istockphoto.com alternatives?

by elzafonv

Posted: 12 years ago 13 replies

INTERNET MARKETING

do u know any other sites that sell images like istockphoto.com?

i know there are a lot of others but none offer the same quality as istockphoto. at least i didn't find any site like this.

the problem is the prices are getting higher all the time.

thanks in advance.

#alternatives #istockphotocom

SuzyBlack 12 years ago

bigstockphoto.com
sxc.hu (totally free)
morguefiles.com (free)

Search flickr for creative commons files

It really depends on what you are looking for and whether they suit your needs - bigstock is pretty good and reasonable for web res images.
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hassan007 12 years ago

Hi Mate....

Till Now I could find these big resources alternative to iStockPhotos

bigStock
ShutterStock
DreamsTime
fotolia
123 Royalty Free
GraphicRiver
DespositPhoto
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NicolaTewhare 12 years ago

I agree with Fotolia.com. Reasonable prices.
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- DeMango25 12 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by kolkiwi
  
  I agree with Fotolia.com. Reasonable prices.
  
  Same! I actually sell photos on there, so in the end it breaks even
  
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  Martin Percival 12 years ago
  
  I use canstockphoto.com for some stuff. They seem to have a reasonable range.
  
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elzafonv 12 years ago

thanks everyone. i will check out Fotolia and shutterstock
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Gene Pimentel 12 years ago

Some of my favorites, and inexpensive or free:
http://www.kozzi.com
http://depositphotos.com
http://www.bigstockphoto.com
http://photos8.org (free)
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manicmethods 12 years ago

If you're looking for photos for your blog then check out the Wordpress Plugin PhotoDropper.

It is superb.

You just enter a search term so if you want an image of a businessman, then type "Businessman" it will then search Flickr for photos that have rights for you to post it. It will then post the necessary attribution to the end of your post and so on.

Works really well if you want totally free images.
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HorseStall 12 years ago

Have a look at Photo Wizard for royalty free stock photos you can purchase large format single images for only $.99 Royalty Free Stock Photos
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masterjani 12 years ago

123rf.com is another alternative
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JackieGold 12 years ago

I've been very happy with dreamstime.com - for both free and paid images.
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taakinc 12 years ago

I have been using shutter stock & have been very pleased with it. It has a wide variety of images and options to choose from.
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Mike Rutkowski 12 years ago

Here's a trick I use to find similar sites in general -
Google "related:www.anywebsite.com"

Googling "related:istockphoto.com" returns 193 similar sites.
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