Every now and then, web designers need photographs to work with. The best way of making use of stock resources is to use them according to their licensing.
From many good websites, which provide free stock resources – we have picked the top 5 to make your search easy. You will find photos, graphics, 3D models, plugins, texture and much more from the sites listed below.
1) Stock.Xchng : www.sxc.hu
Image giant Getty now owns SXC, which offers completely free images to eager creative users. The site offers access to hundreds of thousands of high-quality, stock photos, as well as graphics.
2) 3D Xtras : www.3dxtras.com
Download a range of high quality 3D models for a variety of apps including Maya, Softimage, Lightwave and more. As well as images the sites offer animation, plug-ins, textures, software and more.
3) MorgueFile : www.morguefile.com
A plethora of free photos awaits on morgueFile aimed at creatives. Whether it’s for commercial means or a personal project all the images are available for absolutely nothing.
4) PhotoGen : www.photogen.com
Free stock photography for commercial and personal use, however thery are not for resale or redistrubution. Although the site has been in existence since 2004, it relaunched as a free stock site in 2006.
5) StockVault : www.stockvault.net
Stockvault offers a stock photo sharing website where photographers, designers and students can share their files with each other for free personal and non-commercial work.
let us know which other sites do you use for resources like these and others, so that we can share more the next time.
