The Top Stock Photography Websites

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The stock photography industry started in the 1920s, by H. Armstrong Roberts . At that time, it was primarily a way for professional photographers to market the duds from commercial photography shoots.  But since then, it has taken off and many people (including me) frequently use these high quality photos for professional use on print collateral, blogs and websites. Images most requested are common landmarks; conceptual and major events that can be used and reused for commercial design purposes.

There are several sites that provide these photographs in a multitude of categories. Each site has a repository for these various categories that allows for creative design assignments.  The compilation of this repository reflects just how important imagery is to every medium.  Here are just a few of the top, highly-used sites that will surely fulfill all your stock photography needs.

Thanks to Top Ten Reviews from TechMedia Network, showcases the 2013 Stock Photography Service Comparisons and what they offer its consumers.
Although this listing is quite helpful, these are my top picks due to availability, quality and pricing.

getty images Top Stock Photography Sites For Royalty Free ImagesA leader in digital multimedia resource that includes:

  1. royalty-free stock photography;
  2. editorial images;
  3. video; and
  4. music.

Image pricing depends on what type of licensing you want and prices for royalty-free images, footage clips, etc. are based on file size.  They have a broad range of editorial images as well.

shutter stock Top Stock Photography Sites For Royalty Free ImagesShutterstock is one of the leading global image marketplace headquartered in New York City.  They have an extensive library of royalty-free stock photos, vectors, and illustrations available by subscription and a la carte.  You can browse the library for free.  This great news as Shutterstock adds over 100+ images to its library each day.

istockphoto Top Stock Photography Sites For Royalty Free Images   Known for the Internet’s “original member-generated image and design community,” reputation iStockphoto offers millions of royalty-free photographs, vector illustrations, video footage, audio tracks and Flash files from over 70,000 worldwide artists. Talk about impressive. And the smaller photos you need for blogs or as thumbnails on a document,  can be as low as $1.oo!

  Yes, we all know that 123rf boasts about their 19,484,862 Royalty Stock photos!  But what most people don’t know is that there’s a fairly large, evolving database that houses several images FOR FREE!  They have a wide variety of commercial and editorial images, video footage, audio clips, logo designs and illustrations that are easy on the eyes and your wallet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What UPrinting Does for You & Your Business Brochures

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Since 2000, UPrinting.com has remained in a class all by itself as an environmental-friendly online printing source for marketing & branding materials such as brochures, business cards, and so much more.  In contrast to some of its industry contemporaries, UPrinting.com offers more customizable brochure options, a larger selection of templates as well as stellar customer service to create a top-notch user experience.  And in the era of social responsibility to our environment, UPrinting.com offers eco-friendly printing that makes users feel even better about their products and UPrinting’s social and environmental awareness.

As you can see to the left, UPrinting.com offers an extensive line of products to give your business (or a clients) the branding edge with quality brochures and a wide array of other marketing materials.

Less Trees & Chemicals, A Better Brochure!
Create Impactful Impressions!

Ever receive a brochure that looks like it was designed and printed by a child? Nothing is worse for a small business than to appear  small by skimping on their marketing materials such as brochures. You want to give a great impression when you hand your business literature to a prospective client or customer.  UPrinting.com uses provides a quality product geared to enhance the appearance of your own products or services.

Customization on a Whole Other Level!

Oh how I wish I knew about UPrinting.com years ago!  One of the fun parts of my job is to create something unexpected & atypical designs for my clients to showcase the range of my talents. Especially with brochures…you can create them in any size, folding options and paper stock.  They even give you full creative license to develop you’re own signature brochure by choosing every component including background colors and innumerable stock photography options!

So unlike some of it’s competitors, UPrinting offers premier, high-quality brochures with unlimited options that you’d be hard pressed to find elsewhere. Thanks UPrinting.com for giving me the designing edge I need to bring my clients brochures from vision to creation!