Today, I’d like to introduce you to a new place that you can license my royalty free stock photo content from. It’s right here on my seanlockephotography.com site! It’s built on a relatively new platform called “Symbiostock” and allows you to license directly from me, without a middle man.
Good Monday morning to you! Let’s talk licensing today. As I’ve discussed before, when you go to a stock photo agency and make a purchase, what you are really doing is buying a set of rights to use the image you’re interested in. The image data is part of the package, sure, but the rights you purchase are what let you use the content without getting into trouble with the copyright holder. So make sure you are purchasing the rights […]
iStockphoto came out with some new advertising today, and unfortunately, most of it is misleading, and confusing to buyers. Let’s take a quick look at some marketing claims.
The word about Stocksy United is spreading, and I’m happy to help that along. I don’t spend much time on Twitter, but I do occasionally search for people having problems with finding stock images to offer them a possible solution. The complaints are about such things as complicated pricing, or “credit” issues, or user interface problems. I’ve screen captured a few relevant tweets below to show the positive response to Stocksy.
If you are looking for no-hassle, no credits image licensing, the shopping cart and payment system at Stocksy United is already fast and easy to use. You can already pay for your image licenses with a credit card, quick and simple. If you are a corporate client, support can also set you up with custom invoicing to suit your needs. Today’s news is that you can now pay via your Paypal account as well.
Amidst the other changes announced and unveiled last week, iStockphoto also introduced some pricing changes to the new “Main” collection. However, buyers who are drawn in by this news may find it costs them more than expected.
My business is licensing creative imagery to designers and other buyers that need content for their work. I don’t “sell pictures” – what stock photographers do is create a license, a set of terms, that grants certain rights to another to use a piece of content. Now, licenses to use my work are not free, despite the misleading catch-all title of “royalty free” for this general style of licensing. The royalties I receive for my work supports my business and […]
