Your Step-by-Step Guide to Buying Digital Stock Photos
If you've been a photo buyer for your magazine or site any length of time, you probably realize how much the photography industry has changed.
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Microsoft One way to find stock photos quickly and easily is through a stock agency Web site. Stock agencies provide several benefits.
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Laptop Computers - They offer a large inventory of stock photos by many different photographers.
- You can choose from a variety of styles, colors, photo sizes and quality.
- With digital stock agencies and portals, you can normally buy right from the site without having to put in a request for certain images
- You conveniently have 1,000s of stock photographers in one location instead of having to sift through individual photographer's stock photo submissions sent by parcel post. As you know, postal mail doesn't come with a search box!
- With a stock agency or stock image portal, you can save time because they offer uniform buying guidelines, download methods and search capabilities no matter which photographer you choose.
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Desktop Computer Another way to find digital stock photos on the Web is to contact a freelance stock photographer directly.
You might need to work with a photographer one-on-one if ...
Notebooks a) you need stock photos for a specific location or with a specific theme, and are unable to locate the photos you need, or
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Hard Drive This means that you give the stock photographer your photo needs and he/she shoots images with the understanding that you may only purchase one or two (or none) of the stock images.
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Software This is just one example of how the Internet makes it possible to work with one or many photographers and transmit your photos quickly by email or by download from a photographer's Web site.
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Electronics Probably one of the most confusing aspects of buying digital stock photos is how to determine the size and quality of an image.
Canon When you receive photo submissions by postal mail, you have the actual photo print or transparency in hand, making it easy to determine if the quality and size are adequate for your project. However, with digital photos it's not always that easy.
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Desktop Computers JPG (or JPEG) format, which is one of the most popular formats for digital stock photos, enables the photographer to reduce an image's size tremendously for emailing to photo buyers while retaining the size and quality needed for most magazines and publications up to even a two-page spread.
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Data Recovery Fortunately, most stock photo agencies require that images be of top quality before they're accepted. This eliminates your worries about the quality of images in many cases, but always make sure the size of the stock image fits your needs before making a purchase.
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Keyboard If you plan to use your stock image for advertising purposes, or for some editorial use, you may need a model or property release. Check with your magazine or client and do some research to make sure which images will need a release.
Monitor Licensing Agreement for Digital Stock Photo Usage
Desktop Also, read the photographer's licensing agreement carefully so you'll know how, where and the length of time you can use the photo.
Infosys The general rules of usage still apply when buying stock photos on the Web. That's another reason to work with a dependable stock agency site or directly with a professional stock photographer.
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