[thelist] free stock photography sites?
Rob Sylvan
rsylvan at cdtmicrographics.com
Tue Jul 1 13:03:58 CDT 2003
ted serbinski wrote:
[snip]
> Well I never said spending 50 cents was a bad thing, I was just
> saying it wasn't as convenient as the ones that didn't charge, but I
> do understand why they charge, because of bandwith and such.
You're right, sorry if I came off snotty.
> However, with http://www.istockphoto.com/, one way of getting around
> paying to download the images is to upload your own. Contributing to
> a great community of free stock photography is a great opportunity
> and I like their idea of giving free download credits to those who
> contribute, helps to build the collection.
They don't give free credits just for contributing though. Contributors
earn 10 cents everytime one of their images is downloaded. So, you'd
need to have 1 image downloaded 5 times (or the equivalent) to get 1
credit. Still a great system, and those dimes do add up fast (better
than the interest on your checking account ;-)).
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