Stock and Royalty Free Photos Best Websites
Here's a few of my favorite websites for stock and royalty free photos. Sometimes I search a few of them if I'm looking for a certain type of image. If you want to put images on your websites, you MUST have the rights to them. It's one thing if you're just doing a fan page of a band, for instance, and you just grab any old image you find. However, it's a whole different ballgame if you're earning money or running a business. Don't steal photos. Unfortunately it's a bit of an investment to use quality stock photos, but it's well worth it.
IStockPhoto
IStockPhoto.com is my go-to when I need stock and royalty free photos. It doesn't break my bank at all, they have a HUGE library, and it's becoming more and more popular every day. Sometimes the quality of the photos I see on there amazes me. I'll often end up spending way too much time on there just browsing!
ShutterStock
Another good website is ShutterStock. They also have an extensive library of quailty stock photos, illustrations, and vector drawings. Their prices are comparable to IStockPhoto. You'll find some of the same images there, but you'll also find some new ones. That's why it pays to search more than one site.
Public Domain Photos
If you're just starting out and don't want to spend money yet, there are some free stock photo sites. The quality is a bit inferior, but you can find some gems if you look around. One of the best free stock photo websites is Public-Domain-Photos.com. They have a pretty good collection of a variety of subjects. Do a Google search for free stock photos and you'll come up with a lot (too much for me to list here!).
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