Use Stock Photos
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If you plan on using stock photos, you need to be aware of the issues and restrictions that may be involved. What kind of license did you purchase? What's a model release? Do you need a property release? Can you use that image in a website template? Our guides will give you the information you need answer these questions and more.
Our "using stock photos" guides are broken down into several categories: Royalty Free Images, Rights Managed Images. More categories are coming soon.
If you've a blogger, you've probably been tempted to use free images in your posts. Hey, we've all been tempted!
Royalty free images are a bit of a dichotomy. They are both free and not free at the same time.
The two most common licensing models for stock photography are Royalty Free and Rights Managed.
When you use stock photos, there are several types of licenses you need to be aware of-- royalty free, rights managed, and extended licenses.
Editorial use refers to the use of stock images in an editorial manner -- that is, anything of public interest or related to newsworthy events
Restrictions on rights managed images vary from agency to agency.
The following are general RM image usage restrictions:
Standard permitted uses for rights managed images vary slightly from company to company. RF licenses often restrict image usage to a particular media format.
Rights managed, or RM, is a type of usage license for a stock photo. A rights managed license offers benefits including exclusivity and larger distribution
Restrictions on the use of royalty free images vary in the details, but overall the following uses are standard restrictions:
Permitted uses for royalty free images vary slightly from company to company, but the following standard uses are generally permitted.
Royalty free refers to a type of license that gives you permission to use a stock image in certain ways. Royalty free means you are not required to pay a royalty each time you use an image.
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