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"What defines a company as a microstock photography company is that they (1) source their images almost exclusively via the Internet, (2) do so from a wider range of photographers than the traditional stock agencies (including a willingness to accept images from "amateurs" and hobbyists), and (3) sell their images at a very low rate (anywhere from $.20 - $10) for a royalty-free image." (Wikipedia)

Find some information on purchasing images below (or use the buttons above to buy from some popular microstock sites).

Dreamstime: Editorial License

laryn — Sun, 09/20/2009 - 15:32

Dreamstime offers an editorial license in addition to their other licenses:

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Dreamstime: Extended Licenses

laryn — Sun, 09/20/2009 - 15:29

Dreamstime offers four extended licenses which could increase your earnings significantly: Increase Max Copies, Web Usage, Print Usage, and Sell the Rights. Each of these extends the ways in which the image can be used and pays a much higher premium. If you sell the rights to the image, you no longer control it and cannot sell it elsewhere, so use it with caution--noting that you can make a large chunk of change using this option (you can set your own price). Further details are below.

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Dreamstime: Buying and Selling Microstock Imagery

laryn — Sun, 09/20/2009 - 15:13

Sell Your Digital Images: Dreamstime pays $0.50 to $1.00 per basic download to the photographer (50%) and has a pretty good upload system. 

Buy Digital Images:
Dreamstime charges more for photos that have been download 100 times or
more, and again if they’ve been downloaded 500 times or more. They have also recently implemented a system where print and web images are separate purchases. You can currently download images for less than $1.

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Take advantage of free photo downloads

laryn — Sat, 08/22/2009 - 16:32

A number of microstock sites offer free downloads as a way to give you a taste of the types of images and image quality they offer. It's not a bad idea for designers on a budget to peruse these offerings now and then. Most notably, Dreamstime has a rotating selection of seven images available for free download at any time. Log in to the main page and look for the "More Free Photos" link to see all seven.

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Buy images at Shutterstock

laryn — Fri, 12/12/2008 - 04:00

Buy a subscription package at Shutterstock and you can download to your heart's content (currently 750 images per month for a basic package). This means you can download images you are not even sure you need yet and build a personal library of images for the future.

Listed below are some of my popular and recent images.

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