Alright, so I’m just getting into photo-shopping and being all enthusiastic about taking ‘angled’ artistic shots…

the end point is, an artist is only as good as his tools are, although I do note that there are many who do not share the same sentiments *giggles*. Whatever the case, here’s a lovely list of stock picture archives that would be of help, conceptually and well, mentally I guess.

All credits go to the valiant efforts executed and gathered by 1stwebdesigner.com!

1. Sxc.hu - the leading free stock photo site. If You don’t know about this site and call Yourself a designer, I’ll feel ashamed - MUST KNOW site offering an impressive collection of many high-quality photos taken by amateur photographers from around the world. There are more than 380.000 quality stock photos. If You are searching for something this is the first place where to look, totally my favorite one. 2. EveryStockPhoto EveryStockPhoto site is becoming more and more popular, now there are 4,4 million free photos! 3. MorgueFile One more site worth looking for. “This morgue file contains free high resolution digital stock photographs and reference images for either corporate or public use. The purpose of this site is to provide free image reference material for illustrators, comic book artist, designers, teachers and all creative pursuits.” - Quote from their homepage. 4. Flickr Everybody know about this site with their main purpose as photo management and sharing application.  Great place for inspiration and searching for good photographs, but don’t forget to check  author’s license, before using them. 5. Deviantart Very popular community and also very good photos sometimes can be found there, but yes, don’t forget about license and asking authors first for their permission. 6. Kavewall All images are  separated in 18 different categories with really handy navigation. 7. StockVault More than 11,000 stock photos are available for now. 8. Image*After Image*After is a large online free photo collection. You can download and use any image or texture from our site and use it in your own work, either personal or commercial and currently there are more than 20,000 free textures and images available. 9. CreatingOnline 10. AllDigitalDreamer 11. FreeFoto FreeFoto.com is made up of 122879 images with 157 sections organized into 3386 categories for now, pretty impressive indeed. 12. DreamsTime Over 4 million photographs are over here for free or 0.20$/image. 13. FreeRange All images are at least 2400 x 1600, and photos can be used for commercial or personal projects. 14. FreeDigitalPhotos 15. FreeStockImages 16. TurboPhoto 17. Visipix 18. FreePhotosBank 19. Cepolina Over 8,000 photos available for now, each photo can be downloaded in five formats - up to 1024×768px. 20. BigFoto This interesting site offers high resolution and really beautiful photos of continents. 21. OpenPhoto 20 different categories with high quality nature and architectural photos. 22. ShutterStock 4,9 million royalty-free stock photos with almost 80 000 new photos every week. 23. PdPhoto Several thousands of royalty free pictures here and free for use. 24. FromOldBooks FromOldBooks site offers scanned images, engravings and pictures from old books 25. FreeImages 2500 original stock photos for free. 26. DexHaus 27. PublicDomainPhotos More than 5,000 free photos out there and free for commercial use. 28. FreeLargePhotos 29. ImageBase Every picture is free to use and really high resolution - from 1600×1200 until 3072×2048px! 30. PhotoRack All pictures listed at PhotoRack are Free to use for personal and commercial projects. If You know some more good free stock photo sites, please share with us, to evolve our design community!!

Sony Incoming: PC Show!

Crocodile Skin VAIO CS Series NEW
Name of Product / Model No.	VAIO CS36J/I/U
Key features and selling points	§ New Colour – Crocodile Pink, Crocodile Brown § Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor P8700 (2.53GHz) § Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium 64-bit with Service Pack 1 § 320GB Serial ATA 5400 RPM § 4GB DDR2 SDRAM (max. 8GB) § DVD+RW / R DL / RAM Drive
Normal Price	S$2,399

A feast for the Upcoming PC Show. Definitely a must-see experience!

VAIO AW Series
Name of Product / Model No.	VAIO VGN-AW27GY/Q
Key features and selling points	§ Intel® Centrino® 2 Processor Technology Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo Processor T9550 (2.66GHz) § Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate 64-bit with Service pack 1 § 1 TB Serial ATA 4200rpm § 4GB DDR2 SDRAM (max. 8GB) § Blu-ray DiscTM Drive
Normal Price	S$5,999

Cyber-shot T90
Name of Product / Model No.	Cyber-shot DSC-T90
Key features and selling points	§ 12 megapixel camera § High definition video recording § Intelligent Auto Mode § Advanced Face Detection § Improved Smile Shutter § 3.0” Clear Photo LCD Plus Touchscreen
Normal Price	S$569 inclusive of GST
PC Show Price	S$499 + attractive free gifts

 

Cyber-shot T900
Name of Product / Model No.	Cyber-shot DSC-T900
Key features and selling points	§ 12 megapixel camera § 4x Optical Zoom § 720p High definition video recording § Intelligent Auto Mode § Advanced Face Detection § Improved Smile Shutter § 3.5” Xtra Fine LCD Plus Touchscreen
Normal Price	S$679 inclusive of GST

Handycam with 4GB built-in memory
Name of Product / Model No.	HDR-SX40
Key features and selling points	§ 1/8” MP CCD § 60x Optical / 120x Digital Zoom § Built-in 4GB Memory (DCR-SX40E) § Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar ® Lens § 2.7" Wide LCD with Touch Panel § SteadyShot § Dolby® Digital 5.1 Creator § Face Detection § Quick Start-up § Easy Handycam® Button
Normal Price	S$669.00

Handycam with New Exmor R CMOS Sensor
Name of Product / Model No.	HDR-XR520
Key features and selling points	§ 1/3.13” New Exmor R CMOS Sensor § 240GB Hard Disk Drive (HDR-XR520E) § 1920 x 1080i Full HD Recording § 12x Optical / 24x Digital Zoom § Sony G Lens § 12 Mega Pixel Still Image Recording § 3.2" Clear Photo LCD Plus with Touch Panel § Optical SteadyShot (Active Mode) § Dolby® Digital 5.1 Creator § Smile Shutter § Face Detection § Quick Start-up § HYBRID Recording § Built-in Zoom Microphone § Single Camera, Double Shot § BIONZ™ Imaging Processor § x.v.Colour § Nightshot § HDMI™ Terminal
Normal Price	S$2,899

BRAVIA & Other Home Audio Visual
40” Full HD BRAVIA Z Series
Name of Product / Model No.	KLV-40Z4500
Key features and selling points	§ Motionflow™ 200Hz § BRAVIA Engine 2 § Live Colour Creation § BRAVIA Sync § DLNA (Photo/Music) § PhotoTV HD § USB Photo Viewer § Picture Frame Mode § XMB™ (XrossMediaBar) § Backlit Remote Controller
Normal Price	S$2,899.00

52” Full HD BRAVIA LCD TV
Name of Product / Model No.	KLV-52W4500A
Key features and selling points	§ Built-in Digital Tuner § Motionflow™ 100Hz § BRAVIA Engine 2 § Live Colour Creation § BRAVIA Sync § DLNA (Photo/Music) § PhotoTV HD § USB Photo Viewer § Picture Frame Mode § XMB™ (XrossMediaBar) § Digital Media Port
Normal Price	S$5,499.00 inclusive of GST

Wireless DVD Home Theatre System NEW
Name of Product / Model No.	DAV-DZ790K
Key features and selling points	§ BRAVIA Sync § USB Movie Playback (DivX and MPEG4 Simple Profile) § USB Record and Play Function § S-AIR Wireless Ready § HDMI Output (Upscale 1080p for DVD) § Digital Cinema Auto Calibration § Digital Media Port § Karaoke (Mic Input, Mic Volume, Karaoke PON, Multiplex, Key Control) § Total Power Output 1000W (144W x 5 + 280W) § 4-Floor Stand Speakers (Height Adjustable for Rear Speakers)
Normal Price	S$799 inclusive of GST

1. Surround Wireless DVD Home Theatre System NEW
Name of Product / Model No.	DAV-FZ900KW
Key features and selling points	§ BRAVIA Sync § USB Movie Playback (DivX and MPEG4 Simple Profile) § USB Record and Play Function § S-AIR Surround Wireless § HDMI Output (Upscale 1080p for DVD) § Digital Cinema Auto Calibration § Digital Cinema Sound § Digital Media Port § Karaoke (Live Karaoke Scoring, Mic Input, Mic Volume, Karaoke PON, Multiplex, Key Control) § Total Power Output 1000W (144W x 5 + 280W) § 4-Floor Stand Speakers
Normal Price	S$1,199 inclusive of GST

1. Walkman W Series
Name of Product / Model No.	NWZ-W202
Key features and selling points	§ 2GB capacity Headphone-style WALKMAN, freed from headphone cables § New ZAPPIN™ Function and Jog Dial Operation allow you to find songs easily, and to listen to music in a new way § Superior Sound Quality with 13.5mm EX Headphones § Compact and light weight : Sony’s Unique Spiral form headphones fit comfortably on the ears, and convenient for carrying § Multi audio codec support : MP3/AAC/WMA (DRM) § 12 Hours Battery Life (Quick charge : 3 minutes charge 90 minutes play back)
Normal Price	S$129 inclusive of GST