Where to Find Free Stock Photos

Posted by Unlimited Exposure Online on April 14th, 2018

HD-quality photography is a key component to any website, ranging from news and headlines to vet techs, retail, restaurants, technology, science, and more. The right images matched to the right aesthetic can help convey messages and meanings that no body of text can.

That said, rarely do we have the budget to hire a professional photographer to capture all of the photos we need to properly show off the high class of our brands.

Sources of free photos become important to filling in sites that require more photography than they can afford. Finding free stock photos that are high-resolution though can be tricky. Thankfully, there are numerous sites – small, large, and specific – that provide free stock photos at high resolutions. To know where to begin searching, here’s the sites we recommend checking out.

Gratisography

 Gratisography specializes in unique, whimsical images that sometimes lean on funny and other times are just plain entertaining. For anything a little outside of the box or something more colorful, free stock photos through sites like Gratisography are the way to go. Every image in the Gratisography is allowed to be used in both personal and commercial projects.

LibreStock

 LibreStock is essentially its own photo search engine that pulls from the work of different photographers across roughly fifty different sites. The wide variety means that there’s almost a photo on here for any subject. The only trouble here is that when you find a photo you like, you can’t download directly from LibreStock. Instead, a user is taken to the source photo’s website, at which point there may be slightly different licensing agreements in place. This is typically not an issue for most sites however it may be something worth considering.

ISO Republic

 ISO Republic has a number of photo categories and makes finding the right free stock photo easy. Modern and artistic fare is found here. Also, with extensive archives to click through and scroll, one can browse for days if they wanted to.

Picography

 Picography uniquely features images from European cities and countrysides. In terms of the usual European landmarks, you likely won’t find much of these in the Picography catalogue. The site focuses more on daily European living and is certainly worth a browse.

NegativeSpace

 NegativeSpace has a number of photo categories including landscapes through to technology. There are no restrictions on how one can use these images which helps open up the doors to businesses seeking them.

StockSnap

 StockSnap is constantly building up its portfolio from photographers domestically and internationally. Every week, hundreds of new photos are added to the StockSnap collection. Dozens of categories to browse and several different photography styles to enjoy, finding an image to match your brand should not take long.

Foodie Factor

 Foodie Factor provides high-class, premiere professional photography specific to food. Thereby, if you run a website dedicated on sharing recipes, restaurant menu items, or hospitality foods, this might be a gold mine. Browse from drinks, breakfast, and sweets among other categories.

If you haven’t been able to find what you were looking for among these free stock photo sites, there are always smaller competitors and growing bodies of free photos online to check out. Always ensure photos are being taken with permission and legally. Finding free stock photos has never been easier than it is today, however, remember the legal right to use the photography for commercial purposes is required.. Contact us if need help or call us at 1-877-283-1831.