Best Stock Photography Websites

As a writer and a teacher I often find I need photographs for either my own writing or for student projects. I’ve found one of the most cost effective ways to find these photographs is to purchase stock photography. What the images can be used for and how often varies depending on the licensing agreement provided by the stock photography website. I actually found my first stock photography website when I was  looking for a cartoon type avatar for website. A friend told me about one stock photography website and I fell in love from there.

• IStock – This was my first experience in stock photography and I’m still in love. They have some truly amazingly talented photographers. I’ve looked at their application process and it is probably the most extensive, and you can really tell in the results.
• Dreamstime – I’ve only recently found this site but I’ve found several excellent images. The quality is good and the prices are affordable but the website isn’t as easy to navigate to me.
• Fotolia- Such a killer site. I love the ease of navigation and how pretty the site is. Excellent prices and great photographs.

There are dozens of stock photography sites out there. Which are your favorites?

Photo Credit Mendhak

August 26th, 2009 by birdievogel | Posted in Uncategorized | (0)