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TheRagens Stock Photography Recommendations
In the last few months, I have made an effort to make a number
of my photographs available via several online stock photography agencies. These stock photography agencies are sometimes referred to as microstock agencies since they only make
their photographs available via the web and because their pricing models start
very low. I encourage you to check these websites out
if you are looking for images.
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Microstock Agency |
iStockPhoto
iStockPhoto has one of the largest portfolios of royalty-free stock
photographs available on the web - their database currently holds over
almost 2 million different images
and they are adding thousands of new images every week. Prices for
photographs vary from $1 and up. In addition to straightforward image
licensing, iStock also offers a number of new licensing options too.
Recently acquired by Getty Images, iStock is one of the pioneers in the
microstock business. |
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Shutterstock
ShutterStock is just behind iStockphoto in terms of the number of images
available. However, their license model gives image buyers more
flexibility through a monthly fee - download as many images as you need
for one fee per month. You can click
through to their website while searching for a specific image using the
searchbox at the left or you can click on the link above. |
FeaturePics
FeaturePics is the most recent stock
agency where I've started to submit photographs. Within the last year, they have
added almost 200,000 images to their catalog. Certainly worth
looking at, particularly if you are interested in submitting stock
photographs. My most popular images are currently these:
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CanStock
Prices for photographs vary from $1 and up depending on whether you
have registered (it's free!) or not and the size of the image that
you need. You can click through to their website on the icon at the
left or on the text above. CanStock currently has more than 400,000
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 ImageVortex
Click here to get to my portfolio of images on ImageVortex. This agency
selects images with more vivid colors so, over time, the portfolio I
have here is going to be a bit different as I find new images that fit
the profile better. This is the most recent of the agencies to which I
have submitted photographs to. |
Dreamstime
Click here to see
my portfolio of stock photography images
at the Dreamstime agency.
Dreamstime currently has somewhat more than 360,000 images available
online. Prices for photographs vary from $1 and up. If you do register,
please use the referral number of
res75398 on the registration form so that I can get credit for the referral.
Some of my most popular images on Dreamstime are shown below. |
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