360 panoramas.
123rf
Royalty free stock photos.
500px
Photography community. Share photos and ideas on this free app (IOS, Android, Windows).
Animoto
Templates for creative videos made up of your photos. Free but limited. Small fee for more flexibility.
Creative Commons
Royalty free stock photos.
Darkroom
Iphone app with filters, a curves tool for RGB channels, and an infinite history remembers all your edits so undo is easy. Free. $3 upgrade for curves.
Death to Stock Photo
10 free, hi-resolution photos each month (for your email address). Access to entire library of hi-resolution photos is $10 a month.
DeviantArt
A wide range of different Creative Commons. Somewhat difficult to navigate.
DreamsTime
Royalty free stock photos and some for low prices, but you have to register before you can download which requires a lot of your information.
Every Stock Photo
More than 21 million free stock photos (under the Creative Commons license).
Exif Data
Extract Exif (Exchangeable Image File) data from photos. EXIF is a standard for additional data embedded within an image or audio files, which can include date, time, camera settings, etc.
Filter Storm
Advanced mobile photo editing that allows for sending by email, FTP, Dropbox or SFTP. ($3.99 in app store).
Find Exif
Extract Exif (Exchangeable Image File) data from photos. EXIF is a standard for additional data embedded within an image or audio files, which can include date, time, camera settings, etc.
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the camera records not only the date and time, but all the other camera
settings used to record the photo. That includes the shutter speed,
aperture setting, ISO setting, is the flash was used, the focal length
and lots lots more. - See more at:
http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/tip/38/what-is-exif/#sthash.8qUKM6fw.dpuf
FlickrEasy to navigate, though not the best app for shooting and editing photos. But the free terabyte of storage makes a a good place to dump everything. The Creative Commons licensing section has free stock photos.
Foto Forensics
Helps you verify authenticity of digital images.
Free Digital Photos
Free stock photos but you must give credit to the image creator.
Free Images
Free stock photos with details on restrictions.
Free Pix
Lots of nice free stock photos of travel, people, etc. Other photos fall under the Creative Commons.
Free Range
Quality free stock photos. Must register.
Free Stock Photos
More than 14,000 free stock photos and clipart. A variety of licenses from commercial to public domain.
Geograph
More than 3 million free stock photos for travel and geography under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike license.
Getty Images
Getty Images is allowing users to forgo the company's watermark and use most of its images for free in exchange for a credit at the bottom of the picture with a link to the licensing page.
Good Free Photos
Thousands of free stock photos under the Free Public Domain licensing.
Google Advance Search
Under “usage rights” and pick one such as “free to use, share or modify, even commercially” to narrow down your search for usable photographs. Google recommends checking the license to make sure it is legitimate.
Google Goggles
Instead of words, take a picture to do a search. Sample video here.
Google Reverse Image Search*
Drag and drop or upload to search where a photo originated. Video explains it here.
Gopano
Create, share and view 360-degree photos and videos with any camera. Free in app store.
Gratisography
Free hi-resolution stock photos.
I am CC
A service that automatically releases your Instagram photos under Creative Commons license.
Instagram*
Photo and video sharing app.
iPhone Shutter Grip
This iPhone accessory helps you hold it more steady and have a button to push. $40.
iStockphoto
Royalty free stock photos.
Izatru
Pronounced "is it true" this software created by a Dartmouth prof Hany Farid will run a series of tests and give images a trust rating. More helpful when you are trying to determine whether you have an original, unedited image. If the photo includes typical image editing, such as cropping, it may be flagged as if it were the same as having been heavily edited.
Jay Mantri
Free stock photos under public domain. Seven new photos each Friday.
Jing
A free, easy-to-use screen capture application. Snap a screenshot or record a video, save and share.
Kizoa
Free service to create slideshows and edit photos.
Library of Congress Photos
Stock photos.
Little Visuals
Hi-resolution images of buildings, travel, landscapes, under the Public Domain Dedication. Seven images in your inbox every 7 days.
LiveShare
Photo and file sharing. Sample.
Metapicz
Extract Exif (Exchangeable Image File) data from photos. EXIF is a standard for additional data embedded within an image or audio files, which can include date, time, camera settings, etc.
Montabe
Processes photos sent in via email and upload forms, as well as submissions from social media sites and MMS, and handles any cropping or resizing issues before publishing them in visual galleries. Tracks who’s submitting photos and which get the most clicks. $99 per month.
Morguefile
More than 300,000 free stock images with a wide range of categories. The site asks that you credit the photographer.
NASA images
Free use of images.
New Old Stock
Free stock website with vintage photos under the Creative Commons or “The Commons” license from Flickr.
Offset
High-end images. $250 for a 3MB file or $500 for 40+ MB file and unlimted use. Owned by Shutterstock (a larger, mainstream stock photo company).
One True Media
Templates for videos of slideshows. NO LONGER AVAILABLE.
Open Attribute
Plug in that makes it easier to use Creative Commons.
Open Clip Art
Free and easy to use clip art.
Pattern Library
Free stock photos of patterns you can use in your own designs (useful for backgrounds too).
Photo Everywhere
More than 3000 free stock photos under the Creative Commons Attribution focused on travel.
Photo Peach
Slideshows with audio and text. Sample.
Photo Pin
Millions of free stock photos culled from Flickr with the Creative Commons license.
PhotoFeeler
Feedback on how you are being perceived in your profile photos. Add a photo in one of three categories – Business, Social or Dating. Vote on photos of other people to get credits or purchase credits with real money. Each credit allows one person to vote on your photo.
Pic Fog
Real time photo searches.
Pic Jumbo
Free stock photos in many categories. Attribution is not required though suggested.
PicMonkey
Free photo-editing alternative to Photoshop. No software download or learning curve. Some more advanced options for $4.99 a month.
Pixabay
Creative Commons Public Domain photos so you do not need permission or have to pay any attribution when you use the photo.
Pixlr
Browser-based photo editing.
ProCamera*
Iphone app. For capturing, editing and sharing photos. Control over focus, exposure, white balance, and lighting. Includes slow shutter settings for great night shots. Compose shots or shoot HD and SD video. Tools can clutter the screen but worth the $5 price.
Public Domain Archive
All images are public domain, free to use. Includes a large collection of vintage image.
the Rasterbator
Make a printable poster out of an image.
Refe
A Tumblr site of free stock mobile photos.
Regex
Helps verify the authenticity of digital images.
Shutterstock*
Royalty free stock photos.
Snapseed
Google's Snapseed is a powerful mobile photo tool. Both auto edit and editing controls. Both IOS and Android. Free.
Stock Free Images
Nearly a million images donated by the Dreamstime contributors to download for free with registration. Credit must accompany the photo. There are some other restriction options.
Stock.xchng
Free stock photo site.
Stock Vault
More than 46,000 free stock photos. A variety of photographs and various licensing options.
Storehouse
Group photos together to tell a story with this IOS app. Add text. Free.
SuperFamous
Hi-res free stock photos under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license (use the images, even commercial use as long as you give credit to Superfamous).
Thnk Link
Make images interactive. Sample.
Tineye
This reverse image search engine connects images to their creators. Helps in image verification.
Trip Wow
Quick way to create a slideshow. Sponsored by TripAdvisor.
Unsplash
Hi-res photos featuring many random shots. Use their photos however you want under the Public Domain Dedication license. Subscribe and get 10 new photos every 10 days.
VSCO Cam*
Great start-to-finish photo app. Easy to use filters. IOS. Free.
Vuvox
Multimedia collage tool. Photo slide shows, video, photos. Can’t post directly from Vuvox. Post elsewhere then embed in blog.
Wikimedia Commons
Offers free stock photos under all different licenses as well as sounds and videos. The link to the CC Creative Common license will tell you how you can use that image.
WowSlider
An image slider with wide compatibility and easy embed.
