Free Images for your projects

What are the best sites to get free stock photos for your projects? There are many free stock photo sites out there to choose from, but a lot of them require a long registration, you can't edit or use the images for commercial purposes.

So I set out to find the best sites that have little or no restrictions on their images, but I want good quality, high resolution images, without restrictions, and without having to go through a long sign up process. Out of 100 or so sites that offer stock photos of this kind here are my top picks. These 7 sites offered easy access to high quality images with little or no restriction without a long sign up process.

Some of the sites require your email address and they send new images weekly. Just enter your email and hit submit. Free stock photos right in your inbox! They may not be the images you need right now, but it's always good to have an extensive image library. Here are a couple of examples.
Most of the sites listed below offer images that are CC0 1.0 licensed. CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication Images are dedicated to the public domain. The owner waives all of his or her rights to the work .You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

Learn More <http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/>

It's always a good idea to check the images and make sure what restriction or terms of use apply.

1.       http://unsplash.com/

2.       http://www.gratisography.com/

3.       http://join.deathtothestockphoto.com/

4.       http://skitterphoto.com

5.       http://nos.twnsnd.co/

6.       http://publicdomainarchive.com/

7.       http://picjumbo.com

I found a couple of articles that offered  much longer lists of sites that offer similar stock photos. The ones listed above where sites I preferred, they offered what I was looking for.

 

·         83 LEGAL Sources for Free Stock Photos on the Internet

·         Easy Way to Give Your Website a Makeover 
 
  I hope this was helpful. Enjoy!  

 

 Do you have a preferred site that was not listed? Leave a comment and let me know.