This is gonna be a quick blog . In the past 2-3 days , some good luck has brought in quite a few template design orders in a row. So the paypal pocket is a bit hefty now , which allows me to indulge . Now , when the paypal pocket is low , you find out so many things you wish you could take /subscribe to … and now when it is better , you always fall into indecisions .

The last time I had taken a stock photo site subscription, I believe it was from Indexstock , but IMO it was not a good collection of images , at least then . Lately I have often heard some of my colleagues / peers mention they use Photos.com or Corbis . So I am little unsure , which one will be the better value for money , hence I have laready posted in one of my favourite forums Sitepoint , and probably would also post in DP .

Stock images, as I have noticed, are sold in ifferent ways on different websites . Whereas in some sites , like GettyImages they allow simple download of all images without a obstrcutive watermarks , in sites like SXC.HU they put the watermark bang on the middle ; Getty has various secure measures in place INSIDE the image which allows them to track the usage of the image on the web, and as the current reports on the webgo , they actively pursue this and send invoices to those who violate their per image license . SXC on the other hand , grant the downloader full rights to use the image on any website in digital format , for single usage . They DO NOT charge for such usage , however they mention that such image should not be used in any print , should not be shared and resold , of course and also NOT used in any template sell , i.e mass circulation of the image for commercial gain.