Watch me remove a watermark: Original with watermark. After taking it out. However, I wanted this image for playing with photomontages of birds, so I also did the job fast and crappy because there were a lot of birds. Because this is really a stolen photo, I cannot use it for commercial purposes or anything. Besides, when you buy the photo you get not only better quality but bigger as well. Photos are jpgs (yeah sorry I made the other a png for some reason) and they don't scale worth a crap.
Well, I know how to remove watermarks, just a simple use of the stamp tool with some touchups, but I just want some free for all to use. If I ever earn enough money for a camera, I will start taking free unwatermarked photos for all to use :lol:
Anything from a governement site is free. Space images from NASA, ocean images from NOAAH (or is it NOAHH?), DNR photos for wildlife... I needed a bunch of squirrels for a site and got most of them from a Canadian Provincial government site. Most business ones are taken by photographers with studios. They eat from these photos. Honestly, a buck a photo is cheap. How many photos does a standard website really have? A charitable contribution to the Starving Artist Fund : )