iStockPhoto - Stock Media on the Cheap
iStockPhoto is a great resource for inexpensive but high quality photos, clip art and movies.
With prices starting as low as a dollar, it's hard to argue that the "microstock" movement hasn't transformed the landscape of stock media in the past five years. A few years ago, I paid Getty Images about a hundred bucks for a 640x480 image on my web site. To get a similar image on iStock, I would have literally paid a buck... at least at the same resolution. A print ready image would have cost me about ten bucks, still a steal.
These days, I find myself using stock images quite frequently, given that a web image can cost the same as a song on iTunes. If you find yourself in a pinch for a stock image, icon or illustration, you should definitely give iStock a looksie.
With prices starting as low as a dollar, it's hard to argue that the "microstock" movement hasn't transformed the landscape of stock media in the past five years. A few years ago, I paid Getty Images about a hundred bucks for a 640x480 image on my web site. To get a similar image on iStock, I would have literally paid a buck... at least at the same resolution. A print ready image would have cost me about ten bucks, still a steal.
These days, I find myself using stock images quite frequently, given that a web image can cost the same as a song on iTunes. If you find yourself in a pinch for a stock image, icon or illustration, you should definitely give iStock a looksie.
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