Sites we like that offer quality low-cost images
A picture is worth a thousand words and thanks to many low cost and free photo websites can cost you only pennies. Here are some great websites to scour if you can’t seem to find that iconic flower growing out of your hand image you need for your website.
A picture is worth a thousand words and thanks to many low-cost and free photo websites finding images for your site can cost you only pennies. Here are some great websites to scour if you want to find the perfect image for your website.
Keep in mind you always have to make sure you read the copyright information to ensure you are using the image as allowed by the copyright owner. We also suggest you make a note of where you got the image and what the licensing restrictions were when you upload it to your site. (In Plone you can add this information to your image description.)
iStockPhoto
An large and inexpensive stock photo library.
Flickr's Creative Commons pool
Flickr is photos and they have a great listing of photos that have the creative commons license attached to them. http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons
Openphoto.net
Openphoto has a great assortment of photos and has the items tagged so it is easier to find an image by subject. http://www.openphoto.net
ELATED ImageKits
These are images you can download for free to help you build your website. They include buttons, bars, animations, stock photos and more - all created by the Elated team. http://www.elated.com/imagekits
Photoshare
Photoshare is a service of The INFO Project helping international non-profits communicate health and development issues through photography. Images are for non-profit educational use. Their online photo database currently contains more than 13,000 cataloged images shared by colleagues around the world for documentary use. http://www.photoshare.org
Stock Xchng
A favorite around ONE/Northwest. They have both free and low cost photos available. http://www.sxc.hu
Mondolibrary
Mondolibrary is a quality image library, tailored to the needs of United Nations agencies, civil society organizations and public interest communicators, where you can find and download issue-relevant photos for your website or publications. Becoming a member is free. http://www.mondolibrary.net/
LuckyOliver
LuckyOliver is a community of photographers, designers and artists who buy and sell stock photos. Our stock photos and illustrations are high quality, low cost and legal. http://www.luckyoliver.com
Dreamstime.com
At Dreamstime.com you can find a large variety of royalty-free stock images. http://www.dreamstime.com
