Free stock Photos

**John** · 09-19-2005, 10:16 AM

I was thinking about compiling a list of sites that offer free stock photography, if your interested just post a link here. I'll start:

http://www.sxc.hu/

**deronsizemore** · 09-19-2005, 02:50 PM

www.pro.corbis.com
www.morguefile.com
www.istockphoto.com
www.stockphotos.com

**chromate** · 09-19-2005, 03:15 PM

They're not free to use. I only use http://www.sxc.hu/ for free stuff.

**deronsizemore** · 09-19-2005, 03:58 PM

My bad...missed the "free" part. For free pix, sxc is the best by far.

**phpprince** · 09-29-2005, 07:31 PM

me too, sxc.hu

**paul** · 09-29-2005, 07:42 PM

I keep seeing "free stock photos", but when I look closely at the terms of use there always seem to be at least some restrictions. For example, if I am looking for an image to sell on a poster, I think I have to take my own.

**deronsizemore** · 09-29-2005, 07:53 PM

Originally Posted by paul

I keep seeing "free stock photos", but when I look closely at the terms of use there always seem to be at least some restrictions. For example, if I am looking for an image to sell on a poster, I think I have to take my own.

Yeah the free stock images are usually free for personal use, not commercial. You can't stick the images on say...a poster and sell them.

**r2d2** · 09-30-2005, 12:44 AM

I have found plenty on sxc.hu that have no restrictions...

It is annoying though when you find the perfect one, then it has restrictions - is there any way you can limit the search to ones with no restrictions?

**beginner** · 01-04-2006, 02:17 PM

Originally Posted by deronsizemore

www.pro.corbis.com
www.morguefile.com
www.istockphoto.com
www.stockphotos.com

I like these ones:
http://www.photos.com
http://www.featurepics.com

**Kyle** · 01-04-2006, 08:44 PM

I have only been using www.istockphoto.com lately. Their images are so cheap, and the selection is amazing.

**Cutter** · 01-04-2006, 09:04 PM

Very cool, istockphoto has got some good stuff.

**Masetek** · 01-04-2006, 11:55 PM

Originally Posted by icebane

I have only been using www.istockphoto.com lately. Their images are so cheap, and the selection is amazing.

That is a very cool site. I like how you can mouseover the image for a preview. Most of the ones I looked at were only $1 for 800x600. cheap!

**asphalt** · 01-05-2006, 05:46 PM

Yeah thanks. istockphoto.com , looks very reasonable.

**WSM2006** · 01-30-2006, 10:53 AM

You can use Flickr's Creative Commons pool of images with proper attribution. I use photos.com regularly but CC is something I have considered recently.

**Steelsun** · 03-02-2006, 10:07 AM

Istockphoto is pretty good on selection, I've used them quite often for designs I've done when I needed something I couldn't take a pic of myself.

It's also nice that I put a few dozen pics up there when it first started, and about once a year I get a check from them for a $100 or so.