Bloggers have voted Shutterstock the Best Royalty Free Stock Photos Site, this was from a survey carried out by the readers of Online Marketing Blog.

With an impressive 38% of the vote Shutterstock was a clear winner, the only other site to get more than 30% was iStockphoto with 31% no other site got above 10%.

I am not a great user of stock photos as I think a personal touch can bring better results but if you are looking for royalty free images then checking out Shutterstock and iStockphoto would not be a bad place to start.

Just a quick word of warning check the small print to ensure you have the right to use the images the way you wish, royalty free does not mean that they do not have copyright issues – always read and understand the terms of use.