Where to hire a photographer or buy photos?

[AlexN]

Has anyone here ever hired a photographer or bought photos from them? I need some photos for my puzzle game.

Anyone?

[Travis Dorschel]

I just went through this process myself a few months ago for backgrounds for my screensavers / living desktops. Here are my notes / links:

Stock Photography:

General Info on the best Free Stock Photos
http://freestockphotos.com/FreeGeneral.html

Morgue File - free
http://www.morguefile.com

Stock Exchange - free - contact individual authors
http://www.sxc.hu

ImageAfter
http://www.imageafter.com/

Free Stock Photos - free
http://freestockphotos.com

Shutterstock - $139 a month for 25 photos a day - 750 photos a month
http://www.shutterstock.com


Personally, I use Stock Exchange, Morgue File and I will probably use Shutterstock for a month after things really pick up to get some good quality images.

[DavidRM]

Any particular theme(s) you want? And what image dimensions/aspect ratios are you needing? I might be interested in tackling some photograph ideas on spec.

A new forum with some talented photographers is here:
http://www.photocamel.com

-David

[AlexN]

Shutterstock - $139 a month for 25 photos a day - 750 photos a month
http://www.shutterstock.com


Wow, this one solves my problem! thanks guys. :p

[baegsi]

Don't forget http://istockphoto.com/index.php

[Teq]

We've used istockphoto.com previously, images starting from $1 (depending on resolution), of course I am a keen photographer anyway so do my own work where possible.

[Captain Nemo]

Good sources for professional photos:

www.corbis.com
www.gettyimages.com