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Arthur Longbottom
Arthur Longbottom
13,110 Points
Posted by Arthur Longbottom
Arthur Longbottom
13,110 Points

What is a good place to get quality stock photos, what do the pros use?

I know there are a few out there like iStockPhotos and shutterstock... but there seem to be so many out there. I know some of you probably have your favorites, I just don't want to go around subscribing to something crappy.

5 Answers

Derek Etnyre
Derek Etnyre
20,822 Points
Derek Etnyre
Derek Etnyre
20,822 Points

For free images try http://www.morguefile.com . Found some good images here for some past projects.

I hear that many pros use http://www.gettyimages.com

Arthur Longbottom
Arthur Longbottom
13,110 Points
Arthur Longbottom
Arthur Longbottom
13,110 Points

Wow, those are expensive... no wonder that's what the pros use. Maybe i'll hold off on those and use the free ones for now haha.

Derek Etnyre
Derek Etnyre
20,822 Points
Derek Etnyre
Derek Etnyre
20,822 Points

I like unsplash.com- their photos are really nice. Wish it was searchable.

Carman A
Carman A
7,672 Points
Carman A
Carman A
7,672 Points

There are some free ones in the student perks and treehouse blog. Other than that though I wouldn't know(what the pros use).

programmer2021
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programmer2021
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 23,052 Points
programmer2021
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programmer2021
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 23,052 Points

checkout http://startupstockphotos.com/ they have some great photos especially for a techy website.

Kate Moore
Kate Moore
22,916 Points
Kate Moore
Kate Moore
22,916 Points

i use dollarphotoclub.com... it is subscription based $10 per month for 10 photos and $1 for every photo in addition to that. many of the images on that site are also on istock or graphicriver. LOVE IT!