5 websites to get FREE photos for your website or blog

byAlanG

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Updated 9 years ago

There is nothing more striking and powerful than sharing a great photograph. Photos have the ability to immediately capture a person’s attention and deliver a message without ever including any text. If you have some impressive images in your advertising campaign or on your website then you might just have the right tool for getting the customers interested.

Photographs of real objects, places or people are much more effective than an image designed on canvas or onscreen.

People can relate to a real image much better and are more likely to stop to get a better look at it. And we all love taking and viewing photos. Almost every phone you buy has an inbuilt camera that takes great pictures. These are great selling points for any mobile phone because we really get a kick out of capturing every moment and enjoy looking at photos of real people and real things.

Think of how powerful social media sites like Facebook or Pinterest are. People constant share and save photos of their friends and family and even their home cooked dinner. Anything is possible when it comes to photos and people’s interest. You can use this fascination we all have with that captured moment to help promote your business or campaign.

If you sell your products online through your website then photos are a great way to show people what you have to offer. Seeing a photographed image of a product or of a service in action is perfect to share the quality and standard of what you have for sale. Photos are much more likely to be shared online or ‘liked’ on Facebook, which immediately spreads your image even further.

When we buy something online it can sometimes feel like we are not really sure what we are getting. It is not the same as going into a store and seeing the real thing on the shelf. But if you use photos that show a product clearly and from different angles then it is much better for the customer to get a real idea of what it is like, and you will sell quicker.

Whether you are selling android phones or campaigning for human rights photos will share your message clearly and instantly and will convey a powerful message. People sometimes skim through text, or just glance at a headline, but with a photo you can really capture your audience.

1. Download free and premium stock photos and illustrations. Professional, royalty free images can be used in business and personal design projects.

http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/

2. Everystockphoto is a search engine for free stock photos, offering community features to the stock photography community. Free photos are listed under creative commons, public domain and other free licenses

http://www.everystockphoto.com

3. Morguefile contains photographs freely contributed by many artists to be used in creative projects by visitors to the site.

http://www.morguefile.com/

4. Home for Public Domain Pictures. Free for private and commercial use.

http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/

5. Pdclipart is a public domain, including images, can be used without restriction.

http://www.pdclipart.org