So, I've found a few royalty free stock image sites... and they left me quite underwhelmed. I'm wondering, a) are there any good ones out there? and b) what are they?! Looking forward to finding a good one! Thanks!
I use sxc.hu but there is no guarantee the images are royalty free although it is supposedly one of the better free stock image site I use. You may require to credit the owners or ask them first though but its uploaded by others so I can't really tell whether its safe to use if but feel free to give it a glance if you will. Best Wishes
That's called stealing. Anyway, I to would like to know of a a few more royalty free stock image sites.
iStockphoto is a good site. You can buy credits per image, at a reasonable price. Haven't found any good "free" ones yet but still looking.....
http://www.sxc.hu - i think this one is the best for free images http://www.everystockphoto.com/ - not everything here is free but you can get some nice images from here
This one is small but unique - http://www.photo-wizard.net Here is where you can find some other inexpensive stock photo directories: http://www.small-business-software.net/stock-photography.htm Another site list can be found here: http://www.webmaster-elements.com/webmaster-graphics/photos.htm Goodluck
I always use to use Google, but you never know if the images are copyright. So its safe to find a site thats 100%free for commercial and personal use.
Yes you can check those with going to Google Images Search-Advanced Seacrh-Choose different Usage rights and there you go.
Google images is probably not always the best due to copyright violation concerns. I agree with earlier posters that http://www.sxc.hu/ is a good place to start looking. That being said (and I know we're all trying to save as much money as possible), I try to pay for my stock photos on most of my bigger business ventures for 2 reasons: 1. You're more likely to have a unique image this way. 2. I think it's pretty cool that people make their living taking photos, and I like to support specific stock photographers whom I personally like. So whenever I'm in a position to do so, I try to spend a few dollars (but just a few). If I'm just throwing up a site quickly, I use free stuff. But if I'm counting on thousands of visitors per day, I'll be more inclined to go for higher quality.
smashingmagazine.com/2009/08/16/free-and-commercial-stock-photography-sites/ There's a good list of free stock photography sites here.