I posted a question a while back as I was using the ultra-cheap Fotolia as a stock photo source but noticed how limited - and American - its model range was.
Thanks to Jean Thornhill for this great list of alternatives:
- http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons ... - If the project is non-profit making and I'm non-profit making then non-commercial use is acceptable.
- http://gallery.hd.org
- http://everystockphoto.com ...
- http://www.freerangestock.com ...
- http://www.morguefile.com
- http://www.geograph.org.uk ...
- http://www.imageafter.com
- http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Graphics.shtml ... - a list of US government photo libraries. I haven't found a British equivalent to this yet.
- And, since the creative commons communities allow us access to free images, I use my own site to give back: http://www.amgine.org.uk/galleries ...
Here's a local enthusiast's site for local buildings http://www.cambridge2000.com/ ... which we negotiated an arrangement with, just adding a simple credit and link. Actually has some aerial shots as well which have proved very useful.Other respondees found similar local websites.
And other sources include commons.wikimedia.org and sxc.hu.
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www.istockphoto.com is also worth a go - or at least, it's the one I use for cheap stock photos when I need commercial rights, not having heard of your suggestions.
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