There are many professional designers out here on DP. While making headers, banners, we use those images, like the call center girl, the hand shake, people, website icons, and such graphics. Where do I find them? Images from freedigitalphotos.net, flickr, can be used in articles because we can link back, but for headers, banners, we cannot link back. Can we all list some websites in this thread which do not require link back and are copyright free for our graphics, that will help all us designers. Thank you.
"Professional" Designers use actual photos supplied for the project (models or products) or Stock images. The best place to go for these is clipart.com But a place to find "free" images isnt really going to give you quality, and they most likely wont be legal to use for your own purpose (copyrights).
GettyImages.com is also a very good resource of free images. Just make sure that the picture is a royalty-free pic and that you agree with the terms and conditions under that image.
GettyImages does not have free images. Royalty-free cost money, and they will find you and fine you for using images illegally.
my recommendation is www.bigstockphoto.com you have to pay $1 to $2.50 per image. but it is legal way to use their images. you can resell templates also.others don't allow reselling templates.