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If for personal use and no redistribution, I love checking https://unsplash.com/ https://unsplash.com/ Their license is very permissive also for use in commerc

If for personal use and no redistribution, I love checking https://unsplash.com/ https://unsplash.com/ Their license is very permissive also for use in commercial settings. (No affiliation.)

tpowell 7y ago
+1 for Unsplash. They've got a nice little Mac app [1] that updates your desktop with random shots, too. [1] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/unsplash-wallpapers/id1284863847?mt=12 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/unsplash-wallpapers/id12848638...
arethuza 7y ago
Some great photos on there - I take it that some kind of AI processing is used at the top level to tag the pictures as it is mostly pretty good but I was surprised that this picture is described as "gray concrete bridge near mountain at daytime": https://unsplash.com/photos/lhah6lFnims https://unsplash.com/photos/lhah6lFnims NB The description on the picture itself is fine - its the top level description in the search results that is a bit odd
- bigzyg33k 7y ago
  I may be wrong, but I think the photographer wrote that description - it's not unusual to see image descriptions like this on stock photography websites as it allows for more precise searches.
  - arethuza 7y ago
    I'd be surprised if someone wrote "rule of thirds photography of gray concrete shed" for this one: https://unsplash.com/photos/c_s23W8ZqFg https://unsplash.com/photos/c_s23W8ZqFg
rasikjain 7y ago
Thanks for the link. Bookmarking it.
seemslegit 7y ago
Absolutely have your legal review unsplash license and ToS if you want to use an image of theirs in a project, I doubt they can provide meaningful defense for their "licensees" in case an author of a photo claims their work was put on unsplash without their permission and you ended up using and distributing it - this is basically the service that companies like Getty (however terrible) and Stock photo agencies provide and charge for besides the image itself. Then there's the lack (last time I checked) of any sort of releases for all those images of people and even properties that are needed when making commercial use.
amai 7y ago
I prefer https://www.pexels.com/ https://www.pexels.com/. Their search seems to find more relevant hits.

If for personal use and no redistribution, I love checking https://unsplash.com/ https://unsplash.com/ Their license is very permissive also for use in commercial settings. (No affiliation.)

tpowell 7y ago

+1 for Unsplash. They've got a nice little Mac app [1] that updates your desktop with random shots, too. [1] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/unsplash-wallpapers/id1284863847?mt=12 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/unsplash-wallpapers/id12848638...

arethuza 7y ago

Some great photos on there - I take it that some kind of AI processing is used at the top level to tag the pictures as it is mostly pretty good but I was surprised that this picture is described as "gray concrete bridge near mountain at daytime": https://unsplash.com/photos/lhah6lFnims https://unsplash.com/photos/lhah6lFnims NB The description on the picture itself is fine - its the top level description in the search results that is a bit odd

bigzyg33k 7y ago
I may be wrong, but I think the photographer wrote that description - it's not unusual to see image descriptions like this on stock photography websites as it allows for more precise searches.
- arethuza 7y ago
  I'd be surprised if someone wrote "rule of thirds photography of gray concrete shed" for this one: https://unsplash.com/photos/c_s23W8ZqFg https://unsplash.com/photos/c_s23W8ZqFg

rasikjain 7y ago

Thanks for the link. Bookmarking it.

seemslegit 7y ago

Absolutely have your legal review unsplash license and ToS if you want to use an image of theirs in a project, I doubt they can provide meaningful defense for their "licensees" in case an author of a photo claims their work was put on unsplash without their permission and you ended up using and distributing it - this is basically the service that companies like Getty (however terrible) and Stock photo agencies provide and charge for besides the image itself. Then there's the lack (last time I checked) of any sort of releases for all those images of people and even properties that are needed when making commercial use.

amai 7y ago

I prefer https://www.pexels.com/ https://www.pexels.com/. Their search seems to find more relevant hits.