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_gail -> Reselling images from istockphoto.com (10/28/2003 13:56:17)

What markup do you use when you get images from a place like istockphoto.com? Image there are quite inexpensive, about $ .50 each on average.

Do you charge a client for the time you spend finding images? If the clients selects photos then asks you as web designer to download them with your account, how do you determine the price you'll charge for each image?

thanks,

gail



Reflect -> RE: Reselling images from istockphoto.com (10/29/2003 7:24:01)

Myself I just add it into the bill with research time (If time was spent finding it.).

Brian



erinatkins -> RE: Reselling images from istockphoto.com (10/29/2003 8:58:23)

Gail,

I spent over 3 hours looking for an image for a client one time - they wanted choices. So I charge x per hour. Not the rate I would charge to do design work - but enough to cover my hourly rate.

Research does count for something.

Erin



Dario -> RE: Reselling images from istockphoto.com (11/3/2003 1:10:44)

Gail,

I use iStockphoto quite often. It is a great site.

1. Charge for your time, it keeps it simple. That is what I do.
2. iStockphoto's license agreement is with the downloader (you) and not with your customer (unless your customer creates an account and downloads the picture/graphics). I think this is standard practice with most stock photo places. It means that you can modify the graphics for a project and sell the project but you can not sell the photos (in original form or close to it) to your customer (3rd party licensing). For complete detail please read their license agreement and also look at the forum that they have for that purpose.

Regards,
dario
www.bizpronet.com



_gail -> RE: Reselling images from istockphoto.com (11/3/2003 11:31:00)

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ORIGINAL: Dario

Gail,

I use iStockphoto quite often. It is a great site.

1. Charge for your time, it keeps it simple. That is what I do.
2. iStockphoto's license agreement is with the downloader (you) and not with your customer (unless your customer creates an account and downloads the picture/graphics). I think this is standard practice with most stock photo places. It means that you can modify the graphics for a project and sell the project but you can not sell the photos (in original form or close to it) to your customer (3rd party licensing).


Thank you dario, great advice.

I will not be reselling the photo to the client. Besides downloading, I will resize, crop and enhance each image so the charge, either by unit or by hourly rate, will be for the work done. In addition, I'll be applying several Photoshop filters to images. In the end, they will not even look close to the originals.

gail



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