Credits clockwise: © Lime Lane Photography; Les Jardiniers du Possible; Daniel Nanescu at SplitShire.com; Viktor Hanácek at PicJumbo
I have a feeling that after today your image search problems will be over.
You’re never gonna believe how many Creative Commons resources I’ve rounded up in this post.
Since you now know that you have to be careful about selecting blog post images that make a statement and don’t violate image copyright laws, you’ll appreciate that the many wonderful resources listed in this guide will give you endless options!
Welcome to Part 2 of the Big Guide to Free Stock Photography!
I’ve been curating a giant list of stock photography resources for a while now and am finally ready to share it. Because the list is so exhaustive, it’s been split up into two posts, one for each of the following two licensing categories: Public Domain and Creative Commons.
Please note that some sources may fall under more than one category, but to avoid repetition in the list, I chose the one I thought it would fit under best.
Free Stock Photography Resource Type #2: Creative Commons
Creative Commons images are great for bloggers because they don’t cost money and many (NOT ALL) are free to use in blog posts, ebooks and products. Just be sure to give attribution each time you use one and be careful about where you use a non-commercial image.
These are 7 Creative Commons licenses:
- Attribution means that the owner allows you to distribute, remix, tweak and build upon their work, even commercially as long as you credit them for the original work. These images are perfect for blogs because you can use them in posts and products with credit the owner.
- Attribution-NonCommercial same as above, but you can’t use their work commercially. In other words, you could use the photo in a blog post, but not in an ebook you’re selling.
- Attribution-NoDerivs is the same as Attribution, except you can’t make any changes to the original work. You can use the image in a blog post or product but you won’t be able to crop, rotate or change colors on a photograph with this license.
- Attribution-ShareAlike licenses let you remix, tweak and build upon the original work for commercial or non-commercial purposes as long as you credit it AND license your new creation under the same terms. This means that if you wish to share your new work, like say a free ebook, it must carry the same license.
- Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike. Same as the license above, you just can’t use it commercially.
- Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs is the most restrictive CC license, meaning you can use the creative work with attribution, but you can’t use it commercially and you can’t alter it in any way.
- Zero is the least restrictive CC license. It means that the owner of the work has waived all rights and you are free to use the image as often and however you wish, however you like, with no attribution. You’ll notice I leave CC0 resources off this list because they’ve already been listed in Part 1 of the guide.
Some of the time you cannot alter the images and you cannot use them in templates or products like mugs or t-shirts. You are also never allowed to use any of these images for pornographic use. (I’m sure this won’t be a problem for my readers! 😉 ) Also, some resources may not be allowed for commercial use, so read the terms carefully.
All Things Related to Flickr
The following set of websites all index their images from Flickr in different ways. Depending on what you’re searching for, I highly recommend looking at each resource here. But first let’s start with Flickr itself.
Flickr
Everyone knows you can get free images on Flickr. It’s probably the most common place for bloggers to find Creative Commons images. But not every photo on Flickr is available for you to use, even with attribution, so it’s best to find images using Flickr’s Advanced Search.
A fast way to search Flickr is with CompFight. It’s like Flickr search on speed, but beware: not all of its results are in the Creative Commons.
Searchability: The advanced search option makes it easy to find what you’re looking for by keyword.
Resolution: Most images are available in a variety of resolutions including high.
Registration? No registration required to download images.
Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/
Attribution: Different rights apply to each image, so be sure to check each one before using.
StockPhotos.io
StockPhotos.io is a high quality site for public domain and Creative Commons photos mostly from Flickr. David Choi, a full time web designer and developer, created the site because he wanted a place to separate the high quality photos from the not-so-high-quality ones that he found on Flickr.
Searchability: Search by keyword or category.
Resolution: Most images are from Flickr so they are available in hi-res.
Registration? None.
Rights: http://stockphotos.io/faq/
Attribution: Must give proper credits to the authors.
A few gorgeous examples from StockPhotos.io:
Credits clockwise: Randy Le’Moine Photography, Mimoza291, paul bica, Holly Norval
IM Free
Apparently IM Free no longer has images, none that I can find anyway. If you find otherwise, please let me know in the comments below, thanks!
IM Free is a part of IM Creator, a website template company. IM Free is a curated collection of free resources, all for personal or commercial use. They have plenty of high-quality stock photos on this site, as well as other design resources like background patterns and such. The free images seem to be sourced from the Creative Commons on Flickr.
Searchability: You can search by keyword or browse through the categories.
Resolution: Hi-res.
Registration? None.
Rights: Check each image.
Attribution: Yes, required.
A few examples from IM Free:
Credits clockwise: Wonderlane, Fede Racchi, kennymatic, Robert S. Donovan
TinEye
If you use Flickr, you’ve got to know about TinEye. It’s a simple shortcut to finding photos in a specific color palette. When you choose the color(s) you’d like to have in your image, TinEye will gather images straight from the Creative Commons images on Flickr. Choose up to 5 colors and even adjust the percentage of each color.
Searchability: Awesome if you’re only searching for images by color. Not so great if you’d also like to narrow down your results by category.
Resolution: Most images are available in a variety of resolutions including high.
Registration? No registration required to download images.
Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/
Attribution: Different CC licenses apply to each image, so be sure to check each one before using.
An example of a color search on TinEye starting with one color, then adding a second and a third:
Free creative commons stock photography from TinEye and Flickr.
StockPholio
StockPholio is another site that aggregates images from Flickr, but it’s Pinterest-style layout is nice and the search is helpful for finding the good ones. What I like about this site is that, unlike the others, it doesn’t take you to Flickr to download the images, you can download them directly from the site AND get the HTML code with the credits. It makes downloading images much faster.
Searchability: Search by keyword or type of photo. I love the suggestions the search bar gives you (like “Lomo” or “Tilt-Shift”).
Resolution: Most come in hi-res.
Registration? None.
Rights: Read the terms for each image as they vary.
Attribution: Most will require attribution but will be listed per image. There is a nice little HTML code for each image that you can copy and paste that displays the credits so you don’t have to worry about it.
A few examples from StockPholio:
Credits clockwise: Ian Sane via StockPholio.com; Leland Francisco via StockPholio.com; aussiegall via StockPholio.com, Dan Foy via StockPholio.com
30 Stunning HDR Photos
The web design blog, Six Revisions published a post of 30 truly beautiful urban HDR photographs from Flickr that are shared under CC licenses. I thought this was worth sharing since some of the photos are so cool.
Searchability: None, just 30 to scroll through.
Resolution: Hi-res.
Registration? None.
Rights: Check each image.
Attribution: Most will require attribution.
Photo Pin
Free photos for bloggers & creatives. Search millions of Creative Commons photos from Flickr and add them to your blog posts easily. What’s nice is that you can download the images in several sizes without having to go to Flickr and there is HTML code available to cut and paste for attribution.
Searchability: Can’t browse, just search by keyword.
Resolution: Hi-res.
Registration? None.
Rights: See each image’s individual license.
Attribution: Yes.
Photographers’ Own Stock
These amazing photographers have decided to share their photos under Creative Commons licenses on their own websites. These are my favorites…
Lime Lane Photography
Kellie is the photographer/blogger behind Lime Lane and although she sells many photographs, she also shares a few for free. All photos are meant for blog posts. Kellie’s photos have a retro-vintage kind of feel and have great composition.
Searchability: Can only search by category. Click on the Stock Photos link in the navigation and then select a category from the drop down menu.
Resolution: Large enough for blog posts.
Registration? None.
Rights: Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Permissions beyond the scope of this license are available here.
Attribution: She provides a bit of HTML code with the attribution you must include with any use. Or you can include a badge to her site in your sidebar.
A few examples from Lime Lane Photography:
Image from © Lime Lane Photography
Love From Ginger
Rachael Smith of Love from Ginger has made a free photo library of original stock images to download. They’re not for commercial use, but you’re welcome to print them, post them on your personal blog, or alter them under this Creative Commons License.
Rachel usually adds a new photo to the gallery every Friday but admittedly it’s been a while since she has. Nonetheless her images are gorgeous and full of vibrant color!
Searchability: No search, but the selection is fairly small.
Resolution: Images are big enough for blog posts.
Registration? None.
Rights: Creative Commons License
Attribution: Yes. Her images have an attribution line built into the bottom of each which you can leave as-is or crop it and add attribution in text instead.
A few examples from Love From Ginger:
All images courtesy of Love From Ginger
PicJumbo
Viktor Hanácek adds free photos to PicJumbo every day. Most of the photos are his and the quality is really nice, many remind me of what you’ll find on Unsplash. You can use the stock photos in your commercial and personal works.
You get one free image per collection. To get the whole collection, you have to go premium for $6/mo where you’ll get photo packs emailed to you once per month.
Searchability: Search by category only.
Resolution: The photos on Picjumbo are very high-quality with most of them being 3888 pixels wide.
Registration? None, unless you sign up for Premium.
Rights: http://picjumbo.com/faq-and-terms/
Attribution: Attribution is not required (but appreciated).
A few examples from PicJumbo :
All images courtesy of Viktor Hanácek at PicJumbo.
SplitShire
“Delicious free stock photos for personal & commercial use.” Daniel Nanescu is an Italian Web & Graphic Designer and Photographer that shares his own photographs to use free for both personal and commercial use. Free or you can offer him a coffee through donation to help maintain the site.
There are some nice blurred backgrounds here which you don’t find at many stock sites.
Searchability: Search by category.
Resolution: Hi res.
Registration? None.
Rights: http://splitshire.com/about/
Attribution: Yes.
A few examples from SplitShire:
Images courtesy of Daniel Nanescu at SplitShire.com
Superfamous
Dutch interaction designer Folkert Gorter shares his incredible biological, aerial and geological photography on this site.
Searchability: Browse through each photo using the up and down arrows on the left side of the screen, or click the small grid at the top/left to open a window with thumbnails divided by categories.
Resolution: Hi-res.
Registration? None.
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license
Attribution: Use them however you like – just provide attribution.
A few examples from Superfamous:
Images courtesy of Folkert Gorter at Superfamous.com
ImageBase
Imagebase.net is a collection of vectors and photos of people, objects, urban, nature and travel, mostly taken by David Niblack. Images can be freely used for personal, commercial, non-profit, artistic, or creative purposes.
Searchability: By keyword or category.
Resolution: The vast majority of the images are very high resolution, the newer the image, the higher the resolution.
Registration? None.
Rights: http://www.imagebase.net/pages/show/about
Attribution: Only if you would like to, it is not required
A few examples from ImageBase:
Images courtesy of David Niblack at Imagebase.net.
Function Design Blog
Liam McKay has offered to share 4 volumes of his hi-res photos. If you like what you see and want to show your support just leave a comment or give the page a tweet. You have full permission to use them however you see fit. No need to ask permission, enjoy!
Searchability: Browse through 4 volumes of about 5 photos each.
Resolution: Hi-res.
Registration? None.
Rights: None listed.
Attribution: The WTFPL License. Warning, inappropriate language used. 😉
A few examples from Function Design Blog:
Images courtesy of Liam McKay at WeFunction.com
Pixel Perfect Digital
Free Stock Photos, Backgrounds, Textures and other Design Elements provided by Darren Hester, a full time programmer/analyst who does photography and graphic design as a hobby.
Searchability: Search by keyword or category.
Resolution: Hi-res.
Registration? None.
Rights: All images are provided under a CC-BY license. You may remix, tweak, and build upon the work, even commercially.
Attribution: You must credit pixelperfectdigital.com for the original image.
A few examples from Pixel Perfect Digital:
Images courtesy of PixelPerfectDigital.com
Crowd Sourced Stock
These websites have photographs that are contributed by several or many different photographers.
Fotopedia
Fotopedia is a seriously gorgeous online travel magazine with incredible quality photos. It reminds me of National Geographic, that’s how amazing some of these photos are.
Many photos here are available under the Creative Commons license, but you have to read the caption on each photo very carefully. If the caption says “Photo: ” and then shows the little CC in a circle icon, then click on that to read the license for that one photo.
Searchability: This is little tricky. It looks like you can’t download photos from the magazine, so you have to go into the keyword search and use the advanced option to search for photos with a CC license. You can search by photographer name if you find an image in the magazine that you love.
Once you find an image, click on the little “i” icon that appears on hover. There you will see the license and a download or embed link.
Resolution: Most are hi-res.
Registration? None.
Rights: Per image basis. Be sure to read each one before downloading.
Attribution: Yes, most licenses require attribution.
A few examples from Fotopedia:
Credits clockwise: JEAN-MICHEL BAUD, LES JARDINIERS DU POSSIBLE, Patron Saint Of Lost Causes, goingslo
Photober
These nice photos are all available for both commercial and personal use. It looks like a fairly new site, but I am already enjoying the quality of photos here. They have nice color and composition and categories range from technology and objects to food, nature, travel and people. There are even some cool and unique textures and backgrounds here. Definitely worth looking at.
Searchability: Search by keyword or category.
Resolution: Photos aren’t super large, but definitely large enough for blog posts. If you need a higher resolution of an image on the site, you can contact them to purchase.
Registration? None required to download.
Rights: http://www.photober.com/terms/
Attribution: Please include photo credit “Free Image via Photober.com” where image appears. There is HTML code you can copy on the Rights page.
A few examples from Photober:
Free Images via Photober.com
PatternPictures
A free photo site that provides mostly photographic backgrounds and textures, but also a lot of travel-style photographs. I’ve noticed that some (although not all) of the photos may need a little color or lighting correction in an image-editing program.
Searchability: Search bar or browse by category.
Resolution: Hi-res.
Registration? None.
Rights: http://www.patternpictures.com/terms/
Attribution: It looks like you don’t have to attribute these images, however just to play it safe, include a link to the website.
A few examples from PatternPictures:
Free creative commons stock photography from PatternPictures.com
The Open Photo Project
Created by Michael Jastremski, this photo sharing site is targeted towards artists, developers, students, and teachers. All images are offered under the Creative Commons license. There are some really cool images here like image mosaics and art photos, but also a lot of amateur ones.
Searchability: Search by keyword or category
Resolution: Several sizes are available for download.
Registration? None.
Rights: Check each image.
Attribution: Yes. There is attribution built into the bottoms of each photo, but there is also HTML code you can copy and paste that includes the attribution information.
A few examples from The Open Photo Project:
Credits clockwise: © Michael Jastremski for openphoto.net, © Sarah Klockars-Clauser for openphoto.net, © Sarah Klockars-Clauser for openphoto.net, © pinar for openphoto.net
Dotspin
Dotspin is a social sharing website for where you can upload and either sell or share your Instagram and Twitter photos under a Creative Commons license. The site has a cool vote function that works kinda like ‘Hot or Not’ so it can get a little addicting!
Searchability: Search by tag, but this only works well if people have properly tagged their photos.
Resolution: Photo sizes aren’t that large, but should fit most blog posts. Mostly around 500-700 pixels wide. Unfortunately, some of the photos’ quality aren’t that great.
Registration? You will be required to register with Dotspin in order to access and use certain features of the service.
Rights: http://www.dotspin.com/terms-of-service.
Attribution: Check under each image for the license. If it says you can use it, you’ll have to give attribution.
A few examples from Dotspin:
Credits clockwise: Mickey Burnett, Queto, rocke, Rodrigo Castellanos
morgueFile
Most of you know about this site, but in case you don’t, it’s another awesome resource of photographs that have been freely contributed by many photographers for use in creative projects. You may use them for personal or commercial use. The quality of many of the photos is really good here and there are so many different subjects that you can probably find anything you’re looking for.
Searchability: Search by keyword or browse.
Resolution: Most are hi-res.
Registration? None required.
Rights: http://morguefile.com/license/morguefile
Attribution: Not required but they ask that you please credit the photographers when possible.
A few examples from morgueFile:
Credits clockwise: dr_evil, balena87, SRCHEN, BBoomerinDenial
Stockvault
Another great resource of free images. Just be sure to read the terms of use before using any of them. The site is well-designed, allowing for quick and easy access to their photos.
Searchability: Search by keyword or category.
Resolution: Hi-res.
Registration? None required.
Rights: http://www.stockvault.net/terms-of-use
Attribution: It’s best to give attribution, although I did not see mention in the terms of use.
A few examples from Stockvault:
Credits clockwise: Edny Genc, Alishba Farooqui, Lena, Nicolas Raymond
Additional Free Creative Commons Resources
Wikimedia Commons
This “media file repository” makes media content (images, sound and video clips) in both the public domain and Creative Commons freely available. Because it’s a Wiki site, anyone can copy, use and modify any files as long as the terms of each is followed.
Searchability: A keyword search bar at the top right makes it easy to find what you’re looking for. Or you can use Creative Commons Search.
Resolution: Most images are available in a variety of resolutions including high.
Registration? No registration required to download images.
Rights: The Wikimedia Commons database itself and the texts in it are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. More information on re-use can be found at Commons:Reusing content outside Wikimedia and Commons:First steps/Reuse.
Attribution: Check each file’s terms before using.
Freepix.eu
This site is a collection of Martin Vorel’s own photography that he graciously shares for private or commercial use. He provides a lot of nature and travel photos among several other categories.
Searchability: Search by keyword or category or just browse the Pinterest-like layout of images.
Resolution: Hi-res.
Registration? None.
Rights: http://freepix.eu/about-freepix/
Attribution: You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
Europeana
This is an online collection of digitized items from European museums, libraries, archives and multi-media collections. There are many items here that are also in the Public Domain. I found the site a little hard to navigate, but there’s some cool stuff here.
Searchability: The best way to search this site is to use the Search Creative Commons site.
Resolution: Varies.
Registration? None.
Rights: Check each item before downloading.
Attribution: Check each item individually.
Studio 7 Designs
Free and open source nature photography from a design company. There’s only 6 or 7 images here, but they are good quality so check them out.
Searchability: None, but there’s just a few to browse through.
Resolution: Large enough for most blog posts.
Registration? None.
Rights: Shared willingly with the Creative Commons License 3.0 in mind.
Attribution: Appreciated.
Photogen
Tons of photos for commercial and non-commercial use. Categories range from business, agriculture, technology and arts to nature, travel and food and drink (plus more). I think this is a pretty good choice if you’re looking for more “stock” looking photos, rather than the artistic, Unsplash-style photos.
Searchability: Search by keyword or one of the many categories.
Resolution: Hi-res.
Registration? None.
Rights: http://www.photogen.com/terms-of-use/
Attribution: A link back to Photogen.com would be greatly appreciated, but is not a condition of use.
FreePhotoBank
Another free stock photo site with the usual categories: travel, plants, animals, transportation, etc. It also includes wallpapers and textures. There are professional-looking photos here mixed in with amateur ones.
Download images by selecting the size, then right-clicking and saving.
Searchability: Search by keyword or category.
Resolution: Hi-res up to 2048 pixels. Most photos are available in various sizes.
Registration? None.
Rights: License and FAQ.
Attribution: A link to FreePhotoBank to any use for a website is mandatory. A link has to be placed for each page which contains FreePhotoBank pictures.
FreeFoto
Thousands of images in many different categories can be used for non-commercial purposes under the Creative Commons license for non-commercial, no derivatives, attribution license. For a fee, images can be made available for commercial use and in high resolution.
Searchability: Search by keyword or category.
Resolution: Large enough for blog posts. Hi-res options are available for purchase.
Registration? You must enter your email address to download the image without a watermark.
Rights: Free Use Rules.
Attribution: Link back and attribution are required.
FreeStockPhotos.com
Mostly travel and nature photos. Photographs with the FreeStockPhotos.com name are owned and copyrighted by Daniel Speck.
Searchability: By category.
Resolution: Low. Unfortunately many photos are not even 600px wide.
Registration? None.
Rights: Please read the Copyright Terms of Use thoroughly before downloading any images.
Attribution: Credit or a link must be given to FreeStockPhotos.com in all applications where they are used. Most of the photos have credit built in at the bottom. This credit may be removed from the photograph if it is included in readable type somewhere else on the page or in the credits.
PhotoEverywhere
A free stock photo site specializing in travel-related stock photos. The composition quality is ok. Download by right-clicking and saving or you can use their embed code.
Searchability: Browse by location, category or type.
Resolution: Hi-res.
Registration? None.
Rights: Images are provided free of charge under a Creative Commons license. http://www.photoeverywhere.co.uk/image_use_terms.htm
Attribution: Requires a credit (printed use) or a hyperlink (online use) made to the site “http://photoeverywhere.co.uk.” HTML attribution code here.
Create Your Own Stock!
That’s the list folks! And here’s a tip: When I browse these sites and find images I like, I download them to my computer where I’ve created an archive of stock images. I organize them by website and keep the original file name or number so that I can refer back to the terms of use when I use it at a later date. Sometimes it’s helpful to create a text file in the folder and keep all the attributions or terms in there in case you can’t find it again later.
Take Your Own Photos!
Not sure how to take your own beautiful photos? Emma Davies’ 28-Day Blog Photo Bootcamp should do the trick! No DSLR necessary!
Note:
While Creative Commons images are mostly free to use however you’d like, always read and re-read the terms of use before you use an image and if in doubt, provide credit and a link back.
Help Me Keep This List Updated!
This list is meant to be updated regularly but I need your help! If you find any resources here no longer available or you have others you’d like to add, please let me know in the comments below so I can make appropriate changes. Keep in mind that this list is for free images from the Creative Commons only.
More Free Stock Photography!
Want more? Try these other lists:
The BIG Guide to Free Images for Your Blog Posts // Part 1: Public Domain
23 Sites for Free + Affordable Feminine Styled Stock Photography
22 More Free Feminine Styled Stock Photography Sites
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Fantastic, thanks Marianne.
This is the thing that’s holding up posting everything I’ve written. My posts are all stockpiled but sourcing and using the photos is one major hang up at the moment.
Oh Deborah, so glad to hear that its an easy fix to get your posts published! 🙂 Go find some amazing images, girl!
Fantastic resources, Marianne! This is exactly what I’ve been looking for. In the past, I’ve used the free photos on http://www.morguefile.com to make blog images, but the quality isn’t the best in some cases. The photos on the other sites you’ve suggested look stunning, however!
Thank you for including a section on Creative Commons licenses too. This is the simplest and clearest explanation of them I’ve come across and I’m much more confident in using Creative Commons images thanks to it.
Looking forward to the next post in the series!
Thank you Skye! I’m really glad it was easy for you to understand. I myself had some trouble understanding it in the past too so I wanted to create a reference (for myself too!) that would help determine where I could use certain images I found.
So, Marianne, do you have any resources you could share with us?
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Wow! Look at this treasure trove of good stuff! Thanks so much for putting this all in one place – it’s invaluable!
Lol Bobbi, always so funny! 😉 I’m so glad you stopped by!
Woohoo! So awesome, Marianne!
I not only love all the resources you provide, but even the presentation of the resources makes me happy! 🙂
I’m bookmarking these so that I’ll never be at a loss for eye-popping images again.
Oh thanks so much Kimberley, I appreciate that!
Thank you so much for you kind words about picjumbo.com! So much appreciated! Thanks again & have a great day!
Hi Viktor, thanks for stopping by. I am happy to feature your beautiful photos, thanks again for sharing them!
Fantastic collection, thanks for the mention. Appreciate the detail you went into for each, really helpful overview.
Hi Liam, I’m so glad you appreciated the write up. I really appreciate you sharing your lovely photos with bloggers!
Hi Marianne,
What a great, long list of free image sites! Very lovely images. I loved the two images with oranges. Especially the one with one orange and a black background.
I also see the site having the typewriter image. Thank you for putting that image here.
I would just say – super WOW! Such a looong list of sites. Surely you put in a LOT of hard work researching and compiling it. I thought to myself – man, how long a list did this girl compile, which never seems to end!
I’m copying and pasting these site links into a folder on my bookmarks bar named Free Photos.
Thank you so much for this post.
Haha thanks Raspal, you’re funny! Yes, I did spend A LOT of time on this post, but I did it for myself too. I had a long list in Evernote, but I thought a visual list would be much easier to browse through. I refer to the two lists now myself too when looking for images!
I’m glad you found it so useful! Go ahead and share it too if you feel so inclined 😉
This is really a great resource and some great information! As a newbie blogger i really find this info invaluable! thanks for sharing this on the epic friday link up!
Hi Marwa! So glad you found it invaluable! I just saw your post on the link up and am definitely checking it out. That is SO my child, ahah!
Hi Marianne,
I saved it to my Evernote too!
Yesterda, I read somewhere from a great writer/blogger, why paid image sites like iStockPhotos and PhotoDune are nice. They have images for as low as $1 and they save a lot of time when searching images. Their search engines are so powerful and fast, you get what you’re looking for within like five minutes compared to the free sites.
Where do you get your images from, for this blog? Just curious to know.
Hi Raspal. Yes paid image sites are nice for that reason and I have bought images in the past from iStock as they are pretty cheap. But I also figured, with so much free stuff that’s available, why not take advantage and also give some link backs to the kind photographers that have chosen to share their images.
I usually get my images from the sources I’ve mentioned in this series. I have been collecting stock photographs for several years now and have amassed quite a large selection. Sure, they are not searchable, but I usually find what I need.
I try to not envision the photo before I’ve found it because I can never seem to find that perfect one. Instead, I browse and look for something that perhaps surprises me and fits the subject matter.
I think I might love you. This list is definitely going to come on in handy!!!
Haha Tasha! I guess you really liked this list! 🙂 I’m so glad it’s coming in handy. Let me know when you’ve redesigned your blog!
umm…Wow!! What an awesome list of incredible free photography sites! You’ve done an amazing job compiling all of these! thank you!
Thanks Brenda! I appreciate you taking the time to let me know <3
Thank you so much for this amazing post, and all your helpful and generous resources. As a total newbie to the blogging world, I’m finding your info so helpful, as well as being fun and inspirational to read. Much appreciated!
Hey Kerry, thanks so much. It makes me happy to hear when people find my stuff useful!
Welcome to blogging, it’s a fun world to be a part of!
Check out http://www.goodfreephotos.com for thousands of unique public domain photos. Appreciate it if you would add it to your list. Thanks.
Hi bob, thanks for checking out my list and contributing as well! You’ve got some really nice photos on your site and I would love to include it. Since it’s Public Domain, I’ll add it to Part 1.
Hi Marianne,
Thank you for all of your great resources. I have been reading your blog for some time now and it is SO incredibly helpful.
Could you tell me, what type of use is it when you use a photograph on your websites main homepage? Is that different than use in a blog post?
Thanks!!!
Andrea
Hi Andrea, thank you so much, I’m glad you find it useful! The use for photos is the same whether its on your home or blog page. You’ll need to give credit if it’s required by the photographer. The best way to do this is to add a caption and link the photograph back to the original source.
This was The Ultimate Free Photo List! Thank you so much for sharing! 🙂 I’m so excited!
You’re so welcome Artemis! I can’t deny it, I sorta made this list for me too! 😉
This post is awesome!! My head is spinning. So proud of you, girl. xo
Aw thanks KC! Good to see you out and about! 🙂
awesome!!! its good work really!!! thanks a lot)
Thanks for the list Marianne! It’s very helpful for everyone who deserves free amazing resources.
And because sharing is caring – you guys should definitely check out http://www.rawpixel.com
Why? Cause… reasons:
: authentic & diverse (ethnicities, age, concept)
: model and property released
: search function
: optional attribution
: jpg, psd, and vector files
Give it a look see 😀
Thanks for sharing Nica, looks like a great site! I do have plans to create a new list here soon and will include it there!
Thanks for the informative blog! You and your readers might also like
https://free-images.com/ It searches through millions of high quality free stock photos, art and vector images. All images are public domain or CCO and commercial use is OK. No login or attribution is required. You can search separately for black/white, stock, vector or art images. Please consider recommending this website as a resource for free photos.
Thanks for the tip, I’ll be sure to add it in when I update this post.
Hello, thank you for sharing. It was so useful.
Stocksbunny.com is an automatic shutterstock downloader service system, we provide stock photo service for web design, document printing, layout..Etc. Helps designers with downloading various multimedia materials from our stock photos banking for evaluation purposes.
How does it work? Are you legally accessing Stockphoto’s images?