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5 Free Stock Images Per Day

Ferman Aziz — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 09:46:19 +0000

5 Free Stock Images Per Day is a post from PelFusion

You can download royalty-free stock photos, illustrations and vector images for your projects from collection of 6,918,985 stock images absolutely free, it’s a Free Trial Images Subscription from DepositPhotos Stock.

How Many Downloads

This Free Trial Subscription enables user to download 5 free stock images daily for seven days from newest photos and images.

Images Usage

User can use images for personal projects, websites, blogs, newsletters, journals, advertisements, etc., based on the the Standard License Agreement.

To enjoy this Free Trial Subscription, just follow three steps:

1. Fill out the registration form and choose the Free Trial Subscription option.

2. Read the information about the Free Trial Subscription, and click the button to activate it.

3. Download 5 free stock photos or free vector images every day for 7 days, absolutely free of charge!

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Use of Stock Images in Ads, Copyrights and Treatment

PelFusion Editorial — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:07:31 +0000

Use of Stock Images in Ads, Copyrights and Treatment is a post from PelFusion

Stock photography is the supply of photographs licensed for specific uses. It is used to fulfill the needs of creative assignments instead of hiring a photographer. Today, stock images can be presented in search able online databases. They can be purchased and delivered online. Often, they are produced in studios using a wide variety of models posing as professionals, stereotypes, expressing stereotypical emotions and gesticulations or involving pets.

As more and more stock images are being evolved, more options are becoming available for the photographer and photo buyer. Image licensing is an important aspect which the buyer as well as the photographer must know.

Royalty Free

Royalty Free stock photography gives the image buyer the option to use the image in as many ways as desired while only paying one fee. License pricing are generally lower with Royalty Free. This license is cost effective because the buyer is choosing not to protect against competitive usage. The images are easy to use because the buyer doesn’t need to determine or track usage and is free to use in the images in multiple ways. Of course, there are also disadvantages. For the buyer, there is no protection against conflicting use by competitors and photographs offered in the Royalty Free domain are generally of lower content quality.

Rights Protected

Rights Protected license prices are generally higher then Royalty Free. In this case the buyer has control of the license and there is protection against having the photo used by a direct competitor for a competing use. Records of every use of a photo or image are kept to avoid conflicting rights between competing end users. Usually, images tend to be higher quality in content and subject matter for Rights Protected license. Rights protected images are licensed for a specific period of time and for a specific application which is negotiated in advance. The reason one would use rights protected imagery is to prevent competitors from using the same image in the same marketplace.

Rights Managed

Rights Managed is a license type similar to Rights Protected but does not guarantee exclusiveness unless an additional fee is paid. Usually, license prices with Rights Managed are somewhere in between Rights Managed and Royalty Free. Rights Managed means that the buyer pays for a license to use the stock photo for a specific use for a defined time period. Usually, the licensing is not transferable. They are only granted to the person or company who purchased them. The buyer may not sell, rent, loan, give, sub-license, or otherwise transfer the photograph or the right to reproduce the photo to someone else.

Use of stock images must be appropriate to your design and content. There are certain points you must keep in mind while using the stock imagery:

a – Don’t use a stock photo when you can easily illustrate or get a photo shoot yourself.

b – Don’t use Cliché or over used images.

c – Avoid using images that have been masked or have bad paths clipping. Instead you can do it yourself if you are really good at cropping the backgrounds.

(Image Source: hand with clipping paths)

d – Never use pictures that do not relate to your concept or content.

(Image Source: nature photography)

Don’t use the image just for decorating the page or the element you thought was nice, but use image that is in reference to your content.

a – If you buy the low resolution version of the image just because it is cheap, you’re going to ruin your effort and the whole design.

b – Do not use images that look out dated or non professional.

c – Using pictures in which the model has over posed will not look good.

(Image Source: Man with happy facial)

d – If you want to use the image that is extended better use the professional ones instead of using the image that has poor cloning.

(Image Source: Cloned dog)

e – Placing the selling product directly over the image looks really retard and non professional.

(Image Source: boy with hand)

Stock images are found in wide variety and it has become so easy to find almost any image on the internet through certain specified sites. E.g. ShuuterStock, Corbis, Gettyimages or masterfile. These images are available on low resolution so since they have the copyrights issues, therefore cannot be copied directly to be used in print ads. Either the client buys them or orders similar images. Use of stock images is hassle free, you don’t have to hire a photographer or create backgrounds or pay lot of money for the photo shoot. Stock image sites get all the information, how much is the viewership determines the price, in which region the image will be used and whether royalties are due to the image creator or owner. Sometimes you just have to pay once to use the multiple images or pay in a bundle and use a series of 3 or 4 images annually. Use of stock images in ads can be as creative as possible. Do you really want to use the image just as it is or should you be thinking more on conceptual basis? One important question….

Use of simple stock images without tempering.

(Image Source: Sweet couple of red fresh)

Now this is an example of treated stock images using the creativity and not just placing the image as it is. Use of different colors in the back ground have been treated.

Stock images have copyrights, you just can’t pick up any image from internet and use it, you either buy it or order it. On the other hand many ad agencies use stock images to present the concept to the client and on approval later arrange the photography in the same atmosphere and replicate the images with their own models. E.g. if you are selling shoes obviously you will not use the images of shoes of some other company, rather will present the concept and then use your own shoes in the photos. The appealing look of the product or the appetizing appeal of any food item is just through the right image. Stylists, experts and photographers put in their best efforts to make the product look amazing so the audience is compelled to buy it. This is the art of stock imagery not achievable by any layman.

(Image Source: Food Passionate)

Tempting…isn’t it? This is the art of stock images.

When we use an image that we’ve bought, begged or borrowed from someone else, we are implying (to potential customers) that it is our work because it’s showing the service we are selling. This is breaking the law…lying to your clients is not just good. Take reference from images, think and then re establish the images yourself. You may use a part of an image or just the background but selling somebody else’s product is not just good. In this way only you will be able to develop the trust and confidence of your clients who might not know at a later stage that you have actually stole somebody else’s images.

(Image Source: Bungalow Interior)

This is not your work so just use this image for reference.

This is not your product but you can use it to refer to the concept, can replace with your own imagery but leading to the same concept.

Treatment of images as discussed above can be a very creative thing. Use of different softwares can make the process easy but just treating the image for the sake of treatment won’t work, you have to give it a certain character.

You will be able to see lots of images being used in this poster. All these images represent glamor and glitz though even without treatment those would have worked, but giving them a distinct character make the whole image look more vulnerable and appealing. Not necessarily you have to pick an image and treat it, even a simple dot can say a lot. But stock images make life easy…you believe it or not, without them in today’s world, half of advertising wouldn’t even be possible.

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High Quality Royalty-Free Stock Photos from DepositPhotos

Ferman Aziz — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:13:07 +0000

High Quality Royalty-Free Stock Photos from DepositPhotos is a post from PelFusion

There are a few premium galleries available on the web for stock photography. And although some are free while others charge subscription fees, they all revolve around the same market of arts and photographs. Namely a popular market in the tech industry and growing in popularity amongst designers.

If you’ve ever worked with stock photography you know how important the right piece can be. One single stock photo can make or break your web design with appearance and professionalism. DepositPhotos.com is one such place which really ups the ante for resolutions and pricing.

Below I’ve gone into brief details about the company and their inner workings. Whenever I am working hard at a business or design template I often find breaking to find the perfect centerpiece is a crucial aspect. This could be a vector graphic or set of icons, but the majority of times a stock photography piece will fit the bill nicely.

Getting your Account Setup

The signup process for a new account is lightning fast and doesn’t require much work at all. After entering in a few details you’re given the option of choosing a new account type. For their high definition stock images you’ll need to pay for credits and purchase.

They support many forms of payment including Visa, MasterCard, PayPal, MoneyBookers, and WebMoney. The pricing ranges from $10 to $100 per credit charge and will add into your overall billing for stock photos. As a separate option you may consider their subscription plans which will provide you the best pricing overall.

For instance as a 1-time fee $99 will get you 1 month (30 days) of 10 image downloads daily. This marks out to $0.33 per image which is some insane markdown! Alternatively you may consider a larger plan such as $850/6 months to get 35 image downloads a day. Consider what your business requirements are and see which plan would fit you best. Obviously there is also the option to do nothing and only pay for photos as you buy them. This works best for freelancers who only need stock photos every so often and not on a daily basis.

Quality Vectors

DepositPhotos is a huge website with an ever-growing population of catalog entries in their database. Not only will you find stock photos and professional shots, but their stock vectors collection is also fairly dynamic. Ranging from banners to text to buttons and icons, you are bound to find a few things you’ve been looking for.

Vector pricing is similar to photographs, although at times you may be paying a bit more for a whole package. This is because full vector art generally includes a PSD or AI file for Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator, respectively. You’ll be able to edit the individual vectors and apply them onto your website with changes. And there’s no requirement for royalty charges or credibility to the original source.

Their vector shapes are also perfect for the average web designer. If you have spent any time building mockups in Photoshop you understand how difficult the process can be. If you can find time to organize yourself you may enjoy working with some of DepositPhotos’ vector backgrounds. These go perfect for any website template mockup and will code well into an HTML/CSS layout.

Additionally their vector files support some fantastic artists. You may get lucky and run into some examples of animals, plants, or scenery. These types of vector art can often replace stock photos entirely and become the focal point for your website. If you have the time peruse their gallery and see if anything jumps out at you.

Freebies!

We all love to get free stuff. It’s just built into our human nature, and especially as designers free content can really spice up our work. And DepositPhotos is no different offering free stock images to users who sign up for an account.

These do not cost anything additional to download and you can choose from a hefty collection of images. After you sign up for your account the trial page explains a bit in-detail for how their freebies system works. After signup visit their free photos page and click the button labeled “Get a Free Trial Subscription Now!”.

This brings up a new box where you’ll fill in some information and move onto the next step. If your account is accepted you can now download 5 free stock images every day for 7 days straight. Talk about one great deal! You may use these images in any project work exactly as if you had paid for them. This system offers a way for people who don’t have a lot of idle cash to experience their portfolio and consider purchasing in the near future.

Also as a repeat user their freebie collection updates constantly. Consider registering a few accounts for yourself, employees, and under your company branding. This gives you a few solutions for accessing their freebie gallery and possibly earning credits towards professional-quality downloads.

Conclusion

If you have ever used a stock photo site you’ll know how difficult it can be to find quality options. There are so many brands out there and you never know who to trust. I find it is all about personal preference and choosing the right corporation that works for you. If you’re still searching for a favorite then consider playing around with DepositPhotos – after all an account signup is completely free.

Do you have suggestions for web designers or artists working with stock photos? How do you implement stocks and vector art into your website designs? Feel free to offer your ideas and comments in the discussion area below.

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60 Free High Quality Stock Photography Sites

Jovana Sumar — Tue, 04 May 2010 19:13:17 +0000

60 Free High Quality Stock Photography Sites is a post from PelFusion

Pictures are worth a thousand words. However, for good quality, engaging photographs, they normally come at a very expensive price. While stock sites are making photography more affordable, they are occasionally more expensive for regular use.

So the mission: to find sixty, high quality stock photography sites that provide free, easy-to-get photographs that will help you enhance your designs, web pages or blog.

You can also subscribe on ShutterStock to download ninteen million high quality stock photos.

Copyright Issues

Each site should be carefully be examined before using any of the images. Depending on the type of site, attribution might be necessary when using an image from their site. There are currently many different type of usages of the pictures.

Occasionally, most of the sites allow personal and commercial use of the images as a whole. Some photos depend on the photographer that has donated the picture.

If you are using these photographs or images for commercial use, it is important to verify that the actual photo is allowed for commercial use.

Abundance

There is a definite abundance of sites that can be used for free, high quality stock photography. The internet has become a wealth of information and people are freely giving away their work to better the lives of others.

As a designers and creative minds, you need to acknowledge the significance of all of these sites and the people behind them, that are striving to make photography so accessible to the world.

1. Flikr

Do you need to register in order to download photos: No
Number of free photos: In the millions
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

2. Stock Vault

Do you need to register in order to download photos: No
Number of free photos: 18000+
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

3. Dreamstime

Do you need to register in order to download photo: Yes
Number of free photos: 10000 +
Quality of Photographs: Extremely High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

4. Stock Xchng

Do you need to register in order to download photo: Yes
Number of free photos: 391665 +
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

5. Freebie Images

Do you need to register in order to download photo: No, it is a wordpress plugin that is automatically put into your wordpress blog.
Number of free photos: 10000+
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

6. Photogen

Do you need to register in order to download photo: Yes
Number of free photos: 1000+
Quality of Photographs: High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

7. Free Range Stock

Do you need to register in order to download photo: Yes
Number of free photos: Undisclosed amount but in the thousands
Quality of Photographs: High Quality to Extremely High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

8. Nations Illustrated

Do you need to register in order to download photo: No
Number of free photos: 7306
Quality of Photographs: High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

9. Image After

Do you need to register in order to download photo: No
Number of free photos: Undisclosed but in the thousands range
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

10. Photl

Do you need to register in order to download photo: Yes
Number of free photos: 343 163
Quality of Photographs: Extremely High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

11. Unprofound

Do you need to register in order to download photo: No
Number of free photos: 1000+
Quality of Photographs: High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

12. Photo Xpress

Do you need to register in order to download photo: Yes
Number of free photos: 664,627
Quality of Photographs: High Quality to Extremely High Quality
User Friendly: No

13. Free Photo Bank

Do you need to register in order to download photo: No
Number of free photos: 5172
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

14. Image Abstraction

Do you need to register in order to download photo: No
Number of free photos: 371
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

15. Pixel Perfect Digital

Do you need to register in order to download photo: No
Number of free photos: 7,686
Quality of Photographs: High Quality to Extremely High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

16. Grunge Textures

Do you need to register in order to download photo: No
Number of free photos: 1453
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

17. Free Webpage Headers

Do you need to register in order to download photo: No
Number of free photos: 1,095
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

18. Free Image Files

Do you need to register in order to download photo: No
Number of free photos: 1129
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

19. Free Media Goo

Do you need to register in order to download photo: No
Number of free photos: 200-500
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

20. Design Packs

Do you need to register in order to download photo: No
Number of free photos: 100-200
Quality of Photographs: High to Extremely High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

21. Image Base

Do you need to register in order to download photo: No
Number of free photos: 500-1000
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

22. Free Web Photo

Do you need to register in order to download photo: Yes
Number of free photos: 952
Quality of Photographs: Low quality (very small sizes)
User Friendly: No

23. Free Photos Bank

Do you need to register in order to download photo: No
Number of free photos: Undisclosed but in thousands
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

24. Free Photos Bank

Do you need to register in order to download photo: No
Number of free photos: Undisclosed but in thousands
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

25. I love Stock

Do you need to register in order to download photo: No
Number of free photos: 735
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

25. Picspack

Do you need to register in order to download photo: No
Number of free photos: 4820
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: No, you need to use Google translate to fully understand what is happening in the site, as they do not have an English Version

26. Free Stock Photography

Do you need to register in order to download photo: No
Number of free photos: 300-400
Quality of Photographs: High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

27. Diwiesign

Do you need to register in order to download photo: No
Number of free photos: 633
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

28. FreePixels

Do you need to register in order to download photo: No
Number of free photos: 3000+
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

29. KaveWall

Do you need to register in order to download photo: No
Number of free photos: 1700
Quality of Photographs: Low to Medium Quality
User Friendly: Yes

30. Free Large Photo

Do you need to register in order to download photo: No
Number of free photos: 3210
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality (with requests for higher quality if wanted)
User Friendly: Yes

31. CompFight

Do you need to register in order to download photos: No, CompFight is an aggregator of free photographs that can be searched by various degrees of creative commons.
Number of free photos: 1000′s +
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

32. Aarin Free Photography

Do you need to register in order to download photos: No
Number of free photos: 950
Quality of Photographs: Low to Medium Quality
User Friendly: No

33. Stick Stock

Do you need to register in order to download photos: No
Number of free photos: 1,027
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

34. Free Foto

Do you need to register in order to download photos: No, you just give your email address.
Number of free photos: 130570
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

35. Open Photo

Do you need to register in order to download photos: No
Number of free photos: Undisclosed, but in the thousands
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

36. Art Favor

Do you need to register in order to download photos: No
Number of free photos: Undisclosed, but in the thousands
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

37. Burning Well

Do you need to register in order to download photos: No
Number of free photos: Undisclosed, but in the thousands
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

38. From Old Books

Do you need to register in order to download photos: No
Number of free photos: 2600
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

39. Cepolina

Do you need to register in order to download photos: No
Number of free photos: 16000
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

40. USDA

Do you need to register in order to download photos: No
Number of free photos: 2000
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: No

41. AMG Media

Do you need to register in order to download photos: No
Number of free photos: Undisclosed
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

42. Free-Stock Photos

Do you need to register in order to download photos: No
Number of free photos: Undisclosed
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: No

43. Geek Philosopher

Do you need to register in order to download photos: No
Number of free photos: Undisclosed
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

44. Free Images

Do you need to register in order to download photos: Yes, you need to register before you can even view photos.
Number of free photos: Undisclosed, but in the thousands.
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: No

45. Free Stock Photos

Do you need to register in order to download photos: No
Number of free photos: Undisclosed, but in the thousands.
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality (each image is branded at the lower right hand side)
User Friendly: No

46. Free Photographs

47. DHD Multimedia Gallery

Do you need to register in order to download photos: No
Number of free photos: 26102
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: No

48. Gimp Savvy

Do you need to register in order to download photos: No
Number of free photos: 2700
Quality of Photographs: Low to High Quality
User Friendly: No

49. Free Digital Photos

Do you need to register in order to download photos: No
Number of free photos: 2700
Quality of Photographs: Low to High Quality
User Friendly: No

50. Free Photos

Do you need to register in order to download photos: No
Number of free photos: 5087
Quality of Photographs: Low to High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

51. Sunipix

Do you need to register in order to download photos: No
Number of free photos: 10000
Quality of Photographs: Low to Medium Quality
User Friendly: Yes

52. Get Free Image

Do you need to register in order to download photos: No
Number of free photos: Undisclosed, but in the thousands
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

53. Photo Rogue

Do you need to register in order to download photos: No
Number of free photos: Undisclosed
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

54. All Free Images

Do you need to register in order to download photos: Yes
Number of free photos: 804
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

55. Turbo Photo

Do you need to register in order to download photos: No
Number of free photos: 200
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

56. Micro Shots

Do you need to register in order to download photos: No
Number of free photos: 1109
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

57. TOFZ

Do you need to register in order to download photos: No
Number of free photos: 11321
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality
User Friendly: Yes

58. The Creative Element

Do you need to register in order to download photos: No
Number of free photos:
Quality of Photographs: Medium to High
User Friendly: Yes

59. PD Photo

Do you need to register in order to download photos: No
Number of free photos:
Quality of Photographs: High
User Friendly: Yes

60. Pixmac

Do you need to register in order to download photos: Yes
Number of free photos: 400-500
Quality of Photographs: Extremely High
User Friendly: Yes

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Freebies For Designers – Icons, Vectors, Photoshop Brushes, Stock Images & Templates

Ferman Aziz — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:28:44 +0000

Freebies For Designers – Icons, Vectors, Photoshop Brushes, Stock Images & Templates is a post from PelFusion

Everyone loves freebies especially designers they always need free icons, vectors and stock images. Some times you are out of time and you need to get the project done fast, here comes the freebies which you can use in your projects after editing or without editing.

There are lots of sites which provides freebies, here i will list down best resources for each category.