Choosing Images for Your site

 A picture can say a thousand words, and great images help make the difference between an average-looking site and a really engaging one.

 Images can be used to set the tone for a site in less time than it takes to read a description. If you do not have photographs to use on your website, there are companies who sell stock images; these are images you pay to use (there is a list of stock photography websites below). Remember that all images are subject to copyright, and you can get in trouble for simply taking photographs from another website.If you have a page that shows several images (such as product photographs or members of a team) then putting them on a simple, consistent background helps them look better as a group.

 Images should...

￫ Be relevant

￫ Convey information 

￫ Convey the right mood 

￫ Be instantly recognizable

￫ Fit the color palette

stock photos

www.istockphoto.com 

www.gettyimages.com

www.veer.com

www.sxc.hu  

www.fotolia.com