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By: Matt Mace - Customer Street Graphic Designer
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May
09

Stock image sites are the latest way to get high quality and professional imagery cheap (depending on subscription terms). When signing up with stock image sites you should read through the terms and conditions and contact the vendor regarding anything you are unsure of. Even though your are using the stock image you are potentially only leasing it from them.

Where can I find good stock image sites?

Obviously using a search engine is the most operative choice but I also recommend cross referencing with digital photography magazines as well these will be a good source for finding stock image sites where people submit there own photos to.

Printing media from stock image sites.

When using photos from stock image sites make sure you read the terms and conditions as you may find you may or may not be able to use it for printing purposes or in fact you may even have a limited amount of times you can print the artwork.

Woops! I made a boo-boo!

If you feel you have broken the terms then you must make all efforts to rectify the problem immediately before you find yourself in a spot of bother. If it has been proven by the stock image supplier that you are infringement of their the terms of subscription the stock image vendor will have full rights to revoke your subscription and pursue further action against you, this may result in a large fine.

That is all for now. Remember T’s & C’s! (Terms & Conditons)

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On Thu 19 Jun Ed Shaw wrote :

I am a photographer who shoots stock photography, and the note about T’s&C’s is important.
Some sites (such as those covering only a limited geographical region, or dealing mostly with news and current affairs rather than commercial images) may offer photos of people which have been shot without them consenting to their use as commercial images. These can cause problems if used for advertising and promotional purposes. Other images (such as street scenes with visible logos and branding) may also be problematic when used to promote other businesses. Many stock sites will either insist that photographers remove all such branding from photos before submitting them, or state that the photos may be used only for “editorial” purposes.

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