Where to find images for a design?

Hello,

I am curious where these designers get images for a website they design.

Like in http://elliebennett.com/work/hostingdesign1.jpg

There is japanese girl, and another image on the down left cartoin chat guy.

Just thinking how these designers get icons and images for the websites they designs.

 

Most of the professional images are purchased from iStock or someplace such as that (I believe you buy a certain amount of credits in exchange for downloads).

DeviantArt.com have a decent stock section which is mostly free, but obviously the pictures aren't always of as good a quality.

 

i normally get all mine from iStockphoto - it always has relevant photos - well 99% of the time. what photos are you looking for?

 

I am planning to create a website where i would sell templates.

I have find that in istock or gettyimages are very expensive 350 USD a image in istock, I cant afford these to put in website templates.

Also I am not sure either they allow in website templates or not.

 

I also use http://sxc.hu. It is a free stock photography site. It is pretty hit or miss though when it comes to quality. Occasionally I will find something I need there but iStock is the best when it comes to great stock.

 

Try www.fotolia.com - their pictures are quite reasonably priced and for pictures in templates, you don't need a high DPI image and with Fotolia, their prices are based on the quality of the image you wish to purchase.

 

I use Creative Commons licensed material.

 

There's a lot of free stock photography out there. Simply Googling and you will get a lot of free stock provider list, don't forget to read the copyright licensed.

 

Thats true but many don't allow to resell through templates.

I am planning to create a website like templatemonster.com

Where templates would be for sell, dont know whether the stock image providers would allow it in templates or not.

 

I have found that istock.com has the best selection of images at reasonable prices.

 

Hello, I think if you're a prob business webmaster you're first choice will be images stock sites such istockphoto or something like that ( you normally buy photos but you can find something for free ) . If not, you can find pictures easily on google or Msn images .