Fotolia has a nice little site set up where people who are interested can get info. It has info such as "8 Reasons For Fotolia Microstock" and some videos and pictures. The website outlines the "credits system" and the subscription services. For more info, visit: fotolianews.com.
One thing worth mentioning is that using stock photos saves bloggers from accidentally taking copyrighted pictures and using them without permission. For example, if you search Google Images for an image, the majority of the images you see are NOT in the public domain, meaning the owner of the image could take action against you (if they really wanted to). I personally like the idea of being "licensed" to use a photo.
In the next few weeks I will make a few posts showing off the types of stock photos Fotolia offers, particularly in the area of beauty/nails. In the end I am not sure if I myself will be able to purchase a license from Fotolia once my trial has ended, but I hope I can help out some readers who have been looking for a stock photo service.
I also have 5 codes for free two-week subscriptions that I am offering to my readers, thanks to Fotolia. The subscription is for 14 days, with image 3 downloads per day. If you are interested, please email me at lorrainenails@gmail.com, and I can give you a code.
On a personal note I also want to get back to posting nail pics, but my cuticles are a mess right now and I'm sure my readers don't want to see that. Also ever since my last post in February I've been very busy... I am graduating on June 20 so there have been many things I have had to deal with. I'm sorry I've been absent -- I have been reading the blogs I follow, though, so I haven't been totally gone.
I hope this summer, once everything is a little bit less crazy I'll be able to start posting again.
The one-month subscription to Fotolia was provided to me for free by a rep from Fotolia.
PS: I just turned 18 on Thursday!
