When it comes to marketing your brand or business, consistently creating high-quality photos and videos is hard work and can often be very expensive. Stock photos and videos can be a huge asset and money saver if you know where to look to find quality images. Traditional stock photo and video sites are usually full of staged, bland content that won't do your brand any favors.

Don't worry, though, there are alternatives that are full of interesting, beautiful photos and videos that will help elevate your website or social media feed. To get you started on the journey to building an exciting library of stock content, we've put together a list of some of our favorite websites to find unique, engaging photos and videos.

Unsplash

Unsplash features a collection of over 2 million photos submitted by their global community of more than 200k photographers. The photos encompass a wide variety of subjects like "nature," "people," or "technology" and are organized within these broad categories.

Unsplash also features rotating collections of photos around a specific theme, usually curated by photographers or artists. Their catalog of photos is constantly being updated so there's always something new to discover.

From goats to spaceships, Unsplash has a gorgeous stock photo for pretty much anything you might need.

Coverr

Coverr has a vast selection of high-quality videos that are perfect for websites, digital ads, or anything you can dream up. Organized into broad categories, the videos are also fully searchable so you can be sure to find what you're looking for.

Coverr's videos are super easy to use, as they can be directly embedded onto a webpage, shared right to social media, or dropped into a film without any attribution or sign-up.

Plus, they even have a curated collection of Zoom backgrounds to spice up your next virtual meeting.

Pexels

Featuring both photos and videos, Pexels is one of the easiest stock photo sites to use. Their search function is super useful, offering users the ability to refine their search by image orientation, size, and even color.

Each photo also offers recommendations for similar images, giving you even more options. With a mix of artsy aesthetic shots and more straightforward images there's so many incredible stock photos available fully for free on Pexels.

They also offer a large library of free stock videos in a variety of niches including green screen footage and time-lapse videos.

Pixabay

With over 2.3 million photos, videos, and audio clips to choose from, Pixabay has an unbelievable selection. From landscape time-lapses to photos of ice cream cones to digital graphics, Pixabay has it all.

Their content is sourced from their talented community of users and must adhere to strict quality guidelines, so you know everything you see on Pixabay is high quality.

Plus, every piece of content on the site is licensed under a Creative Commons license, so there's no need to worry about attribution, even for commercial use.

Videvo

Videvo's library of content is huge, encompassing video footage, motion graphics, music, and sound effects covering a wide variety of topics. They have some truly unique clips, most of which are fully HD. The quality variety somewhat, with some clips looking uber professional while others are a bit more amateur. Also, you'll want to make sure to check the "Licensing and Usage" section next to each video. Videvo has several different license options, some of which require attribution.

Building up your own library of stock photos and videos to use to market your business isn't difficult if you use these awesome sites. With such vast collections of content, there's a beautiful stock photo to use to advertise nearly anything. As long as you're paying attention to proper licensing, the free options are practically endless and your content won't look anything like stuffy traditional stock photos and videos.

If you're looking for more ways to market your brand or business, contact our team at Millermore. We'd love to help you develop a strategy to market and grow your business.