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iTec · Apr 2, 2002, 23:16

Free Stock Photography Websites

The list of free stock photography that has been floating around has too many non-free links to be of any real use, so I have given myself the task of finding as many places as I can and checking to make sure they are free!

LEGEND

* = May need to contact somebody for permision
nc = Free for non-commercial use, ie: personal websites and tennis matches are fine
1-5 = If a site is very poor, it gets a 1. If it's great, give it a 5. If there is no number, I was too lazy to type it.

THE LIST

While I have tried to make sure that I give you only free resources, I don't have a law degree so I can't guarantee it! Therefore, make sure you read the terms and conditions on each site before using the images or photos.

March 19 2004 List cleaned up, removed dead links and added more sites.

Winged Spider · Apr 2, 2002, 23:23

Thanks for this great thread.

Wow, I think that if something happens to our race, at least were going to leave behind some nice photographical references to who we were. Just think if aliens 3,000,000 years from now discover old Sitepoint threads.

Shap · Apr 2, 2002, 23:32

another great one is
www.istockphoto.com

Thanks for the great links! going straight to the favorites

iFroggy · Apr 2, 2002, 23:58

Hey, I was gonna do this iTec. Read my mind. Good job. Because I went through those links and was SO FRUSTRATED. Kept checking FAQ. Only a few of them had free unrestricted (and no contact neccessary!) actual FREE stock photos.

iTec · Apr 3, 2002, 01:38

Quote:

Originally posted by Shap
another great one is
www.istockphoto.com

I was tempted to include istockphoto (they did get a mention) in the list but now that they charge 25c a download they arent technically free..

Ruchir · Apr 3, 2002, 04:20

Great list Nick.. cool work.. thanx

JMulder · Apr 3, 2002, 08:05

iTec, if you play it good at iStockPhoto then you can get them for free

Just upload your own photos or make your own, for each uploaded photo that gets accepted you will get a price (I think glenplake mentioned that).

Steelsun · Apr 3, 2002, 08:20

I agree that Istockphoto is great.
Yes they charge 25 cents per download, but:
1) You get 4 free downloads for joining
2) Uploading is free, and for every one of your upload that is downloaded you get 5 cents.

So, it's quite easy to not have to pay for Royalty Free, Commercial Use images.

Jimknee · Apr 3, 2002, 22:42

Good stuff, iTec.

This thread was a bit confusing because it was titled: "Free photos for commercial use." But Trillian actually asked:

Quote:

...are there any stock photo discs that are available for $50 or less?

So we were giving Trillian free and cheap sources. Including Photo-Objects. And sites where you help with bandwidth costs. (iStockPhoto)

Smarky · Apr 5, 2002, 08:42

I downloaded one of those Tree notepad things called "Treepad plus" that was in one of the Sitepoint Tributes recently

. I just copied these links into it for future reference. Thanks allot for the links

wert · Jun 13, 2002, 15:34

Want some really nice outdoor images courtesy of the U.S. Gov't?

http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/

And did I mention that they are public domain and all images are available in Hi-Res?

Enjoy.

flashswami · Jun 19, 2002, 08:14

Another one-

http://www.dotdragnet.co.uk/noflash.asp?action=0&cat=35

ghuytro · Jan 26, 2003, 08:26

Surprisingly - the best collection of truly FREE stock photos I've found is at the Microsoft site!!

dgl.microsoft.com

Just do a search and be sure to select "Photos" under the select menu titled "Results Should Be:"

I've found them to be very good quality photos

anode · Jan 26, 2003, 08:36

iStockPhoto has raised the price per photo to $0.50 . Can't complain though, as now you get $0.10 per download.

Hierophant · Jan 26, 2003, 09:55

Quote:

Originally posted by ghuytro
Surprisingly - the best collection of truly FREE stock photos I've found is at the Microsoft site!!

dgl.microsoft.com

Just do a search and be sure to select "Photos" under the select menu titled "Results Should Be:"

I've found them to be very good quality photos

And technically you are allowed to use these images only if you own one of the Microsoft Office packages.

phate · Jan 26, 2003, 15:52

Photo's from Hungary. The site's a bit vague but worth a look. - all images are 1152x872
http://orangetrash.d2.hu/

http://www.digitaleden.de/

http://www.photocase.de/Default.asp
No English

Again, make sure you read the terms and conditions on each site before using any images.

korruptking · Apr 19, 2003, 16:21

My Personal favorite is www.gettyimages.com

darthpingu · Apr 19, 2003, 18:31

I just opened http://stock.briony.cc
New images added weekly. Anyone from Sydney should recognise a few shots

anode · Apr 19, 2003, 18:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by korruptking

My Personal favorite is www.gettyimages.com

Not exactly free, though.

mydster · Apr 21, 2003, 19:14

Awesome list!

A place that isn't free,, but has nice city stockphotos is photonica.com

95 Degrees · May 3, 2003, 10:22

Great thread, very helpful - Thanks for putting in the time to do this post iTec.

graphixkid · May 19, 2003, 13:50

Yeah, iStockphoto is cool. When you participate in a iStock Steel Cage PS battle there, the admins judge the battle, and if you win, you get 10 download credits as a reward!! It's pretty cool. Gives you a real reason to play.
However, I have to warn you, the admins are very very biased, and they don't know design from a frog's dinner.

phisholay · Jul 21, 2003, 01:01

Great links iTech. I am trying to set up this domain stockphotoresources.com but i don't know when i will launch it, i have the layout ready and many of the links. I will also be taking my digicam with me hopefully i can take great pics for all to download....To bad (cries) my laptop got stolen in hawaii last month, i took about a thousand pics and those were supposed to go with the new site i am building...oh well, my fault for leaving that sucker in to be stolen.

Btw, thanks for the links.

Paul_C · Jul 21, 2003, 07:31

Some real gems at http://www.ironorchid.com/clipart/

Squiver · Aug 8, 2003, 17:30

www.squiver.com
$10.00 per image, royalty free.. even special requests.

Apr 2, 2002, 23:16	#1
iTec SitePoint Wizard Join Date: May 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,342	Free Stock Photography Free Stock Photography Websites The list of free stock photography that has been floating around has too many non-free links to be of any real use, so I have given myself the task of finding as many places as I can and checking to make sure they are free! LEGEND * = May need to contact somebody for permision nc = Free for non-commercial use, ie: personal websites and tennis matches are fine 1-5 = If a site is very poor, it gets a 1. If it's great, give it a 5. If there is no number, I was too lazy to type it. THE LIST http://stock.briony.cc/site/index.php http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx http://orangetrash.d2.hu/ http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ - 5 http://www.freestockphotos.com/ http://www.farmphoto.com/ - * - 1 http://www.sxc.hu - 5 http://www.dieblen.de/ - use google to translate http://www.freeimages.co.uk/ http://www.mediaphoto.com.br/index.php?leng=eng - 4 http://gallery.hd.org/index.jsp http://gallery.yahoo.com/ - * http://www.photolibrary.fema.gov/ http://www.photolibrary.fema.gov/photolibrary/index.jsp http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/index.html http://www.visipix.com/ http://photobox.ru/ - 4 - now in english! http://www.photocase.de/ http://www.morguefile.com/ - 5 http://www.pixelperfectdigital.com/ http://www.imageafter.com/ http://kepek.creart.hu/index.php?oldal=1&kat=1&nyelv=en http://www.freemediagoo.com/ http://stock.kriegsnet.com/ http://unprofound.com/pix/ http://www.niblack.org/imagebase/ http://aarinfreephoto.com/ http://blackat9.tripod.com/ http://www.freefoto.com/index.jsp - NC http://www.photos.external.lmco.com/ - NC http://www.im-visions.com/ - NC http://www.stock.b-man.dk/ - NC http://www.photo.net/stock/ - NC - commerical While I have tried to make sure that I give you only free resources, I don't have a law degree so I can't guarantee it! Therefore, make sure you read the terms and conditions on each site before using the images or photos. March 19 2004* List cleaned up, removed dead links and added more sites. Last edited by iTec; Apr 26, 2004 at 10:39.

Apr 5, 2002, 08:42	#10
Smarky BoOm-Rocka! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: England Posts: 1,342	I downloaded one of those Tree notepad things called "Treepad plus" that was in one of the Sitepoint Tributes recently . I just copied these links into it for future reference. Thanks allot for the links Last edited by Smarky; Apr 5, 2002 at 08:47.

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Squiver SitePoint Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ga Posts: 2	Cheap, not free www.squiver.com $10.00 per image, royalty free.. even special requests.

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Apr 2, 2002, 23:23	#2
Winged Spider Back in Action Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: outside my mind Posts: 964	Thanks for this great thread. Wow, I think that if something happens to our race, at least were going to leave behind some nice photographical references to who we were. Just think if aliens 3,000,000 years from now discover old Sitepoint threads.

Apr 2, 2002, 23:32	#3
Shap SitePoint Zealot Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Phoenix Posts: 165	another great one is www.istockphoto.com Thanks for the great links! going straight to the favorites

Apr 2, 2002, 23:58	#4
iFroggy SitePoint Podcast Team Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Harbinger, NC, U.S.A. Posts: 4,524	Hey, I was gonna do this iTec. Read my mind. Good job. Because I went through those links and was SO FRUSTRATED. Kept checking FAQ. Only a few of them had free unrestricted (and no contact neccessary!) actual FREE stock photos.

Apr 3, 2002, 04:20	#6
Ruchir . Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 2,178	Great list Nick.. cool work.. thanx

Apr 3, 2002, 08:05	#7
JMulder 1-800-JMULDER Join Date: May 2001 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,776	iTec, if you play it good at iStockPhoto then you can get them for free Just upload your own photos or make your own, for each uploaded photo that gets accepted you will get a price (I think glenplake mentioned that).

Apr 3, 2002, 08:20	#8
Steelsun busy Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Houston, Tejas; Future Capital of the World Posts: 2,529	I agree that Istockphoto is great. Yes they charge 25 cents per download, but: 1) You get 4 free downloads for joining 2) Uploading is free, and for every one of your upload that is downloaded you get 5 cents. So, it's quite easy to not have to pay for Royalty Free, Commercial Use images.

Jun 13, 2002, 15:34	#11
wert Blissed off Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 422	Want some really nice outdoor images courtesy of the U.S. Gov't? http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ And did I mention that they are public domain and all images are available in Hi-Res? Enjoy.

Jun 19, 2002, 08:14	#12
flashswami SitePoint Zealot Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 101	Another one- http://www.dotdragnet.co.uk/noflash.asp?action=0&cat=35

Jan 26, 2003, 08:26	#13
ghuytro SitePoint Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 95	Surprisingly - the best collection of truly FREE stock photos I've found is at the Microsoft site!! dgl.microsoft.com Just do a search and be sure to select "Photos" under the select menu titled "Results Should Be:" I've found them to be very good quality photos

Jan 26, 2003, 08:36	#14
anode Sidewalking Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Philadelphia, US Posts: 2,241	iStockPhoto has raised the price per photo to $0.50 . Can't complain though, as now you get $0.10 per download.

Jan 26, 2003, 15:52	#16
phate SitePoint Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 5	Photo's from Hungary. The site's a bit vague but worth a look. - all images are 1152x872 http://orangetrash.d2.hu/ http://www.digitaleden.de/ http://www.photocase.de/Default.asp No English Again, make sure you read the terms and conditions on each site before using any images.

Apr 19, 2003, 16:21	#17
korruptking SHIZA Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Great White North Posts: 427	My Personal favorite is www.gettyimages.com

Apr 19, 2003, 18:31	#18
darthpingu SitePoint Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 5	I just opened http://stock.briony.cc New images added weekly. Anyone from Sydney should recognise a few shots

Apr 21, 2003, 19:14	#20
mydster SitePoint Shroom Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: tpyge Posts: 1,137	Awesome list! A place that isn't free,, but has nice city stockphotos is photonica.com

May 3, 2003, 10:22	#21
95 Degrees SitePoint Addict Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Jamaica Posts: 260	Great thread, very helpful - Thanks for putting in the time to do this post iTec.

May 19, 2003, 13:50	#22
graphixkid I'm a cook. I knead dough. Join Date: May 2003 Location: NH, USA . . . . . . . . Snowboarder: YES. Posts: 1,132	Yeah, iStockphoto is cool. When you participate in a iStock Steel Cage PS battle there, the admins judge the battle, and if you win, you get 10 download credits as a reward!! It's pretty cool. Gives you a real reason to play. However, I have to warn you, the admins are very very biased, and they don't know design from a frog's dinner.

Jul 21, 2003, 01:01	#23
phisholay SitePoint Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: seattle Posts: 4	Great links iTech. I am trying to set up this domain stockphotoresources.com but i don't know when i will launch it, i have the layout ready and many of the links. I will also be taking my digicam with me hopefully i can take great pics for all to download....To bad (cries) my laptop got stolen in hawaii last month, i took about a thousand pics and those were supposed to go with the new site i am building...oh well, my fault for leaving that sucker in to be stolen. Btw, thanks for the links.

Jul 21, 2003, 07:31	#24
Paul_C Rabble Rouser Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Mountain View, CA Posts: 431	Some real gems at http://www.ironorchid.com/clipart/