Where Can I Find Graphics

[wampthing]

Does anyone know where I might find a collection of graphics for a website? For example;

 

Financial websites- (People looking at financial statements, a picture of a calculator, Retirees skipping down some tropic beach, etc, etc.)

 

Can you get something like that from a stock photographer for free? Where do professional web developers go to get their graphics?

[Pendragon]

Does anyone know where I might find a collection of graphics for a website?  For example;

 

Financial websites- (People looking at financial statements, a picture of a calculator, Retirees skipping down some tropic beach, etc, etc.)

 

Can you get something like that from a stock photographer for free?  Where do professional web developers go to get their graphics?

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A lot of the web design packages come with a collection of stock images. You can also buy add on packs. I've got a collection of images I've had for probably 10 years, all told it's about 45 mb worth. I'd offer them up, but at 45mb a pop, it'd eat a lot of bandwidth..

[GroovyFish]

Check out istockphoto.com. While they are not free, they are just a couple bucks each.

 

If you have a bit more of a budget, try shutterstock.com. You can purchase a month package and download up to 750 images in that month.

[TCH-Don]

local stores have bargin CD's with graphic collections.

[owatagal]

stock.xchange (www.sxc.hu) offers free photos. The quality varies, as does the licensing, but they can be useful.

 

If you have the budget for it, Corbis has great photos (www.corbis.com).

[wampthing]

local stores have bargin CD's with graphic collections.

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What type of stores? Are we talking a walmart, or something like a craft store?

[TCH-Bruce]

Check your local Best Buy, CompUSA or Circuit City. They have bargain CDs with clip art and photos.

[Beltza]

You might want to read Where To Find Great Free Photographs And Visuals For Your Own Online Articles.

[wampthing]

Thanks!

This is exactly the type of info I was looking for!

[whoahorse]

You can find a lot by searching Google Images

 

Weezy

[TCH-Don]

Wheezy,

be careful,

most of the images google shows are from other web sites and may not be for public use.

I see my own images and graphics in google

[whoahorse]

Yes, I have had some experience with that.

 

I figured that this fellow kinda was up on that issue and might know the difference?

 

Weezy

[wampthing]

Yes, I have had some experience with that.

 

I figured that this fellow kinda was up on that issue and might know the difference?

 

Weezy

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Yup, I am aware of how to keep my nose clean there. Thanks!

[snipe]

Check your local Best Buy, CompUSA or Circuit City. They have bargain CDs with clip art and photos.

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The only problem I have found with that is that the stock photos you find on the bargain bin CD's tend to be pretty lame - same with the stuff available on clipart.com. I have tried to use them a bunch of times, but they are just not high quality enough for a professional site.

 

You might try a low-cost site like BigStockPhoto.Com - http://www.bigstockphoto.com/

 

Thye quality of their stuff seems to be pretty decent, and the costs are not outrageous.

 

If you have the budget, I would *always* recommend going with Getty Images (www.gettyimages.com) - but they are rather pricey.