Images

[Toni]

Hi - just wondering where do you guys get your images for your websites from? I know of www.gettyimages.com are there any other really good ones?

Thanks

Toni

[BlackBerryUK]

and how much do you budget for the images please?

[dcraigdc]

I love Adobe's stock photos. Best way to get them is through Adobe Bridge. Great for Photoshop then just taking them on to the site.

[Mark Flanighan]

I use

http://www.sxc.hu
Stock Exchange for Photos.

Most of the photos are free to use here, although you must check the agreement per photo first.
There is a lot of amateur stuff, but I have always found something I can use free.

There is also http://www.stockxpert.com/ which I think is the same company, where you can get 10 images for $9.99

Mark

[Ravenfire]

I like Istock

[crus]

Getty and Istock

[Toni]

Hi just wondering, once you have got your images of one of these sights how
do you trace around an area to get the desired object. So for example you have an image with a woman and some background. How do you get rid of the background to just capture the woman? Then how do you clean up the image?

Thanks for your help.

Toni

[dcraigdc]

Adobe Photoshop's magnetic lassoo tool :D

[welshnoonoo]

I use www.dreamstime.com

[Eagle]

Adobe Photoshop's magnetic lassoo tool :D
Or Corel's ;)

[dcraigdc]

Adobe Photoshop's magnetic lassoo tool :D
Or Corel's ;)

What's that?! I sense dissention in the ranks!!

Actually I think Corel have produced an excellent comeback fight to Adobe over the past couple of years. All power to them!

[Eagle]

Comeback?!

Corel invented most of the stuff Illustrator and Photoshop does anyway!!! ;) Light years ahead - always has been. :P

[dcraigdc]

Haha very true I'll give you that one. I still remember the beginings of PSP when it started out as shareware :D

[Coding Monkey]

Professional photographer, when budget permits ;)