The amount of text being pumped into the Internet daily is mind blowing. Ranging from Social Media to blogs and Websites, we are in the Information Age and due to the basic Human need of wanting to be heard millions of people around the world take it upon themselves to Inform us of things that we need to know
And when It comes to a website like Steemit that gives you a real Incentive to do so, we hve people pumping out three to five posts daily.
In the race to inform however most people forget the most Important aspect of the Informational process : The Reader. The only way your content will achieve full utility is if someone decides to read It, and In a world where the attention span is limited or even non existent for some people, there are things you need to put in place to grab attention
One of them is Images. No one wants to read a block of text. In a world of full of words, Images helps you clear through the noise and helps your reader reach your desired destiny which is the end of your post, while being Informed at the same time
A well-chosen Image will go a long way in illustrating the point you are trying to pass across, and the good news is that they are extremely easy to find. There are a bunch of websites out there where you can find great stock Images, they are mostly supported by advertising, user donations and so on. The most fascinanting thing is that they let you use their Images for free
These are the Free Stock Images Sites I have found to be extremely resourceful in my quest for brilliant Images, these sites provides Images for free
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Unsplash.Com
Apart from their amazing Images, another thing that made me fall In love with Unsplash was their amazing user Interface.
They made sure that apart from their Images, everything about the site was very beautiful.
That is what has made it one of my top choices when it comes to picking pictures for my post
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Pexels.Com
This is amother amazing sites for pictures and even though I love Unsplash, I still find out that I go to Pexels by default, if after browsing through pexels I don't find what I want, i immediately hop over to Unsplash and Continue my search
In order you to get the best results form Pexels however, you have to go back to the Home Page anytime you want to do a fresh search, this enables you get the best result
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Pixabay
This is the first free stock photo site I discovered and I used it consistently before discovering Unsplash and Pexels
Pixabay has an amazing range of photos, illustration and vectors. The only reason I rarely use Pixabay is because I love the user Interface of Pexels and Unsplash
The best way to get the most value out of Pixabay is by creating an account on the site, this enables you a quicker access to images and also lets you download them in a variety of sizes
Honorable Mentions
These are also websites that offer free stock photos but I have never used any of them, so i cannot really say how good their selections are, you can check them out an see what they have to offer
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Kaboompics.com
I promptly fell in love with this site because they also have a blog that teaches a lot of things about Images and branding. I will advice you to check it out
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FreeRange Stock.com
This site have good Images but not as good as the other four sites listed above. It is however a good place to find those little Images that may not be available in the other sites
Thanks For Reading, and If there are any other sites you know of, then drop the Url in the comments below so that others can check It out
Image Source: Unsplash.com
The first image that you posted would be more appropriate if those two people were to have mobile phones in their hands.
Just saying... :p
And the other information related to those sites was very helpful.... Thank you for that.
!!!!CHEERS!!!!
Those two little ones inside are the inner child of the two adults and it signifies that they really want to be together
Thanks for reading @namanvashishth12
Oh yes.... now that you have said... I got the whole message of this image.
!!!!CHEERS!!!!
One more free site that sometimes I mistake for pixabay.com is https://pxhere.com
This is an awesome list. It's all bookmarked on my browser. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for reading and the added resource @greenrun
You rock!
I love those sites bro. I remember you suggested them to me a while back and I have been enjoying the images they give.Hey @ogochukwu,
From experience, my personal fav is pixabay.com. It has most images for most keywords.
Thanks for sharing. Cheers!
#AIR-CLINIC
Thanks for reading @nairadaddy. Pixabay I think has the largest collection of pictures
Just started to follow you of course =)hi @ogochukwu, well I have decided to read your post and you are right, very smart words by the way. Even though I have google available, sometimes is hard to find the right image. I appreciate your links, thank you so much for creating value on this reader.
Thanks for reading and the follow, promise to provide you with more valuable resources. @el-cr
I will appreciate it!