{"id":1259,"date":"2016-01-05T22:50:36","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T03:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.peatix.com\/?p=1259"},"modified":"2018-07-05T04:10:01","modified_gmt":"2018-07-05T04:10:01","slug":"10-free-photo-sites-for-amazing-event-visuals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/organizer\/10-free-photo-sites-for-amazing-event-visuals\/","title":{"rendered":"10 free photo sites for amazing event visuals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Searching for high resolution and visually appealing images to create event visuals that captures\u00a0the branding, vibe, and key message of an\u00a0event can be quite the challenge, particularly if you&#8217;re on a budget and cannot afford <a href=\"http:\/\/smallbusiness.chron.com\/definition-royaltyfree-image-40059.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;royalty-free&#8221; images<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately there are\u00a0several online repositories of photos that you can use\u00a0commercially for free and some doesn&#8217;t even require attribution to the photographer. We have shortlisted 10 sites that caters to different styles of photography, so you can find one that suits your needs.<\/p>\n<h2>1. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifeofpix.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LifeOfPix<\/a><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1270\" style=\"width: 477px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifeofpix.com\/gallery\/traffic-jam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1270\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1270 \" src=\"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/organizer\/wp-content\/uploads\/traffic-e1447656182781.jpg\" alt=\"traffic\" width=\"467\" height=\"311\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifeofpix.com\/gallery\/traffic-jam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">image on\u00a0LifeOfPix<\/a> by Nabeel Syed<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Run by Montreal advertising agency LEEROY, LifeOfPix is a repository of free high-resolution photos without copyright restrictions. Images are for personal commercial use only, and they add new photographers from their network every week. All images are donated to the public domain. We particularly like their images of urban city life.<\/p>\n<h2>2. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pexels.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pexels<\/a><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1272\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/before-wedding-6181\/\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1272\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1272 \" src=\"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/organizer\/wp-content\/uploads\/pexel_flowers-wedding-large.jpg\" alt=\"'Before Wedding' from Pexels via Kaboompics.com\" width=\"470\" height=\"313\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8216;Before Wedding&#8217; from Pexels via Kaboompics.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Almost 3,000 photos completely free for\u00a0any legal purpose, and attribution is not required.<\/p>\n<h2>3. <a href=\"http:\/\/stocksnap.io\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">StockSnap.io<\/a><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1267\" style=\"width: 477px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stocksnap.io\/photo\/KZNPS0PQL7\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1267\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1267 \" src=\"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/organizer\/wp-content\/uploads\/stocksnapio.jpg\" alt=\"An image on StockSnap.io by Verne Ho\" width=\"467\" height=\"311\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1267\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An <a href=\"https:\/\/stocksnap.io\/photo\/KZNPS0PQL7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">image on StockSnap.io<\/a> by Verne Ho<\/p><\/div>\n<p>StockSnap personally\u00a0curates the best stock photos from around the web and from a number of daily submissions. The end result in their words: &#8220;a bad ass repository of beautiful stock photography.&#8221; We can&#8217;t disagree!<\/p>\n<h2>4.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/deathtothestockphoto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Death To The Stock Photo<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/110614005?app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"213\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Death to the Stock | Story Film\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The goal\u00a0of Death To The Stock Photo is &#8220;to help more brands create rich digital experiences that elevated their visual aesthetic\u2014\u00a0without shelling out wads of cash, or their sanity.&#8221;\u00a0It&#8217;s no wonder the response to their work has been\u00a0massive.\u00a0Two photographers started out this project by sending out email packs of photos from their hard drives to brands, bloggers, and creatives struggling to find images that fit their vibe and tribe. <a href=\"http:\/\/deathtothestockphoto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up<\/a> to their mailing list and get a fresh pack of photos sent to your inbox every month, &#8220;with awesome stories to match.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>5. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unsplash.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Unsplash<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Their description says it best: &#8220;Free (do whatever you want) high-resolution photos. 10 new photos every 10 days.&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unsplash.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Unsplash<\/a> has beautiful idyllic nature landscapes and fine attention to detail and textures of every day life. Expect minimal focus on faces.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1268\" style=\"width: 478px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/organizer\/wp-content\/uploads\/unsplash.jpeg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1268\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1268 \" src=\"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/organizer\/wp-content\/uploads\/unsplash.jpeg\" alt=\"unsplash\" width=\"468\" height=\"320\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">image on Unsplash<\/a> by Iswanto Arif<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Unsplash releases 10 new photos every 10 days, all hi-res, all free for whatever good use\u00a0you can think of. Furthermore, if you&#8217;re\u00a0designing a website for your event and require fuss-free\u00a0placeholder images, <a href=\"http:\/\/unsplash.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Unsplash It<\/a> automatically creates placeholder\u00a0photos for you from Unsplash &#8211; you can alter\u00a0width and height, create monochrome\u00a0or blur images within seconds.<\/p>\n<h2>6. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.splitshire.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SplitShire<\/a><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1341\" style=\"width: 479px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.splitshire.com\/birthday-cake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1341\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1341 \" src=\"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/organizer\/wp-content\/uploads\/splitshire_cake.jpg\" alt=\"Birthday Cake from SplitShire\" width=\"469\" height=\"242\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1341\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.splitshire.com\/birthday-cake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Birthday Cake<\/a> from SplitShire<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.splitshire.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SplitShire<\/a>&#8216;s\u00a0amazing copyright-free real photos for personal and commercial use. There&#8217;s a sidebar of category listings and Premium section for better\u00a0content. Use SplitShire photos for your website, advertising material, image placeholders, template files, video projects, book covers, music artwork,etc.\u00a0The only thing you can&#8217;t do with SplitShire photos: Sell them, or place them in third-party stock photo websites.<\/p>\n<h2>7. <a href=\"http:\/\/foter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Foter<\/a><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1343\" style=\"width: 478px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1343\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1343 \" src=\"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/organizer\/wp-content\/uploads\/socialmedia.jpg\" alt=\"socialmedia\" width=\"468\" height=\"351\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/foter.com\/photo\/social-media-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social Media<\/a> on Foter<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Foter<\/a> hosts over 200\u00a0million free Creative Commons images from many online sources, such as Flickr. Each photo has variants in sizes, and the entire Foter system is available as a WordPress plugin that works seamlessly with any WordPress blog if you&#8217;re writing articles related to your event.<\/p>\n<h2>8. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iconfinder.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IconFinder<\/a><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1344\" style=\"width: 481px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iconfinder.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1344\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1344 \" src=\"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/organizer\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-27-at-8.37.45-AM.png\" alt=\"Free icon sets\" width=\"471\" height=\"416\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1344\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">IconFinder&#8217;s featured free icon sets<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Photos aren&#8217;t always the only visuals you&#8217;ll need for your event. Check out IconFinder&#8217;s repository of almost\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iconfinder.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10,000 icon sets<\/a> to complete your branding presence online. Find\u00a0social media icons, menu icons, and even credit card vendor icons for your website and other visuals. If you&#8217;re willing to fork out some money, their premium icon sets are great. Otherwise, they have plenty of free icon sets available too!<\/p>\n<h2>9. <a href=\"https:\/\/openclipart.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OpenClipArt<\/a><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1345\" style=\"width: 487px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openclipart.org\/detail\/81337\/interaction-designers\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1345\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1345\" src=\"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/organizer\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-27-at-8.44.42-AM.png\" alt=\"Interaction Designers by mairin\" width=\"477\" height=\"406\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1345\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openclipart.org\/detail\/81337\/interaction-designers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interaction Designers<\/a> by mairin<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Are you creating slides for your event? Up your game with some classy vector clip art from OpenClipArt &#8211;\u00a0a community and collection of vector clip art that is also free content. Browse through almost 75,000 pieces of clip art, and make a request\u00a0if you still can&#8217;t find the one you want!<\/p>\n<h2>10.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/compfight.com\">Compfight<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/organizer\/wp-content\/uploads\/346544951_0bc6c8555e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2304 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/organizer\/wp-content\/uploads\/346544951_0bc6c8555e.jpg\" alt=\"346544951_0bc6c8555e\" width=\"467\" height=\"350\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Compfight is an image search engine tailored to efficiently locate images for blogs, comps, inspiration, and research. Their\u00a0tagline\u00a0says it all\u2014 &#8220;Locate the visual inspiration you need. Super fast!&#8221; This\u00a0site will comb through Flickr for the photos you&#8217;ll need based on your keywords.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Peatix Tip<\/strong>: Make full use of their filter features\u2014 Use it to sift specifically for Creative Commons licensed images, original images, images used for commercial purposes, safe image search and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Bonus:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/allthefreestock.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AllTheFreeStock<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Require more free stock photos? AllTheFreeStock is a portal to many other stock photo sites. Scroll down their sidebar and enjoy!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Should you choose to use an image for your event from any of the\u00a0websites above, do remember rule number one: Be respectful and responsible. That is, negative portrayals of visible faces and claiming the work of others as yours are definite no&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>Have fun browsing and start creating amazing visuals for your event! Try <a href=\"http:\/\/ptix.co\/1P06nzH\">Peatix<\/a> for easy-to-use event registration and page creation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Searching for high resolution and visually appealing images to create event visuals that captures\u00a0the branding, vibe, and key message of an\u00a0event can be quite the challenge, particularly if you&#8217;re on a budget and cannot afford &#8220;royalty-free&#8221; images. Fortunately there are\u00a0several online repositories of photos that you can use\u00a0commercially for free and some doesn&#8217;t even require&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3473,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,7],"tags":[32,29,19],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/organizer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1259"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/organizer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/organizer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/organizer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/organizer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1259"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/organizer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1259\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/organizer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/organizer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/organizer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/organizer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}