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How to Get High Quality Royalty Free Photos

I had no idea where to get high-quality images when I first started blogging back in 2013. Like many others, I was under the impression that I could use the photos I found through Google Image searches. Since they were online, I thought they were in the public domain and free to use. Boy, was I wrong.

After a little bit of research, I found out that not all images that are online are free to use and that the person who took the photo could demand you remove them or even initiate legal action to recover any costs they feel they’re due as a result of your use of their image.

Taking a good photo is hard work and photographers want the credit they’re due either in monetary reimbursement for the use of their photos or in the form of a photo credit that identifies them as the one who took the photo. In fact, they deserve it!

Stock photo websites professionals use are filled with high-quality images that can be yours for a fee but when you have a small budget or have no budget paying for photos to use on your website, blog, or social media may be the last thing you want to do. 

I stumbled across Pexels while looking for a totally free alternative to buying high-quality stock photos a few years ago and I’ve been using photos from the website ever since.

Pexels

Pexels has a wide range of free, high-quality stock images that you can use for everything from websites and blogs to advertising, courses, and ebooks.  Their images are culturally and racially diverse, have great lighting and composition are available for immediate download.

You can use the photos as they are or add text, filters or do anything you’d like to them with photo editing apps or software so they fit your project.

Where do you get your high-quality photos? Let’s talk about it in the comments. Follow me on Instagram or Facebook to join the discussion.

Author: Chanel Polk

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