Images, Graphics, Videos and other media is one of the important parts of our good research content. It will enhance our user readability and Presentation. As per research said that a graphics representation will be more attractive compared to the plain text. And we all know and have seen an image that can tell the whole story that we do require a 500-1000 word to explain the same things.
Now, the question is, how do you previllege your users or content with the images that describe your intention and expression. And what if I do not know how to make an image and where to find that stock image while having the copyright issue.
So, you no need to worry about this. Here I am sharing the list of awesome websites where you can download the free stock images for your blogs and professional uses. Even some of the websites will help you out to do modification of images and download.
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List of Websites for Free Stock Images for Commercial or Blogging use:
1. Unsplash
I kept Unsplash at the top. Because it has huge collections of stock images. All images uploaded by different users around the globe. You can download your images based on your requirements.
They have an easy search base user interface as well as they have an easy navigation menu bar that helps you sort or filter your images based on your need. Easy download and there is no copyright issue with these images. You don’t need to sign up or sign in to download your images. You can even contribute to this website while uploading your best snap to a website that helps others users.
2. Freepik
Freepik is getting recognised by 2020. It is much similar to Unsplash. It’s UI is almost the same as Unsplash. But It is not completely free. It has free stock images as well as they have premium plans for stock images.
Drawback of this website while using their stock images. You have to mention the attribute for them while using their image for blog or commercial. If you are ok with giving the attribution or credit then you can use this else the above website is enough and good to use.
3. Canva
Canva is another one of my favorite websites for free stock images. I know it is most popular for online image editing tools. But trust me there are a lot of stock image templates that you can use directly for your blogs and commercials. And even you can do some modification to existing images and templates. you can upload your images and merge with existing templates and stock images.
It has a very easy user interface (UI) to operate. But you have to sign up/Signin first. You can create an account with your custom email or you can directly sign in with your Gmail account, Facebook Account, and Apple Account.
Benefit of Canva:
- It has predefined templates for logo, banners, posters, Videos, Presentation, Infographics, and much more.
- Lots of predefined elements.
- Easy to use.
- Multiple format download.
- Essay share your editable image to others.
- Easy access to your saved work.
- Easy access to your assets.
4. Pexels
Pexels is getting more attention these days. It is alike of Unsplash as i mentioned in first. It also has a very easy UI. It has a search base UI that helps you find your stock image faster and you can download without sign in. All images you can use for your blogs and commercials. Even you can download or get a very small videos that might used as a GIF.
You can upload your own stock images to get recognised worldwide. Easy to explore the images. You can filter based on different categories of images. You can contribute to their challenges.
5. Pixabay
Pixabay I found it in late 2020. And I love using this website for free stock images. It has 2.4 million + free images that might cover most of your blogs and commercial images requirements.
Benefits of pixabay:
- Search base UI.
- Easy to use.
- Multiple image formats availables.
- Images, Illustrator, Vector graphics are also there.
- You can download free short videos.
- You can download free music too.
- Sound effects.
- You can upload your own images, design, music, and videos too.
- Easy to find images.
- Categories based filter.
6. Icons8
Icons8 is best for free stock logos and icons for your blogs, website and commercials. This website has a great collection of icons for free to use. It has a very nice search based UI for users.
Here you will get the followings:
- Icons
- Illustrations
- Photos
- Music
- Design Tools
7. Dribbble
Dribble is one of the most popular platforms for UI design for enterprises. Here you will get the enterprise mobile applications and web design templates. So if your blog is related to technologies like Mobile apps development and web app development then this will be great for you. Here you can “Discover the world’s top designers & creatives”. This sentence is taken from their official website tagline.
Note: You have to follow their terms and conditions while using their images. If you are using informational blogs then you just give the credit to the image creator and you can use it. But in the case of commercials you have to follow their terms and conditions.
8. Uispace
Uispace is the best option for SVG images and logos. So if you are looking for an SVG logo and/or image then i will recommend Uispace to use that. As of now they have more than 650+ SVG logos and thousands of others psd and image on their website.
Uispace not only can use for SVG logos or images. It can also be used for other images like Photoshop, Fonts, Icons, Illustrator, Sketch, and Scripts. You can download free sketch, photoshop images for your mobile apps, web app, tech blogs, tech informational blogs, business and others and do modification and use it for your blogs and commercial uses.
I hope the above list of websites helps you out to find the images for your blog and commercial uses. If you have any others website list that you think it should be listed here then please let me know in the comment section. You feedback and suggestion will help us to improve our content that will helps us as well as others readers. So please share your valuable feedback and suggestion. Even you can drop a mail at support@ganvwale.com with your list and feedback.
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