Stock Photo, No Watermark

[somarco]

How do you choose photo's for your website? Google/Bing search or some other source?

If a photo does not have a watermark, is it safe to assume it is public domain?

 

[lrixford]

No. That is not a good indicator.

I highly recommend that you do not take photos from search or other sites. The fines you can get from Getty are astronomical.

Read these articles that we have created based upon our real world experience in building thousands of agency websites.

Getting Photos for your Website

Avoid Fines and Understand Image Usage Rights and Licensing

I can tell you they usually start at over $1000 for each incorrectly licensed image.

 

[scagnt83]

You can subscribe to services that give you the rights to use their stock images.

There are also some websites out there that provide free stock photos and images. Google is your friend:
https://bootstrapbay.com/blog/free-stock-photos/
Free Stock Photos | Stockvault.net - Free Photos - Free Images
Over 387,850 Free Photos and Textures - FreeImages.com
https://www.pexels.com/

 

[Tkruger]

I've also used https://www.graphicstock.com/

 

[GreenSky]

How do you choose photo's for your website?

I stand outside high schools with a telephoto lens.

How do you do it?

Rick

 

[Tiesto422]

I stand outside high schools with a telephoto lens.

How do you do it?

Rick

He is a creep. That is the joke. I do not laugh. Why?

 

[GreenSky]

He is a creep. That is the joke. I do not laugh. Why?

Because you have no sense of humor and have your head stuck up your XXX.

Rick

 

[senior-advisor-indiana]

He is a creep. That is the joke. I do not laugh. Why?

You have emphysema and it could kill you?

 

[STIBROKER]

Because you have no sense of humor and have your head stuck up your XXX.

Rick

 

[WinoBlues]

Huuummm, if that guy farts does it becomes a perpetual fart?