Stock sites, tutorials and photomanip groups 2020

Examples of good stock sites

Thank you so much to Gejda for let me repost her journal from 2018.

Version 2.1, updated on: July 2020. New positions will have a tag.

Please note that this list is meant to give an overview of available stock sites that we would recommend to use, but it is in no way meant to be complete, and we do not take responsibility for the legitimacy of every photo uploaded on these websites. We recommend that you check the rules of every stock photo you download there and the specific Terms of Use (ToU) of the website.

The following list is divided into several subsections, paid and free stocks, and attribution required or not required.***

What does attribution mean exactly? It basically says that you're obliged to credit the stock provider whenever you use their stock in your work.

STOCK FOR PURCHASE

• shutterstock.com/

• dreamstime.com

• fotolia.com/

• bigstockphoto.com/

• istockphoto.com/

• 123rf.com

• canstockphoto.com

• depositphotos.com

• fotosearch.ca/

• stocklib.com/

• twenty20.com

• stocksy.com/

• fancycrave.com - both free and premium photo packs

• www.rawpixel.com - both free and premium photos

• www.trevillion.com

• artstation.com/marketplace

• mattepaint.com  - free low-res images, subscription based system for high-resolution

STOCK FOR PURCHASE MODEL

• neo-stock.com

• imagination.tayloralexander.com/-/galleries

•  periodimages.com

• stock.bzndesignstudios.com

• romancenovelcovers.com

FREE STOCK - ATTRIBUTION NOT REQUERID

• unsplash.com

• textures.com

• texturepilot.com

• www.photobash.org/

• www.nasa.gov/

• www.imageafter.com/

• freestocktextures.com/

• adigitaldreamer.com/gallery/

• goodstock.photos/

• www.pexels.com/

• stocksnap.io

• www.lifeofpix.com/

• deathtothestockphoto.com/

• pexels.com

• mediamilitia.com/category/free…

• stokpic.com/

• www.photober.com/

• splitshire.com/

• www.upicm.com/

• kaboompics.com/ - attribution greatly appreciated.

• www.stockvault.net/ - no commercial use!

• nos.twnsnd.co/ - library of vintage photos

• picjumbo.com/ - attribution welcome

• burst.shopify.com - CC0, but attribution welcome

• foodiesfeed.com - CC0, but attribution welcome

• picography.co  - CC0, but attribution welcome

• styledstock.co - CC0, but attribution welcome

• www.pikwizard.com - some images are for editorial use only; check the license!

• visualhunt.com - various licenses; check carefully!

• mmtstock.com/ - CC0

• moveast.me/ - CC0

• publicdomainarchive.com/ - CC0

• skitterphoto.com/ - CC0

• www.flickr.com/photos/smithson…

• snapwiresnaps.tumblr.com/ - 7 new pics every week

• travelcoffeebook.com/ - CC0

• shotstash.com - CC0

• epicantus.tumblr.com - CC0

• negativespace.co - CC0

• libreshot.com - CC0

• freestocks.org - CC0

FREE STOCK - ATTRIBUTION REQUERID

• www.everystockphoto.com/

• freestock.ca/

• magdeleine.co/ - some photos on CC0, some require attribution.

• www.rgbstock.com/

• www.stockfreeimages.com/

• photoeverywhere.co.uk/ - printed material requires attribution on the image or *printed* nearby.

• www.stockpholio.net/

• images.superfamous.com/

• photos.icons8.com

WE DON'T RECOMEND THOSE SITES, PLEASE, READ THE JOURNAL BELOW

USEFUL STOCK RELATED FAQS AND JOURNALS

FAQ #8: What are violations of the deviantART copyright policy?

FAQ #157: Can I use things created by other people in my submissions?

FAQ #217: What are "Stock and Resources" and can I use them in my submissions?

FAQ #306: Does "Crediting" let me use whatever I want?

Photomanipulations: Category Overview

Stock in a nutshell 

***List put together by ErikShoemaker, Gejda, Lolita-Artz, and Rowye.

Tutorials

This is a list of useful tutorial websites. A really good one is missing? Drop me a note! 

Tutorial websites: 

• design.tutsplus.com/

• photoshopcafe.com/tutorials.ht…

• www.psdbox.com/

• www.photoshoptutorials.ws/

• www.photoshopstar.com/

• petapixel.com/topic/tutorials/

• rafy-a.blogspot.de/

• creatiwittyblog.com/tuts/

ACTIVE PHOTOMANIP GROUPS

You are running a photomanip group or you are a member of an active one that you want us to include in this list? Please let me know!  Note: this list is photomanipulation only!