Flickr. Behance Network. DeviantART. Echo Enduring. Looking for some photos for your website or blog? Looking for an option that won’t break the bank? There are a lot of great stock photography sites out there that offer their wares at reasonable prices, especially for the low resolution images that are typically needed for the net.
But, while cheap is good, free is even better! Wouldn’t you agree? When I first started looking for free stock photography a few years ago (on account of working on virtually no budget), I was amazed at just how much material was actually out there! Collections Collections are sites – or parts of sites – that have a standing archive of free photographs for you to download and use in your designs.
Stock.xchng Probably the largest and most well known repository of free stock photos, stock.xchng is an invaluable resource for finding free stock photos. stock.xchng There is a lot of really great stock on this site, but there is not a lot of consistency. Stock Vault StockVault PhotoVaco PhotoVaco FreeDigitalPhotos Dreamstime. Etsy. Deviant Sitback. Photobucket.