Update note: Tis the season of needing lots of images and below is a clickable list of FREE Image Resource Sites. I've added several new sites and along with them a short video and preview of the sites.
These are truly, totally free. No attribution required, no copyright infringement, they are all OK to use for commercial purposes (and for churches that means you can sell a t-shirt with an image used and be legal). I've spent many hours reading the fine print so you don't have to.
I did this because it really bothers me when you run across the frequent list of "free" images, but then you read the small print and you can't use them for anything but "personal use" (whatever that means) or that you have to print an attribution. I do understand why that is important to many people, but for many of the church communications we create, it simply isn't practical. Or it would look strange on an invitation card or similar communication.
There are thousands and thousands of images here and I recommend doing searches for what you need ahead of the time you need them. Just save in files under the categories you know you'll be working in (holidays, various ministries, etc.) and you'll have your own store of images when you are on a deadline to produce communications.
Here is the new updated list of video sources
- https://www.freebibleimages.org/
- Incredible collection of photo and illustrations
- Cannot use for commercial purposes, ministry & educational only
- For an example of a video you can create with these images go to one I did about the Prodigal Son: https://wp.me/pDky9-3Fh
- burst.shopify.com
- hi and low res options
- lots of images related to coffee!
- https://www.reshot.com/
- I just really like them
- negativespace.co
- All CC0 license
http://snapwiresnaps.tumblr.com
http://startupstockphotos.com/
http://www.titania-foto.com/en/
Hey, Yvon … thanks so much for sharing this.
Let me suggest two other sites I use regularly:
https://openclipart.org/
http://www.freeqration.com
Keep in mind that anytime a recognizable human being is in a photo, you may need a model release, even if the photographer has no problem with you using the image for free. You can also search images at Flickr, but you do need to pay close attention to the license of the given image, and (when images are available through the Creative Commons) to provide the required attribution.
Thanks again for sharing these–we need all the free resources we can use.
With all the other sites available, I avoid Flickr because as you said their licenses vary so much. The ones on the tour are all OK and with the thousands there, I hope people find what they need.
But again, thanks for sharing!
Yvon