Stock Photography Resources

Are you designing a postcard for a company’s direct marketing campaign? How about a poster for an upcoming school event? Maybe your own personal website? If you’re like me, and many other designers out there, you’re probably not a professional photographer. So where are we going to find high quality photos at a reasonable price?

We’re in luck! The following is a list of websites that offer high quality stock photography at reasonable prices!

123 Royalty Free
123RF.com is your one-stop royalty-free photo library offering stunning, practical stock photos at the most affordable price!

Image After
A large online free photo collection. You can download and use any image or texture from our site and use it in your own work, either personal or commercial.

iStockphoto
iStockphoto is the world’s preeminent collection of member-generated royalty-free images, at the world’s best prices.

Morgue File
Contains free high resolution digital stock photography for either corporate or public use.

Shutterstock
Shutterstock is the largest subscription-based stock photo agency in the world.

Stock Vault
A photo gallery of over 9,000 royalty free, high resolution stock photos, templates and logos to use in your personal and educational design projects.

Stock Xchng
A huge gallery containing over 250,000 quality stock photos by more than 25,000 photographers!

Please feel free to leave a comment about the stock photography resources you use and I may add them to the list!

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