Top 5 HD Stock Image, and Vector Websites

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Amazing HD stock image websites, and a vector website that visual artists, as well as graphic designers, can use while on a tight budget.

Pixabay:

Pixabay has a massive HD stock image library that you can use on both personal, and commercial projects without giving attribution. All you have to do is create an account and viola! Unlimited access to download any stock image they have in their database. 

Pixabay also lets you filter from images, illustrations, and vectors to make your searching easier. You can also support your favorite image contributors by going to their profile and donating them some coffee change. 

Below are a few high-quality graphics you can sample from Pixabay before you go nuts, and use them for your next project:

(any cool or cute images you find)

Freepik:

http://www.freepik.com/

Take a quick look at Freepik universe

Freepik is my ultimate go-to for free high quality vectors to use on my projects. Their library is extensively packed with almost anything you can think of in terms of design, and illustration. They have resumes, posters, infographics, hand drawn floral designs, icons, watercolor backgrounds, patters, website ui kits, logos, etc...

All freepik requires you to do is leave attribution. If you would like unlimited commercial access to all their files without leaving attribution then you would have to become a premium member. Premium members also have the ability to re-sell a license.

Companies with more street cred than I do that use freepik:

Unsplash:

All high-resolution images in Unsplash's creative photo library is under Creative Commons Zero so you are practically free to use the images in any way you want for your project, and even for your brand commercially (though in legal ways of course). Unsplash has stacks upon stacks of stunning images from everyday life, people, and nature to scenery, food, and animals.

To specify your search a little bit more I would recommend checking out their "collections" section. Like this for example: 

https://unsplash.com/collections/1236/facial-recognition

Stocksnap.io:

Stocksnap has a CC0 license as well meaning you are free to use the gloriously crisp images to your mind's extent. If you do not know what to search for or need some inspiration Stocksnap.io allows you to look at their "popular searches" section to browse through what other people are mainly on the hunt for in their library. The top 5 categories this week is People, business, office, computer, and of course food!

You can also search by the most trending images in their database. 

Stocksnap is currently partnered with a graphic editor called "Snappa" which seems a bit similar to "Canva" check them out below:

Pexels:

If you want to feel extra special, and not only browse through beautiful high quality photography that you use on all your projects commercially without attribution, but also get bonus pro features for free then run over to Pexels. You get unlimited access to all of their extremely high def images, and their cool extras such as:

• Pexels chrome extension
• Mac and windows app - Forget about browsing on the web, and just do it straight from the app!
• That awesome photoshop plugin! Don't have access to adobe stock? No problem just get Pexel stock. You can speed up your workflow with Pexels' photoshop plugin, and access all of their images directly from Photoshop. 
• Microsoft Office Add-in. Now you can access all of Pexel directly from word or powerpoint.