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If you are developing an online course or presentation, then you know that good pictures are worth their weight in gold! Whether you are developing content for a company or on your own, there is always a need for images that won't break the piggy bank are paramount. Luckily, there are TONS of free, professional-grade images available for your use. Here's a short list of some sites for free images.
Here are the types of licensing for images:
licensed (rights-managed) - restricted use of images.
royalty-free - unrestricted use after fee is paid; users must comply to license agreement.
public domain - images whose copyrights have expired.
Creative Commons licensed - created by Creative Commons, a non-profit organization that allows image creators to specifically determine the level of use for their own images. See the types here. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/)
licensed (rights-managed) - restricted use of images.
royalty-free - unrestricted use after fee is paid; users must comply to license agreement.
public domain - images whose copyrights have expired.
Creative Commons licensed - created by Creative Commons, a non-profit organization that allows image creators to specifically determine the level of use for their own images. See the types here. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/)
Here are 4 places to go for FREE IMAGES:
 | www.pixabay.com | (+) small, medium and large image sizes |
 | www.Unsplash.com | (+) great background images (+) no search mechanism; just click on image to download |
 | www.PublicDomainPictures.net | (+) you can use search tags to find related images (+) popular categories such as office, business, still life and people |
 | (+) many categories for images (+) great situational images |
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