t’s a rare week at Sutton Creative Studios if we don’t need to source images for one project or another. Actually, it’s a rare day. Between Facebook, Pinterest, Blog articles and client projects, we are constantly looking for pictures which are inexpensive, if not free, to use. Luckily, we have come across a few great sites for such purposes. As such, here are our favorite sites for photos: (Read more)

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Kimberly Sutton January 10, 2014
Our Favorite Sites for Photos
It’s a rare week at Sutton Creative Studios if we don’t need to source
images f or one project or another. Actually, it’s a rare day. Between
Facebook, Pinterest, Blog articles and client projects, we are constantly
looking f or pictures which are inexpensive, if not f ree, to use. Luckily, we
have come across a f ew great sites f or such purposes. As such, here are
our f avorite sites f or photos:
• Flickr Creative Commons – Photos f ound on Flickr Creative Commons
are f ree to use, however the artist must be credited f or the image. This can
easily be accomplished with a small watermark/credit on a corner of the image. I also credit the artist by
including the title of the photo as well as the artist’s username when I name the f ile. This can be seen by
clicking on the photo. Photos may not be resold, which limits them to use on your own blog and creative use
projects.
• Stock.xchng – Photos on stock.xchng are comparable to photos f ound on big name (paid) sites like
istockphoto.com. Image sizes are very large and appear to be very prof essional. While these are royalty-f ree
and f ree-to-use images, like Flickr they may not be used on projects where you will make a prof it. Also like
Flickr, the photographer must be credited f or his/her work.
• istockphoto.com – While most images on istockphoto.com will cost you money, by signing up f or their
newsletter you become eligible f or their f ree weekly and monthly downloads. Regardless of what the f ree
image is, I always download it just in case I have use f or it later on down the road.
• Inmagine.com – None of inmagine.com’s images are f ree, however unlike most of the other big-name paying
photo sites, Inmagine has a value section where visitors can purchase photos f or $10. In case you don’t know,
$10 f or quality, royalty-f ree, usable images is astoundingly inexpensive.
When downloading images, I sort them into f olders designating where I got them f rom. This gives me the peace
of mind of knowing whether or not the image may be used on a product that will be resold, or whether I need to
use it f or private, Sutton Creative Studios-only use.
Do you have any other sites you like to use f or images? Please share your thoughts in the comments f ield
below.
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Kim Sutton is a f ounding partner of Sutton Creative Studios, an agency specializing
in social media management, graphic design and virtual assistance. She is a
graduate of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago where she earned her
Bachelor’s Degree in Interior Architecture.
In her f ree-time, Kim cherishes the time she gets to spend with her husband, Dave
(her business partner), and three children. She also enjoys reading, knitting and
writing.
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