What is iStockPhoto?

Young woman using a laptop computer. Graphic designer. UX design.

iStockPhoto is one of the world’s top sources for ready-to-use photos, video clips, vectors, or illustrations that you need for whatever type of project that requires visual representations. iStock materials come from a vast community of contributors anywhere in the world. iStock belongs to the Getty Images family of companies. The contents … Read more

What is the Creative Commons License?

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Incorporating someone else’s work such as music or graphics in your work may be against copyright law and lead to serious repercussions & damages. As such, it is essential that you familiarize yourself with the copyright law and different public copyright licenses that enable free distribution of otherwise protected work including the … Read more

How Many Photos Is Too Many for My Web Page?

A lady taking a photo with a camera

The importance of having photos on your web page cannot be overemphasized. Much of the social media marketing literature stands as proof that images serve as powerful communication tools, perhaps even better than written communication.  Research shows that the upcoming generation prefers picture-based communication rather text-based communication. In fact, studies show that … Read more

FOCA and Jeffrey Betts

Street crossing stock photo of FOCA

Stock Photos Stock photos are professional quality photographs that are available for free or bought and sold for a variety of purposes. The stock photography distributor or photographer dictates the parameters for how each image can be used and retains the ownership of the images. The subject of stock photography is usually … Read more

Can Anyone Start a Free Stock Photo Website?

Stock Photo

Visual content like photos and videos has always been more appealing to the human eye and can attract more attention than written narratives. Marketers have always used photos to attract the attention of their customers, providing them with an eye-catching visual which gives the customer a view of the item which he’s … Read more