microstock
Cheap licensed photos
Microstock is a business model for licensing photographs, illustrations, and other digital media at low prices, typically a few dollars per image.
Contributors upload work to microstock agencies, which sell it repeatedly to multiple buyers.
The model democratized stock imagery, making it affordable for small businesses and bloggers while letting amateur photographers earn from their work: She sells her travel photos through microstock sites.
Remote-to-local data transfer
- platformRaised flat structure
- contributorOne who provides something
- agencyPower to act
- portfolioCollected works or assets
upload · search · keyword · tagging · metadata · buyer · seller · pricing
No per-use payments
- subscriptionPaid recurring access
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- commercial useFor-profit utilization
- non-exclusiveShared among several parties
flat fee · attribution · copyright · intellectual property · terms of service · public domain · creative commons · reuse
Quantity with direction
- clipartPrepackaged digital illustrations
- iconPictorial screen symbol
- infographicVisual data presentation
- cartoonAnimated or humorous illustration
graphic · drawing · artwork · character · diagram · template · pattern · background
Captured still image
- snapshotInformal photograph taken quickly
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- lifestylePersonal living pattern
editorial · candid · composition · lighting · model · backdrop · posed · authentic
Organized auditory art
- trackPath or monitored route
- sound effectArtificial audio enhancement
- loopCurve closing on itself
- jingleBrief advertising melody
background music · ambient · stem · bumper · sting · underscore · audio clip · voiceover
Recorded moving imagery
- clipCut or attach
- 4KHigh-resolution video standard
- HDHigh-resolution video format
- time-lapseFilming at intervals, playing fast
slow-motion · drone · aerial · loop · transition · motion graphics · green screen · establishing shot
download
Remote-to-local data transfer
- platformRaised flat structure
- contributorOne who provides something
- agencyPower to act
portfolio · upload · search · keyword · tagging · metadata · buyer · seller · pricing · commission
royalty-free
No per-use payments
- subscriptionPaid recurring access
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- commercial useFor-profit utilization
non-exclusive · flat fee · attribution · copyright · intellectual property · terms of service · public domain · creative commons · reuse · unlimited
vector
Quantity with direction
- clipartPrepackaged digital illustrations
- iconPictorial screen symbol
- infographicVisual data presentation
cartoon · graphic · drawing · artwork · character · diagram · template · pattern · background · silhouette
photo
Captured still image
- snapshotInformal photograph taken quickly
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
lifestyle · editorial · candid · composition · lighting · model · backdrop · posed · authentic · generic
music
Organized auditory art
- trackPath or monitored route
- sound effectArtificial audio enhancement
- loopCurve closing on itself
jingle · background music · ambient · stem · bumper · sting · underscore · audio clip · voiceover · soundscape
video
Recorded moving imagery
time-lapse · slow-motion · drone · aerial · loop · transition · motion graphics · green screen · establishing shot · ambient
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