I wouldn't spend $200 on an image without first checking in on iStockphoto [http://istockphoto.com] for as good a piece of art for typically waaay less co$t.

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On 04 May 2010, at 12:11 PM, Jones Diane wrote:

> I agree with Sam & Rebecca. Our agency has also bought images on Getty. We have never been disappointed. Everything has been high quality.
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> On May 4, 2010, at 8:24 AM, Sam Al-Hamdani wrote:
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>> I've always found Getty reliable. I've been using Getty stuff in magazines and marketing for about five years off and on, and I've not had a duff 'un yet. Pricy, yes, but that's only compared to the generic stock sites. We used to have to always pay that much.
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>> On 4 May 2010, at 15:56, Rebecca Evans wrote:
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>>> I wouldn't hesitate to use a Getty image. They were the only image vendor we used when I was at Oxford U. Press that provided non-watermarked comp images to users who had an account with them. You could check to see if they have a refund policy if an image that turns out to be of poor quality. I imagine they'd want to know if that was the case so they could correct the problem.
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>>> On May 4, 2010, at 10:36 AM, Charles Miller wrote:
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>>>> My church has found an image of a goldfish outgrowing its fishbowl that they like. Makes a good icon. Colorful. Humorous. Good body language for the fish. Excellent eye expression.
>>>>
>>>> It's a Getty Image. It's not cheap. Two hundred bucks, for the 10mb size.
>>>>
>>>> I did Live Chat at the Getty site. One of my questions was if they could assure me that the quality of the image meets normal pro standards.
>>>>
>>>> We went round and round but he offered no such assurance, and we said good bye.
>>>>
>>>> Can anyone speak well or ill of Getty Images?
>>>>
>>>> I think of them as an established name, but established names are sometimes bought by less-respected outfits.
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>>>> Chuck M
>>>> who offers thanks for the comments on monitors and the huey.
>>>> And, yes, iStockphoto has a similar and much cheaper big goldfish in small bowl pic but that fish's body language & expression are judged less endearing.
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