I'm searching for some portraits to use with my new shopping review site. I need portraits of my reviewers, but my favorite stock photo site (stockxpert.com) doesn't allow this*. Any idea where I can find some portraits that can be used for my purpose? Thanks, Mads *) stockxpert.com license agreement say I'm not allowed to use pics: "In a way that would make people assume that the person(s) depicted on the Image is/are endorsing a certain product or a service."
Hi Mads, Odds are you might have already stumbled upon another stock photo site without the restriction you listed above. But, to the extent you're still in search of some ideas and potential work-arounds, consider the following: Your "reviewer" presents a "objective" review of the product or service, but specifically states that their review should not be construed as an endorsement. This might work to your favor by forcing you (or the individual(s) who are actually doing the reviews) to develop an objective product/service grading matrix. It actually makes your life a little bit easier too, because you have taken the time to define the criteria against which the product(s)/service(s) you review will be judged. To the extent a product or service that you review fares well on the grading matrix, it's inevitable that a viewer will want to "read more" -- and do so by clicking on whatever link(s) you are providing. The trick to making this legally defensible is to overtly state that no endorsement should be inferred from the review, and to provide a "read more" link in lieu of a "buy this hot product we highly recommend" type link. Anyway, I hope this helps a little bit, but please don't construe the above as being legal advice or as forming an attorney-client relationship. Regards, Nathan