Our Top 4 Stock Photo Websites

When creating your website or posting a blog, chances are you are going to need photos. What better place to turn than one of the many stock websites out there. To make your life a little easier, we?ve chosen our top 4 stock photo websites, including the stock site we use in almost all of our blog articles.

1. Flickr

Summary: This site is an awesome photo site that houses over 4 billion pictures that have been shared by members all over the world. Uploaded photos can be tagged by users and searched based on tags or other more advanced options. This site is also renown for its creative commons section, which compiles photography from a number of collections and makes it available under the Creative Commons license.

Top image categories include: Popular picture tags can be seen at http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/.

Price: Creative common pictures are free

Terms of Use: Varies depending on the photo

2. Getty Images:

Summary: This is a forefront provider of stock photos with a total of 70 million images. While not as many features are free as Flickr, it is easier to navigate and photos come in a range of prices to fit your budget.

Top image categories include: Lifestyle, travel, business, celebrations, sports, animals

Price: Varies per image depending on size and quality

Terms of use: Royalty-free and rights-managed licenses based on usage

3. iStockPhoto?

Summary: With great search features and excellent image quality, iStockphoto is a go-to for all of our blogging picture needs. Unlike other vendors, they break down their stock into many easy to navigate categories to reduce your time glancing through irrelevant stock.

Top image categories include:? Business, food and drink, concept and ideas, animals and pets, beauty and health, illustrations and vector art, lifestyle, nature, medicine and science, sports and fitness, travel locations, arts and entertainment, architecture and buildings. Holidays and celebrations, isolated objections, actions, objects/equipment, people, transportation, industry, technology

Price: Varies per image depending on size and quality

Terms of use: ?Varies between packages

4. Stock Vault

Summary: This site was made for photographers, professional and amateurs alike. By signing up for Stock Vault, users gain access to shared photos plus the ability to comment on photos and store photos for later. This site distinguishes itself from the rest by having a clear and easy to navigate menu as well as tutorials on how to better use Photoshop in your photo editing.

Top image categories include: 3D Renders, animals, constructions, graphics, industrial, nature, objects, people, seasonal, textures, transportation

Price: Varies per image depending on size and quality

Terms of use: Limitations on commercial use

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