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I wanted to help designers find royalty free images, so I thought I'd start a forum post. Please add your resources to this post.
http://sxc.hu/
http://www.freevectors.net
http://www.dreamstime.com
http://www.crestock.com
http://www.123rf.com
http://library.creativecow.net/articles/smith_stephen/free_assets2.php
My personal favorite is http://www.istockphoto.com
I use most of these websites on the regular and they are great!
Here's a few more:
http://www.shutterstock.com/g/kkeifer
http://www.bigstockphoto.com/search/photographer/KennethKeifer/
http://www.cutcaster.com/studio/pub/328646746
http://www.canstockphoto.com/stock-image-portfolio/keifer
Also, you can find public domain images, usually shot by the government or military photographers, though not confined to government and military subjects at wikipedia commons. You can find the link at the bottom of most applicable Wikipedia pages. Some of these are of quite high resolution and quality. Just check the usage notes to be sure you can use it for your intended purposes. For instance: I found a photo of Walt Disney for my "It Happened on Christmas Day" trivia countdown there. It was taken by a NASA photographer while Disney was touring the facilities and is therefore government (aka we the people) owned. You can find things like audio clips there sometimes as well. Again, just check to make sure you're allowed to use it for commercial use (or whatever use you intend).
Hope it's okay I (shamelessly) added the landing page to my portfolios on these stock sites' URLs. Please forgive me if not. Also, though my offerings there are mostly landscape, these sites are great places to find people images at a relatively low cost compared to hiring models, getting them to pose exactly like you hoped, etc. One warning: some of these sites have no qualms about posting R-rated type material so be careful out there. Also, make sure the license you purchase covers the precise usage you intend for the file as I don't know how lenient these secular businesses would be with copyright infringement even if unintentional. Hope this helps.
PS: If you use these links instead of the ones I posted previously, I would appreciate it deeply. They could help me a little with the referral programs offered by these stock agencies and it will not cost you anything more than the other links above. Sorry I didn't think of this for the previous post. And thanks from one designer/producer to another!
http://www.shutterstock.com/cat.mhtml?gallery_id=465091&id=465091
http://www.bigstockphoto.com/account/shD9iWsBgU?refid=shD9iWsBgU
http://www.cutcaster.com/ref/328646746
http://www.123rf.com/src_keifer/portfolio_keifer
http://www.canstockphoto.com/search.php?mem=49406&r=49406
http://www.dreamstime.com/resp1610348-high-resolution-image
Again, hope these help. If I can ever be of assistance (questions, tips, etc.), please contact. Thanks and God bless! -Ken
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