by Bjorgvin Gudmundsson | Jan 21, 2019 | Freebies, Photography |
In this post I have collected 25 examples of free industrial stock photos from our gallery. Industrial stock photos are always in high demand as they illustrate production, architecture and workforce. Industrial images are also popular to showcase industrial pollution on the environment, although many industries now focus on eco-friendly production.
Industry is a segment of the economy involving the manufacturing and transportation of products. Since the industrial revolution in the mid-18th century, the standard of living for the general population began to increase consistently for the first time in history. The industrial revolution saw the development and popularization of mechanized means of production as a replacement for hand production. It led to the development of factories for large-scale production with consequent changes in society.
Oil, mining, shipbuilding, steel, chemicals, machinery manufacturing and similar industries are examples of heavy industry. They are very capital-intensive, meaning that they require a lot of machinery and equipment to produce. Often, they are criticized for their environmental impacts.
The images below showcase different industries, work environment and industrial architecture. You are free to download the images and use them without attribution. For more free industrial stock photos please visit our gallery.
Rows of Bulbs
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by Bjorgvin Gudmundsson | Jan 11, 2019 | Freebies, Photography |
There is something fascinating about fire, the dancing flames and how the shadows interact with the soft light. In this post I have collected 25 free fire stock photos from our gallery that I think are really good and useful. Stock photos of fire are popular with digital artists that use them to add dramatic visuals to their designs.
Photographing fire can be challenging but also a lot of fun. Apart from not burning yourself or your equipment is to not use flash, use manual mode and your widest aperture setting. If you have a tripod you can play around with the shutter speed and ISO settings to create the mood and ambiance you’re after.
If you don’t have the gear or the settings to shoot your own photos, you’ll find plenty of fire images around the internet. We have a pretty big collection of fire, flames and sparks that can be used for all sorts of overlays. You can start by checking out the photos below and also search our free gallery for more images.
Fire
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by Bjorgvin Gudmundsson | Dec 3, 2018 | Freebies, Photography |
In my part of the world, king winter is upon us with freezing temperatures and a beautiful white blanket of snow. It’s the season where frost and ice can create interesting motives for you to photograph. In this post I have selected 20 free abstract winter stock photos that you can use for your designs or blog posts.
The great thing about frozen water is that it takes on very abstract forms and it’s never exactly the same. Fragile plants become something else entirely and waterfalls freeze, transforming into amazing sculptures of ice. Snow and ice can also form extraordinary natural patterns that make up an interesting photograph.
If you are looking into ice photography, here is a nice article on how to do it, with info on gear and what to look out for. It’s all about exploring and finding the right angle that works and makes the photo interesting.
Frozen Winter Leaf
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by Bjorgvin Gudmundsson | Nov 8, 2018 | Freebies, Photography |
With Christmas around the corner, a lot of designers and content creators are already busy making designs for the upcoming Holidays. Many look for stock photography to make their work easier, so for this post we have collected 25 free Christmas illustrations that you can use for your projects.
The illustrations we have selected can also be used for your personal, or company Christmas cards along with any website, blog and Facebook headers. We also have some really nice patterns that you can use to create your own personal wrappings for Christmas.
So go ahead and check out these illustrations and don’t forget to leave a comment if you find anything you like! Visit our Christmas Category for more stock photos and vectors.
Red Gifts Bag on Snow
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by Bjorgvin Gudmundsson | Oct 17, 2018 | Freebies, Photography |
With Halloween approaching it’s time to start preparing for dark and gloomy design projects. It’s the time of the year when we decorate your houses, schools and even our blogs and websites on the internet. What better way to achieve such horrific imagery than to use our free cemetery stock photos to create your Halloween artwork.
Cemeteries and graveyards are perfect to create an atmosphere that strikes fear and horror into our minds. These photos of graves, statues and tombs below can come in handy for such a project. Whether you’re a designer or not, you can use these images as they are, or blend them into your design for the desired effect.
Incase you are in need of more Halloween inspiration or need more resources, please check out our previous posts about Halloween here. We have posts about Halloween costumes, scary illustrations and more free stock photos and textures. Happy Halloween!
Headstones
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by Bjorgvin Gudmundsson | Oct 2, 2018 | Freebies, Photography |
In this post with free doctor stock photos I will be referring to medical doctors, physicians and surgeons. A medical doctor is a person who is licensed to practice medicine and has trained at a school of medicine. They are the professionals that practise medicine, treat injuries and diseases.
Finding good images in this niche can be difficult due to the amount of generic and non-personal models. Some of you might know what kind of images I’m referring to. Check out this post with the Best Worst Medical images, I’m sure some of them will make you laugh out loud.
Below I have selected 20 graphics related from tools and equipment to medical doctors, nurses, surgeons and dentists that illustrate professionalism and trust. With our selection of free photos you can illustrate your blog posts and use them in your presentations and designs. No attribution is required, but we suggest you check out what license comes with the photos you intend on using. Happy downloading!
Medical doctor pointing to an x-ray image
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by Bjorgvin Gudmundsson | Sep 21, 2018 | Freebies, Photography |
Today I’m sharing a selection of free environmental stock photos from our gallery. The environment is everything around us as we all live in our own environment, interacting with living and nonliving things around us. Many of us rely on the environment and natural resources to survive.
Environmentalism is a broad movement that feels obligated to protect the natural environment, to keep it safe. It advocates the preservation, restoration and/or improvement of the natural environment, and may be referred to as a movement to control pollution or protect plant and animal diversity.
In this post I will focus on eco-friendly images that promote environmentalism and ecologism. Green energy, recycling and sustainable management of natural resources is a popular subject and you can use the stock photos below to illustrate your blog posts, articles and other material.
Green handprints
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by Bjorgvin Gudmundsson | Sep 15, 2018 | Freebies, Photography |
If you came here looking for free red stock photos, you’re in the right place. Often we need a photo to fit a certain color to match an existing design or color scheme. Colors have different emotions and meanings attached to them, depending on what culture you belong to.
Being one of the first colors in prehistoric art, the pigments of red were used by the Ancient Egyptians and Mayans as ceremonial face painting. The Chinese also used the color red to paint early pottery and the walls of palaces.
Red is the color at the end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and the CMYK color model, and is the complementary color of cyan. While red is the color most associated with love, it also the color most frequently associated with danger, hatred, anger, aggression and war. But in China, India and many other Asian countries it is the color of symbolizing happiness and good fortune.
In this post I have selected 30 images that feature red as their primary color. They range from abstract backgrounds to pictures of food, objects and people. I hope you find something that you can use for your current or future projects, enjoy!
Strawberries
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by Bjorgvin Gudmundsson | Sep 6, 2018 | Freebies, Photography |
With summer coming to an end in my part of the world, the autumn is setting in with it’s lovely colors, falling leaves and colder temperatures. This is the time to pick up your camera and start shooting amazing images of the fall landscape. We’re always in need of more free autumn stock photos, so why not share them with the Stockvault community.
Autumn is a beautiful season and marks the transition from summer to winter. In the Northern Hemisphere autumn starts in September but in the Southern Hemisphere it starts in March. With shortening daylight and lower temperatures most trees start shedding their leaves. It’s the season of leaf peeping, also called foliage tour, where people travel to view and photograph the fall foliage in areas where leaves change colors in autumn.
During a few weeks in the autumn season the leaves, mostly green ones, take on various autumn colors. The distinctive colors of fall are shades of orange, red, yellow, purple, black and brown. This is commonly referred to as autumn colours or autumn foliage in British English and fall colors, fall foliage or simply foliage in American English.
I have hand-picked 20 beautiful autumn stock photos from our main gallery that you can use for your website, blog and designs. Enjoy!
Ruby Hollow Whirlpool
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