Open Source Stock Images

2009-08-30 Thread Kerry
Hi all, a couple of years ago I did a freebie job which required some images. I managed to find the images I needed at a free stock photo gallery which I believe from memory was hosted by an australian lug. I'm currently tutoring some intermediate school age students in web design and could d

Re: Open Source Stock Images

2009-08-30 Thread Daniel Hill
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Not sure how easy it is to browse but you could try this http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page and there's also this http://search.creativecommons.org > Hi all, > > a couple of years ago I did a freebie job which required some images. I > manage

Re: Open Source Stock Images

2009-08-30 Thread Andrew Errington
On Mon, August 31, 2009 06:56, John Hyde wrote: > Here is a good one that I use a lot. They claim 400,000 photos online. > > > http://sxc.hu/ > > Also many Flickr contributors put there stuff up with CC or otherwise free licences. Worth a trawl. If you're looking for clipart for teaching then ha

Re: Open Source Stock Images

2009-08-30 Thread David Merrick
Try http://www.freeimages.co.uk/ or http://freestockphotos.com/ or http://www.free-stockphotos.com/ On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 2:03 PM, Kerry wrote: > Hi all, > > a couple of years ago I did a freebie job which  required some images. I > managed to find the images I needed at a free stock photo galle

Re: Open Source Stock Images

2009-08-30 Thread John Carter
I'm currently tutoring some intermediate school age students in web design and could do with some decent free stock image sources. Does anyone know of the site I mean as I can't find it now, or does anyone know of any other decent similar sites? A related, but not quite the same thing, resource

Re: Open Source Stock Images

2009-08-30 Thread Craig Falconer
You could go take some new photos of your own? In theory - the grade of the finished product should not be dependent on the imagery used or its quality, but the design work and the structure, and whether a good design method has been followed. But that's crap - we all know a pretty web site w

Re: Open Source Stock Images

2009-08-30 Thread Daniel Hill
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Also I'm not to familiar with copyright law but I think you're allowed to infringe on works of art for educational purposes ref http://www.copyright.org.nz/viewInfosheet.php?sheet=29 > Hi all, > > a couple of years ago I did a freebie job which requir

Re: Open Source Stock Images

2009-08-30 Thread Kent Fredric
On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 9:03 AM, Kerry wrote: > Hi all, > > I like morguefile.com There's slightly less dicking around required to get photos, ( like on sxc.hu, there is a lot of rubbish you have to wade through once you've found what you want ), and the search results aren't laden with photos t

Re: Open Source Stock Images

2009-08-31 Thread Craig Falconer
Daniel Hill wrote, On 31/08/09 16:45: Also I'm not to familiar with copyright law but I think you're allowed to infringe on works of art for educational purposes ref http://www.copyright.org.nz/viewInfosheet.php?sheet=29 As long as you're not ripping off a copyright image, and claiming its you

Re: Open Source Stock Images

2009-08-31 Thread Kerry
Thanks to everybody who has replied to my initial email, some really useful sites have emerged. Just a few replies to some comments that have come up. The reason I decided to look for some decent free stock image sites is that last week I did a bit of a photography session, which is to lead ont