Run your WordPress site locally without copying down all your images

local.htaccess

# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>

# Single site Rules (with image pass-back)
###################################################
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]

# if it is an image that doesn't exist, try prod
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^wp-content/uploads/(.*)$ http://[YOUR PRODUCTION SITE]/wp-content/uploads/$1 [R=301,L]

# if request is for image, css, or js file
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} \.(gif|jpe?g|css|js|ico)$ [NC,OR]

# or if URL resolves to existing file
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]

# or if URL resolves to existing directory
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d

# then skip the rewrite to WP
RewriteRule ^ - [S=1]

# else rewrite the request to WP
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]


</IfModule>
# END WordPress