[delboy1875]

Hey everone i logged on to the free i stock website and registered for an account. However when i went to dowload a photo it said i needed to purchase credits. Are the photos free? How does it work?

Thanks

[welshhuw]

Perhaps it means the photos are Royalty-Free and not actually Free(to purchase).

Not sure on that but have another look.

[Jmz]

If it's IStockPhoto then welshhuw is correct, the images are royalty free not free.

[anton9]

The images are royalty free I sell my images on there

[delboy1875]

Thats the website:-

http://www.sxc.hu/

I signed up for an account then went to download photos and it said you needed credits.

[BlueDreamer]

delboy1875, on Mar 21 2009, 17:34, said:

Thats the website:-

http://www.sxc.hu/

I signed up for an account then went to download photos and it said you needed credits.

You probably clicked on the Stockexpert affiliate links

[tigerlabs]

delboy1875, on Mar 20 2009, 09:26, said:

Hey everone i logged on to the free i stock website and registered for an account. However when i went to dowload a photo it said i needed to purchase credits. Are the photos free? How does it work?

Thanks

Hey delboy,

When it lists the images it list the premium photos at the top but if you scroll down you will get to the free ones.

[anton9]

Meshach, on Mar 21 2009, 22:09, said:

Hey delboy,

When it lists the images it list the premium photos at the top but if you scroll down you will get to the free ones.

Most stock agencies have a free section too

[winjeel]

(It's not a good first post, but there's some strong feelings here. Also, this post isn't why I joined here).

I'm a photographer, and supply stock images. There are better places for images, and iStock and other "micro-stock" sites aren't good. Essentially, the photographer has large overheads to cover, but microstock companies don't care, so photographers with iStock earn on average .50 cents per image they've taken with a $2,000 camera and perhaps a $1,000 lens. I'm sure you wouldn't want to be in a similar situation, giving away website templates for 50 cents a piece. Please support photography, as it does help support your trade, too.

[Biobob]

theres plenty of stock websites out there that are free of charge, google them

[winjeel]

If you're looking for quality, and a wide variety, try sites like PhotoShelter, If Images, Alamy, Acclaim, Asia Photo Connection, Photographers Direct, and Corbis. I'd suggest though, PhotoShelter, you'd probably like the variety available, and the flexibility, too.

[Shivani Kapoor]

If you want free stock photography please visit at http://www.yourdesig...ck_photography/

[ZigPress]

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iStock and other "micro-stock" sites aren't good

I think "good" is probably in the eye of the beholder. I use sxc.hu when they have something that suits, or iStockPhoto and occasionally cutanddeal.com (because I work in online gaming) if I can't get what I need from sxc.hu. I've always managed to get what I need from one of the three, and I think iStockPhoto's prices are appropriate - they're certainly more reasonable than the ridiculous amounts charged by Getty...

[anton9]

ZigPress, on Apr 15 2009, 14:54, said:

I think "good" is probably in the eye of the beholder. I use sxc.hu when they have something that suits, or iStockPhoto and occasionally cutanddeal.com (because I work in online gaming) if I can't get what I need from sxc.hu. I've always managed to get what I need from one of the three, and I think iStockPhoto's prices are appropriate - they're certainly more reasonable than the ridiculous amounts charged by Getty...

A lot depends on how you want to use the sites as in if your just looking for a one off but then istockphoto I find is best but if you will be a regular buyer from a site then shutterstock is definately the best site to purchase from

[mike_1337]

ZigPress, on Apr 15 2009, 14:54, said:

I think "good" is probably in the eye of the beholder. I use sxc.hu when they have something that suits, or iStockPhoto and occasionally cutanddeal.com (because I work in online gaming) if I can't get what I need from sxc.hu. I've always managed to get what I need from one of the three, and I think iStockPhoto's prices are appropriate - they're certainly more reasonable than the ridiculous amounts charged by Getty...

Mind your language....

G*tty are the

[caraewilton]

winjeel, on Mar 24 2009, 03:12, said:

If you're looking for quality, and a wide variety, try sites like PhotoShelter, If Images, Alamy, Acclaim, Asia Photo Connection, Photographers Direct, and Corbis. I'd suggest though, PhotoShelter, you'd probably like the variety available, and the flexibility, too.

Okay, I am a teacher and design the odd web page template for students to use as a basis for studying css and html. Recently I made a template that has a tree frog (taken off wikimedia commons) in the header. Out of curiosity I went to PhotoShelter, found a similar image to the one I got from Wikimedia Commons and had a look at the cost. For a 5 year circulation for the purpose of educational use they want $1175. That is significantly more than my monthly salary. And it is not even an exclusive pic, i.e. other people can purchase and use the same picture. Further, I can only use it for five years. I am sorry man, but this is just a bit excessive.

[emms]

caraewilton, on Apr 15 2009, 20:49, said:

Okay, I am a teacher and design the odd web page template for students to use as a basis for studying css and html. Recently I made a template that has a tree frog (taken off wikimedia commons) in the header. Out of curiosity I went to PhotoShelter, found a similar image to the one I got from Wikimedia Commons and had a look at the cost. For a 5 year circulation for the purpose of educational use they want $1175. That is significantly more than my monthly salary. And it is not even an exclusive pic, i.e. other people can purchase and use the same picture. Further, I can only use it for five years. I am sorry man, but this is just a bit excessive.

Its a class website, I've recently started using it, you can purchase around 12 small images for £14 (incl vat), remember to download the correct images size though

Emma

[anton9]

caraewilton, on Apr 15 2009, 20:49, said:

Okay, I am a teacher and design the odd web page template for students to use as a basis for studying css and html. Recently I made a template that has a tree frog (taken off wikimedia commons) in the header. Out of curiosity I went to PhotoShelter, found a similar image to the one I got from Wikimedia Commons and had a look at the cost. For a 5 year circulation for the purpose of educational use they want $1175. That is significantly more than my monthly salary. And it is not even an exclusive pic, i.e. other people can purchase and use the same picture. Further, I can only use it for five years. I am sorry man, but this is just a bit excessive.

Im sure if you browse most stock agencies they will have similar images and the prices are all different so I would look around the sites and im sure youll find something cheaper

[caraewilton]

No worries guys, I was just a little shocked at how much they were asking. For my purposes the low quality wikimedia commons pic is fine. Just want to know how much supporting the photographer community would cost me.

[Elevensix Web Design]

there is a weekly free image as far as I can remember - other than that use the dollar bin. I just collect ones that I like - you never know!