(Locked) Places to Get Photos From for Use in Templates

^ That’s the premium images. :wink:

The first row of images at sxc.hu are pulled from StockXchange.com (their premium site). Below those are the stock images. .

…ahh, I see now (derr!).

So how about icons? Uh oh.

i have many stock pics that i had collected over the time but i forgot where i got it from can i use them or not ?

Stock exchange’s image use terms states:

You may not use the Image:

* SELLING AND REDISTRIBUTION OF THE IMAGE (INDIVIDUALLY OR ALONG WITH OTHER IMAGES) IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN! DO NOT SHARE THE IMAGE WITH OTHERS!

http://www.sxc.hu/help/7_2

Stock exchange's image use terms states:

You may not use the Image:

* SELLING AND REDISTRIBUTION OF THE IMAGE (INDIVIDUALLY OR ALONG WITH OTHER IMAGES) IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN! DO NOT SHARE THE IMAGE WITH OTHERS!

http://www.sxc.hu/help/7_2

In order to use images from sxc.hu you’ll need to contact the photographer and get explicit permission for commercial redistribution. So far I’ve never had someone decline. Most of them love seeing their photos in use and request that you send a link to where you used the images.

can i use my own photos?

can i use my own photos?

Yup, you sure can. Just make sure to let the reviewer know in the comments to reviewer section.

My favourite is www.photos8.com

If you want free high quality textures go to http://lostandtaken.com

Hey, I am creating a template which uses pictures of games and screen shots etc, but i am a little confused as to whether i can use these images free of charge or if i’d have to contact the company responsible for that image?

i’m only using them as a place holder to help sell the template and shouldn’t it be left up to the buyer if those images are actually used on the live site?

Yep you can use your own photos. When you upload your files there is a section titled "Comments to Reviewer" just note down that the photos are your own. If you use photos of people's faces you may need to upload a Model Release form as well. You can grab that from the Authoring Tutorial area I believe.

I couldn’t find the form. Can you provide a direct link please.

Thanks

can we use flickr photos in our templates ?

Hi, I think I have found something exciting :slight_smile:

Here is the completely free & large collection (216,558) of photos:
http://morguefile.com/archive/

Here is the free license info:
http://morguefile.com/license/morguefile/

You are free:

  • Remix — to adapt the work.
  • Commercial — to use this work for commercial purposes.
  • Without Attribution — to use without attributing the original author.

Under the following conditions:

  • Stand alone basis — You can not sell, license, sublicense, rent, transfer or distribute this image exactly as it is without alteration.
  • Ownership — You may not claim ownership of this image in its original state.

http://www.photos8.com/

WOW! Reaally thanks for the links!!! Really really

Great websites you have here. Thanks for posting this thread I’m sure it will help many!!

if I just want the images for the preview version of some templates,can I ask for example an author to let me expose it works and just comment it when I Upload a file?

thanks for the resources!

Search for “Public Domain Photos” you will find something for sure.

Hi

http://commons.wikimedia.org has to be the best place for free images.

Many images are comletely free of any licensing, but some are licenced under an attribution licence, meaning you must put on the authors name when you use the image.

See http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Reusing_content_outside_Wikimedia for more info

almost all may be freely reused without individual permission according to the terms of the particular license under which it was contributed to the project. You do not need to obtain a specific statement of permission from the licensor (unless you wish to use the work under different terms than the license stated).