The photos and images on Shutterstock are Royalty-free which is a type of stock photo license that provides unlimited use of an image in any media defined in the license agreement. Customers do not technically buy the image but they "license" them. You still own the rights to distribute and display your image or video, but a license gives the customer permission to use your work. Also you can submit your photos, illustrations or videos for sale. You do not get paid unless the image is downloaded by someone. Here is the fee schedule for images sold: http://submit.shutterstock.com/earnings_schedule.mhtml. It does not look like much but if it was a very popular download and many images maybe it would be profitable.
Here is an images that I got for free.
I have always thought that when I become a professional graphic designer (aka someone with more money) I would definitely user Shutterstock's vast image library. Maybe I will even put some of my work on there so that other artists can pay me to use it. I have always found their collection to be very high quality and almost always what I need. Unfortunately, as a student, I am not willing or able to pay money for the images.
ReplyDeleteThis is an awesome resource. I have a friend who works for a design firm out of phoenix and she uses this site a lot, obviously the firm fronts the fees. Still not a bad idea to sign up for the free membership and just stockpile those free images for later use. Nice find.
ReplyDeleteI had no idea about how much these subscriptions cost but I like the idea of signing up for free images! It may not mean anything to you when you first receive it, but that free download could be very useful in the future.
ReplyDeleteI love that you told us how we can get free images! I always look at this website, but never buy anything from it. I will definitely sign up for this! Thanks for the useful info!
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