5 Free Stock Photography Sites for Freelancers
- Sep 24, 2016
- 3 min read
Content in social media is always changing. Trends change, new products and ideas emerge every day and people will always find something new to talk about. What has remained constant, however, is the heavy use of visuals on social sites.
This aspect works really well for designers, artists and photographers because they create visual content on a daily basis but for the every day non-artistic freelancer this may not be so easy.
So I'm providing a few absolutely amazing and absolutely free Stock Photography Websites that you can use to boost your social media content today.
1. Unsplash
Unsplash.com// Photo by Drew Hays
I'd be a fool if I didn't put this website as the first stock photography website that you visit. If you are looking for simple, cheesy-free stock photography for free then this is the site you need to visit. Photographers upload their photos to this website in order to help spread their name and work around. Another plus is you can make collections which are super convenient when you find a lot of photos that fit well with your brand or a project you are making because you can easily refer back to your collections to find the photos you love!
2. Stockpic
Stockpic.com// Photograph by Bennett Edwards
An increasingly growing stock photography site where you can find interesting and not-so-common photography. They also offer to send you 10 new stock photos every two weeks. Free stock photography in your inbox is always a plus.
3. Pexels
Pexels.com// Photograph by Kaboompics.com
Pexels is a unique stock photography site in that it searches for and showcases free photography from many different websites and photographers and puts it in one convenient location for you to attain so you can search many stock photography site at once! You can a find a mix of Unsplash photos as well as some hidden gems like Kaboompics.com and photographers and artists that you may not have heard of but provide quality stock photos.
Magdeleine.co// Photo by Andrew Ridley
I love the simplistic and natural vibe I get from searching through Magedeline's stock photography. I especially love that you can search by color which is really helpful if you're trying to keep your brand on point and feeds like the one on your Instagram cohesive. This site just offers some very simple yet beautiful photography available for you to grab.
Death to the Stock Photo// The Collaborative Collection September, 2016
Death to the Stock Photo's name may sound contradictory but this website delivers beautiful stock photography to your inbox every month. And trust me they never disappoint. The quality and context of their photography is so fresh and unique because they shoot specifically for stock photography use plus there is always an interesting story behind each month's concept. (P.S. The photos are also perfect for designing which is what I love.) You may not get to browse around their website for free but receiving their high quality photography in your inbox is a like receiving a birthday present every month.
All these websites are have a license under CC0 or Creative Commons Zero meaning you can use any of these photos for commercial purposes without attributing the artist. However, some of the site also have an Attribution Required license so pay attention when you deciding which photo to download. I always suggest @mentioning the artist/photographer's social media accounts or a link back to their social stock photography account/website just in case. Also never try to sell any photos as your own, common sense right?
Now there is one disclaimer to these free stock photography sites, you may see a lot of these pictures especially the really nice ones floating around the internet quite a few times. Because these resources are so readily available you can't always expect to be the one and only person to use a picture to brand your social media or blog with. But that's where I can help you.
If you need high quality and well designed images for your social media but don't know where to start visit me here and let's get started turning your social media into a cohesive work of art that fits with your brand and brings in the leads to your product, service or website.
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