league as the ones mentioned here is fast and problem free. My wife is a graphic artist with access to a lot of paid resources and she says that she uses it constantly. Here:
Images - Clip Art, Photos, Sounds, & Animations - Microsoft Office

Hi there - I was threatened with multiple law suits on an old website which luckily I didnt build - the suit is targeted towards whomever added the images and not the site owner. I therefore watch what I do and am keen to give my VA's the correct advice too

I just checked this page out and cant find a single word of advice about their policy for using the photos so I'm guessing you can do what you like? Anyone got any other info, please advise

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AgentHomes 12 years ago

Best place to get images in my opinion is to take your camera with you every where and shoot your own.

You would be amazed at how quickly to can build up your own library of images. You can use one of the sites mentioned above when you need that picture of Paris. But if you just want to add something to for blog posts building your own library can be great.
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- Shaunman 12 years ago
  
  Thanks everyone that is what I was looking for.
  
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  Steve Lim 12 years ago
  
  Hi, my favorite website to get images from stock.xchng
  
  The quality is good, and they allow to use for commercial purpose.
  So no worry about the copyright issue.
  
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erichammer

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Larkrise

Hi there - I was threatened with multiple law suits on an old website which luckily I didnt build - the suit is targeted towards whomever added the images and not the site owner. I therefore watch what I do and am keen to give my VA's the correct advice too

I just checked this page out and cant find a single word of advice about their policy for using the photos so I'm guessing you can do what you like? Anyone got any other info, please advise

If you look at their license agreement, it's pretty clearly spelled out:

17. Office.com and Office Web App media elements and templates

If you use Microsoft Office.com or the Microsoft Office Web Apps, you may have access to media images, clip art, animations, sounds, music, video clips, templates, and other forms of content ("media elements") provided with the software available on Office.com or as part of a service associated with the software. You may copy and use the media elements in projects and documents. You may not: (i) sell, license, or distribute copies of the media elements by themselves or as a product if the primary value of the product is the media elements; (ii) grant your customers rights to further license or distribute the media elements; (iii) license or distribute for commercial purposes media elements that include the representation of identifiable individuals, governments, logos, trademarks, or emblems or use these types of images in ways that could imply an endorsement or association with your product, entity or activity; or (iv) create obscene works using the media elements. For more information, see the Use of Microsoft Copyrighted Content webpage (Use of Microsoft Copyrighted Content).

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bertyounger 12 years ago

As often as possible I try to create my own images, if necessary use sotck images and heavily alter them in Photoshop. I also use Poser for figures and faces since I can't afford models.
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MikeMorgan

12 years ago

You can use the following free stoke sites

Stock Photography: Search Royalty Free Images & Photos | iStockphoto.com | Latest Uploads -

everystockphoto - searching free photos

5000 Free Stock Photos

Check the following blog post for an extensive list of stock photo download sites

Favorite 10 Free Stock Photo Download Sites | DazzlinDonna

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Alan Cheng 12 years ago

I normally use the images from Google.

After you click on the Advanced Image Search in Google, there is an option at the bottom 'Usage Rights' which you can select "labeled for commercial reuse'.

My kids also use this a lot for their homework.
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jagbani

12 years ago

i think you should try google images... try to search images with your keyword in google and then click on images in the right side.. you will lots of images

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Wills 12 years ago

Do not just grab images from google images, you are not allowed to do that.

There are lots of websites that let you use their images, which you can buy, or use for free. Although for free; you sometimes have to give a link and credit for the picture. I've used freedigitalphotos.net for these free photos, in the past.

There are also some affiliate programmes that have lots images you can use on your site. You can also make those photos click-able with your affiliate link, which could lead to some extra sales.

EDIT: When I said do not use google images: I meant, do not grab any image you like without checking the copyright usage.
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spearce000

12 years ago

Best sites I've found for free images:

Pictures Free Download
Wikimedia Commons

Best site I use overall:

Stock Photography: Search Royalty Free Images & Photos | iStockphoto.com

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waterburn

12 years ago

sxc.hu is great. Just pay attention to the license options so you don't risk getting in trouble.

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ButterflyGarden

12 years ago

This is a small site but all photos are unique: Royalty Free Stock Photos

Here is where you can find some other inexpensive stock photo directories:

Royalty Free Photos for Web Design

Another site list can be found here:
Microstock Photos

Goodluck

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Harry Spencer 12 years ago

Hello

I just created a PDF of free stock photo websites when I could find what I was looking on sxc.

Check my signature there are about 200 sites in the PDF
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Steven Miranda

12 years ago

I am glad to see this interest in good stock photography.... I am a pro photographer. Look out for a related product in the future.

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greamhick

12 years ago

I think google is the best source for this you can try from google it gives you every type of image you want.

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Rough Outline

12 years ago

To echo what a few others have said, I use sxc.hu as there are thousands are 100% free pics which are all high quality.

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timpears

12 years ago

morgueFile free photos for creatives by creatives is a good source.

Google Images is pretty good if you use the advanced search function, but be very careful as Google does not guarantee the license and you may end up using a graphic that you shouldn't without paying for it.

I use Zemanta plugin on my blog, which gives me graphics tailored to the text that are available, either public domain, Creative Commons for the most part. I am able to find most of the graphics I need with this plugin for Firefox.