Depositphotos.com is a royalty free stock image resource site I decided to sign up and try out.
Now, many people I know usually try different stock sites or even do an image search on Google… however, if you choose to use images that might have certain licensing preventing you from altering, using for commercial use, using on a blog without altering, or even re-distributing.
Depositphotos clearly has a policy that their images can be used within the bounds of the individual image’s license and that the image can be used as many times by the person who bought the image. This is great as some places do only allow one time use and frankly, for niche blogs, some images tend to be used more than once.
As a graphic and web designer, I do use stock images from time to time, and even vector images. For me, it is extremely important to choose pictures and graphics that will fit a site’s brand, and that those images are of the best quality they can be.
I found that the selection of graphics were quite extensive, which is great because I design and develop for many different types of websites.
I actually picked a few to share with you… of course, edited from the original version. I am a big fan of vector imaging, so it is no surprise I picked a couple vectors. 🙂
The first image actually came in a really nice set of icons that I am pretty sure I am going to use on a web hosting site. Even after having editing these, I did other edits and was able to change colors and even take out the background so I can use a different background in my graphic editor program. The vectors were extremely easy to work with even when the layers were merged. That is a plus for me because I did not have to do any cleanup work on the images.
You can never have too many resources for graphics… at least I think that way. Because of the growing number of sites built, many websites have similar graphics. For new members, Depositphotos.com gives a 7 day free trial where you can download 5 free images a day. This is a good deal as many of the images are of high quality. They also have a whole area dedicated to free photos. I recommend giving it a try at least. And even without the free trial, the pricing is fairly reasonable.
By the way, according to Depositphoto’s blog, in August 2012, they reached over 9 million images! So, that means you can find an image for just about anything.
Have you tried Depositphotos.com?
Hi again Nile,
Thanks for mentioning the website. Will have a look at the type, amount and quality of the images (especially vector images) they have available.
Hey Nile!
I’ll be looking into this one – I’ve been trying to keep my blog images as “original” as possible, lest I run afoul of the copyright police, who have been very active lately. My advice to those who can’t afford to purchase images: use your camera, your cellphone, mspaint, whatever, and create your own images!
Blog On!
Thank you for your work. I read somewhere about 2nd one name is freeDigitalphotos.net..
Going to check this another one.
Thanks for sharing the site, I checked it out and it really has some amazing quality photos! Was very tempted to buy some just cause they look so nice :p I usually get my stock photos from http://www.sxc.hu since they are free and have some really good photos too.
I used their service for a few vector photos and they turned out great, especially in large banners.
Yes, Depositphotos is a good source of getting some high quality images for one’s blog. There are many other sites like these that charge only a minimal fee for downloading images. The cost of images vary depending on the specific size you want to download. Istockphoto.com is also a good option.
Thanks.
Hi again Nile, mostly i used images for attract visitors and it’s best for convert your visitors to conversion using images. mostly i use flicker but now i think i want to check depositphotos also.
Hey Nile,
Thanks for sharing such great information, I was just not knowing by this.
Helpful information will surely visit Depositphotos.
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Wow this is great, I was looking for a good spot to get images, this is perfect.
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Nile,
Thanks so much for sharing this information! I have a client who just last week told me about this site and then here you are writing about it!
It is so important that people use good photos on their site that they have found legally and ethically and it seems like depositphotos is a good resource and I want to thank you for sharing.
I am going to share this on my Fan Page!
Thanks!
~ Jupiter Jim
Thanks Jim! I was really happy to do this review as I enjoy looking at imagines anyway… it is a good way to get inspiration.
Hello Nile , I am again on “Blondish.net” and once again you shared a great informative post. I was not aware of the site depositphoto.com but this seems that this is a great site. I will try this website.
thank you for this post , from now on gonna visit blondish.net every now and then , thanks again ^_^
Very nice share. It looks like they have a very nice stock of photos. I think I will have to share this post to a few people. I have some friends who love photography.
I’m not the biggest fan of microstock agencies because I sell photos. But they sure do offer affordable vectors (which I do like). So for me, someone who uses images on my blog and someone who also sells images, I’m a bit torn on using microstock at all or try a new site. Pictures I’ve sold on Dreamstime for fifty cents have sold on a macro agency website for $75.00 . It may take longer to sell sometimes, but that’s way worth the wait.
Thank you for your post, getting high quality photos at a reasonable cost was one of my main issues with my baby blog. Right now my own photos, but the quality is just not what I would like to see.
Thank you Thank you Thank You.. i really need this website, i usually make a google search and use some images from their. i really needed this website, thank you you are so sweet
Really Amazing and very interesting post whatever you have shared. This is wonderful view and now i have found the views and very quite informative that is very useful well thanks for sharing this info.
Thanks again!
Natlie
It is a informative blog.Thanks for sharing it.
Hey Nile,
Thanks so much for passing this information on. Lately finding images has been quite the struggle. So much so, that I started creating my own. Some look like a five year old made them lol.
I’m going over to check it out right now. It couldn’t have come at a better time for me because I’m setting up a webinar and need some photos for my slides.
Thanks so much,
Donna
thanks for sharing this website and such a nice information, i would like to signup here and use this website in future when i need to search images.
I discovered Dipositphotos.com a couple of months ago. I don’t find the quality of images quite as good as say iStock, but for blog posts and that kind of thing they are a great option and certainly easy to use.
Thanks for the suggestion, but I think shutterstock is the best option to be true.
Depositphotos is a very good resource. There you can find high-quality images on any subject
I’ll be looking into this one, it is important that people use good photos on their site.. i would definitely create my profile on Dipositphotos
Hi Nile,
I went into their site, and browsed. They have a nice collection of images, although not that cheap. What bothered me most is that I got into their “free image” (The link you provided) and found out that they ask for subscription plans. So if you ask for money don’t call it “Free”. Other then that, I don’t see any advantage over fotolia or other image banks.
Don
Hello, thank you for sharing this post. I have been trying to look for decent photographs for a while now, so I am glad I came across this post. I have tried making my own photos, to see if I could maybe create something unique and original, however my creative skills are not the greatest. I will check this website out for the type and quality of photos and hopefully I will find something I like.
Hey Nile,
Thanks for sharing this awesome site with us. I am sure readers(especially I)will make use of it. I spend my large amount of time for searching one perfect image for my next blog post.
Thanks again!
Regards,
Amrik Virdi
hi, i am to do some review on one of my site about different topics. And i am glad to read your post. Because it proof my stategy is working.
In comparison, i wish my site done revamp.
i am getting a bit inpatience.
So wish back to family of B3 (or old TSA)
now all i can do is wait
Yes, I use Google image search a lot
but u do have a point that it could backfire
I will sure do check out those royality free website
I have try to join one
but i want one that has tons of good image, and vector image with a low cost fee
I tend to join low cost memership or one time payment membershp
I will check the link recommendaton
well, nothing really free right?
sigh
=D but if i am a member i design lots of cool stuff
U make me picking flower petals
LOL
Even if you’re not a graphic designer or anything like that, finding stock images that are good quality and cheap is near-impossible I’ve found. I run two blogs on my two favourite hobbies – just for fun, really – and filling the first site with relevant images in each post started to cost me a small fortune!
If I ever start up another site I’ll be looking at Deposit Photos very closely. In fact, I’ll look at it for future blog posts on my existing site. This was a brilliant share so thank you for taking the time to spread to love!
Nile,
Thanks for the recommendation. I checked the site out and it looks pretty legit. I has tons of images and for me this is so necessary because I’m always looking for fresh images for different blog posts.
Thanks again!
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the tip. You can never have enough places to get quality photos. I am going to check this out and more than likely bookmark it as well. Thanks again.
Hi Nile,
Thanks for suggesting Depositphotos.com as a resource for images. It is difficult to find excellent royalty images. I will certainly check it out because you recommended their service.
Raena Lynn
Nile,
Terrific resource. I tend to take images off of Google and probably have stepped on some toes in the past. This site would cover those transgressions.
Many thanks for the update.
RICK
Hi Nile,
Thanks for sharing this wonderful resource for photos. I usually do my own food shots but this is a nice resource to have for the occasional times when I need a stock photo. I will check them out.
Hey Nile I am here for the first time. Landed here from Donna’s tribe and m glad to do so. Came to know about an excellent source of images, Never heard about depositphotos before. Will definetely give it a try.
Thnx for sharing.
Thanks for sharing this site Nile! This is a site I have not heard of before and I am always looking for great places to get images. I am definitely going to check this out!
This is a great tip for getting quality images. Thanks for the tip!
Hi again Nile,
Thanks for mentioning the website. Will have a look at the type, amount and quality of the images (especially vector images) they have available.
Be very careful on using free images. Some of the companies out there buy the right of free images and start to sure users who obtained those while they were free. Like gettyimages send out letters asking $1000 per images not to take you to a court.
Hello Niles, I haven’t heard of that site before. I agree that it’s important to be able to change the images, so the site’s images look different and follow the brand.
This is a great resource, thanks a lot for sharing! I am always looking for free stock images and having looked at the selection at Depositphotos.com, I have to say I am quite impressed!!
Hi Nile…this is great info. I am always looking for pictures and am glad to have one more site to visit. I will definitely check them out….FYI I frequently use Morguefile which has free photos you can use w/o attribution…Thanks for the info.
Thank you for the resource. The downside is of cource if everybody start using the same stockphotos and less original is created.
Thank you very much of publishing that interesting website. I have been using istockphoto but I will add to my database that site too.
i never think using photo stock like that
because when i need a picture i just google it
but
i will try it
if the picture quality is good