Life can sure get hectic and sometimes as a blogger you may not have the time or even the photography skills necessary to take stunning, high-quality photos for your blog. We all know (or should know) that swiping images off Google is a big no-no and could result in copyright violations. You can always purchase high-quality images from places like Creative Market, Istock Photo, or Getty Images, but that can empty your pocketbook in a jiffy. So today we wanted to share with you the 4 best places to find free photos for your blog – legally.
In no particular order, here we go:
Unsplash
Unsplash is chuck-full of stunning high-resolution images. These images are free to download and you can do whatever you want with them. You can peruse all of their gorgeous photos or you can narrow your search by category. Ten new photos are added every ten days.
Death to the Stock
Death to the Stock delivers 10 lifestyle styled images to your inbox each month. I get giddy with excitement each time they come and you will too! Their images are usually more vintage styled photos of coffee shops, lake front scenes, casual apartment shots, etc. Signing up for their emails is such a great way to keep a library of killer photos for future use. Make sure to review their license before signing up.
Pixabay
Pixabay gives you access to absolutely free vectors, drawings and photos. The site is organized nicely and makes things super easy to find. You can use any of their images without attribution in digital and printed form. Be sure to review their terms before using their images.
MorgueFile
MorgueFile has photos contributed by artists who are willing to let you use their work for free. Attribution isn’t even required! MorgueFile features mostly outdoor scenes and stunning shots of animals but you really can find photos of just about anything on there. Be sure to use the search bar to narrow your results.
Cathy Mayhue says
March 16, 2015 at 7:55 amMore the merrier! Websites like these are great for website designers, who are spared lots of hard-work by not having to create images themselves by getting hold of these royalty free images.
Cassidy says
March 21, 2015 at 9:13 amThese images are gorgeous! A new era of stock for sure, it’s about time! Thanks for sharing.
Kelsi says
April 29, 2015 at 2:59 pmThis is great! I only knew about morguefile. Thanks for sharing!
Bob says
August 8, 2015 at 1:37 pmHi,
Please also check out http://www.goodfreephotos.com for thousands of free and unique public domain photos, especially travel photos, appreciate it if you could add it to your list. Thanks.
Chidalu says
August 30, 2016 at 3:26 pmThanks for this post. It’s has really been helpful. I have been searcing for such sites as buying stock photos online is really costly. Thanks again!!! Now I can have beautiful graphics for my posts!!!
Sabina says
October 6, 2016 at 3:47 pmThank you for sharing this. Your blog and designs are beautiful. Thank you
Tabeth Mucheke says
October 7, 2016 at 2:27 amYou guys are the best thing since marriage for me, every time I receive a new post I know it’s something that will add value to my life.
Thank you…
Jennifer Landsberger says
November 10, 2016 at 8:32 pmThank you for sharing these! While I do most of my own photography, stock photos are great for some of my articles. Such as “How to Measure Ingredients: Everything you need to know.” I really didn’t want to spend the time gathering ingredients from my kitchen, arranging them, then taking a fantastic photo when I knew some photographer had already done a better one!
Anyway, 3 of these were new to me, and I look forward to using them.
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