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Stock images in a Graphics Package
I have a question about using stock images within your design. I know some design housed have libraries of stock images to pull from to add to the design and look of graphics packages. Who pays for the use of stock images within the design package? example. if a show is about George Washington, and I want to use a famous picture of GW in my show open, do I have to pay for the rights to use that picture? And how do you incorporate that into the cost of the graphics package? Now, I’m usually stuck with the images that the client provides. The clients have the rights to use them for the show, but it limits me in the images I can use to create a dynamic open. How does using stock images work?
tim
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Whenever we are in a situation that we need a specific shot, the client usually picks up the cost of the image/footage. That is usually agreed to before hand. We happen to have quite a large bit of footage that we own, so we will go through that first. If that doesn’t cover us, that’s when we hit the stock footage libraries. Usually picking out a few options, and letting the client decide which one they 1) are willing to pay for, and 2) find visually compelling. Just know that if you do it that way, you can only use the footage for this specific client.
Nel Santiago
https://www.ForbiddenSky.com
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