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− | Online | + | Online repository of digital photos, illustrations and videos organized under the form of a website that allows users to browse, upload, and download files by respecting rules defined by the administrator of the website. Each of these websites offers a search engine that allows you to search for images by key words, types of files, orientation, image size, etc. |
− | Some websites provide free images, others charge for their images with different prices according to the size, quality and type of image. To purchase images, users need | + | Some websites provide free images, others charge for their images with different prices according to the size, quality and type of image. To utilize the images there is a need to create a user account on the respective website. To purchase images, users need to buy credits. For free images, the website generally specifies the condition of use, such as attributing the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor. |
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+ | |[http://elearningindustry.com/free-stock-photos-sites-for-elearning The Ultimate list of Free Stock Photos Sites for eLearning] | ||
+ | |Are you looking for free e-learning images, photos, cliparts or illustrations? This post will present you The Ultimate list of Free Stock Photos Sites for eLearning. | ||
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+ | The table below provides a list of a number of image banks available on the Internet. | ||
+ | <ref>[http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/web/12-essential-sites-for-great-free-photos-624818 http://www.techradar.com]</ref> | ||
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− | |[ | + | |[http://morguefile.com morguefile.com] |
− | + | |English | |
− | + | |Free | |
− | | | + | |Good |
− | | | + | |Good |
− | | | + | | |
− | | | + | * High resolution images |
− | |[ | + | * Few legal restriction for the use of its images |
+ | * Possible to edit images before downloading them | ||
+ | * No sign up required to download images | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[http://www.everystockphoto.com www.everystockphoto.com] | ||
+ | |English | ||
+ | |Free | ||
+ | |Average | ||
+ | |Good | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | *Large quantity of images | ||
+ | *Combination of many free image websites | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[http://www.flickr.com www.flickr.com] | ||
+ | |English | ||
+ | |Free | ||
+ | |Average | ||
+ | |Average | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | *Large quantity of amateur pictures | ||
+ | *The format of certain images is less flexible for future use | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[http://www.stockvault.net www.stockvault.net] | ||
+ | |English | ||
+ | |Free | ||
+ | |Average | ||
+ | |Average | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | *Images are free only for personal and non-commercial use | ||
+ | *No sign up required to download images | ||
+ | *Provide images from other image bank websites | ||
+ | *The images provided are not for free | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[http://www.photoxpress.com www.photoxpress.com] | ||
+ | |English | ||
+ | |Free | ||
+ | |Poor | ||
+ | |Average | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | *Complex license for the use of its images | ||
+ | *Up to10 downloads a day for members | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[http://www.sxc.hu www.sxc.hu] | ||
+ | |English | ||
+ | |Free | ||
+ | |Poor | ||
+ | |Average | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | *Complex license for the use of its images | ||
+ | *Provide images from other image bank websites | ||
+ | *The images provided are not for free | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[http://openphoto.net openphoto.net] | ||
+ | |English | ||
+ | |Free | ||
+ | |Poor | ||
+ | |Average | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | *Small quantity of images | ||
+ | *Few legal restriction for the use of its images | ||
+ | *Provide images from other image bank websites | ||
+ | *The images provided are not for free | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[http://www.unprofound.com www.unprofound.com] | ||
+ | |English | ||
+ | |Free | ||
+ | |Poor | ||
+ | |Average | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | *Few legal restriction for the use of its images | ||
+ | *No sign up required to download images | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[http://www.freemediagoo.com www.freemediagoo.com] | ||
+ | |English | ||
+ | |Free | ||
+ | |Poor | ||
+ | |Average | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | *Small quantity of images | ||
+ | *Relatively low resolution of images | ||
+ | *Few legal restriction for the use of its images | ||
+ | *No sign up required to download images | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[http://www.freephotosbank.com www.freephotosbank.com] | ||
+ | |English | ||
+ | |Free | ||
+ | |Poor | ||
+ | |Average | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | *Images are mainly western life-oriented | ||
+ | *Two forms of images are possible for downloading (Zip file or Jpeg image) | ||
+ | *No sign up required to download images | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[http://www.dreamstime.com www.dreamstime.com] | ||
+ | |Multi-language | ||
+ | |Some images are free, others are not. Credits need to be acquired. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | *Very poor for free images’ search | ||
+ | *Poor for not for free images’ search | ||
+ | |Good | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | *Large quantity of images | ||
+ | *No pay-as-you-go credit proposed. Subscription is compulsory for the purchase of images | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[http://www.freedigitalphotos.net www.freedigitalphotos.net] | ||
+ | |English | ||
+ | |Images of low resolution are free, others are not. Credits need to be acquired. | ||
+ | |Poor | ||
+ | |Good | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | *Images are more nature-oriented and daily life-oriented | ||
+ | *No sign up required to download images | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[http://eu.fotolia.com eu.fotolia.com] | ||
+ | |Multi-language | ||
+ | |Not for free. Credits need to be acquired. | ||
+ | |Excellent | ||
+ | |Good | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | *Large quantity of images | ||
+ | *Few amateur pictures | ||
+ | *Images are mainly western life-oriented | ||
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− | |[ | + | |[http://www.istockphoto.com www.istockphoto.com] |
− | + | |Multi-language | |
− | + | |Not for free. Credits need to be acquired. | |
− | | | + | |Excellent |
− | | | + | |Good |
− | | | + | | |
− | | | + | *Large quantity of images |
− | | | + | *Few amateur pictures |
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− | |[http://www. | + | |[http://www.shutterstock.com www.shutterstock.com] |
− | + | |Multi-language | |
− | + | |Not for free. Credits need to be acquired. | |
− | | | + | |Average |
− | | | + | |Good |
− | | | + | | |
− | | | + | *Large quantity of images |
− | | | + | *No pay-as-you-go credit proposed. Subscription is compulsory for the purchase of images |
+ | *One free photo and one free vector every week for each registered user | ||
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− | |[http:// | + | |[http://www.japanesestreets.com www.japanesestreets.com] |
− | + | |English | |
− | + | |Not for free. Credits need to be acquired. | |
− | | | + | |Poor |
− | | | + | |Poor |
− | | | + | | |
− | | | + | *Small quantity of images |
− | | | + | *Images are mainly of current trends in Japanese street fashion |
|- | |- | ||
− | |[http:// | + | |[http://openclipart.org/ openclipart.org] |
− | + | |English | |
− | + | |Free | |
− | | | + | |Good |
− | | | + | |Good |
− | + | | | |
− | + | *Large quantity of vector clipart | |
− | + | *The entire collection is available for free to download. | |
+ | *All images are stored in Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) format, often with thumbnails in Portable Network Graphics (PNG) format. | ||
+ | *The platform is a collaborative community that creates, shares and remixes clipart. | ||
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+ | ==References== | ||
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The Ultimate list of Free Stock Photos Sites for eLearning | Are you looking for free e-learning images, photos, cliparts or illustrations? This post will present you The Ultimate list of Free Stock Photos Sites for eLearning. |
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The table below provides a list of a number of image banks available on the Internet. [1] |
Website | Language | Cost of image | Performance of search engine | User friendliness | Comment |
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morguefile.com | English | Free | Good | Good |
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www.everystockphoto.com | English | Free | Average | Good |
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www.flickr.com | English | Free | Average | Average |
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www.stockvault.net | English | Free | Average | Average |
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www.photoxpress.com | English | Free | Poor | Average |
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www.sxc.hu | English | Free | Poor | Average |
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openphoto.net | English | Free | Poor | Average |
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www.unprofound.com | English | Free | Poor | Average |
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www.freemediagoo.com | English | Free | Poor | Average |
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www.freephotosbank.com | English | Free | Poor | Average |
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www.dreamstime.com | Multi-language | Some images are free, others are not. Credits need to be acquired. |
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Good |
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www.freedigitalphotos.net | English | Images of low resolution are free, others are not. Credits need to be acquired. | Poor | Good |
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eu.fotolia.com | Multi-language | Not for free. Credits need to be acquired. | Excellent | Good |
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www.istockphoto.com | Multi-language | Not for free. Credits need to be acquired. | Excellent | Good |
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www.shutterstock.com | Multi-language | Not for free. Credits need to be acquired. | Average | Good |
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www.japanesestreets.com | English | Not for free. Credits need to be acquired. | Poor | Poor |
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openclipart.org | English | Free | Good | Good |
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