istockphoto.com

January 3, 2008

I remember the old days. They were so long, long ago (about eight years to be exact). In the old days, we had to charge clients a fortune for stock photography and a king’s ransom if the client wanted rights-protected images (that would be harder for another company to use the exact same image).

Today, there are lots of options for free images and inexpensive images.

My favorite right now (for so many reasons) is istockphoto.com. Istockphoto.com is part of Getty Images and, so far, the partnership hasn’t changed everything I love about Istockphoto. Which is:

1. It’s a social network of really great, talented designers who love what they do

2. The site tells you exactly how many other people in the world have used the photo you want to use (this is a big deal if you don’t want your book’s artwork (or company images) to end up in a Ford ad! This actually happened!)

3. You can upload photos you’ve taken and get credit to purchase other photos

4. The site offers illustration and photo images – and so many of them are awesome!

5. There are many ways to search the site – by artist (if you find an image you like, then you can look at everything by one artist with one click), by type of image, by keyword, and by popularity

6. It features a really cool plug-in that allows you to mouse over an image and see it larger without having to click on difference pages over and over again – TIME SAVINGS!

I’m sure there are more, but those are my top picks. Images are inexpensive, the collection is amazing and different than other stock sites.

If you are looking for quantity for cost, try ablestock.com owned by Jupiter Images. Jupiter has other annual memberships where you can get unlimited downloads for a set price.

If you are looking for clip art, animations and PowerPoint templates and other cool add-ons, visit the Animation Factory.com.

For FR*EE images, try these sites:

Be aware… image sites can take lots of time! Decide what you are looking for before you go!

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