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11 years ago

dave i used to use i stock photo but quickly realized that i was spending a stupid amount of money just on photos

i really dont know how i stock can justify there prices as it worked out to $3 - $5 per photo and that is just for a small image too

i spent ages trying to find a good alternative

I now use Royalty-Free Stock Photos, Illustrations & Vector Art | Depositphotos®

there awesome

they have a huge selection of quality images

and even better it works out to around $0.50 per image

this is all i use now to buy photos

paul

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DaveSmith2020

11 years ago

Thanks for the link Paul. I know these sites have different sizes. If I bought a 100x100 size for example, am I allowed to resize it using Photoshop? Or do you have to display it at the size you bought it at?

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paul nicholls

11 years ago

i really don`t know about that side of things

to be on the safe side i would just use the size which you purchase

paul

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DaveSmith2020

11 years ago

The thing is the cost between the sizes makes a big difference so I really need to find out. Unfortunately, I find the wording of the T&C confusing.

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Loridori4 11 years ago

I'm pretty sure you are allowed to resize the photos you purchase. Their main beef is don't re sell it.
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IvinViljoen

11 years ago

I use free digital photos .net. All they ask is a courtesy source link for the use

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Dean Thompson

11 years ago

Originally Posted by IvinViljoen

I use free digital photos .net. All they ask is a courtesy source link for the use

Hi Ivin,

Haven't been to this site yet but thought you may know the answer to this question:

Where do you have to place the courtesy link on your site. Next to the said photo or at the end of an article that's accompanying the image?

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paul nicholls

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Dean Thompson

Hi Ivin,

Haven't been to this site yet but thought you may know the answer to this question:

Where do you have to place the courtesy link on your site. Next to the said photo or at the end of an article that's accompanying the image?

i would just link the photo itself back to the site

this is why i dont like using free images

i only pay $0.50 per image but i know that i own it and i dont have to put any links back to a different site

$0.50 per image is nothing if your doing a few new posts a week

paul

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Dean Thompson

11 years ago

Originally Posted by paul nicholls

i would just link the photo itself back to the site

this is why i dont like using free images

i only pay $0.50 per image but i know that i own it and i dont have to put any links back to a different site

$0.50 per image is nothing if your doing a few new posts a week

paul

Hi Paul,

Good point.

I suppose you can view it as an investment in your business.

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Karen Blundell

11 years ago

I would personally pay $3- $5 or more if I really needed a certain image.

but here's another solution: use morguefile.com - you can use their images commercially as long as you alter the image somehow.

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Dean Thompson

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Karen Blundell

are you guys serious? People are complaining about paying a photographer a pittance ($3-$5) to use said photos?

wow...just wow...

Here's a solution: take your own photos..then you'll see how much time it takes to
a) take a decent photo
b) optimize it for the web
3) publish it

what's your time worth?

another solution: use morguefile.com - you can use their images commercially as long as you alter the image somehow.

Good point Karen.

But that's the problem in today's world. Bigger organisations working cheaper than small independents.

People are automatically programmed to look for the cheapest alternative.

Not always ethically, or even morally, correct but that's what happens.

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Karen Blundell

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Dean Thompson

Good point Karen.

But that's the problem in today's world. Bigger organisations working cheaper than small independents.

People are automatically programmed to look for the cheapest alternative.

Not always ethically, or even morally, correct but that's what happens.

yeah, sigh, I know, Dean. that's why I changed my original response, after thinking a few seconds more. lol
Just because I'm willing to pay top dollar for things I need, doesn't mean anyone else sees it the same way.

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Dean Thompson

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Karen Blundell

yeah, sigh, I know, Dean. that's why I changed my original response, after thinking a few seconds more. lol
Just because I'm willing to pay top dollar for things I need, doesn't mean anyone else sees it the same way.

Hi Karen,

I think your original post was spot on.

As I mentioned earlier, from an ethical and moral point, your stand is admirable - thinking of the small business owner. Nice touch in today's corporate world..

Anyway I don't want to hijack this thread.

There seems quite a few options, at varying prices, for people to choose their photos from.

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fatphotographer

11 years ago

Originally Posted by paul nicholls

i would just link the photo itself back to the site

this is why i dont like using free images

i only pay $0.50 per image but i know that i own it and i dont have to put any links back to a different site

$0.50 per image is nothing if your doing a few new posts a week

paul

Hi Paul,

Sorry to correct you, but you do NOT own the photo you own the right to use the photo, there is a big difference!

The photogrpher owns the photo and unless they sell the copyright to you (which they would not do for $0.50) they still own the photo, you would not be allowed to resell in many cases and certainly not resell the right to use the photo (unless purchased for that reason).

You are not the only one to be publicising their lack of understanding in this field though.

Where stock photography is concerned you buy a specific file sized photo so increasing the size nulls your contract and you are breaking terms and conditions and therefore effectively stealing the work.

When you buy any photo the licence you are granted allows you to ONLY use the image for that purpose, so re-selling could be an issue, using the image on more than one page could be as well (you must read the terms first as many sites vary).

It is also known in the photography world (something I know very well) that there are sites out there that sell others work (or give it away) so free images may not be as free as you think and you could end up liable for a lawsuit if you use someone elses copyright without permission, even unknowingly.

Pictures for websites from reputable stock agencies cost pennies (you don't need a huge file size so costs are very low) you would be far better using these than trying to penny pinch. If for nothing else than the more people who do the less photographers of quality there will be in the world.

Anyway, sorry if this seems a rant, but my industry suffers a lot from mis-information and peoples belief that photos on the net are free for anyone to use as they see fit (not that anyone here claimed that).

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nasuryono

11 years ago

Try http://sxc.hu

They have a large collection of free stock photos.

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Brian Tayler 11 years ago

Originally Posted by nasuryono

Try stock.xchng - the leading free stock photography site

They have a large collection of free stock photos.

Yes. Been using this for years. Great site. I recommend supporting them and donating if you do use them.
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Chris Rockstar

11 years ago

I'd recommend trying DepositPhotos, Photolia and PhotoDune.net they all have a good collection of portfolios and their prices are not very expensive.

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cashp0wer 11 years ago

You can also use freedigitalphotos.net to find free images that you can use on your blogs. It would get very expensive if I had to buy all of mine
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amithak50

11 years ago

Here some great list where you can find free photos online 25 Free Stock Photo Sites :: Digital Image Magazine

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paul nicholls

11 years ago

yeah dean $0.50 per image is nothing especially if the site that your trying to brand or build is a main part of your business

i wouldnt even bother using free images for the sake of $0.50

paul

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williamk

Banned 11 years ago

Thanks for the links paul. But do you know any more of them? I am looking for some cheap sources of photos.

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fatphotographer

11 years ago

Oh and anyone interested in finding stock agencies I have loads listed on my site fatphotographer dot net - Support photographers

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Chris-

11 years ago

You can get free images from sxc.hu, and/or use the Google image advanced search to find images with rights to use and modify commercially.

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alphadesign

11 years ago

For free images use http://sxc.hu/

But if you want some high quality photos that cost money then use Royalty-Free Stock Photos, Illustrations & Vector Art | Depositphotos® , they have the lowest prices that I've seen so far.

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Tim Franklin

11 years ago

Yes as Karen mentioned there are a ton of photos, on http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...OavdZA&cad=rja

There are different licenses, most say you cannot use them in a standalone manner, (just as it it was delivered to you) so in a video, as part of a book cover, the thing about RF stuff, is that many people do not realize that just because it says royalty Free, does not mean that you have full rights, in fact most of the time there are so many restrictions that you would be hard pressed to use it at all...

Sort of a bummer, but its all about if you do something they do not like with what they own they will tell you to stop doing it or else,

A great example would be if you made an adult movie with some of the images you got from say istockphoto and they found out about it, they would go APE, and they should have that right, but the terms are written so legally broad that they could cite just about any excuse at all and claim the same rights.

Thats what I do not like about these pay by the pic services.

(disclaimer) I do not engage in nor have ever made adult films, the example was to illustrate a possible action.

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Casey Wong 11 years ago

Most likely, they hired designers & pro photographers to get together & brainstorm on ideas..& POOF*.. ABC istock photo cost $6..lmao!!
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HorseStall

11 years ago

You can find royalty free stock photos in large formats (for print) at Photo Wizard Royalty Free Stock Photos the images are only $.99 each

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Qamar

11 years ago

If you are interested to get endless supply of free stock photos, do check my sig as I have compiled 280 websites of more than a million stock photos that you can use now all for free. What you need to do is just to check their Terms of Use and you are good to go.

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sriram rajan

11 years ago

Thanks for all the awesome links folks..

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Aksis

11 years ago

Try jupiterimages dot com

Hope this helps.

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MayfairNoble

11 years ago

Do wish people would stop complaining about the cost of stock images, the photographer has got to eat too you know.

If it's getting too expensive to pay a few dollars for an image, maybe you are not monetising your sites properly.

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TheGraphicsGuy

11 years ago

Another vote for SXC.HU for a free alternate. Its not a huge database but still high res (kind of) and free.

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J Thornhill

11 years ago

if you are using the free caution be sure to read the compete tos as sometimes the free photo are for personal use only and cannot be used in commercial a business or website

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Edk

11 years ago

I get some good free stuff from dreamstime.com. There's a commercial side to their site also but I've gotten some pretty useful free images from there

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vCr8

11 years ago

It is an investment for your site, it is the owner's right to have a link back to their site if you have not paid for it. Give them proper credit for their work since you have not paid for it. Be sure to always read terms of agreements with free sites.

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koolphoto

11 years ago

Major Websites as well as magazines like INC usually hire photographers. For general stock photos they usually go to a major supplier like Getty Images, Corbis or a few other similar stock photo suppliers. Istockphoto is owned by Getty. And Getty Images was just acquired by The Carlyle Group for $3.3 billion.

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blazingskull

11 years ago

It is a myth to think that you need to pay for good quality images. iStockphoto is an absolute thief when it comes to quality photos.

Use these steps to get great quality photos for free:
1. go to flickr.com
2. do a search
3. click on advanced search options link (not visible without the first search)
4. select the appropriate creative commons filter and search for the keywords of the image you are looking for.
5. and BOOM you have great quality images in ALL sizes

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