Commercial Stock Sites

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Corbis

Terrifically expensive but usually worth it, these are the best stock images availible anywhere.

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2

Fotosearch

Fotosearch never ever seem to have the image I'm after.

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3

Getty Images

A good source for reportage images, but be careful to check any image used is model released if it is to be used for commercial purposes.

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4

iStock

Cheap and cheerful. A fraction of the price of Corbis'images and usually a fraction of the quality as well. Certainly can be a useful site as many of their images are still very usable.

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5

Shutterstock

Middle of the road stock site really. Not really cheap, not really expensive. Images reflect this.

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