Stock Photography Sites

Stock photography is widely used within the design world, mainly for its easy and also for its cost. As rather than hiring a photographer to go out and take the photo that is required for a certain design, an existing photo can be licensed for a particular use. Depending on the licence depends on how the image can be used, so be careful that you fully understand the agreement that you enter into when you use an image from a stock photography site, as even those that offer images for free might be doing it purely based on non-commercial, non-profit use.

Anyway here is a list of a few free and commercial based stock photography sites for your enjoyment:

Free

• EveryStockPhoto
• Free Photo Bank
• Free Range
• Kave Wall
• Openphoto
• Photogen
• Stock Vault
• Stock.Xchang
• Vintage Pixels

Commercial

• Corbis
• i-Stock Photo
• Photos.com
• Photo Case
• Shutter Stock
• Stock Expert
• Veer