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Stock Content Adobe Stock Photos is a stock image provider that is part of the Adobe family of software and tools which many graphic designers and other graphics-oriented professionals use to create amazing art and images; to express their creativity in ways that were not possible before. Try Now Similar Software Used Post a Review

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Introduction

Adobe Stock Photos is a stock image provider that is part of the Adobe family of software and tools which many graphic designers and other graphics-oriented professionals use to create amazing art and images; to express their creativity in ways that were not possible before.

Features

Like most stock content sites, Adobe Stock Photos sells royalty-free images, videos, templates for the Adobe suite of programs, 3D assets (models, lights, and materials), as well as editorial content, both video and images. It also has a premium section where you can get the best images from the best contributors.

Similar to its competitors, Adobe Stock Photos provides you with multiple ways to purchase its stock images. You can opt for the subscription method where you can then choose an annual or monthly subscription package that suits you or your business. Some packages offer rollovers of a certain amount on the condition of plan renewal. There are also special subscription plans for enterprises and teams, allowing more people to access the same subscription package.

However, do note that the license you’ll be getting for subscriptions are the standard sort, and thus, if you print out these images for use in physical media, your print runs cannot exceed 500,000 copies. You cannot use the images on items that will be resold, such as using the images on shirts or mugs. Subscriptions also only allows you access to its standard range of stock content. If you want to access the premium section, you’ll need credits.

Credits are a lot like the virtual currencies that most freemium games use. For instance, you can get 40 credits for $359.99 and then use those credits to purchase the premium stock you want, be it photos, vectors, illustrations, etc; videos (HD and 4k); Adobe templates; 3D items or any other content that you can’t get via a subscription. You can also use credits to buy standard stock content as well at 1 credits each, but if so, you’ll be getting them at a marked-up price. It might be best to just go with a subscription.

The great thing about credits though, aside from enabling you to buy videos and premium content, is that every item you buy using this virtual currency will afford you an extended license rather than the standard one.

Highlights

The best part about using Adobe Stock Photos to get your stock content is the absolute convenience, especially if you’re using any of Adobe’s programs to create your work. You can easily preview any watermarked image you want inside your designs on any of Adobe’s range of Creative Cloud software like Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, InDesign CC, and others.

There is also a My Libraries function where you can use your Adobe ID to help save and organize your stock assets for your creative projects. The library provides you with a panel accessible on both desktop and mobile versions of Adobe’s Creative Cloud applications as well, making it a lot easier for you to insert stock content that you want. Of course, if you don’t use Adobe, that’s fine as well. You can still use the images in any programs you like!

Navigating the Adobe Stock Photos is very simple too. The site provides you with a search option and even filters so you can find the perfect stock content you want. Interestingly, you can even upload an image of the stock asset you’re looking for and get a list of similar images that you can buy and use. The powerful search function on the site will be able to match your sample image to the thousands of stock content using visual search and machine-learning, showing you the results that has the style, color, tone and composition that are almost indistinguishable to your sample image.

Conclusion

If you are an avid user of Adobe’s suite of graphical design software and tools, then getting an Adobe Stock Photos subscription is pretty much a no-brainer. Not only are these graphics a lot easier to integrate into the work that you’re doing on any Adobe product you use, the range and diversity of images Adobe Stock Photos has to offer is as impressive (perhaps more so) as any of the larger stock image sites out there.

However, the service doesn’t provide you with custom stock content or allow you to own the exclusive rights to certain stock content that you like. So, if these are critical for you, then you might want to try other stock image sites, but if not, Adobe Stock Photos is an excellent stock content service to use!