Stock Images

Where – iStockphoto (www.istockphoto.com)

How – Register online, purchase credits, download images

To purchase images from iStockphoto, you must first register online at www.istockphoto.com. You can then purchase credits on a pay-as-you-go basis, allowing you to use them whenever you need. Customized subscriptions are also available, providing you with a certain number of credits per day over a period of 3 months, 6 months or 1 year. Once you have purchased your credits, you can search the site for the images you require. Credits are deducted once you hit the ‘buy’ button and the image can be downloaded.

How much:

12 credits - $25.50 ($2.12/credit)
26 credits - $54.50 ($2.10/credit)
50 credits - $102.00 ($2.04/credit)
120 credits - $237.50 ($1.98/credit)
300 credits - $544.75 ($1.82/credit)
600 credits - $964.00 ($1.61/credit)
1000 credits - $1,501.75 ($1.50/credit)
1500 credits - $2,165.25 ($1.44/credit)
2000 credits - $2,654.25 ($1.33/credit)

Image Size:

x-small = 1 credit
small = 3 credits
medium = 6 credits
large = 10 credits
x large = 15 credits
xx large = 20 credits
xxx large = 25 credits

Terms and Conditions:

iStockphoto provide a legal guarantee that all content available on their site, if used according to the terms of the license agreement, “will not infringe copyright, moral rights, trademark or other intellectual property rights or violate any right of privacy or publicity.”

Images can be used for:

· advertisements in newspapers, magazine, or other printed material, (up to 499,999 times)

· printed promotional projects including product packaging, catalogues, brochures, promotional greeting cards, promotional postcards and promotional posters (but not for resale or license), (up to 499,999 times)

· Editorial purposes: printed magazines, newspapers, editorials, newsletters, (up to 499,999 times and author must be credited)

· Prints, posters, stationery items and other reproductions for personal or business use (but NOT for resale or license) (up to 499,999 times)

They do however prohibit the use of their images as part of any logo or trademark, or in such a way that it depicts personal endorsement by a model. Items for resale, including prints, posters, t-shirts etc are also excluded from the usage agreement, unless a limited run license is acquired. Content must also only appear in one location at a time.

Information, figures and terms and conditions sourced from www.istockphoto.com