Stock photos?

Question:Hi. I'm looking for a website that has the best stock photos of candid or funny pictures. Most websites have stock photos of people modelling and trying to be funny, but they're not because they're set in a studio that aren't natural. I'd like to use the ones that are taken by the avergae joe that captures people falling down or a pet does something funny and unexpected.

Basically, I'd like to use pictures that are on these "funny pictures" website where I can by the rights to the pictures and use them for, say, business purposes.

I've tried to contact some of the people who have taken these pictures, but the problem is that I can never get the original owner. Most pictures that are on these websites are sent in people websurfers who don't own the picture so it's almost impossible to find the original owners. What should I do?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Hi. I'm looking for a website that has the best stock photos of candid or funny pictures. Most websites have stock photos of people modelling and trying to be funny, but they're not because they're set in a studio that aren't natural. I'd like to use the ones that are taken by the avergae joe that captures people falling down or a pet does something funny and unexpected.

Basically, I'd like to use pictures that are on these "funny pictures" website where I can by the rights to the pictures and use them for, say, business purposes.

I've tried to contact some of the people who have taken these pictures, but the problem is that I can never get the original owner. Most pictures that are on these websites are sent in people websurfers who don't own the picture so it's almost impossible to find the original owners. What should I do?

Here is where you can find some inexpensive stock photo directories:

http://www.small-business-software.net/s...

Goodluck

http://www.istockphoto.com/index.php

if you want photos royalty free you're going to have to pay a little bit.