Can Stock Photo

Can Stock Photo is a stock photography provider which licenses royalty-free images, photos, digital illustrations, picture clip art and footage files on behalf of photographers, illustrators, and videographers. Founded in 2004, it was one of the earliest microstock agencies.[2]

Can Stock Photo
TypePrivate
IndustryStock Photography
GenreMicrostock
FoundedJune 2004 [1]
HeadquartersHalifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Members493,000 [2] (2015)
Websitewww.canstockphoto.com

Purchasing and use

Can Stock Photo provides 21 million images to customers, provided by 40,000 photographers and artists worldwide.[2] The site supports both subscription and credit licensing models.[3] Can Stock Photo is one of the few agencies in its industry to allows users to license images individually without a membership.[4]

Licensed images have been notably used by industry blogs such as TechCrunch,[5] social media sites such as BuzzFeed,[6] feature films such as Whiplash,[7] news agencies such as CBS 5,[8] and various YouTube videos,[9][10] websites,[11] and books.[12]

Contributors

Contributing photographers must apply before they are eligible to upload their images. The applicants must submit three images that are screened for quality and suitability. Once approved, photographers can begin uploading their work through the website. They supply keywords, categorize the images, and submit them for review, where each image is examined to ensure that it meets the standards of quality, usefulness and copyright laws. A model and property release is required when applicable.[13] Contributors earn royalties each time their files are licensed.[14]

Can Stock Photo receives 25,000 contributor submissions per day.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Can Stock Photo". CrunchBase. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
  2. "About Can Stock Photo". Can Stock Photo. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  3. "How to Download Photos". Can Stock Photo. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
  4. Jourdan Wilkerson. "Free and Commercial Stock Photography Sites". Smashing Magazine. Retrieved 2015-03-20.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  5. Ron Miller (2014-09-22). "When The Funding Bubble Bursts It Doesn't Have To Mean Disaster". TechCrunch.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  6. "Stock Photos That Need Further Explanation". BuzzFeed. 2013-08-12.
  7. "Can Stock Photo [ca]". IMDb. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
  8. Jeremy Downing (2014-12-30). "Christmas Trees Disposal For Cheyenne and Casper". CBS 5 News Channel.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  9. "Holiday Etiquette With Gordon And Goofy". Retrieved 2015-03-20.
  10. ""Mercury Rising" - Music Video featuring Ric Size". Retrieved 2015-03-20.
  11. James Kimmons. "The Right Way to do Images on Your Site". About.com. Retrieved 2015-03-20.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  12. Cathy Ace (2014-04-15). The Corpse with the Emerald Thumb. Touch Wood Editions. p. 2. ISBN 978-1-77151-063-9.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  13. Robert Kneshke (2014). Stock Photography: Make Money Selling Photos Online. Hüthig Jehle Rehm. ISBN 3826696298.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  14. "Sell Your Images / Clips". Can Stock Photo. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
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