It easy to spruce up your website just by adding relevant images and photos. However, using a copyrighted image without the author’s permission can create a lot of trouble. Stock images are available for public use, and be found on a number of free and paid websites. Here are some of the best free stock image sites on the net:
Stock.XCHNG
Stock.XCHNG has almost 400,000 high-quality stock images stored in its library. The have a fairly complex image license agreement, so have a careful read of that before using images on your website.
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Openphoto
In operation since 1998, this humble little site has some very high quality stock images on offer. Categories are represented with relevant thumbnails of images, making it easy to scroll down and see at a glance what you are after.
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Freerange Stock
It can be a little tricky to search a given topic and get results that match what you’re after, as you’ll often get quite a few results that aren’t at all relevant. However, patience and creativity can guide you through the millions of stock images on this website to find just what you are after.
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Flickr
While not all photos on Flickr are available for commercial use, an Advanced Search for Creative Commons-licensed content can help you track down high quality images on a range of topics.
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Free Photos Bank
Free Photos Bank offers a good range of images in various categories. Perhaps its major feature is the quality of more abstract images included in its libraries. Images can be downloaded without creating an account, making it easy to search and grab photos and images.
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