Best places to buy stock images

Looking for royalty free photos to use in your next web or print design? Here is a list of websites where you can buy (or for that matter sell) royalty free stock photos for your web development needs. The stock photo companies are now starting to offer subscription models as well that offer quantity discounts. There are even pay per view and ad supported models emerging for stock photos.

The Big Shots ($$$$$)

• Corbis
• Gettyimages
• A21, Inc. SuperStock
• Index Stock Imagery PhotoLibrary.com, PhotosToGo, IndexOpen
• Jupitermedia
  Jupitermedia owns and operates a large variety of media websites including:
  AbleStock.com, AgenceImages, AnimationFactory.com, BananaStock, BBM.net, Beauty Archive, BigShot Media, Botanica, Brand X Pictures, Clipart.com, Comstock Images, Comstock Complete Subscription, CreatasFootage.com, FoodPix, Goodshoot.com, IFA Bilderteam, IT Stock International, Jupitergreetings, Jupiterimages Unlimited, Liquid Library, MediaBuilder, Nonstock, PictureQuest, PhotoObjects.net, Photos.com, Pixland, PRDirect, Polka Dot Images, (re)view collection, RoyaltyFreeMusic.com, eStockMusic.com, Stockxpert.com, Stock Image, StudioCutz, ThinkStockFootage, ThinkStockImages, Workbook Stock

Semi-Pro ($$$)

• Veer
• Punchstock
• IFimages
• Crestock
• ImageState
• PhotoShelter
• ShutterStock

Shop Smart with Microstock ($)

• BigStockPhoto
• Istockphoto
• Fotolia
• Dreamstime
• SXC
• 123RF
• Snapvillage
• KeenImages
• PhotoStockPlus
• Shutterpoint

You get what you don’t pay for (Free)

• Freerangestock
• Imageafter
• Stockvault

Photo Search Engines

• FotoSearch
• EveryStockPhoto
• StockIndexOnline
• PhotographersDirect
• MyLoupe
• StockPhotofinder
• TssPhoto
• Alamy

Pay Per View and Ad Supported

• GumGum

Need a little more inspiration? Try the moodstream website from Getty Images or get insider details from the StockPhotoTalk blog. Enjoy!