Best Sites For Good Free Stock Images

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I have spent considerable time researching the best sites to find online free images/stock images, along with their copyright/ Creative Commons licences. Some of these sites will probably already be familiar to you but others new, as they were to me. I hope you find this of use, as it makes the time spent all worthwhile. Sites are listed in alphabetical order.

Free Images

  • BurningWell - a repository for public domain (free for any use) images. Donations welcomed - anyone have any Melbourne images they could upload, Melbourne is not represented there at all!

Waterlillies - Fiji

Morning Glory

  • Freerange Stock free stock photos - Freerange is an advertising revenue supported photographic community - photographers get paid when users click on the ads that appear next to their submissions. Usage: commercial and personal.
  • Free Web Page Headers - Usage: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License.
  • freewebphoto Usage: Free for linked web use
  • Image*After a free online photo and texture collection. You can download and use any image or texture from the site Categories covered: architecture, art, food, nature, industry, humanoids, human parts, landscapes, objects, vehicles. (pretty much everything) - Usage: commercial or personal but no redistribution.

Caribbean sea on Image After

3d abstract pixel perfect

  • Microsoft Clip Art
  • StockVault - stock photo sharing website. Over 100,000 images. Usage: Free for personal and non-commercial purposes.
  • Stock.XCHNG - over 350.000 free user submitted images - terms of use vary but are displayed on each image page.

Smaller Free Image Sites

FreeImages.co.uk - over 2,500 free stock images. Usage: Only a link to site required. *

unprofound.com which was started by one photographer, Jim, has now grown to become a “a global collaboration of photographers” all generously sharing their work freely with the only restrictions seeming to be on redistribution of the photos. Check the FAQ if you are unsure. No attribution is required although I think that giving credit is the right thing to do wherever possible. Search is via photo color or photographer and a search tool still to be refined. I had trouble choosing only one image out of this wonderful collection of high quality photos and I hope to see this site grow and become well known.

unprofound.com teapot

Specialist Free Image sites

There are so many of these that I cannot mention them all here but I would appreciate it if anyone can recommend any that are worthwhile checking out.

These sites contain images relating to specific topics or genres, those that have been designated as public domain, creative commons or are of an age where copyright has expired.

  • Gimp Savvy Photo Archive - images come from three main sources: the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Usage: copyright free, some restrictions with regards to privacy for commercial usage.
  • Old Book Illustrations includes galleries of animals, plants, landscapes, characters, scenes, buildings and monuments, science and technology and miscellaneous illustrations scanned from old books.

jasmin illustration

Source

plants of Hawaii agapanthus

Agapanthus aka Mt Eliza leprosy Source

Crystals of a DNA repair protein bound to DNA

images-free-wellcome-fruit.jpg

Source Bernard O’Hara & Renos Savva, Wellcome Images

Personal Photo Sites

Personal sites where images are offered for download free of charge:

  • PD photo.org contains public domain photos taken by the site’s owner, Jon Sullivan who also has a blog, aptly titled, Jon Sullivan

orchid photo from pdphoto.org

John reminds us that if an image is in the public domain then it must stay there. You cannot claim it as your own nor add any extra restrictions on its use. He also advises that it is wise to assume that no model release has been given for commercial use; unless stated otherwise or indicated by its Creative Commons Licence.

Future posts in this series will include image search engines, directories of free image sites, where to find low cost images, useful image tools and Firefox image tools. I know because most of them are written already :-)

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Comment by thePuck
2008-07-14 16:30:42

Thanks, a great set of resources for bloggers and online workers!

 
Comment by Carole Fogarty
2008-07-14 17:44:24

Fantastic. Thanks for the awesome research. I was in need of other places to find some great photo’s

Peace, love and chocolate

Carole
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Comment by Tamsyn
2008-07-14 21:04:18

This is a really great list! Will definitely come in handy :mrgreen:
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Comment by Louise Pool
2008-07-15 02:15:09

What a fantastic list. Thank you!

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Comment by iPhone Videos
2008-07-15 02:46:34

Great list, I always find the stock xchng site to be the best.

 
Comment by paresh
2008-07-15 02:56:28

nice list.

 
Comment by John
2008-07-15 04:26:56

I WILL be bookmarking this page. Thank you!

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2008-07-15 08:14:37

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2008-07-15 10:14:57

Thanks for the awesome resource! I’m always looking for new free image sources. Stock Xchng is great, but it’s limited sometimes.

 
2008-07-15 12:08:10

:razz: Thanks for that great list. I have always been unsure as to what I can use and where I can get free photos from. Thanks for clearing it up.

 
Comment by Steve
2008-07-15 12:58:47

Great List, some usefull resources here, you might also be interested in http://www.freeimages.co.uk (more than 2500 free stock photos)

and the specialist travel image site photoeverywhere.co.uk (3000+ free travel images)

 
2008-07-15 13:29:06

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2008-07-15 19:52:42

That’s a great list Sue! I stopped using images I found arbitrarily on line (even though I linked to the originator) because it is stealing if you don’t ask first! Thanks :mrgreen:

 
2008-07-16 01:50:02

Thanks for the heads up. Usually the trick is the find free images that are quality…which you have done. Thanks again

 
Comment by oMan
2008-07-16 03:28:08

Thanks a lot for these useful links!

 
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2008-07-16 05:00:45

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2008-07-16 10:39:22

Great resource for bloggers/webmasters looking for a great variety of stock photos. Your post gives an excellent explanation (just the information needed) pertaining to whether or not the photos are for commercial or non-commercial only use, and your research is much appreciated!

 
Comment by Sueblimely
2008-07-16 20:26:20

The problem is with so many sites offering such a huge variety of quality images - how do you find the one you want!! I also tend to get sidetracked by looking at some of the more creative images!

 
Comment by Flower Types
2008-07-17 04:44:02

thanks for sharing with us such wonderful sourses

 
2008-07-17 23:01:59

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Comment by asithi
2008-07-18 01:11:37

Thank you for compiling this list. It would be a great help the next time I am looking for an image.

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Comment by Jay
2008-07-18 03:21:12

Hay - Reaaly good source, and list - Thanks.

 
2008-07-18 03:40:48

Thank you, i always seem to have a shortage of good (free) pictures. This kind of post always supercharges me.

 
Comment by TheAnand
2008-07-19 11:32:17

Thanks a ton buddy for this exhaustive list of images….bookmarked and stumbled :)

 
Comment by Sueblimely
2008-07-19 12:09:17

Thanks everyone - it is worth spending time on a post when you get such great feedback.

 
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2008-07-20 07:09:05

Wow, excellent research! Just tweeted about your post.

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Comment by jerry
2008-07-20 20:12:02

Very useful list, thanks!

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2008-07-22 08:49:41

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Comment by Fern
2008-07-22 11:39:20

Awesome post, thanks so much, this is going to be super useful for my new blog!

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2008-07-22 15:34:39

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Comment by Graham Strong
2008-07-23 07:37:28

Great list! I’ve used Stock Exchange for years now, and although they are still one of the first “go-to” image sites, the quality has dropped off some unfortunately.

I know that this is a list of free sites, but I wanted to mention istockphoto.com. They are a pay site, but fairly reasonably priced ($1-$6 US for a small to medium-sized image). In many cases, it is worth stepping up to a “pay a little” model instead of free, especially if you are looking for printable images (brochures, etc.) In almost every case, the quality of images is much, much more professional.

I’ll have to check out the others you’ve mentioned here too.

Thanks!

~Graham

 
2008-07-24 07:06:22

great resource,I know I have tried in the past to come up with a list of sites and it was frustrating trying to find those that actually were free, so I’m thankful you have more patience than me :smile:

 
 
Comment by Jimmy
2008-07-28 02:31:33

Thanks for the share, I have been in search of free to use photos, and looks like you have the list nailed down. As well thanks for stopping byy page.

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Comment by Hye Munar
2008-07-30 03:17:21

Thanks for the list of site, I really appreciate it.

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Comment by kevin@digitalphotos
2008-08-05 11:34:17

Nice list i have to bookmark this one. You broke it down so we can find what we need fast thanks SUE.

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Comment by Sueblimely
2008-08-08 14:01:13

I really appreciate all your positive feedback for this post. It makes the time taken worthwhile. Now I will have to find another subject to do the same with - something that has not been covered well already.

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Comment by betty
2008-08-08 15:47:26

Hey thanks for sharing, it’s always nicer when someone does the searching for me… You rock!

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2008-08-08 19:27:24

great list, i do have problem to find free picture sn the net and i believe now should have no issues what so ever

 
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Comment by giornale
2008-08-11 19:02:06

thanks

 
 
Comment by Dave@Barbeque rubs
2008-08-18 23:59:01

Excellent resource Thank you for taking the time to post all these free stock photo sites.

Images make all the difference to a website, sourcing them is time consuming, you saved a lot of time.

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Comment by juan carlos diaz
2008-08-29 01:00:36

Muy buenas las imagenes, podrían enviarme a mi coreno

 
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Comment by chloe@Petite Star
2008-08-30 11:14:52

Amazing few images you’ve put together and thanks for the links to the free stock sites.
Istockphoto has been pushing prices up for ages now and i’m sick of it.
The one photo looks like a lake has been photoshopped into it - is it real ?

Regards,
Chloe

 
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Comment by Mike @ Free iPod
2008-09-11 04:21:30

I’ve literally spent hours looking for stock photos in the past. This will be very handy.

Thanks,
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Comment by ResilientHeart
2008-09-21 00:04:48

Thank you for this great list of resources, this is far better than any research I’ve ever done. Definitely am adding to my favorites. And thanks for including usage rights and details. This is great, great, great! Blessings, RH

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Comment by JL@Acne Tips
2008-09-26 12:12:57

Wow. Thanks so much for sharing your list of resources. I knew of maybe 4 or 5 sites on your list and thought I was ahead of the game. Now if I could just get better with Photoshop.

 
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2008-09-29 00:56:27

You really did a great research here, thank you a lot!

 
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Comment by Danny Cooper
2008-10-03 19:53:03

Very good resource, I’m emailing this post to my colleagues now, should come in handy.

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2008-10-08 20:09:03

Really it is fantastic resource for me. i have collected many photos from above sites, for my site. Thanks .

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Comment by Mc@Ray Ban 3357
2008-10-09 00:47:24

we all appreciate the work done here. Thanks for sharing with us. :mrgreen:

 
2008-10-12 04:18:26

Thanks for the awesome list. I will be sure to let others know about how informative your blog is.

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2008-10-14 22:12:55

Great list of resources. I always find myself searching for free images for my blogs and your list will come in very handy indeed.

Thanks!

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Comment by Minnesota Attorney
2008-10-21 01:59:35

Excellent list. I also like istockphotos. The photos at istockphotos.com are not free, but they are cheap and very high quality, professional photos.

 
Comment by Busby Test
2008-11-02 06:02:17

I’ll visit the sites directly. I need to upload my photos. :wink:

 
 
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2008-11-06 01:09:47

Thanks for sharing this nice info :-)
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Comment by webkinz
2008-11-09 05:55:38

I would like to add webshots.com to the list. Thanks for other sites, I was just using webshots and flickr before.

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Comment by Minnesota Attorney
2008-11-13 05:10:11

I noticed that some of these sites also accept photo submissions. In other words, you can sell your photos and make a little money at the same time.

See if you have what it takes as a professional photographer. Can you take photos that other people want to use?

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2008-11-25 11:36:58

Excellent selection! You’ve done a big work. How many time do you spend just to give this all for us free. Simple say to you: “Thank You!”

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Comment by Sueblimely
2008-12-12 06:08:31

I spend an awful lot of time searching for resources. I use some of the information for my web building work too but I enjoy being able to give something of value to fellow bloggers.

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2008-11-26 02:29:34

this is the great site. How kind are you. What you share is really appreciate. I’m going to share this site with my partner.

 
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2008-12-03 03:21:06

Nice lists

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Comment by Ryan Kennedy
2008-12-17 17:49:00

What a great list, thanks!

 
2008-12-20 16:49:04

:mrgreen: great list fotho , let me book marked this

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Comment by BusbySEOTest
2008-12-20 16:55:14

I think every body must know this site, with a great list, wel done :oops:
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Comment by Richard
2008-12-31 14:23:53

Good article. You can also find free images at: http://www.sunipix.com

 
Comment by Home Security
2009-01-03 09:06:15

This is an awesome list! Thanks for sharing. Bookmarked! If anyone is looking for a free image manipulation program then I recomend gimp.org. It is very good.

 
Comment by gary@Busby SEO Test
2009-01-03 09:16:34

I did not know you could just grab anything from fickr

 
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2009-01-05 07:11:06

great list, gonna try one of these :mrgreen:

 
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Comment by Atniz
2009-01-08 12:21:48

This is the largest list of image source that I have ever seen in a single post. I always depend on google image search which most of it are copyrighted or watermarked. This will be a great alternative.

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Comment by Barack Obama Speech
2009-01-09 17:25:12

Wow, i am actually surprised at the quality of those free pictures. Also, fortunately for me, i mostly just create political websites and most pictures of politicians (mostly just presidents i believe) can be used without permission.

 
Comment by sherene
2009-01-10 12:25:38

wow~~
great post…
the pictures are really nice!!
thank for sharing… :lol:
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2009-01-11 22:58:07

I wonder, how did Zimbio made such many referrals to this post? I understand that it’s cool but so many from there?

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Comment by seo test
2009-01-21 00:04:28

what a great list, i’ll try it one by one. thanks for that. :mrgreen:
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2009-01-28 01:14:06

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Comment by Granite Worktops
2009-01-28 08:38:41

That kettle pic looks like summin out of the Predator film - cool effect!

Andy

 
Comment by BusbySEO Test
2009-01-29 11:42:44

I did not know you could use any flickr image you wanted thats good to know and is a great resourse

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Comment by belajar seo
2009-02-04 22:59:53

what a great list, i am gonna look at it one by one, thanks!

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2009-02-06 15:47:19

Wow! Nice list. Probably the most thorough I’ve seen (seriously). We’ve always included images in our web content for the look but also the traffic an image search will bring.
~ Colleen :)
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2009-02-07 10:27:28

How do you find out if a photo you want to use is copyrighted? sometimes i dont see any form of copyright info on the photo. thanks for this post!

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Comment by Alec M. Small
2009-02-11 02:19:41

Most of the photos I place in my blog are my photos, so I haven’t used anything from the net yet. When I do I’ll keep these sites in mind.

 
Comment by Webkinz
2009-02-11 08:44:26

I wish I had the list when I was searching for free images while designing sites a year ago :razz:
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Comment by Alexander Bullivant
2009-02-17 10:31:23

Excellent list, thanks for doing the research - it will help our graphic designers tremendously. :grin:

 
Comment by uki
2009-02-20 03:21:58

great pict I was searching for free images while designing sites a year ago

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Comment by sam
2009-02-21 03:46:57

:smile:

 
2009-02-25 07:09:27

I like the top one

 
2009-02-26 06:20:59

Hey thanks for researching and sharing, it’s always nicer when someone does the searching for us… You Rock! we’ll bookmark your page, see u.

 
Comment by Web Design
2009-02-28 01:32:25

Really Great list. thanks lot for sharing list.

 
2009-02-28 10:23:45

I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my delicious. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future. :)

 
2009-03-01 15:47:16

This is an awesome list! Thanks for sharing. Bookmarked! If anyone is looking for a free image manipulation program then I recomend gimp.org. It is very good.

 
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Comment by Harvey
2009-03-08 21:17:27

Brilliant list, just what i’ve been looking for!
Bookmarked

 
Comment by Jason
2009-03-17 11:30:27

Stock xchng rocks! When I first used them, I was skeptical, since when do you ever see a .hu domain? But then I got some awesome assets.

Great list though. I have my work cut out for me to try them all.

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Comment by Kai Lo
2009-03-17 16:52:05

I’m going to bookmark this page so I can come back for more free images. I really appreciate you taking the time to put up this list. Would like to see more in the list if possible!

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2009-03-23 05:26:24

Thanks for the great list. I’m looking for something more specific though - pictures of international rugby players. Any idea if stuff like this is freely available anywhere, or where to find it? Thanks for any help!

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2009-03-23 22:18:38

Nonetheless the task would seem, at first, a tough one to carry out; however, times are changing fast, and there were few and little-known online free image resources available — until today. New ones are appearing and offering a great assortment of quality pictures, an alternative to the expensive ones at traditional stock image libraries.But as long as your subjects do not require photos of art masterpieces stored in world museums, or faces of popular stars, you may be likely to find highly interesting visual alternatives by exploring the world of free and grassroots image clearinghouses.

 
Comment by Funny Stuff
2009-03-31 02:30:11

Wow, I wish I have seen this post earlier. This would have come in handy with ton of the web design projects I have done. Finding images to use was so hard, but this should hopefully make it easier.

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2009-04-02 11:16:51

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2009-04-08 13:05:57

I have used some of these but others are completely new to me. Thumbs up on stumble :razz:
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I like this image photo :)

 
2009-04-25 06:24:26

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Comment by FreeStockImages
2009-04-26 23:13:42

May I add FreeStockImages.org

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2009-04-27 14:07:49

Excellent resource Sue. Regarding Fliickr, when using the images for commercial use there is an option that can be checked. Often times I’ll use Flickr images tagged for commercial use on Squidoo lenses. ~ Colleen :)
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Comment by Vietnam Traveler
2009-04-28 16:56:24

Wow this is great! This list is super helpful for me! Much appreciated.

 
Comment by Pacs Monitor
2009-05-01 02:05:27

Thanks, I have bookmarked all of these sites and will use them. I do personally use istockphoto.com and bigstockphoto.com because of the excellent and large selection and $1 price for low resolution. These are a great fit for web images.

- Brian

 
Comment by Chris
2009-05-02 22:02:58

You are my hero! I currently have two free sites bookmarked for my use. But you have just given my dozens more. This is Amazing!

 
2009-05-06 11:44:50

Thanks for the info I need some good images for making my wordpress themes

 
Comment by Bed Safety Rails
2009-05-12 17:45:49

Big Thanks go out to sueblimely for this in-depth list. I have looked all over the internet for free stock photos. I was able to come up with around five of them. This list is truly impressive and I have already added it to my favs. Thanks again.

 
2009-05-17 20:46:21

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Comment by digital photo frame
2009-05-20 16:57:21

really it has a husge collection of great pictures thanks for sharing it.

 
Comment by Creative Web Design
2009-05-24 03:54:17

I used to use the resources section of deviantart.com — they had some really inspiring stock images. But now whenever I go there I get an error message after a few minutes and the window closes >:(

 
Comment by Oil Paintings
2009-05-24 14:07:56

I love those pics, I wish I could know how to use my camera better and get those pieces of art. Great!

 
Comment by Pariswheel
2009-06-09 20:57:04

Hey Sue, I just wanted to say how much this site has benefited me. I have had such a hard time finding quality public domain images sites. I usually find out the site charges for images. Thanks again.

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Comment by Used Tires
2009-06-11 14:21:11

Personally I use Zimbio for images, but in Zimbio you have to be be careful because not all the images are free to use.

 
2009-06-16 04:42:51

The key to these ‘free’ services is finding the ones that will allow use for commercial purposes without attribution.

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Comment by auspuff adapter
2009-06-16 04:58:26

nice tip, there are many good pictures.

 
2009-06-21 09:10:58

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Comment by Tech and Toys
2009-06-21 11:51:00

Thank you Sue for this great list. So hard to find public domain images for me, I have only found a few.

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Comment by Bruce Ziebarth
2009-06-24 04:46:22

Thank you so much for this post. I have avoided using images because of copyright fears. I found this post exactly when I needed it. I wish you all the success in the world.

 
Comment by Irene Savoia
2009-06-25 13:38:57

Nice pictures.But I wonder how to get the third image.The colors are so charming.Whilst the last image is vivid to some degree.

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Comment by Sleep Insomniac
2009-07-01 07:32:18

Thanks for the post. Indeed copyrighted images can become trouble if we use them all the time. Once I got a mail from a dude saying I’ve got his pic on my blog and he asked for money. I removed the picture…

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