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[Neppie]

Admins: I really don't have a clue where to post this question. Feel free to move it somewhere else.

Hello All,

As a beginning designer I would like to know where you all (designers) buy your photographs/images (or download them for free). I already discovered Istockphoto.com, it is a terrific resource but limited in some ways.

Please let me know. Or do you all walk around with digital camera's?

Please note: I am looking for LEGAL resources I am not interested in resources where international copyright laws are violated.

[JP.]

As far as free stock photos go, this is a pretty comprehensive list: http://www.sitepointforums.com/showt...threadid=55129

And as for paid images, corbis.com has amazing quality, though a bit pricey (sometimes ~$500 for a one-year license to a photo)

A camera, if you have a knack for photography, can be the most cost effective and overall satisfying way to go, though

[attila]

www.hemera.com as good products for reasonable price

[Rich2k]

www.photos.com is very good.

[anon-e-mouse]

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[bitserve]

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showth...threadid=30697

[KIA-Joe]

We love http://www.rubberball.com 's photography ... they are great and very trendy.

[AmericanD]

Here are a couple links for royalty free photo stocks

http://www.photospin.com/

http://www.photoalto.com/

http://www.rubberball.com/

http://www.corbis.com/

http://www.thinkstock.com/

http://www.picturequest.com/

http://www.adflip.com/

http://www.imagesource.com/home.asp

http://www.photonica.com/

http://www.pictoplasma.com/

http://www.stockbyte.com/index.html

http://www.viewimages.com/

http://ico.brush.ru/

http://genximages.net/

http://stock.d2.hu/

http://www.imagestate.com/

http://www.tonystone.com/

http://www.untitled.co.uk/


HTH

[AmericanD]

while we are at it, can someone find out and tell me which royalty free photo stock company has this album where this guy holding the globe comes from ?

http://216.240.128.223/

http://www.hostreflex.com/?services&design

http://www.connxus.com

[Neppie]

Thank you all for your contributions.
I must say that I kind a got scared regarding the prices for some of these services.

I really like Istockphoto.com ... great quality for only half a dollar but they do have a lack in images regarding corporate designs like hosting companies. I did find some reasonable services, the only disadvantage is that you pay per week, month or year (what if I only need one picture). Other services where you can pay per image are relatively quite expensive.

Well, just have to sell some templates really fast

[blillie]

The guy is from hemera...the globe was added to the graphic by the artist in the first two. The third one look original.

[AmericanD]

ok i'm checking humera out thanks for the tip blillie .

[Neppie]

Just a little check, when I take a subscription, I only pay the subscription, don't I? I don't have to pay per picture? I am talking about Hemera here.

[nmluan]

If you're a designer, you can learn to use 3DSMax or Maya and create your unique 3D images that's your legal properties.

ML

[AmericanD]

Originally posted by nmluan
If you're a designer, you can learn to use 3DSMax or Maya and create your unique 3D images that's your legal properties.

ML

ya you'r right. do you know 3ds max?