What do the Words ‘Free Use Images’ Mean?
(The following section has been taken from Free Stock Photos for Graphic Designers & Web Designers)
Free Use images could mean copyright-free /
public domain images, or images where the photographer has given
permission that the images can be used free of charge. This is a very
tricky concept and you should always read the fine print on these ‘Free
Pictures’ websites. Just so you know, when you see an image you like on
the Internet, you aren’t just allowed to right click on it / hit ’save
as’ and Voilà … it is yours. It doesn’t work this way. When you visit
one of these ‘free images’ website, look for a reproduction rights page
or statement of use page. Read this page carefully, and read the fine
print to make sure that there are no limitations to their ‘free images
use’. Many of these ‘free image’ sites require that you post credit for
the image, meaning that you must mention the photographer or website
next to or below the free image. This is your only fee for using the
image.
An example of a restriction to using a free image is as follows:
Free for Educational or Personal Use: You can use the image on your personal print projects, your website, in a school project, as desktop wallpaper, frame it and hang it on a wall. However, you cannot resell the image, or use it within one of your commercial projects, without paying for the right to do so.
Click on this Link for a list of articles about Stock Photography, Finding Free Images on the Internet, Royalty Free Images, and much more.
Now for the long list of Free Stock Photo Sites…Enjoy and please comment on sites that I have missed, and I will add them on. Thank you!
An example of a restriction to using a free image is as follows:
Free for Educational or Personal Use: You can use the image on your personal print projects, your website, in a school project, as desktop wallpaper, frame it and hang it on a wall. However, you cannot resell the image, or use it within one of your commercial projects, without paying for the right to do so.
Click on this Link for a list of articles about Stock Photography, Finding Free Images on the Internet, Royalty Free Images, and much more.
Now for the long list of Free Stock Photo Sites…Enjoy and please comment on sites that I have missed, and I will add them on. Thank you!