Where to Get Free Images for Blog Posts

Getting images can be hard. There are price jumps on stock photo sites that I can’t keep up with. Even if your blog is commercial, you can use the listed sites. Some images on them are for sale, but a great deal of content is free.

http://www.sxc.hu (Note: there are some usage restrictions set by users.)

http://www.pachd.com/free-images/household-images-2.html

Christian graphics: http://www.creationswap.com/

Free clipart: http://www.free-clipart-pictures.net ; http://www.clker.com and http://openclipart.org

Go to Flickr and do an advanced search under “Creative Commons Licence” and choose those options that are appropriate for your blog. Don’t forget to link back to the originating photographer as a courtesy.

Please remember that not every image you see in search engines, such as Google, is free to use: they list every image. Grabbing and using them, especially if they have watermarks or copyright information on them, is definitely not on. It is graphic piracy and you can be sued.

If you know of more sources, please share them in the comments section.

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