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TheForkOfJustice
March 10th, 2007, 06:38 AM
Can you help me find websites that supplies high quality pictures suitable for wallpapers.

They must be clean, without any logos or anything since I'll be supplying my own.

I don't want to butt heads with the original photographer so they should be creative commons or similar license. I know you guys can help.

Thanks.

beefcurry
March 10th, 2007, 07:14 AM
As you said they are "created commons" not open source :P. Though I would gladly release my photos in GPL lisense if possible :P. www.deviantart.com has loads of good photos (stock photos) under the CC lisence, also if you want higher quality ones you can easily note them to ask and most will gladly send you thehigher quality version. Veer.com is another but for most you would need to pay. These photos you are asking for are called "Stock Photos" so if you just search google for "Stock Photos" you will find alot.

TheForkOfJustice
March 10th, 2007, 07:35 AM
As you said they are "created commons" not open source :P. Though I would gladly release my photos in GPL lisense if possible :P. www.deviantart.com (http://www.deviantart.com) has loads of good photos (stock photos) under the CC lisence, also if you want higher quality ones you can easily note them to ask and most will gladly send you thehigher quality version. Veer.com is another but for most you would need to pay. These photos you are asking for are called "Stock Photos" so if you just search google for "Stock Photos" you will find alot.

Well, 'stock' photos may not be what I am looking for then. I mean high quality photos that you find at http://kdelook.org and such sites. High quality stuff, really nice wallpapers by themselves but I don't wish to get in a fight over copyright.

beefcurry
March 10th, 2007, 07:42 AM
what you are looking for are stock photos =.=);;. from the first search of stock photos in google gives me http://www.sxc.hu/ . You can register, and then do what their destription says:


Browse through the categories of our huge gallery containing over 250.000 quality stock photos by more than 25.000 photographers! Need a wallpaper for your desktop? Need a pic for your commercial website design? Looking for inspiration? Have a look around.

I am a photographer, and I do release my photos in high quality jpg format over the internet under the CC liscence as "Stock Photos". I guess that answers your question :P. When I need photos for my web designs I tend to use Free stock photos under the CC liscence or take them myself.

TheForkOfJustice
March 10th, 2007, 07:27 PM
what you are looking for are stock photos =.=);;. from the first search of stock photos in google gives me http://www.sxc.hu/ . You can register, and then do what their destription says:



I am a photographer, and I do release my photos in high quality jpg format over the internet under the CC liscence as "Stock Photos". I guess that answers your question :P. When I need photos for my web designs I tend to use Free stock photos under the CC liscence or take them myself.

Ah, you were right, this IS what I was looking for. Thanks a bunch :)

beefcurry
March 11th, 2007, 06:06 AM
your welcome, glad i helped :)

deanlinkous
March 12th, 2007, 05:11 AM
http://yotophoto.com/

TheForkOfJustice
March 12th, 2007, 07:15 AM
I wish I could remember the one I saw featured on G4TV.

Ah well. I got a couple of good examples regardless :)

noen
March 12th, 2007, 09:20 AM
You could also search flickr for the tag "Creative Commons".

http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/

Hope that helps.