Where to find good, royalty-free images for your blog?

Discussion in 'Blogging' started by MyAwesomeBlog, Sep 15, 2007.

  1. #1
    Can anyone out there recommend some sites where you could use images without having to worry about someone coming back to you at a later time to sue you? Any suggestions?
     
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  2. waxbrush

    waxbrush Peon

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  3. CountryBoy

    CountryBoy Prominent Member

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    I get a lot of mine from FreeFoto.com, who are now actually encouraging people to hotlink directly to their images. They've got some great images which can be used for non-commercial purposes with a link back. Unfortunately they began putting a garish watermark on their images a few months ago.
     
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    zebno Well-Known Member

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    hmm intresting topic, i got pictures from flickr often :)
     
    zebno, Sep 15, 2007 IP
  5. MyAwesomeBlog

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    Yeah, it seems like Flickr has the best pictures, but it is a little confusing on when it is ok to use them and when it isn't? I notice sometimes the pics have the "blog this" on the picture... and then there is the creative commons thing.

    I think if the Flickr images are "bloggable" then maybe they are ok to use?
     
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  6. MyAwesomeBlog

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    Awesome site! I think you've got a hot thing going there... specialize in a certain niche. You know, I think it might not be a bad idea to get a nice digital SLR, go around and take stock image shots... offer them for free, then make money from ad revenue? Just an idea
     
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  7. MyAwesomeBlog

    MyAwesomeBlog Peon

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    seagul Banned

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    yes thats best place tho find near to reality pictures, besides this i use my own exclusive pics also:)
     
    seagul, Sep 30, 2007 IP
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    Excellent, excellent sources! Everyone here should give you a +rep for this!

    Thanks a million!

    ~L
     
    Loganet, Sep 30, 2007 IP
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    #10
    Great list!

    Personally, I swear by stock.xchng. Great for graphic artists and web designers as well.
     
    Union, Oct 2, 2007 IP
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    eruct Well-Known Member

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    I agree. Of that list Stock Xchng (Sxc.hu) is the best and most comprehensive so far for free images.
     
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    Did anybody mention istockphoto and bigstockphoto ?
     
    NathanielJ, Oct 3, 2007 IP
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    sat123 Banned

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    #13
    see visit any image sites and see the license..if it's common creative license u may use...
     
    sat123, Oct 3, 2007 IP
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    I think the the best royalty free selection photos for a site are from Istockphoto.com If you look through my site you will see the quality of the photos. It has the best resolution while maintaining smaller size dimensions. I would highly highly recommend it.
     
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    How is sxc.hu Free? It had a embedded lightbox that requires monetary deposits haha
     
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    #16
    actually sxc is free and I use it every day, as do thousands of others all over the world.

    those caps are not mine btw, you can read the license agreement in its entirety, here:

    http://www.sxc.hu/txt/license.html
     
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    I use http://sxc.hu too and it works fine for me. Thanks for the list MyAwesomeBlog by the way.
     
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    i posted these sources on my blog . check it out.
    I keep updating it whenever I see a new site.

     
    Floridasites, Oct 4, 2007 IP