Free Photos, Set 13: 105 Mixed Pictures
Set 13 of the BigFoto library: 105 free photos of signs, lakes and beaches, fields and dandelions, town figures and everyday life, candles and fire, and textures from broken glass to stone walls, grouped by subject below. Click any photo to see it large and download it.
How to download: click a photo to see it large, then use Download. The originals are about 1200 × 800 pixels: right for blog posts, slides, social media, school projects and video call backgrounds.
Signs and pictograms
A butcher’s sign with a bull’s head, a cartoon dog, a blue fish, no bicycles and no dogs signs, a school crossing sign and two US flags.
Lakes, beaches and water
A sailing boat on a sunlit lake, sunshades on a beach, a tree bent over the shore, a red sun setting, a bonfire at night and a geyser.
Fields, trees and plants
Dandelion clocks and meadows, rows of young plants, a rapeseed field, sheep under trees, red berries, reeds and frost on the grass.
Town, figures and everyday life
A balloon clown, a wild boar sculpture, a stork on a balcony, a leopard-spotted car, a paraglider, a windmill and a yellow bicycle.
Candles and fire
Round coloured candles, a single burning candle, a campfire and a flame in a tray.
Objects and textures
Broken glass, red balloons, ink cartridges, a red watering can, striped fabric, firewood, mosaic and stone walls.
About photography
Avoid camera shake
Hold the camera steady. Use both hands, rest your elbows on your chest and hold your breath as you release the shutter. Take advantage of a wall, post or any other means of steadying support. Use a tripod for shutter speeds of less than 1/60 sec. When using a lens with a long focal length, choose a shutter speed at least as fast as the focal length. For example if the focal length is 100 mm, set the shutter speed to at least 1/100 sec.
Composition
As a basic guide, use the “rule of thirds”. Position points of interest or areas of colour a third of the way up, and/or along the frame. Putting a point of interest dead centre usually makes for a dull picture.
Use the frame of a doorway, arch, or trees to emphasize the main subject. Try and find a main point of interest, even in a landscape and exclude the unnecessary. Less is usually more. Try to lead the eye through the picture e.g. with a winding road leading to an interesting tree, mountain or building etc.
Use light
Light is the photographer’s paint brush. For outdoor shots, the best light is found during the first two and last two hours of the day, when the sun strikes at a low angle. But some of the best shots are often taken as the sun breaks through a cloud sky, particularly just after a storm. If you’re lucky and have the patience to wait, the sun may strike just the right spot in the scene to make a perfect picture. In outdoor portraits, avoid direct sunlight into the subject’s eyes causing squinting. It’s far better to use fill-in flash.
More free photos
- Free photos, set 12
- Free photos, set 14
- Free lake pictures
- Free spring pictures
- Free stone textures
- Free close-up pictures
Questions about set 13
Can I use these photos for free?
Yes, for personal and commercial projects. All we ask is a link back to BigFoto.com; the box at the top of the page has a credit link you can copy.
Why is this a mixed set?
These photos were added to the library in batches of about a hundred and did not fit one theme or place. They are grouped by subject on this page; the sets before and after it hold more of the same kind of everyday pictures.
