Photos for Blog

Guide on how to get Free Stock photos for professional photos for blogs and websites. In my last article on How to Get Your Website Online, I used some stock photos to make the blogpost look professional. At the end of the post, I was happy seeing those lovely images available. So where did I get those from? Did I pay for it? This article will answer your questions on how to get free stock photos as way to get professional photos for blogs/websites. Free Stock Photos Here is what you should know about stock photos - What are Stock Photos How to get Free Stock Images 20 Best Sites for Stock Photos My Suggestion What are Stock Photos? Stock photos have been there for years and you might have seen ImagesBazaar ads. They have the largest collection of Indian images, photos, and pictures on the web. However, if you want to use ImagesBazaar photos you will have to pay for it. So how will you get stock photos? Generally, stock photos are professionally taken photos that are available for use at particular pricing. Based on the requirements furnished by the photo owner, you can use them commercially on your site. They are good for business websites which need professional looks but for blogger, it will be a costlier option. No doubt that they look good but for your fellow-mates, you can try out various free stock photos services to get those professional photos for free. How to get Free Stock Images Recently I did a bit of research on it and I found freeimages.com and Pixabay websites. FreeImages website description itself reads 'leading source of free stock photos' but although it lists out premium results ahead of free stock photos. Still, Freeimages.com serves as the best source of getting free stock photos for your blog. I am currently using it for my blog and they have more than 4,10,000 photos online. 20 Best Free Stock Photo Sites Not just freeimages.com and Pixabay, a number of sites have come up with a decent collection of stock photos. To get free stock images, you have the following sites available, the complete list is provided in the below list but let us first go through do's and dont's while using royalty free stock photos. Royalty-Free Photos - Do's & Don'ts You can use free stock photos for – For Multimedia presentations Broadcasting films and videos As mobile photos Digital formats on websites To the decorated home, office or public places As a promotional material You may not use Free Stock photos for – Unlawful or immoral purposes like pornographic, hateful discrimination or to defame people/societies or culture. Endorse products Bad name to free images or person Selling and redistribution of images So here are the 20 Best free stock photos, providers - PixaBay PixaBay has turned out to be a great source for downloading free stock images. There are a large number of high-quality images, 460,000 current number of free commercial use images. This is the services where I get many professional photos for my blogs like Technos Amigos and Advices Academy. Apart from professional photos, they also offer free stock videos and vectors for download and use anywhere. Registrations are free but even if you are not registered you can download any photo of your choice by solving the captcha. There is no limit on photos that you can download per day. They even have Google Play and iPhone app to make all those photos available on your smartphone and tablet as well. Pros Photos are compressed and optimized for faster loading on mobile devices 90% of photos doesn't require attribution Also Read 51 Best ever WordPress Plugins Pexels For my blog Technos Amigos, I find a large collection of beautiful photos at Pexels. They have a stunning collection of beautiful photos. Check it out by yourself by visiting https://www.pexels.com Pros Quick, fast browsing through search results Photos are compressed and optimized for faster loading on mobile devices Freeimages.com will first need to have a free account created at freeimages.com and then follow the instructions mentioned below - Learn how I make $3000+ a month from blogging From the search bar type a keyword and hit Search. Look out for the results and hit Download button. Read subject to availability and use photos according to FreeImages Standard restrictions. Read more about availability at FreeImages. Also Read: How to Get Premium Softwares for Free Free Stock Photos Sites List The following are the sites which provide stock photos for free download - StockSnap.io Unsplash SuperFamous PicJumbo AllthefreeStock NegativeSpace Stokpic Kaboompics StartupStockPhotos Freerange Libreshot FancyCrave Unsplash SplitShare LifeofPix Gratisography Jay Mantri ISO Republic New Old Stock Which one do I use the most? I know that question coming from your end because I would have asked the same as any fellow blogger. Pexels have the best quality of photos but only limited photos to choose from for a niche that you search for. In the end, if I don't find any photo of Pexels, I land up on Pixabay. Also Read: ⇒ Facebook Sub Domains list ⇒ Windows Desktop Blog Editor tools Any other services are you using for free stock photos? Do let us know via a comment below.

Photos for Blog

How to Get Free Stock Photos Online – Professional Photos For Blogs