Sources for Website Images

Discussion in 'Graphics & Multimedia' started by moses.paul70, Jan 17, 2012.

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    Hi. I have a question that no one seems to be able to answer very easily. I’ve been designing websites for friends and small businesses for a few years now. Over the years I mainly used pictures that I got online after doing searches for “Royalty Free” images. I’ve also used a
    company called sxc . hu (which is now owned by Getty Images) to get a few images for websites I’ve made.

    It seems that no matter where I get images I always have one or two small images that “belong to” or are “licensed” through Getty Images somehow. I’ve received several threatening letters from them trying to collect money on a few websites I have made.

    My question is simply this...is there a source for truly “free” stock photography or a place that has some type of license that allows you to use images on your site if you agree to give credit to the photographer/designer? I can’t imagine everyone is buying photos for every website they make.

    There has got to be a few good places that web designers go to for free (or super dirt cheap) images. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks in advance.
     
    moses.paul70, Jan 17, 2012 IP
  2. tatumbaggwell

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    I generally use inmagine.com and jupiterimages.com for Royalty Free images.
     
    tatumbaggwell, Jan 20, 2012 IP
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    Royalty free doesn't mean free. You may still have to pay for royalty free images.

    I get my images from istockphoto.com. Their images are royalty free. You pay for them but they also have a few free images/vectors/videos/ etc per month that you can download (you have to be a member but that's free) and use. You'll find that images get better when you pay for them.

    A good source of free images is Wiki. Just make sure you check the rights section for the image you want to download.
     
    MacS09, Jan 24, 2012 IP
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  5. photalian

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    When you can't find what you need at the free sources, come check out the link in my sig.
     
    photalian, Feb 13, 2012 IP
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    at shutterstock.com there are free photos and vectors of the week.
    you may collect your own base of free images
     
    Jane Parker, Feb 15, 2012 IP
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    Yea, you can get "super dirt cheap" stock pictures everywhere these days: fotolia, dreamstimes, istockphoto, depositphoto, 123RF....
     
    fotoB2B, Feb 16, 2012 IP
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    I create all my own stuff, and a lot of it is free (no strings attached). Check the link in my sig if you're interested.
     
    Norebbo, Feb 18, 2012 IP