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Using Stock Photography In Your Design Projects |
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TJ Smith |
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Need a great image for your latest design project or newest
website? Then stock photography is the answer. Stock photography
is images that are sold over and over. The images come in many
different forms. Traditional stock photography includes images
that are sold for a one time or limited time use only. An ad
agency needs a photo of a couple for a print ad. They pay the
stock photography agency a fee to use that photo one time in
their ad. These types of images are very high quality and
usually very expensive. They are restricted in their use and
have other limitations.
Then there is Royalty Free stock photography. These images may
not be the same quality but are much less expensive. They may or
may not have restrictions on use. They could have no
restrictions to use on a web site but there may be a fee if you
wanted to use it in a print ad or package design.
License free means there are no restrictions on where you can
use the images. Usually these are low resolution images suitable
only for the web.
You can find images at any number of stock photography websites.
Some individual photographers have their own websites where they
sell only their photos. There are a number of large stock
photography websites that handle images from many sources. You
will also find collections of stock photography on cd's, often
themed based. There are also a number of free stock photography
and clipart websites and specialty sites that deal in different
themes such as vintage photos.
The costs for stock photography will vary from site to site.
Some sites offer different sizes of the image at different
resolutions. The higher the resolution and the larger the image,
the higher the cost. These images are usually for print use. At
the low end are images suitable for a website. You can pay per
image or buy a subscription that will allow you to download many
images over time. All sites have a search feature so you can
find the perfect image for your project. Some sites specialize
in certain types of image, while others have images in many
different categories.
Some sites will allow you to download a comp or sample of the
image you are interested in so that you can try it out in your
layout or design. They will have a watermark of the stock photo
agency across the image, so it is only suitable for testing and
not the final layout.
Remember, images you find on the internet are not free for the
taking. Many images are copywrited so when you find a great
image in a Google image search, that doesn't mean you are free
to use it in your project. If you find an image you like, then
buy it. It is the right thing to do.
Great images will give your next design project a fresh new look
so give stock photography a try.
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