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How Do You Find Photos You Need Without Paying For Them?

Discussion in 'Graphics & Multimedia' started by Kate2008, Feb 19, 2009.

  1. #1
    Hi dear all DP users,

    I am a newbie to web design and was curious if there are ways of getting non-copyrighted photos you need totally for free.

    Is there a way? (I am sure there are some). Please share your useful experience to me and the others.
     
    Kate2008, Feb 19, 2009 IP
  2. Kerosene

    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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    http://www.sxc.hu/

    Follow the TOS, contact the photographers if you use their images, and if the photographer has their own site, give 'em a backlink.
     
    Kerosene, Feb 19, 2009 IP
  3. devilkitty

    devilkitty Peon

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    Contact the person who took the photo and see if they say yes. Tell them your desired usage of the image and see what they say.

    If it's celebrity photos your looking, then they'll probably just give you an outright no. If it's something a bit different, then there are many people willing to let you use their images.

    Check out Flickr and other photo sharing sites to see what rights are with each photo.

    With a bit of luck yo'll find what your looking for.

    If you need photos of a particular location, you can either visit it yourself and take some photos. Or look around Flickr,Myspace and other sites. Ask the person who took the photo first though or you may end up in hot water.
     
    devilkitty, Feb 19, 2009 IP
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    l3fty Well-Known Member

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    there's also morguefile.com
     
    l3fty, Feb 19, 2009 IP
  5. Kate2008

    Kate2008 Peon

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    Thank you guys, I am gonna give a go using your suggestions.

    Btw. If I used someones photos without their knowledge:

    Is it somehow traceble?
    (you can easilly find someone using your text content
    but images are not that traceble in web browsers, but I may be wrong)
     
    Kate2008, Feb 20, 2009 IP
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    geekos Well-Known Member

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    Astroman Well-Known Member

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    In some cases, for objects and stuff, you can also use a camera - it's great!
     
    Astroman, Feb 20, 2009 IP
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    picture_element Peon

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    that is Infringement!

    what if somebody will use your work or design without your knowledge or permission?
    think about it!

    here's one site where you can download photos.
    some with fee but some are FREE .....photola.co.uk/
     
    picture_element, Feb 27, 2009 IP
  9. ~kev~

    ~kev~ Well-Known Member

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    Join some photography forums, such as this picture forum and ask.

    Most people that are into photography have thousands of stock photos. As an example, my pictures folder has over 120 gigs of images and videos in it. Just my june of 2008 folder has around 12 - 14 gigs of pictures in it. And I took every picture that is in that folder.

    If you need a picture, sometimes all you have to do is ask. But you have to ask in the right places.
     
    ~kev~, Feb 27, 2009 IP
  10. livingcovers

    livingcovers Peon

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    To be on the safe side, why don't you use images.google.com
    to find whatever kind of image you're looking for?
    Or what do you think?
     
    livingcovers, Feb 27, 2009 IP
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    pirogoeth Member

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    What about royalty free photowebsites?
     
    pirogoeth, Feb 27, 2009 IP
  12. TheNoose

    TheNoose Peon

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    Just google royalty free photos. There are plenty on the web, you just have to look for them.
     
    TheNoose, Feb 27, 2009 IP
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    To be on the safest side still, i think Geekos suggestion
    is good to go. I mean i discovered http://www.publicdomainpictures.net
    which containd cool pictures you can use for anything without copyright
    infringement or whatever.

    If i were you, i'd start out with those first. And yes of course, there's
    also http://www.public-domain-photos.com which is quite impressive also.

    Cheers,

    Olatunde.:D
     
    livingcovers, Feb 27, 2009 IP
  14. thecreativ

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    You can search Flickr for them. Check the Creative Commons images only (in the Advanced Search options)
     
    thecreativ, Feb 27, 2009 IP
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    Astroman Well-Known Member

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    That's true, I even have this little website that list them: http://www.flickrfree.com which I totally forgot about. :)
     
    Astroman, Feb 28, 2009 IP
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    You can ask photograpers at: deviantart.com
     
    vadim89, Mar 1, 2009 IP