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The-Admin-Connection · #1 (**permalink**) 01-26-2012

Hi, I am working on my new wordpress site. Need some help finding free images for my website. Is there a specific website that VAs go to for their images?
Thank you,

Canary Admin Services · #2 (**permalink**) 01-26-2012

You could try Google Images, just check that the images aren't copyright before you use them.

Thebrainygal · #3 (**permalink**) 01-26-2012

Hey Fatima! I really like the stock xchng. : http://www.sxc.hu/ I think 'free' images age generally not the best quality - but I'm usually able to find something I like there.

Best of Luck!

The-Admin-Connection · #4 (**permalink**) 01-27-2012

Thank you for the feedback ladies. I will take a look at those websites.

On My Wings · #5 (**permalink**) 01-27-2012

I'm with Brainy Gal. I've used stock xchng for years with a lot of success for certain things. When you are ready to pay just a little bit and get even more high quality photos istock.com is my exclusive choice.

hbplifestyle · #6 (**permalink**) 01-31-2012

I have found google images a good source for photos on my blog posts.

Elise à la Mode · #7 (**permalink**) 02-02-2012

I love SXC too - also there is Every Stock Photo and Compfight

PeppyM · #8 (**permalink**) 02-03-2012

Sometimes, the copyright notice stated that one cannot use the copyrighted information without attributing it to the author/photographer, etc. I have had a blog up, for about a year and a half (not related to my business) and every image that I used contains an attribution. I've seen way too many sites, some from folks that I know, that do not put an attribution on images that they use. That's a recipe for potential disaster.

Girl Monday · #9 (**permalink**) 02-04-2012

My favorite is morgueFile. I like that you can filter the type that you want ahead of time and don't have to look at the specific license for each picture, after you've decided you want to use it, only to find out it is unusable. They have a very large selection and the photos are good quality.

Here is their license statement for their free photos, "You are allowed to copy, distribute, transmit the work and to adapt the work. Attribution is not required. You are prohibited from using this work in a stand alone manner."

The-Admin-Connection · #10 (**permalink**) 02-05-2012

Thank you for sharing ladies.

There seems to be a lot of different sites to obtain images however I noticed many of the images are unusable to just use free without needed to obtain the photographer permission, license, etc...

I like the idea of the filter on MorgueFile. I will check that one out also. Thanks Jennifer.