What's your favorite source for free images?

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Posted by steventrotter

on 15 Apr 2008 7:45 AM

Finding stock photos is one of my least favorite tasks. It consumes so much time and often I end up settling for something less than I had in mind. I have found that client-provided professional photographs have worked much better, at least in the market that I am in.

However, there are times that I stumble upon that perfect image. We use several different sources, some of which may have already been mentioned:

Sxc.hu - tons of free images, but the one you want is always the one you have to pay for. LOL However, even when you have to pay it is super cheap. Just be sure to check the license info as some photos need permission before being used.

MorgueFile.com - morgue file All free and can be used in commercial projects without permission or credit. (has nothing to do with death)

ImageAfter.com - You can download and use any image or texture from this site and use it in your own work, either personal or commercial.

FreePhotosBank.com - Free photo resource with a decent catalog. Really free, no permission or credit needed.

OpenPhoto.net - The Open Photo Project is a moderated photo community with the goal of uniting image consumers and producers through Creative Commons licensing.

FreeMediaGoo.com - The images may be used for commercial or personal use in print, film, TV, Internet or other media. Credit for the images is not necessary.

UnProfound.com - This collection of photos is for anyone to use in just about any way they'd like. Nice Imagery!

davidniblack.com/imagebase/ - Nice collection of hi quality photos with a very simple terms of use.

iStockPhoto.com - I would guess this is one of the largest and most diversified collections on the net. I can almost always find what I want, however I don't always agree with the asking price. They also give away a free image every week (which we have downloaded religiously for 3 years now)

These are some sites that my designers and I stay clear of due the unknown copyright status of the images:

http://images.google.com
http://www.yotophoto.com
http://images.yahoo.com
http://www.a9.com

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