DESIGNERS: Looking for non-adult stock photography

[spentrent]

What's a great place for cheap/free stock photography? I've seen some crappy free stuff searching on Google, but nothing worth using.

Any suggestions? I'm looking for businessy/officey type stuff.

[herbal logic]

http://www.gettyimages.com/

[tootie]

http://www.hemera.com

Getty is WAY too expensive.

[Mefo]

Originally posted by herbal logic
http://www.gettyimages.com/

gettyimages is the shit

[doornx]

Originally posted by Mefo
gettyimages is the shit

getty is too expensive..even the RF is pricy

corbis might be a little cheaper..make sure you search for royal free images...you can mostly pick them up for $50 a piece

[stephthegeek]

My friend works for www.imagegrabber.com, pretty cool site, you can search a ton of agencies at the same time.

[AlienQ - BANNED FOR LIFE]

What do you need pictures of exactly?
I do custom photography from time to time Non adult.

if interested be more than glad to see what I can do for ya

[spentrent]

Thanks for all your suggestions!

Anyone else?

AlienQ, I actually have a very specific image in mind: two businessy-looking types in suits are sitting at one end of a table in a boardroom.

There's a projected image of a rising graph on the other side of the boardroom. One of the suits is standing and pointing at the graph while looking at the other suit who is seated, looking at the graph.

The camera shoots the pic from behind -- maybe "at a 3/4 perspective;" I don't know the lingo ;) -- where the people are on the left in the foreground and the chart is on the right in the background.

Very specific, I know. I figured I'd find something close enough to that, but if you are interested in taking a few shots, hit me up, ICQ in the sig.

[spentrent]

Okay so Getty is WAY TOO FUCKING EXPENSIVE for my broke ass...

[Esbee]

http://www.sxc.hu/ kicks ass for a lot of lower-budget purposes. Sort of open-source photography started specifically because people were pissed at paying recockulous fees for commercial photos.

About 70% of the images are flat-out free/no restrictions whatsoever. Remaining 30% are still free for personal use but have to contact photographer for commercial purposes. Photographer might ask for cash, or just want to know what it's for first, or whatever.

You have to click on the thumb to get to the midsize pic, at that point you'll see the license restrictions at the bottom. You have to register (free) to download the full-size versions.

Unfortunately the photo you described isn't likely to be found on the site. The emphasis on the site is generally more objects than people, and nearly all shots of people are the commercially-restricted ones (no one wants to end up on the side of a porn DVD box).

Worth a shot though. Can't beat "free".

[onno]

this is not too expensive http://www.istockphoto.com
and this is the expensive version http://www.istockpro.com/

[Sarah_Jayne]

istockphoto is good

[ChewbaCreative]

Veer is great

[doornx]

Originally posted by stephthegeek
My friend works for www.imagegrabber.com, pretty cool site, you can search a ton of agencies at the same time.

great site thanks..can save a bunch of time

[Tala]

www.deviantart.com has some good stuff

[chodadog]

Originally posted by doornx
getty is too expensive..even the RF is pricy

When is Royalty Free not expensive? Royalty Free is always more expensive than Rights Managed.

[VeriSexy]

Originally posted by herbal logic
http://www.gettyimages.com/

Great site

[pixieboy]

http://www.deviantart.com - tons and tons of hi res stock photos. it's a little hard to surf the site at first, but it gets easy after a few visits