Stock photo agencies have a number of parameters of how they set a price for a photo, amongst them:
- Usage license
- Resolution
- Number of downloads
- Subscription package
Most of the websites covered on SpiderPic work on a credit-based system, which means an image does not have an absolute dollar value for a purchase, but a relative value related to the number of credits or subscription package you choose to buy. To make it easier for you, we have decided to display the estimated lowest and the highest price marks, according to the lowest amount of purchasable credits from a specific source.
The prices do not include anything but simply the prices and/or credits shown on the image web page in the source website, multiplied by a pricing package offered on the site. It’s important to note that prices may vary according to different packages offered on the source site, and also they do not include or portray the license given on a specific source or other benefits you might receive as a buyer such as special discounts, extended licenses and other offers and services.
You should also list photos available on Crystal Graphics. They are a reseller for Shutterstock. Crystal Graphics sells Shutterstock images at a much higher mark-up ($69), and the photographer gets miniscule cut of this (possibly 25 cents!). All Shutterstock sellers who have ticked the box on their profile for “partner program” have (likely unknowingly) agreed to this. Their “photos” appear to be called “powerplugs”: http://www.crystalgraphics.com/Photos/images.pictures.main.asp