Stock photos can range from free to several hundred dollars a photo. However, most stock photos that are used for landing and squeeze pages can be used for just a few dollars.  The few dollars you spend on a stock photo can assure you that first and foremost you have the rights to use the photo, and secondly, it’ll take a lot less time to complete the webpage.  Also, $5 on a webpage that gets scrapped or makes $3,000 a day is a small investment, compared to the time and energy that you’ll spend hunting down your own photographs. 

Btw, I also like free stock photography, as long as the site says you have the rights to use it. 

Here are some of my favorite stock photography websites: 

stock.xchng - both free and paid stocks.. Here I usually am going for free stock photos. 

istockphoto.com – this is probably my favorite source. I’ve used the illustrator files as well as the images. 

pdphoto.org – I haven’t found anything here I love, but it’s another free source. 

StockVault – more free photos

Getty Images - want an image of your favorite hollywood icon or sports hero? the cost is a bit pricy for Getty – $49 an image, but they have a selection that Iphoto isn’t going to get you, unless you’re going to the game.