Royalty Free Stock Photos and images are one of the most important and valuable resource for a webmaster. “Free” in this context means “free of royalties (paying each time you use an image)”. It does not mean the image is free to use without purchasing a license or that the image is in the public domain.
In simpler terms, you have to buy these stock images and then you can use it multiple times (with some number limits). There is no time limit on when the buyer can use an image or no one can have exclusive rights of a Royalty-free image (the photographer can sell the image as many times as he or she wants). Continue reading