mas stock links

To provide additional material, inspiration, supporting graphics and artwork for publications I edit (both web sites and print) I mostly use websites that offer a simple Royalty Free licence and low cost. I have listed below the sites I use most. The order reflects the frequency that I use the sites which, in turn, gives an idea of how often I find what I need, ease of use and cost:

• Dreamstime Purchased credits expire after a year. Dreamstime provides a good range of affordable images (illustrations as well as photographs). A gallery of free images is also available. .
• Bible Picture Gallery part of the Christian Computer Art CD collection online. Lifetime membership for a small one-off payment. Does not have all the images from the CDs but a useful range of classic Bible illustrations and artwork. Web usage requires attribution and a link on the page.
• ParishPump.co.uk has editorial material for printed church magazines. Includes some nice cartoons and black and white artwork. Currently trialling monthly coloured cover illustrations. Annual subscription provides 12 months of material.
• Yvon Prehn's Effective Church Communications site discusses and provides ideas for print and online church publications. From the theology of Christian communications to examples of publications from lots of (American) churches. Some material is available without charge, the site has a membership model for more access. Several books and booklets are available in PDF format to purchase.
• Creative Commons Search search for images, text, video, audio covered by a Creative Commons licence.
• flickr photos somewhere to store one's pictures. Some contributors make photos available under a Creative Commons licence (i.e. no charge but may have limited rights). Quality variable as there is no filtering but can be a useful source of photos of out-of-the-way places.
• Morguefile.com provides no-cost images for inspiration, reference and use in creative work, commercial or not. Each image has details of applicable licence conditions.
• Google Images indexes a lot of material but rights can be difficult to ascertain.
• iStockPhoto Credits expire a year after purchase. Good search tools. Relatively expensive for high resolution or illustrations. Now part of Getty Images.
• BigStockPhoto.com Credits expire a year after purchase.
• Fotolia UK. Credits expire a year after purchase. Some free images

Fonts

• exljbris, the library of Jos Buivenga (LJB), offers several no-cost fonts
• Fontshop regularly provide good quality no-cost fonts

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