Instead of assigning your own photographers, stock photography is a set of ready-to-use images for subscribers who purchased the rights to use them. With digital stock photography, you get to see the final image even before you are granted the rights to use them and these images can be licensed immediately. The cost for stock photography, especially royalty-free images are much lower compared to assignment photography. Stock photography saves you model, photographer, location, props, art direction and editing costs.

Royalty-Free Digital Stock Photography is a concept where user of the images does not have to pay any royalty for repeated use of the images. The buyer does not own the copyright of the images but have purchased the rights to use the images legally without additional fees or interruption from the retailer. These images cannot be sold or transferred but it offers a wide range of benefits; mainly lower pricing and convenience.

Rights-managed offers individual images to be rented through the negotiation of a specific price for a specific use. It offers clients exclusive rights plus the ability to restrict similar use of the image by others. The royalty-free concept allows customers an unlimited usage, where they do not need to pay royalties after the initial purchase. This greatly reduces the costs and allows greater freedom with the images purchased. Of course, by supplying all our images in digital format, our customers get to enjoy the advantage of being able to go straight to the color separator or print rather than having to scan them at an additional cost. Most importantly, it is more flexible than the traditional photo library.

- we are a reputable stock provider (reliable).
- 24-hour customer support to cater to your needs.
- new images added daily from photographers all over the world and other great content providers.
- in-house creative department with cutting-edge new contents.
- images from multiple top suppliers not available at other subscription sites.

New and better contents are added daily to our collections. Our objective is to ensure that our clients continue to renew their subscription and therefore we strive to provide new and good content regularly. All images are reviewed extensively by our creative team to ensure that you get your money's worth.

In order to provide our clients with a value-added service, we offer single-image sale via credits and subscription packages. For customer who have purchased subscription packages, they may choose from 2 different plans - download 5 images per day with the basic plan or 26 images daily with the premium plan.

Yes, you can. All images are provided with a standard royalty-free license or extended royalty-free license. Please visit our licensing section to learn more about the various licenses.

'C' refers to Credits and 'S' refers to Subscription. These are indicators to help you differentiate if the image is available only as Credits, Subscription or both.

Registration is free of charge. There are no hidden fees.

Registered users will have access to the many facilities available, such as access to My Account, Lightbox, Free Images and many more.

Yes.

No, you need not register to browse our website. However, by registering, it allows us to provide you with regular offers and promotions.

Click on the 'Register' tab located at the top right of the page. Type your preferred username and contact information and click on the submit button when you're done. A generic password will be sent to your e-mail upon registration. Else, you can click on the following link for registration https://www.123rf.com/register.php.

Registration is immediate. A generic password will be sent to your registered email instantly upon registration. You can start using your account after that. If you did not receive any password after 10 minutes, please check your Spam folder.

No, we will only need your credit card details at the payment area. Alternatively you can pay by Paypal or check.

Our subscription only allows single/individual usage. You are not permitted to share your username and password with anyone. However, if other people in your businesses would like access to your subscription, you may purchase a multiple user license. Please contact us at info@123rf.com or call 1-866-655-3733 to discuss your options.

It could be that our password notification email has been mistakenly sent to your Spam folder. Please contact our local sales support team so that they can provide the password to you over the phone. They will verify your registered information to make sure that there is no mistake in your e-mail.

Please refer to the following link http://www.123rf.com/forgetpassword.php and type in the information required. We will send the password to your e-mail address which you provided during registration.

Yes, you can. Firstly, login to your account with your username and old password. Click on the 'My Account' tab and select 'Change Password'. Type in your preferred password on the next page and hit the 'Update' button. Your new password will be activated immediately.

Please double check your preferred username before you proceed to register. We do not allow changes to be made to your username. To change your username, you need to re-register.

You can edit your account information anytime by clicking 'Personal Information' at the My Account tab in the main navigation area at the homepage. You will need to login to your account first in order to do so.

From 'My Account', click on 'Personal Information'. Uncheck the “sign up for newsletter” box and we will not be sending you any further monthly updates.

123rf.com respects every user's privacy and we do not disclose, sell, share or divulge your personal information (including your e-mail address) to third parties. Please refer to our privacy policy for more information. http://www.123rf.com/privacy.php.

Please refer to the following links for more information. The License Summary would be the best guide for you to understand more about permitted usage and restrictions.

- Terms and conditions: http://www.123rf.com/terms.php
- License Summary: http://www.123rf.com/license_summary.php
- Standard Royalty Free License: http://www.123rf.com/license.php
- Extended Royalty Free License: http://www.123rf.com/license.php?type=enhanced
- Free Image RF License: http://www.123rf.com/license.php?type=free

Extended license covers use for Design Templates for resale (Web and/or Print), Prints for Resale Poster, Greeting Cards, Prints on Merchandise for Resale (mugs, stationery, t-shirts, etc), Design Elements on Software for Resale and any other Derivative Resale Objects. Each extended license is applicable for (one) image.

With the standard royalty-free license, you only need to pay once no matter how many times you use the images.

As our image collections are royalty-free, you do not need to credit the photographers for commercial usage. For editorial usage, you may credit: © Photographer's Name / 123RF

Our images are contributed by photographers around the world with skills varying from amateur to professional. Submitted images go through a filtering process before they are released for sale.We do not compromise on quality. We provide images that fit our user's budget. Our images are more affordable than what most image supplier offer as we believe the large number of images sold would outweigh the low number of expensive imagery.

Images with relevant releases are clearly indicated. There will be a charge of $60 for each release information requested.

No, you can't. You need to pay the licensing fees to use the images. Royalty-free requires a one time payment license fees for its use. Our images may be copied solely for illustrative purposes such as for client presentations or drafts. They cannot be used for any finished project, whether personal or professional. Any unauthorized download will be regarded as copyright infringement and 123rf will pursue legal action against unauthorized users.

“Comping image” are low-resolution images used only for illustrative purposes, such as for client presentations or drafts. They cannot be used for any finished project, whether personal or professional.

Please contact our sales support team for more information.

All images submitted to us by various photographers are pre-compressed JPEGs. Due to huge Raw file size, we do not keep any TIFF files. You may therefore use any image editing software and re-save the images as TIFF file or you may contact our support team for assistance.

All images at 123rf are compressed JPEGs and the download size is normally smaller than the full uncompressed size. Please refer to our website for more information about image sizes when you click on 'View Image Details'.

The DPI in any image does not affect the actual image resolution. To obtain a bigger or smaller DPI, you may simply change the DPI with any image editing software and re-save the image. In order to maintain the quality of the image, just make sure that you do not interpolate/resize the print size when changing the DPI.

We are unable to comment as it could be due to the original image. Please contact our sales support team and provide them with the image number so that they could best advise you.

Due to the nature of royalty-free licensing, all images are not available for exclusive use.

Our images come in various sizes. Please refer to the individual images for more information.

There is no usage limit for royalty-free images. You can use it for as many times and as long as you want.

Our images are available in RGB format. Please refer to the image details for more information.

RGB is the primary color model used by electronic display devices such as a monitor. CMYK is the primary color model used by color printers. In RGB, images are created by combining red, green, and blue light. This additive process can create millions of different colors by using different concentrations of the primaries. CMYK, in contrast, creates different colors in a subtractive process using four colors or inks: cyan (blue), magenta (red), yellow, and black.

The differences between RGB and CMYK become crucial when desktop publishers attempt to move documents from their screens onto hard copy. There are many RGB colors that CMYK printers cannot reproduce. Something that looks good on the monitor may not look the same in print. Therefore, it will be best for you to check with the printing company as they can advise you on whether the quality of the images would be sufficient for your project.

You may use most image editing software for RGB to CMYK conversion.

All images at 123RF are flattened.

The images at your Download History are available for download provided that the images has not been withdrawn by the image provider. Cases as such is infrequent. We suggest that you always save a copy of the images you purchased. Even though an image has been withdrawn, you can still use the image as long as you want.

The image could have been withdrawn and is no longer available for purchase or download. Images are withdrawn mostly at the request of the image provider. For such reason, we are unable to provide the image for download. We apologize for any inconveniences caused.

You can view your remaining credits and the expiration of your subscription plans when you login to your 'My Account' area.

Credits are basically tokens redeemable for images. Our credit packages start at $15 and they can be purchased online. For every image that you download, a set number of credits will be deducted from your account, according to the image resolution. You may download as many images as you like, each download costs one to three Download Credits.

Some images however are only available by subscription. Please refer to the indicators 'C' and 'S' below the image thumbnail. These are indicators to help you differentiate whether the image is available only as Credits, Subscription or both.

Yes, they will. Credits will expire 2 years from the date they're bought.

Because there's a minimum amount that the credit card payment gateway (the bank) will charge us for every transaction. We can't accept any transaction lower than $15 or we will be making losses!

Our credit system allows you to pre-purchase a package of credits online and redeem them for images. Each image costs between 1 and 3 credits and credit(s) will be deducted from your account for every download depending on the file type and image resolution.

There is no limit to the number of images you may purchase in a day or per transaction.

No. Credits are not transferable.

Credit balances are not refundable and not exchangeable for cash.

For connection error, you may download the same file again without losing any credits. Alternatively, please contact our sales support team and provide them the file number.

No, it will not affect your credits provided you download the file from your Download History. You can opt to search by date or keywords at the Download History. Click 'Download Again' to re-download the file. If you would like to obtain a higher resolution file than the one you previously downloaded, you will then have to use your credits.

The subscription-based model works on the same basis as royalty-free except that instead of buying images one by one, you pay a fee to download the images as when required without additional charges. Generally, the price of a high-resolution single image is much higher compared to a month's subscription fee.

A subscription package is best value for your money. The subscription package allows you to download a specific amount of images (up to 26) everyday as long as the subscription period has not end/ subscription plan has not expire.

Currently, there are two subscription plans. A basic plan allows you to download five ultra-high resolution image per day and a Premium plan allows you to download 26 ultra-high resolution images per day. Please refer to our website for the cost of each plan.

Please refer to the indicators 'C' and 'S' below the image thumbnail. These are indicators to help you differentiate whether the image is available only by Credits, Subscription or both.

Subscription plans cannot be upgraded nor downgraded upon download of first image. However, you may add new plans to the one subscribed at any time.

No. You can download the same image anytime within the subscription period.

Once your subscription plan expires, no image download is allowed. However, you may continue to use the downloaded images indefinitely.

There shall be no extension of subscription period if the client fails to download any images due to their Internet connectivity problems. Since we cannot control the issue related to your Internet service provider, Inmagine will fully reimburse the "lost days" only if the 123rf.com server is inaccessible worldwide (system down) for more than 8 hours.

Yes, you may. Any image downloaded during your subscription period is yours to use indefinitely, as long as you comply with the terms and conditions of usage.

The subscription plan allows you to download at any resolution but we strongly advise you to download the highest resolution available.

Yes, an automated e-mail will be sent to your registered email 3 days before expiry of plan.

Please login to your 'My Account' area and choose the plan you would like to renew. Click the 'Renew' tab and you will be prompted to the payment page.

You can type in relevant keywords in the search bar on the top left corner of the website. Alternatively, you can turn on the search options to search by availability and orientation.

Due to our low pricing, we do not offer free image research. Please use our search feature on the website to perform your search.

Click on 'Image Details' below the image thumbnail to view detailed information about an image.

A lightbox is a "personal folder" on our website that you create. You can store and manage images of interest to you.

Lightboxes are designed to organize your images. When you find an image on our website that you like, you can save it in a lightbox you've created. You would not need to save the image to your hard drive or jot down the image number.

There is no limit on the number of lightboxes you can create and the amount of time we'll store them for you. You can choose to remove images that you no longer need in your lightbox.

Please click http://www.123rf.com/lightboxhelp.php for a guide on how to use our lightbox.

The image could have been withdrawn and is no longer available for purchase or download. Images are withdrawn mostly at the request of the image provider. For such reason, we are unable to provide the image for download. We apologize for any inconveniences caused.

As it is of our interest to ensure that speed is excellent for all users, we are unable to zip the files for you or automate the download process as it will consume a lot of our bandwidth and CPU resources. Having too many users downloading huge files simultaneously will slow down our service.

To get things started, all you need to do is 3 easy steps: register, get credits and download!

Sign-up
In order to purchase an image, you'll first need to create and login to your personal account. Create free account now!

Purchase credits/subscribe
Purchase a minimum of $15 for 15 download credits (you may choose to purchase more). The greater the amount, the more you save! For subscription, select the plan you desire and proceed to pay for it.

Download images
Download images at once with your download credits. There's no limit to the number of images you may purchase per transaction. Any extra or unused credits will be kept in your account for your next purchase. For subscription, you can download the image you need instantly once your payment is approved. The daily limit is counted by “per click”. So please decide which image you want before you download. We do not exchange or replace any images mistakenly downloaded unless there is a problem with the download or image.

You may pay by credit card (Visa, Mastercard or Amex), PayPal, cheque/check or bank transfer to our account. For credit card payment, you will have immediate access to download the files once your payment is confirmed. For bank transfer or check/cheque payment, we can only grant you access when we have received full payment. Please contact our sales support team for more information.

Our payment gateway is handled by one of the most established online merchant in the world (Worldpay.com) with thousands of secured transactions daily. All data sent to our payment gateway are encrypted with 128bit security features.

For security purposes, we do not keep your credit card details. You will need to provide your credit card details every time you place an order.

We are unable to use your credit card details and act on your behalf to repurchase subscription due to security reasons. We prefer not to keep any of your credit card details to avoid unauthorized usage.

If your transaction is declined, please take note of the errors/notification shown at the payment area.

If the error shows, “We are unable to authorize this transaction. Please contact your card issuer for more information or use another card to make payment.” you will have to contact the card issuing bank and request them to authorize the transaction. Some banks require authorization from the cardholder before they could allow the transaction to go through.

Other possibilities would be that the credit card has exceeded the limit or a wrong security code (CSV code) is provided. Most banks require customers to provide their security code to prevent fraud.

For your information, the security code is located at :
- American Express credit card : 4 digit in front of your card.
- Visa and MasterCard : 3 digit on the back of your card, at the top of the signature field.

If the error shows, “ PMI currency”or “Unknown currency” or “Bad currency”, please contact our local sales support team for further advise. We could try and purchase on your behalf through our secured server.

Yes, please contact our sales support team and provide them your credit card details so that they can purchase on your behalf through our secured server. Rest assured, we do not keep your credit card details.

If you are buying multiple licenses or multiple packages, we may negotiate a discount.

Click on the image thumbnail you intend to download and you will be prompted to view the image details on the next page. Choose the resolution you need and click 'Download Now'. Click the 'Save' button in the 'File Download' dialog box and choose the location where you want to save the file. Click 'Save' to begin downloading the file.

The download time for each image varies depending on the size of the image you are downloading, your Internet connection speed and your computer operating system.

First, log into 123RF. Next, click on the "Account" link. Then, click on the 'Download History' link. You can opt to search for previously downloaded images by date or keywords at the Download History page. Click the 'Download Again' link to re-download the file. Files downloaded in this manner will not result in a deduction of your available credits or subscription download quota.

No, it will not affect your credits provided you download the file from your Download History. You can opt to search by date or keywords at the Download History. Click 'Download Again' to re-download the file. If you would like to download a higher resolution file than the one you previously downloaded, you will have to use your credits.

You can proceed to download the file again from your Download History. This time, perhaps you can remember where you saved the file in your computer. Your credits will not be deducted if you were to download the file from your Download History. Please note that if your subscription has expired, you will no longer be able to download the images from your download history.

If you have purchased a 123rf.com subscription and decided to change your mind, a refund to your credit card can be issued with the following stipulations:

- You must request for your refund within 3 business days of your purchase.
- You must not have downloaded more than 10 images.
- E-mail us and state that you have deleted all images downloaded and that you will not use them in any way.

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