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Best source for free pics?

by PrestonPilgrim
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Hey warriors,

Just wondering what sources you guys use to get free pics to put on your website and blogs? I blog every day and i want to start adding pics so i was wondering what the best place is for free pictures. I know you can use Google but don't you need permission to use someone else s picture?

Any info will help, thanks
#free #pics #source
  • Profile picture of the author David Braybrooke
    Morgue File works for me!
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  • Profile picture of the author rosetrees
    Always check the licence before using a photo on a website. I sometimes use stock.xchng - the leading free stock photography site. Their licence agreement says

    You may use the Image
    In digital format on websites, multimedia presentations, broadcast film and video, cell phones.
    I used to use photoxpress until someone pointed out to me that their licence doesn't allow use on websites.

    Mostly, I use my own photos.
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  • Profile picture of the author jt808
    Flickr is awesome!

    Do an advanced search for Commercial Use Images and you will find millions of great top notch images you can use in all your projects.
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  • Profile picture of the author Kate Luella
    Hi Preston!

    I created an eBook not long ago, which included a little chapter on getting online images for free.

    I'll just copy/paste it below here, this is just my opinion after doing my research, I can't guarantee anything is still current, but it probably is!

    I'm sorry it's in script, I'm not sure why it is. If you hit "control (plus sign)" or on a MAC "Command (plus sign)" it will zoom in on your computer screen and you should be able to read it ok then...

    Here’s some suggestions to get you started and I rate them in stars (out of five stars) to guide you on the value I believe they can offer you when you are looking around for a free image online:
    ***** *****Kozzi.com (BEST) great online image collection free for personal and business uses, and personally I think this is the best at the time of publishing this eBook Workshop. You can use any of the images for anything, the only restriction is you cannot onsell any of the images as your own. You don’t have to pay them any credit (ie. Attribution) so you don’t have to say where the photo was from when you download and print/use it. Their terms and conditions make it very clear that anything goes, except reselling the images as your own. You must sign up (join) if you want to download an image. All sizes are available, and they have a huge range of quality images. I would start here if I was you!
    ****FreeDigitalPhotos.net have over 2000 free images you can use for commercial and non-commercial work but usually are required to give “Attribution” where the photo is used (ie. Quote www.FreeDigitalPhotos.net as the source of the image (with a hyperlink to their site). This is fine for eCovers, because you can simply put the name/link the following page to where the cover image is used. However, you are not allowed to sell, redistribute or claim the images as your own. They have an easy to use list of categories. I found this one the best of them all for range and quality.
    ***SXC.hu has a huge collection of photographs uploaded by amateur photographers, offering high quality images taken from around the world. As usual, carefully read the photographers’ terms and conditions before downloading to use.
    ***MorgueFile.com offers great photographs in high digital resolution. They have over 55,000 images, divided into categories, and they will have something for everyone. Highly recommended!
    ***PhotoRogue.com is a bit different, in that it allows you to “request” a photograph you are looking for, and volunteer photographers will try to get it for you! I’ve never used this service, so I can’t personally verify it, but I thought you may want to know about it!
    ***Flickr.com allows you to share, store, search and sort your images. Although Flickr is free, and they have a large collection of images there to view, some are carefully coded by the owner of the image when to uploaded the image to ensure you can’t download it easily. You will have to register with Flickr to use their site to upload or download images. All Flickr account holders document their terms on Flickr, so read the permissions carefully before using a downloadable image. It may say you can use the image for your website, but not to put in a book or eBook.
    **FreePhotosBank.com gives non-exclusive, non-transferable license to their images. You can search the photos (in an Advanced Search) and it shows which ones have the highest ratings and the most downloads. I found this one to be average.
    **FreeMediaGoo.com has a good collection of free images, audio, textures, and other visual mediums that you can use with some restrictions. You don’t have to credit the image source.
    **Bigfoto.com for pictures from around the world, including America, Asia, Europe and Africa. The main categories have subcategories.


    I hope this helps some more Warriors out here!

    Kate
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    Draw it by yourself.
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    Flickr works nice for me
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    Morguefile is best and highly recommended.
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Oksa
    My understanding is that Kozzi is not as good as it used to be. The images are great, but they have been known to change their terms of use, and they don't always notify people ahead of time.

    So, if you use them, be sure to read the current terms of use carefully.

    Actually, that's good advice for any stock image site you may use.

    All the best,
    Michael
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  • Profile picture of the author claynekeegan
    I use Royalty free digital stock photos and images from AMGmedia Works Inc.: Web design, e-commerce, hosting, photography in Burnaby / Vancouver, B.C. and FREE STOCK IMAGES - Find Royalty Free Pictures!
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    vote for flickr
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  • Profile picture of the author SuperKristen
    I myself make images for my blog posts. Also sometime I use flickr for free images.
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