One of the biggest mistakes a lot of bloggers make is not realizing that you can't just take photos from the internet, Pintrest, weheart it and other similar sites and post it on your own without credit. A lot of times these photos aren't sourced and there's no way for you to give credit, for example things you find on weheart it or Tumblr often don't have a source for posted photos.

As a wannabe photographer I've seen pictures of myself posted on other blogs without any mention of the fact that I'm in the picture, let alone that I took it.

I know a lot of the times it's because people just don't know that there are sites out there that offer really nice photos you can use for FREE without crediting anyone and that you are free to edit.

Here are some of my favorites:

Pixabay
www.pixabay.com
Life of Pix
www.lifeofpix.com
Deposit Photos
www.depositphotos.com/free-files.html
Ivory Mix
www.ivorymix.com

Using these sites (or any of the other free stock photo sites you find) is as quick and easy as using any other source. A picture is a big part of a blog post and we should try and do it right. If you feel they are to cliche for what you need most of them allow you to edit them or add text (ex: a quote) on your own and use the photo that way.

Happy Steeming!