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Where can i buy sports photos?

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Before searching on stock photo agency websites for sports photos, determine your need and how you wish to portray the sport. If a sport celebrity is needed to endorse your product, a stock photo agency is not where you want to conduct this search. This licensing agreement is obtained through other means and conducted with the sports celebrity you wish to use. But you will discover that a sports celebrity is not required to achieve results.

What sports photos are on stock photo agencies

Generic sports photos are available for download and purchase on stock photography agency websites. If you need to highlight a sports action, a sporting activity (like hockey, football, soccer, or basketball), need a unique  photo to support some sports news or have a how-to website for sporting activities, stock photo agencies are an easy and cheap way to obtain sports photos.

Sports stock photos are newsworthy

If you have a sports news website or daily blog, obtaining sports celebrity photos is difficult and generally not within budget. Generic sports photos from stock agencies can build a similar impact for your sports news media site. People like action shots. Sports photos, which are non-celebrity photos, can gain reader attention for a fraction of the price.  News is news and though a photo is important, the information you want to have viewers read will be viewed if the content is newsworthy.  The photo catches their eye and the content holds them.  For example.  If you have news about Tiger Woods, a great golf sports photo can be as eye catching as a photo of Tiger.  Your headline will get their attention, a great stock photo without Tiger Woods will intrigue them and the article will be read even though you do not have a sports celebrity photo.

Use sports stock photos for news, reviews and editorial articles from Dreamstime to drive your sports themed article to the right viewers.  A celebrity photo is not required to get your point across.

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Amos Struck

I am a publisher and entrepreneur in the stock imagery field. I focus in providing knowledge and solutions for buyers, contributors and agencies, aiming at contributing to the growth and development of the industry. I am the founder and editor of Stock Photo Press, one of the largest networks of online magazines in the industry. I am the founder of Microstock Expo, the only conference dedicated to the microstock segment. I created several software solutions in stock photography, like the PixelRockstar WordPress Plugin. Plus I am a recurrent speaker at Photokina Official Stage, and an industry consultant at StockPhotoInsight. I am passionate about technology, marketing and visual imagery.

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    Ready» Blog Archive » Purchase sports pictures September 23, 2011 at 7:31 am

    […] Where can i buy sports photos? – Stock Photo Secrets May 3, 2011 … Celebrity sports photos are not required to bring readers to your sports news website or blog. […]

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