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Inspiring
May 16, 2018
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Hello World! Looking for pictures

  • May 16, 2018
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Hello World

Where is the best place to buy some pictures?
Adobe Stock wants $49.99 for ONE PICTURE ...
Where do you get your pictures?

Thanks a lot!

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    Trevor.Dennis
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    May 16, 2018

    Sites like Flickr are useful as their Advanced search tools include searching by license type:

    Wikipedia explains the various license restrictions, or lack there of.

    Creative Commons license - Wikipedia

    rayek.elfin
    Legend
    May 16, 2018

    Beautiful Free Images | Unsplash

    I use it for dummy images, but the overall quality is pretty good.

    Also:

    20 of the Best Free Stock Photo Sites to Use in 2018

    Wikimedia Commons

    Inspiring
    May 16, 2018

    Thank you all for your responses.

    Well, yes, I guess that I didn't explain myself enough.

    This is what I want or need.

    Sometimes, once in a while, I may need 1 (ONE) picture for a certain reason,

    can be a flayer, for a website, etc. and I would love to find a place where I can buy

    AS I NEED, what I mean is that I don't' want to buy "Credits" or pay a $449 per 6 months or yearly easy payments of whatever

    but just want to get ONE picture, and that's it.

    So I was thinking that I may ask here.
    Where do you get (if you use some) your pictures?

    Thanks

    John Waller
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    May 16, 2018

    Depends. What do you need it for?

    Nothing wrong with it per se, but I loathe stock photographs.

    I often take my own. Sometimes hire a pro.

    c.pfaffenbichler
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    May 16, 2018
    Adobe Stock wants $49.99 for ONE PICTURE ...

    The price usually depends on the licensing – is it limited to a locale, to a period of time, to certain media etc. – with a »buy-out« (exclusive and unlimited use in any medium) usually being the most costly.

    So in this context the »$ 49,99« you mentioned do not constitute a fully meaningful statement yet without defining what exactly you meant by »buy«.

    c.pfaffenbichler
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    May 16, 2018

    shutterstock and istockphoto are newer ones that come to my mind, gettyimages is an older one, but there are certainly more.

    What kind of images are you looking for, for which purposes, what is the likely quantity of images you will be using in a given period of time, …?

    The subscription options PECourtejoie mentioned might be useful to you depending on your needs.

    PECourtejoie
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    May 16, 2018

    Hello, there are many places online, do a search for stock photography.

    There are also lots of free of right images, or public domain ones, you can setup your search engine to show only that.

    Creative Commons is another option.

    Doesn't Adobe stock also offer subscriptions?