iStockphoto.com
I took a peak at iStockphoto.com recently and discovered that it’s quite the tool. There are a couple of things that I liked:1 – Quick registration process
2 – Easy-to-use search function
Joining is free and the registration process only requires submitting a unique name and your e-mail address. Agree to their terms and conditions, and then click Sign Up. You’re in.
Searching is simple. To determine how much time a typical user might need to spend searching, I punched in a few random words—apple, door, phone, koala bear, mango.
The results displayed a second later, organized in groups of 10 to 20, with crisp, neat titles beneath them.
Purchasing and uploading photos
To purchase a photo, you must purchase a credit package. Each credit costs $1.00, and packages start at $10.00.
You can purchase a photo for one credit, lots of them, and there is a “free image of the week” section where you can actually download more than one royalty-free image.
If you are a photographer, you can upload a photo, which they will sell for you. There is an approval process that you must follow if you do submit one.
Throw away the clip art cds
As I got ready to log off, I noticed a banner on the site indicating that their repository has over 1,299,057 photos--I guess we won’t be reaching for the clip art cds any more.
-- Hugo
posted by Mark H. @ 12/14/2006 07:02:00 PM
1 Comments:
This site looks pretty cool, but why pay for photos at all when most of the photos on Flickr have the Creative Commons license and can be used for free? I've been using a lot of Flickr photos for work lately.
- Max A.
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