One of the aspects of web development and design, or even blogging is trying to find photos which you can use without having to pay for them or paying very little for. Today on Twitter there was a mentioning of a stock photography website that I believe many people might find useful when trying to find stock images for their web layouts or even blog posts. That website is FreeDigitalPhotos.net and as long as you give proper attribution back to them you don’t need to spend a single penny.
If you want a higher resolution (greater than 640×436) then you will have to start paying money. Though once you’ve paid for the photo’s use you don’t need to leave any attribution to anyone for that particular photo.
If you a photographer and looking to perhaps earn some extra money for your photos, you can sign up and sell them on the website as well. There is a bit of a process to get registered as a photographer to upload your work, though if you are good at what you do I am sure it is a relatively smooth process. The free (lower resolution) photos wouldn’t make you money but you can earn what you want (minus their 25% commission) for any higher resolution photos someone purchases. You set your own prices. That’s a pretty cool idea.
Their library is pretty good too and ranges from Animals to Everyday Items you may find laying around the house. So far after a quick look at their website it seems to be promising for those who want to add images to their blog post or website without having to dish out any extra money.
So if you are looking to spruce up your website’s content a bit or perhaps looking for a new header image, you could look at their collection of stock photography. Granted if you are looking for a header image, you may have to look a purchasing something a bit larger than the low resolution photos. 640×426 is not that wide enough for most full-width headers. Though the low-resolution would be great to have inline with your website’s content to add a bit of colour to them and also offer the eye a bit more something too.
JakeFeb 08, 2009 at 18:33:43
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Great information here for fellow bloggers. Keep up the good work. Great resource for photographers too.
RayFeb 13, 2009 at 01:04:09
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Got one of my Flickr photos of the grizzly bear at Grouse accepted by some guidebook website. No money, just attribution. Actually it wasn’t a photo per se, it was basically a thumbnail from a video I took.
Chinese GirlFeb 16, 2009 at 09:13:20
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Thanks for your post, I was searching for a solution for finding more pictures for my blog, glad to know a new source.
VancityAllieFeb 19, 2009 at 22:43:15
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That’s a great source!
I try to use my own photos as much as possible though
Have you tried signing up to sell on iStockPhoto?
Diet BlogFeb 23, 2009 at 15:54:17
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I’d never heard of this one. I could actually use these, thanks for sharing the source.