Did you know that using an image on your blog post can increase your views by 94% Adding the perfect photo to your blog or website is important for both marketing and aesthetics, but it’s also important to make sure you are not using someone else’s work without following their copyright restrictions.

Fortunately, you can buy photos for commercial use or find free photos online that are copyright-free and royalty-free. Here are six websites you can use.

Many artists are happy to distribute their photography on royalty-free and copyright-free websites. Oftentimes, these artists do not even require attribution from people who are using their photos.

Many platforms help an artist distribute their work in this way. Three of these sites are:

Unsplash

Unsplash offers royalty-free, copyright-free images of a variety of different subjects, all free to use under the Unsplash license. You will not find cheesy or low-quality images on this website. All of the images are high-quality, high-resolution, and very beautiful.

Pexels

Pexels offers copyright-free pictures and photos. While all of the photos are free to download and use, there are some restrictions, you must follow under the Pexels license. If you are using a photo from this site, make sure to read and follow the license and restrictions.

Pixabay

Pixabay offers free, royalty-free pics, illustrations, vectors, videos, and music. Similar to Pexels, there are several “do’s and don’ts” you must follow under the Pixabay license. This is another site you’ll need to carefully read if you are going to use their free images, music, or videos.

The photos on these sites are ideal for when you need high-quality images to use on your website, blog, or projects.

Many traditional stock photo websites offer a variety of licenses, depending on how you will use the photo. Three of these sites are:

Shutterstock

Shutterstock images come with a standard license, but you can also purchase an enhanced license if need be. Shutterstock offers a monthly subscription or an on-demand image pack to download images whenever you need to.

Adobe Stock

Adobe Stock images come with a standard license, but you can also purchase enhanced, extended, and editorial licenses. Adobe Stock offers a monthly subscription, or you can purchase credits to use whenever you like. While many of the photos on Adobe Stock are paid, they do have free images to use.

Getty Images

Getty Images photos come with a standard license, but you can also purchase a rights-managed or rights-ready license. Getty Images offers several on-demand packs based on the number of images and/or photos you need. You can purchase a low-resolution image pack, a medium resolution image, and video pack, or a high-resolution image and video pack.

The licenses on these sites are lengthy and complex. Be sure to read them carefully to ensure you are abiding by the terms.

Whether you buy photos for commercial use or use free photos, you have many options to choose from whenever you need a stunning image for your project.

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