If a picture is worth 1,000 words then the right picture is worth more. Choosing the right picture to use in your blog posts can be the difference between a user reading your post and really getting it. It can also supplement the meaning of your ideas with an etherial image that expands a reader’s understanding of the topic or sets their mind down an even better, unexplored path.

While there are certainly no shortage of photo sharing and image websites available to find good images for your blog, here are five sure-fire resources I use for compelling blog photography: