From the course: Learning to Use Stock Photos and Assets
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Choosing a stock site - Stock Tutorial
From the course: Learning to Use Stock Photos and Assets
Choosing a stock site
- [Instructor] There are many stock sites available, such as iStock Photo, Shutterstock, and Adobe Stock. Each one has a wide selection of stock artwork, such as photos, illustrations, videos and more. Take the time to research before you purchase. First, search and review each stock site for asset choices to ensure you can find the images you're looking for for your project. If you don't find the images you need, look for it on other sites until you do. Once you've found sites that meet your image needs, you should look at the other options available. There may be image overlap between sites. While some of the images available are exclusive to one company, there are many with the same or very similar images available. If you find a useful image on one site, run the same search on other sites to see if it's available elsewhere. Pricing is probably the biggest factor when determining a stock site. Review the options for purchase. Do they offer a pay-as-you-go or a contract plan? How…
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