Using Stock Photos

Using Stock Photos

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I consistently use stock photos in presentations and blogposts- who doesn’t love a copyright free, high quality image to break up blocks of text and to demonstrate concepts? Below is a list of some of Educational Technology’s favorite stock photo resources, with a description of the type of license required (or not required) when citing the photo.

Unsplash –10 free high-resolution photos posted every 10 days, Creative Commons license (Kaity’s favorite source)

MorgueFile– Over 350000 high-quality, high resolution photos. Free for commercial use. No attribution required (Lauren’s favorite source)

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“Beach Waves” by Michael Durana, via Unsplash, is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Ocean by NASA, via Unsplash (CC License Type).
“Ocean” by NASA, via Unsplash, is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Pixabay – Large library of stock photos and vectors, creative commons license.

Magdeleine – Hand-picked stock photos, searchable by license type, creative commons or attribution.

StockSnap.io – Free, wide selection, under the creative commons license.

“Map” by Andras Barta, via Pixabay, is licensed under CC By 2.0
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“Computer & Coffee” by Lia Leslie, via Morgue File, is licensed under CC By 2.0

Kaboompics – Free photos for personal and commercial use.

New Old Stock – Free vintage photos, varied and interesting, no copyright restrictions.

DesignersPics – Great styles of photos for blog posts. Creative commons license.

 

Abbey Street Corner, Hibernian Bank Shelled, 1916, via New Old Stock (Copyright Free)
“Abbey Street Corner, Hibernian Bank Shelled, 1916,” via New Old Stock, is licensed under CC By 2.0
Crewmen of the Amphibious Cargo Ship USS Durham Take Vietnamese Refugees Aboard a Small Craft, 1975, via New Old Stock (Copyright Free).
“Crewmen of the Amphibious Cargo Ship USS Durham Take Vietnamese Refugees Aboard a Small Craft, 1975,” via New Old Stock, is licensed under CC By 2.0

MMT – Blog-format free stock image site by Jeffrey Betts. Creative commons license.

The Pattern Library – Great resource for cool patterns.

SplitShire – Free photos by a photographer/web designer. Creative commons license, accepts donations.

Fruit by Jeffrey Betts, via MMT (CC0 License)
“Fruit” by Jeffrey Betts, via MMT, is licensed under CC By 2.0
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“City Life” by Jeffrey Betts, via MMT, is licensed under CC By 2.0

Resource

Fox, Dana. “30 Free Stock Photo Resources For Your Blog Posts.” I Can Build a Blog. Web.

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