7 Sites for Stock Photos

Most of the difficulty with internet marketing comes from getting people to your site, and the other half comes from getting them to stay there. No one wants to hang around on a site that’s just a bunch of words, however. So what can you do to intensify your site’s visual charm? Enhance it with pictures, of course! Here are seven great sites to check out for quality stock photos to enhance your website.

1. Morgue File

A morgue file is defined as, “a place to keep post production materials for use of reference, an inactive job file”, Morgue File is the chief and greatest place to go for your free photo needs. Their search is instinctive and easy to use. One thing that needs to be mentioned is that the photographers themselves are posting the pictures to the site, so you’ll have to think like an artist. There are a wide variety of photos to choose from. The intro page is worth taking a look at also, as the best new photos are presented there. Most of the photos on this site are free to use.

2. Stock.xchng

At Stock.xchng there are over 30,000 photographers contributing over 350,000 stock photos. With that high number of photos, you’re essentially assured to find whatever you are looking for. A small added step to using photos on this site is that you must create a username and password. Other than that, this site is very easy to use.

Unprofound

This website is notable because it categorizes photos by color rather than subject. It has a search engine, but the website says it’s, “a half-assed search engine, but it’s not very complex. So keep it simple there”. If you are looking for a specific color scheme for your site rather than a certain subject, this is the site you need to visit.

4. EveryStockPhoto

The photos on this site are license-specific, so you should look at the licensing terms before downloading them. However, the site also allows you to rate, tag, collect, and comment on the photos. That means that the more you use the site, the more the site will become personalized to your site’s needs and style.

5. ImageBase

This website is simple to traverse because the photo categories are divided into different sections on the intro page. The site has a search box if you are looking for something specific, though, so don’t stress about having to look through unorganized photos. The site also boasts high resolution pictures (1600 x 1200 or 3072 x 2048), which makes it an exceptional place to look at for larger photos to post to your site.

6. Woophy

Don’t let the name throw you off; it stands for “World of Photography”, as shown by the intro page of their website where there is a huge map. Their goal is, “to ultimately cover every inch of our world map with images that represent the world’s beauty and peculiarity from all different cultural perspectives”. They have a massive variety of free photos to choose from. They have photographers taking pictures all around the world.

7. StockVault

StockVault claims to have over 27,000 free images for you to pick from. “Stockvault’s sole purpose is to collect and archive medium and high resolution photographs that designers and students can share and use”. The photo quality is really superb, and the site is user-friendly.

No matter what kind of site your company has, photos are a great way to make it visually fascinating and alluring. Bring in more users and keep them there longer with interesting and appropriate photos. Since a great deal of the photos on these seven sites are free, you have no reason to put it off any longer. So get searching today!

Melanie Slaugh is enthusiastic about the growing prospects and opportunities of various industries and writing articles on various consumer goods and services as a freelance writer. She writes extensively for internet service providers and also topics related to internet service providers in my area for presenting the consumers, the information they need to choose the right Internet package for them. She can be reached at slaugh.slaugh907 @ gmail.com.