Bigstock is an online
royalty-free
Royalty-free (RF) material subject to copyright or other intellectual property rights may be used without the need to pay royalties or license fees for each use, per each copy or volume sold or some time period of use or sales.
Computer standard ...
, international
microstock photography
Microstock photography, also known as micropayment photography, is a part of the stock photography industry. What defines a company as a microstock photography company is that they (1) source their images almost exclusively via the Internet, (2) d ...
website that sells images via a credit-based system. Bigstock's
photos
A photograph (also known as a photo, image, or picture) is an image created by light falling on a photosensitive surface, usually photographic film or an electronic image sensor, such as a CCD or a CMOS chip. Most photographs are now created ...
,
vectors and
illustrations
An illustration is a decoration, interpretation or visual explanation of a text, concept or process, designed for integration in print and digital published media, such as posters, flyers, magazines, books, teaching materials, animations, video ...
cost from between 1 and 6 credits each, depending on size, with credits ranging from $.90 to US$3.00.
[Eric A. Taub]
"When Are Photos Like Penny Stocks? When They Sell"
''New York Times'', June 5, 2007
BigStockPhoto was founded in Davis, California, in the fall of 2004. Bigstock adds to its library every day as photographers and designers from around the world submit their work. As of June 2015, Bigstock had more than 25 million royalty-free images (photos, vectors and illustrations) available.
Bigstock.com
– Stats released on website
On September 23, 2009, Bigstock announced that it had been purchased by Shutterstock
Shutterstock is an American provider of stock photography, stock footage, stock music, and editing tools; it is headquartered in New York. Founded in 2003 by programmer and photographer Jon Oringer, Shutterstock maintains a library of around 2 ...
, a subscription-based microstock
Microstock photography, also known as micropayment photography, is a part of the stock photography industry. What defines a company as a microstock photography company is that they (1) source their images almost exclusively via the Internet, (2) d ...
company.[Stephen Shanklan]
"Shutterstock Buys Rival, Shifts Photo Sales Strategy"
CNET, September 23, 2009
See also
*Stock photography
Stock photography is the supply of photographs which are often licensed for specific uses. The stock photo industry, which began to gain hold in the 1920s, has established models including traditional macrostock photography, midstock photography, ...
* :Stock photographers
References
External links
Bigstock website
{{Shutterstock
Stock photography
Photo archives in the United States
Privately held companies based in New York City