Subscription based stock photos

Discussion in 'Graphics & Multimedia' started by idzone, Oct 17, 2006.

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    I am looking for a subscription based stock photos provider, where I could download any number of photos for say - $30-40 a month...

    And, i want these photos for commercial usage. Can someone suggest sites?

    Please dont give me sites which sell for $1 per photo, etc.


    Thank you.
     
    idzone, Oct 17, 2006 IP
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    mattmdesign Well-Known Member

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    RRWH Active Member

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    Don't know of any where you can do unlimited d/l's for that price!

    Most of the micro stock agencies have various pricing options including subscriptions. The closest I could find was dreamstime with a monthly subscription of $140 and a maximum of 10 D/L a day.

    I can guarantee that any agency giving unlimited downloads for the sort of numbers you are looking at would have mediocre images at best, and all of their images would have already have been used by hundreds of other people.
     
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    idzone Active Member

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    I have written to photos.com
    Any others?

    I dont mind paying $100 or so for a month.

    For example, there are sites like photo-key.com for photos and clipartinc.com for clipart. Any more suggestions
     
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    iStockPhoto.com ???
     
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    He said "Please dont give me sites which sell for $1 per photo, etc."
     
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    Hi, first post!! Shutterstock is a royalty-free stock site that has a monthly fee for a set amount of 750 photos. It's a bit expensive however ...

    Shutterstock - shutterstock.com

    Edit: Just remembered a 2nd site that offers subscriptions (looks like better rates than Shutterstock):

    Can Stock Photo - canstockphoto.com

    Regards,
    Rob.
     
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  8. idzone

    idzone Active Member

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    I wrote to shutterstock.com with some questions, but they never wrote back.
    Will see canstockphoto too.

    Any other names, please let me know.

    In fact, i wrote emails to 15-20 stock sites, but hardly 5-7 wrote back.
     
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    I use clipart.com They have photos.. Its 15.00 a week and like 40.00 a month. Unlimited Downloads.
     
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