Web Hosting Talk : Web Hosting Main Forums : Web Design and Content : Images for your websites?

[JayUK]

Where can I get images of of things like servers/business type people? Do you buy stock photography?

[Domainer Zone]

The most popular free site is http://www.sxc.hu

[the_pm]

We've bought a few from Getty Images, not the really expensive ones, but some of the royalty-free ones (about $130 each). For everyday use, iStockPhoto has some great imagery, ~$1 per image for Web-quality graphics. Stock Exchange (SXC) is decent, considering it's free, but I've found it lacking in many respects. Searches around very good, image quality is not monitored, so you have to sift through a lot of noise to find a real gem.

[JayUK]

SXC is a nice place but I have also found it lacking in sum areas as well. If your running any type of business don't you need to get permission if your using the pics off of SXC?

[the_pm]

You can't resell their images, but I believe most, if not all, are allowed for individual site use, even commercial sites.

[JayUK]

Thanks, I will check their TOS again .

[sabian1982]

sxc is my main source as well... other than that i take my own photos!

[Ackoo-jt]

istockphoto, I love it! sxc is ok, its sometimes hard to find quality images though.

[wblogger]

A great service is inmagine.com
It has lots of photos, its easy to navigate, its good, and its free!

Check it, it deserves to be known. It has helped me a lot on my projects.