free baby stock photo

Another great image from Dreamstime's free images section.

This nice clean shot of a cute baby is simple but a cut above a regular portrait with the child being shown holding a drinking cup.

The full size image is 2048x3072 pixels (6.3 MP) and can be downloaded for free here.

where to find free photos

Here's a useful list of sites worth looking at for free photos a Hubpages writer has compiled.

Where to find free photos.

free gambling playing cards photo

Need to illustrate any concepts like chance, luck, risk or gambling?

This free photo could well do the job for you!

Free rust background texture photo

Here's a useful rusty metal background photo that could also work well as a texture overlay.

Grab the full size image (2900x2175 pixels 6.3 MP) for free from Dreamstime.

paperwork stress free stock photo

This image of an office worker drowning in paperwork and waving a flag asking for help has a multitude of possible uses to illustrate work stress, work life balance and overworked themes etc. It is currently available for free from istockphoto.

Free photo of woman using laptop isolated on white

A healthy natural looking attractive young woman using a laptop computer. It's a shot that always seems to be useful and is worth having several versions on file ready for when you need to create a design illustrating any sort of online activity. This one is isolated on white so easy to drop into designs and/or work around. Better still it is available for free from Dreamstime!

Grab the full size file (3788x2500 pixels 9.5 MP) here.

Win an ipad2 at Bigstock

Feeling lucky?

Bigstock is a hugely improved stock source since the Shutterstock takeover and they currently have a tempting promotion; for every credit used downloading images between now and May 20th you get an entry into the draw to win an ipad2.

Those ipads are certainly great for showcasing images and designs so if you fancy one for free it could be worth making Bigstock your first port of call for stock images over the next few weeks. Good luck!