This doesn’t mean you need to higher a professional photographer or pay a fortune for stock footage either.  More and more photographers are placing their images in the Creative Commons licensing category to make their pictures widely available and best yet, FREE.

Many times when using “free” images you need to read the fine print. For instance, maybe you can use an image but need to attribute the author, or you can use images for personal but not business use. Not so with our recommendations; with these sites you can modify, distribute, and use them royalty free for anything you like, even in commercial applications.

So go find some stunning landscape or adorable cat photos. Here is our list of 5 royalty-free stock image sites to make your business pop with professional photography.