{"id":4024,"date":"2016-04-20T10:00:53","date_gmt":"2016-04-20T04:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.pothi.com\/?p=3766"},"modified":"2016-08-02T14:26:09","modified_gmt":"2016-08-02T08:56:09","slug":"where-can-you-get-free-images-from","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/20\/where-can-you-get-free-images-from\/","title":{"rendered":"Where can you get Free Images from?"},"content":{"rendered":"

We talked about a major issue with self-publishers in India being using images from the internet<\/a>. Most images are copyrighted and are not for indiscriminate use. But there are many sites which provide free images.<\/p>\n

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Here are five websites which provide free images you can use In your books:<\/p>\n

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  1. <\/u> <\/u>Unsplash: https:\/\/unsplash.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Unsplash has some cool high-resolution images, 10 new photos every 10 days. All images can be used whichever way you want.<\/p>\n

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    2.Pixabay: https:\/\/pixabay.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

    Pixabay\u00a0 has 620,000 images and also links to some sponsored images, which are not free. For free images, stick to the non-sponsored ones. All images can be used whichever way you want.<\/p>\n

    3.\u00a0Realistic Shots: http:\/\/realisticshots.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

    All photos published on Realistic Shots are licensed under Creative Commons Zero which means you can copy, modify, distribute and use the photos, even for commercial purposes.<\/p>\n

    4. Life of Pix: http:\/\/www.lifeofpix.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

    This site is free and all pictures have no copyright restrictions, with pictures being added on a weekly basis. All images can be used whichever way you want.<\/p>\n

    5.Flickr: https:\/\/www.flickr.com<\/a><\/p>\n

    Flickr is a free service. It was created by Ludicorp<\/span><\/a> in 2004 and acquired by Yahoo<\/span><\/a> in 2005. You\u00a0can share, store, search, and sort your photos here.\u00a0You need to use the license filter to get images that can be used whichever way you want. Follow these steps:<\/p>\n

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    1. Go to flickr.<\/li>\n
    2. Search for a term.<\/li>\n
    3. There is a license filter available, select \u201cCommercial use and mods allowed\u201d there.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      Advantages of these sites:<\/p>\n