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Busybee · 18-07-2006, 12:00

The company I work for is looking to buy some royalty-free images. Which website/ company would anyone recommend? Ideally it's got photographs and Illustrations (editable in eps format). And how much would that cost? Thanks for your help.

datahound · 18-07-2006, 12:17

Try searching the forum by stock photograph, this has been discussed many times.

pgo · 18-07-2006, 14:51

We use iStockPhoto a lot.

Generally $1-$20 per depending on a number of factors. Quite cheap.

EmmaPhlema · 18-07-2006, 16:30

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Originally Posted by pgo

We use iStockPhoto a lot.

Generally $1-$20 per depending on a number of factors. Quite cheap.

I love this site! Use it all the time.

chameleon · 27-08-2006, 06:00

Here are the two I use most frequently
Fotolia

and
Shutterstock

Both have massive image librarys and have 1000s of new images every day.

Doug

Transmogrify · 27-08-2006, 07:17

And if you're a cheapskate (like me), www.sxc.hu -there are a few hidden gems there amongst the tat

Narate · 27-08-2006, 08:38

www.yotophoto.com

lukasarts · 27-08-2006, 09:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Transmogrify

And if you're a cheapskate (like me), www.sxc.hu -there are a few hidden gems there amongst the tat

Ditto- helps when you can't get signoff on an image for several grand in a hurry

D-Sign · 27-08-2006, 11:18

I find Fotolia are the best picture library for royalty free stock images.

A friend put me onto them when I was looking for cheap royalty free stock images and they've always got what I'm looking for. They're fairly new to the market, but growing rapidly so they are adding new photos all the time.

For web design I usually only spend 57p/$1 per image (72dpi). But if I want to use it as a print image than I will buy the 300dpi one at just double that.

I also like the way they have another licence you can buy which allows you to print the images onto posters or canvas and resell them like that. I think they call it their Extended Licence (?!). Costs a little bit more, but not many royalty free stock images allow you to do that - and I find you never know what surprise a client will want to spring on you next!

Not sure where you are, but they've got a few sites as they are worldwide - all the same images but they've got French/German and Spanish sites as well as English
Try:
http://www.fotolia.co.uk
http://www.fotolia.com

They've also got some free images available for download, but to be honest, I'd rather play the game and cough up for good pictures. At these prices even I can afford to.

Good luck with that!

D-Sign/Angie

Perry63 · 29-08-2006, 15:20

The only way a stock photo is never going to be used again is if you buy an exclusive right to it and that is way expensive. When you purchase the "right" to use an image, for editorial, commercial or personal use, you also purchase the right to use it "this many times" this "amount of time". It stays the photographers' property unless, like I said, you buy exclusive. Whew. I'm babbling huh? lol

Xysiu · 30-09-2006, 07:41

Maybe this will help you to find some stock-stuff: bluevertigo.com.ar

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pgo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,340	We use iStockPhoto a lot. Generally $1-$20 per depending on a number of factors. Quite cheap.

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chameleon Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 6	Here are the two I use most frequently Fotolia and Shutterstock Both have massive image librarys and have 1000s of new images every day. Doug

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Transmogrify Rough Creep Arse™ Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 1,888	And if you're a cheapskate (like me), www.sxc.hu -there are a few hidden gems there amongst the tat

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Narate Royalty™ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester (UK) Posts: 3,243	www.yotophoto.com

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D-Sign Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2	I find Fotolia are the best picture library for royalty free stock images. A friend put me onto them when I was looking for cheap royalty free stock images and they've always got what I'm looking for. They're fairly new to the market, but growing rapidly so they are adding new photos all the time. For web design I usually only spend 57p/$1 per image (72dpi). But if I want to use it as a print image than I will buy the 300dpi one at just double that. I also like the way they have another licence you can buy which allows you to print the images onto posters or canvas and resell them like that. I think they call it their Extended Licence (?!). Costs a little bit more, but not many royalty free stock images allow you to do that - and I find you never know what surprise a client will want to spring on you next! Not sure where you are, but they've got a few sites as they are worldwide - all the same images but they've got French/German and Spanish sites as well as English Try: http://www.fotolia.co.uk http://www.fotolia.com They've also got some free images available for download, but to be honest, I'd rather play the game and cough up for good pictures. At these prices even I can afford to. Good luck with that! D-Sign/Angie

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Perry63 Bites the hand... Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 10	The only way a stock photo is never going to be used again is if you buy an exclusive right to it and that is way expensive. When you purchase the "right" to use an image, for editorial, commercial or personal use, you also purchase the right to use it "this many times" this "amount of time". It stays the photographers' property unless, like I said, you buy exclusive. Whew. I'm babbling huh? lol

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Xysiu Mechanic Designer Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Poland Posts: 1	Maybe this will help you to find some stock-stuff: bluevertigo.com.ar

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