Monday, July 9, 2007
Corbis Pros vs. IStockphoto Amateurs
Posted by Chris Gohlke in "CONTENT" @ 02:33 PM
"We've collected comparable images from iStockphoto.com and Corbis for a side-by-side comparison of photographic quality. Judge for yourself which image service wins the day -- the professionals at Corbis or the amateurs at iStockphoto.com."
If you purchase stock photography, you would do well to check out the comparison. Based on the article, both offer quality content, but Corbis costs 30x the amount. The main difference I noted (but it might have just been the photos Wired selected) was that many of the iStockphoto pictures were on plain white backgrounds (which might be a good thing depending on what you were going to use it for) while the Corbis photos tended to have more detailed backgrounds.
If you purchase stock photography, you would do well to check out the comparison. Based on the article, both offer quality content, but Corbis costs 30x the amount. The main difference I noted (but it might have just been the photos Wired selected) was that many of the iStockphoto pictures were on plain white backgrounds (which might be a good thing depending on what you were going to use it for) while the Corbis photos tended to have more detailed backgrounds.
