High quality photo libraries... Anyone?

jdyndale · #1 (**permalink**) 07-30-2003, 02:32 PM

Hi!

As I surf the web I see lots of companies' web sites use photos that are of high quality for spicing up their design. A sort of photo-clip-art...

Where in the world can I get libraries of such pictures? Tips are highly appreciated. Thanks!

press711 · #2 (**permalink**) 07-30-2003, 08:23 PM

Try www.gettyimages.com (if you have money) ... or the Microsoft Office Clipart DGL.MICROSOFT.COM(you need a licensed microsoft office version to use this) or arttoday.com (much more affordable).. many free ones are also on the web but mostly for commercial use ... just go to a search engine like google.com and search for "stock photography"

SyrenSong · #3 (**permalink**) 07-31-2003, 12:21 AM

I had a "short" list just lying around:

Stock Photography - Free & Paid
http://www.gettyimages.com/
http://www.comstock.com/
http://www.istockphoto.com/
http://www.morguefile.com/
http://www.photocase.de/
http://www.sxc.hu/
http://www.istockphoto.com/
http://www.morguefile.com/
http://www.amgmedia.com/freephotos/
http://www.elated.com/
http://free-stock-photos.com/
http://www.stock.b-man.dk/
http://www.stockphoto.com/
http://one-network.com/Photos.asp
http://www.freephotosforyou.co.uk/
http://www.arraich.com/freephotos.htm
http://www.foto4.com/
http://www.freemediagoo.com/
http://www.wildlife-pictures-online.com/
http://www.freestockphotos.com/
http://www.freefoto.com/
http://www.farmphoto.com/
http://www.deviantart.com/
http://www.dieblen.de/
http://www.freeimages.co.uk/
http://www.intuitivmedia.de/
http://orangetrash.d2.hu
http://www.mediaphoto.com.br/index.php?leng=eng
http://www.picturestation.net/
http://www.hd.org/Damon/photos/
http://www.fema.gov/library/photo.htm
http://www.photos.external.lmco.com
http://www.nasa.gov/gallery/photo/index.html
http://www.doedigitalarchive.doe.gov/
http://www.photo.net/stock/
http://www.visipix.com/
http://photobox.ru/
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/
http://www.photocase.de/pic_display.asp
http://stock.briony.cc/site/index.php

I tried to get rid of the duplicates, but I may have missed a few. ;)

HTH!
Syren

vfaulkner · #4 (**permalink**) 07-31-2003, 12:33 AM

My site has a free graphics library that includes photographs of people, places, and things... http://graphics.vfwds.com

&
www.gograph.com has a good number of wonderful images...

jdyndale · #5 (**permalink**) 07-31-2003, 06:55 AM

Thanks a lot!

The good and useful photos are pretty expesive, but I think they might be worth it.

KarenH · #6 (**permalink**) 07-31-2003, 08:46 PM

http://www.photo-objects.com/

They have high quality images of objects.

an · #7 (**permalink**) 08-12-2003, 12:02 PM

Hi,

Here's another one for your collection:

www.alamy.com

I believe you also get 20% discount if you buy 5 RF images.

Yadmot · #8 (**permalink**) 08-13-2003, 12:36 AM

I did a search for Ice Cubes on the first site and found all kinds of excellent illustrations!

Thanks for sharing your list!

=^0.o^= Yad

lepcs · #9 (**permalink**) 08-13-2003, 05:47 PM

heres one more for that list syrensong:

http://kepek.creart.hu/

strangely, i have all the others in your list.

note to anyone using the list: if visiting deviantart be sure to only use the 'stock photos' section for free images. all others are protected by owner.

also www.ditto.com can be a resource.

wenwilder · #10 (**permalink**) 08-13-2003, 06:20 PM

I have found http://www.clipartclipart.com/ to be helpful if not entertaining.

DakotaDux · #11 (**permalink**) 11-02-2005, 09:57 PM

I have most of the sites on your list as well, but I've grown to like www.punchstock.com.