5 Photo Websites Every Blogger Needs

Ask any good blogger what one of the most important parts of blogging is, and I can guarantee you that one of the things they'll say is the Visual Aspect of it.  And what's one of the biggest parts of Visual Aspect? YOU GUESSED IT.  Pictures.  Images.  Photographs.

Images are so incredibly important to blogging.  They give your reader a picture (ha. ha. ha.) in their mind of what the post will be about.  They portray something, whether it be a feeling, an emotion, the vibe--IT'S JUST REALLY IMPORTANT.  Pictures (eh...I guess the whole aesthetic/visual thing really) make or break a post in my opinion.  So today I thought I'd tell y'all six photo/photo-related websites that I found and LOVE. These are literally all of my go-to sites in the photo department.

I KNOW I KNOW.  Everybody and their pet goldfish uses PicMonkey.  But really--it's one of the best out there for practical purposes. You can do so much with it, it's free, and very user-friendly--all of which are great things. HEY I even used it for the labels in this post. (No lie, I use Picmonkey so often). It does have a Royale feature, which is basically a premium membership thing (I feel like all websites have this though xD YOU CAN GET REAL BROKE HERE ON THE WEB, KID), but really, you don't need the upgrade to create really good content on Picmonkey.  I love this site so much :)) 

THE BEAUTY THAT IS THIS SITE.  *flails* CANVA WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE OKAY.  I literally only found out about it last year (MAJOR PROPS TO ABBY), but I've probably used it on countless posts already.  IT'S JUST AADFKJSLDFJ PERFECT.  Basically this website has tons of free templates and you can customize and design them to your liking and wooooow IT'S PERFECT. 

So while this doesn't necessary have a lot to do with designing the picture, THIS IS AN AMAZING TOOL FOR BLOGGING. You know those times when you've written a solid chunk of words for your posts but it's just...too...much? Too many words without any breaks.  YOU NEED PICTURES.  But oh no! I can't go take any pictures because *insert 32985994254 reasons*.  THAT'S WHEN THIS IS A LIFESAVER. I highly recommend this because a) some of the pictures you can get are STRAIGHT FIRE and b) they save you a TON of time, all the while making you look like a professional.  IT DOESN'T GET A WHOLE LOT BETTER THAN THAT.  If you're looking for some sites, my recommendations would be Pexels or Pixabay.  I've found a ton of good ones on there, but trust me, there are countless websites like these out there.  Just make sure they're safe and YOU'RE WELCOME. 

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OK so now we're getting a little higher on the "tech-y" ladder, but this one is pretty great. I haven't used this one a lot recently, but I have messed around with it before.  If you want something similar to Photoshop but don't want to splurge on the actual Photoshop software, this will probably save your life.  Pixlr is an online photo editor that is REALLY similar to Photoshop...but...it's online and it's free.  I'm certainly not a pro in Photoshop (how do you understand alllll of those commands and stuff?  Premiere Pro is crazy enough xD), but if you understand more of that kind of stuff, check out Pixlr for sure. 

SO we all know about those infographics that ARE THE COOLEST THINGS AROUND RIGHT...but...how do I make them? This site right here, my fren.  It's surprisingly easy to create infographics, and they look SO GOOD.  And it's really fun...so *cough* you might get carried away and make a little too many (definitely not speaking from experience.) But I highly recommend this one if you're looking for an easy way to make a not-so-easy looking infographic! (which is the dream, tbh!!) xD 

AND YES THIS IS AN EXTRA ONE but I really had to include it, even though it isn't a website.  Adobe Lightroom is probably one of the best photo editors out there in my opinion, because not only is it easy to understand and use, it has great features as well.  10/10 recommendation for sure.  Because hey, amateurs can use it, but so do the professionals.  It's a great tool to have on hand and a phenomenal photo editor.

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I feel like this post seems like I was sponsored by each of these websites, but I definitely wasn’t xD These are literally all some of my favorite online photo tools, and hopefully you find them just as helpful! I hope you all liked this post, and let me know of some other posts that YOU would like to see!  OH, and totally random side note, but I actually got Premiere Pro now which is incredibly awesome.  I'VE ACTUALLY STARTED MAKING VIDEOS AGAIN.  It's the best thing in the world, no lie.

SOOOOOO to all my American frens, how did the 4th of July go for you? Mine was great--small, but fun.  Bright fireworks (I literally almost wrote flowerworks.  I THINK I'M TIRED.), patriotic colors, and good food. (Also a big flop on my cake but that's for another post.)  YES.  Did you do anything special? And speaking of tired—I am that.  I literally forgot to post today until I was lying in bed, thinking of a post I did a while back, and I was like WAIT I NEED TO POST TODAY.  Not the best feeling, but hey xD It’s what happens when you don’t plan ahead.  Don't be like me and do that.

SO LET’S TALK! Favorite photo editor? Or do you even bother editing photos? (I mean, it is just a waste of precious time, am I right xD ACTUALLY NOT) Have you used any of these before? Any that I don't have on here that you'd recommend? Future post ideas? 

-autumn