Stock photos are photos people can use without fear of violating copyright and plagiarism laws. Sometimes, photos are provided for free under a Creative Commons license, but most of the time these photos are purchased either in bulk, or individually, along with the rights to use them for various projects. Stock photos may be used by graphic designers, web designers, and even students, to put the finishing touches on a client project, on presentations, brochures, or other print media.

•PD Photo offers royalty free and public domain images. Public domain images are those not subject to copyright violation because they are free for everyone to use.

•Free Stock Images offers a large library of royalty free images. It is a smaller collection, but provides links to other places to get related imagery.

•Kansas State University offers stock photos from around its campus. A person does not have to be a student there to have interest in these photos.

•AbsolutVision offers a huge library of JPEG images, with subscription prices ranging from $4.95 per day, to $99.95 per year.

•iStock Photo has a large library of user generated photography, available for download at various rates, depending on the resolution required. Expect to spend anywhere from $1 to $30 per photo without a subscription.

•Stock Exchange is a user generated combination of free and purchasable photos.

•Photos to Go is a collection of free and premium stock photos, with various subscription plans ranging from $2 or less per day.

•USA.gov offers an extensive library of stock photography.

•NASA offers a small library of space related stock photography.

•The History of Medicine offers stock photography related to the medical field.

•Jim Bednar offers an excellent collection of stock photography.

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•The University of Nottingham provides some stock photography for students.

•The University of Brighton's Online Library provides access to several different stock photography libraries.

•Art Net is a vast collection of photos for use on many projects.

•Getty Images provides access to a large group of photos.

•Foto Search offers a search of the most well known stock libraries to help people find what they need in less time.

•Dreamstime

offers free and premium stock photography. Pricing options vary based on the number of photos, the resolution of photos, or the subscription purchased.

•Shutterstock

offers a high subscription stock photography database. This is a database more suited for professional design businesses than a student due to the high cost of the subscription.

•Stock Xpert

offers royalty free photos.

•Morgue File

is a free stock photo archive. Photographers band together to create free content for people to use commercially. Selection is somewhat limited.

•Big Stock Photo

offers a large collection of low priced images. Photographers may also upload their own photos here and earn money each time one is downloaded or purchased.

Please feel free to print out any of these resources at home. Before you do, be sure to stock up on high quality remanufactured inkjet and toner cartridges.

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