Comments on: 9 Best Free Stock Image Sources For Bloggers (And Why You Shouldn’t Steal Images From Google)

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 18 May 2018 06:22:26 +0000

The list has helped me a lot, Unfortunately, I didn’t see the Pixabay here, this has the verity of free images, especially for the marketers, designer, blog writers, we can use them for professional or non-professional purposes without any hesitation.

By: MA

MA — Thu, 17 May 2018 07:26:28 +0000

I’m using 123RF myself, and I love that you can buy credits, and get the pics you want, instead of having to buy a full membership, which is way more expensive.

By: Sarina

Sarina — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 16:52:07 +0000

In reply to Kim Toomey. Thanks for the post Kim it was helpful. I just found out that Getty Images offers a free and legal embed service with credits for the photographer on it if anybody is interested. Of course you can't use it to sell or place affiliate links cause is totally wrong but for illustration purposes is great. Just look for Getty Images embed. I love IFB but I think you guys needs to step out the game when it comes to information and look for better solutions for every situation. Not everyone wants to be a personal style blogger, there's other categories on fashion too.

By: Kim Toomey

Kim Toomey — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 00:49:45 +0000

In reply to Chukyrp. This article does a good job of outlining what qualifies as Fair Use for images online. There is definitely a difference between using a photographer's artwork to improve your blog posts that you're generating revenue from, vs. a product image that is linked back to the retailer and driving revenue to them. In most cases, images from a company for their products are fine. Good question though! http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/copyright-fair-use-and-how-it-works-for-online-images/

By: Chukyrp

Chukyrp — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 22:56:46 +0000

Thank you for this post! I’m new in the world of blogging so I have a question about
creating a Valentine’s gift guide or clother & accessories I want right now. How can I make those if I cannot use images from the website?

By: beyondbasic

beyondbasic — Wed, 27 Jan 2016 00:59:36 +0000

I have always wondered about the accounts on Instagram stealing pinterest quote photos and random images to use for filler photos on Instagram. I have been very against stealing other images and would prefer to do a creative photo myself instead of getting into trouble. Great post. Something for bloggers to think about too even on Instagram.

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 17:02:39 +0000

The only group that can use google images is students for educational purposes. There is no reason, for fashion, not to have your own photos. With the technology available, your phone’s photo can be fabulous!

By: Souri

Souri — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 23:26:31 +0000

Does this mean we are not allowed to use “alternative text” for our photos to optimise them to get found. As a blogger and photographer I see bloggers and companies every day using my images – a backlink or just credit is usually not given.

It’s effort to take your own images and costs a lot of money (LOTS! So the 750$ for a copyright infringment sounds like a bargain to me) for the camera equipment. I only use my own images on my blog – 100%. As bloggers we all create unique content and photos are a big part of it … in case of my blog it’s mainly photos. And even taking a photo of green peppers takes effort.

There is also the option of asking the owner of the photo for permission – in most cases they would allow usage for credit/backlink when it is not of commercial nature.

There are websites which help to protect your images and it is much easier now to track the usage. Reverse Image search in Google or pixsy.com.

By: Kristen Philipkoski

Kristen Philipkoski — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 14:58:33 +0000

In reply to Lauren. If you have permission or you have a relationship with the person who took the photo, obviously there shouldn't be a problem. But publishers pay a lot of money for street style and celebrity photos often in the form of a Getty or other subscription service, or by hiring their own photographer. It's not, as I understand it, OK to use these photos without permission. The chances you will actually be sued may be slim but it's a risk. Like I said I'm not a lawyer but when I was a tech and science reporter, "Fair Use" was a confusing concept that we used cautiously. Stay tuned, I'm hunting for a copyright lawyer IFB can interview to better answer all your questions!

By: Noemi

Noemi — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 17:17:05 +0000

In reply to Sarina. I have the same problem. I have a blog and regularly post about street style and beauty, so of course I have to take the photos from other sites. I always link back to them. A lot of blogs do this, so hopefully it's not a big problem. I recently talked about it in a group on Fb and many people say that you can't take photos from the website, most of all from Getty Images (even if you publish them with the watermark, which is something brands and bloggers do, sometimes). I was suggested to ask fro permission to every site I take the photos from! It would be an endless thing to do. Also, since Pinterest and Tumblr are a huge source of beauty and street style photos, finding the original source is almost impossible.