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[Alexed]

Hey all,

 

Im currently making the move from photoshop to Affinity Photo. Thankfully, im still very much a beginner in PS so I'm not losing out on much in terms of having to relearn stuff.

 

Photoshoppig is mostly something I like to do for fun - I'm usually more into the illustration side of things (Web and UI) so this is more of a hobby. 

 

My question - where do you guys gather your source images from? I enjoy making compilations or experimenting with things like double exposure tutorials ect, but spend 75% of my time looking for images that I'll actually be able to cut out from/that seem suitable. Half the time this ends up in a trashed project too :(

 

Regards, 

 

Alex

[Alfred]

Pixabay and Unsplash are my 'go to' resources for free photos these days, but image*after is also worth a look.

 

Here are a few more links for you:

Sites with High Quality Photos You Can Use for Free

Free Clip Art and Public Domain Images

Creative Commons Search

 

[R C-R]

For practice & experimentation I sometimes use a collection of images I saved over the years that came with various apps I bought, like Photoshop Elements version 2 "Stock Art," some ancient version of Adobe Pagemill, & such. Since they are copyrighted & have licensing restrictions, I avoid using them for anything I post or otherwise share with others, & I don't even save the results after working on them in Affinity Photo, but for this purpose that isn't an issue.

[Alexed]

Thanks guys, some great advice  :-)