Finding great stock photos for your website, blog or design project isn’t hard or expensive anymore. Previously stock photo libraries were only available on CD, but now there are websites featuring large databases of stock photos available online. These allow you to search, preview and download your perfect photo without having to pay for other images you won’t use.
The stock photo site I prefer and use is iStockphoto. It was one of the first stock photo websites to bring affordable photos to the web. iStockphoto provides royalty-free stock photos in a variety of sizes and prices. Photographs are available from around US$1 for a size suitable for the web.
iStockphoto’s site features a very powerful search system, which allows searchers to quickly find relevant photos.
The other great thing about iStock is the community of users around it. The site is active and growing and the community of photographer’s add many images on a daily basis.
iStockphoto is the secret of many web and graphic designers, but it is open to use and easy to use for anyone. Visit iStockphoto, to try it out or browse this site to see examples of the content available at iStockphoto.