I admit it. 99% of the photos you see on my blog are ripped off from free photo websites. But are they really
really free? Yeah, websites like
Pixabay or
MorgueFile or
Stock.xchng say they are, but if a lawyer with big guns really wanted to shoot down my little balloon, technically, and with a lot of money, he theoretically could. Not that I'm worth the latex shreds that would be left behind, nor do I lay awake at night worrying about such an event coming to pass.
But if you're the nail-chewing oh-my-goodness type that hyperventilates over the thought of an EMP bomb detonating over the roof of your house, have I found a worry-free site for you!
Unsplash provides 10 pictures every 10 days directly to your inbox. Or you could go to their site and mosey around if you've got nothing better to do. These are seriously can't-argue-with-it airtight not-even-kidding kinds of free photos for anyone to use.
Unsplash.com hosts images whose creators have waived ALL rights the laws allow to be waived. The variety is fantastic. The organization and bells and whistles on the site, not so much. Still, if your camera is shoddy or you don't have a photographic eye, go ahead and use Unsplash.
It will free you up to worry about something else.
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7 comments:
This is awesome to know. Thanks! I use Morguefile.com and worry about that. I'll share this today. Do you have a little link to Twitter that allows us to post directly from your site? Will go look.
Thanks, Michelle
Yep, there's an UpTweet button right after my short bio on the right hand side. No, your other right. See it?
Thanks Michelle! I am always looking for free images! Sharing!!!
Share away, little buddy.
Thanks for sharing! I pull most of my generic pictures from the creative commons search on Flickr--they have pictures you can use with just an attribution, but a lot of them aren't very good. Unsplash looks like a great alternative.
P.S. I love the title of this post!
Actually if you don't use photos that require model releases, lawyers can't do anything about pictures from Pixabay, etc, those are public domain.
Also check out http://www.goodfreephotos.com for thousands of unique public domain photos, especially landscapes to use personally or commercially. Hope you can blog about it in the future.
Wowzer! Thanks for the heads up. I toodled over to goodfreephotos and it looks like a playground where I might have to spend an afternoon. If there are no bullies and I don't skin my knee, indeed I will blog about it.
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