Tip of the Week: Cool photography resources
My favourite way to find photos is to search Flickr for photos that are Creative Commons-licensed, meaning that the photographer permits free usage within certain terms. With proper credit most shots will be appropriate for use by a nonprofit organization. The quality is amazing and you can search on any terms you like. Need to show sadness, happiness, kids, nature, a situation, place or even abstract idea? Flickr has it all.
Here’s a Flickr shot I found with the search term “happy.” It’s by “shoothead” and is called “like a record…”
Another option is to use stock photography — some is free and works really well (but don’t overdo it or your piece will look like a mutual fund ad). A good source for free stock photos is stock.xchng. You’ll find a huge library of good quality shots to choose from.
Here’s one more resource that is especially good for graphic designers: Flickr Color Selectr allows you to search Flickr’s Creative Commons-licensed shots within a specific colour range. If you want free photos that will compliment a particular colour this will give you all sorts of random and interesting options.
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August 6th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
good read
August 25th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
What kind of wp template are you using
August 26th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
Hi there,
It isn’t a template – it was designed by Seven25 and updated by Bluelime Media.
Andrea
July 6th, 2010 at 12:37 pm
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