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[3arod13]

Getty Images - I was shocked of the cost for one photo


Emailed Getty Images to find out how much it would cost to purchase just one pictures. Here's the response:

Hello Anthony,

Thank you for your email!

Yes, we do sell images for personal use. The cost of purchasing the file is around $270.00 an image.

Kind Regards,

Getty Images Inc.
1-800-IMAGERY

[aeneas01]

Re: Use of Getty Images--a Primer

Sometimes the most helpful photo of a certain player, won't show up in your search using that player's name. Go thru Elway 1986 first, but then try Broncos 1986. You might find a great photo of the back of Elway's jersey, but the caption refers to another player in the shot.

absolutely - and in the same vein, if for example you are interested in additional photos of a rb many can be found by doing a search for the team's qb which, in some cases, might show the rb pass blocking or set before the snap. lot's of different possibillities...

[otismalibu]

Re: Use of Getty Images--a Primer

Sometimes the most helpful photo of a certain player, won't show up in your search using that player's name. Go thru Elway 1986 first, but then try Broncos 1986. You might find a great photo of the back of Elway's jersey, but the caption refers to another player in the shot.

[aeneas01]

Re: Use of Getty Images--a Primer

i would also like to add that the following:

- keep in mind that nfl seasons overlap two calendar years; consequently a photo returned for the search criteria "1998" could actually be from the 1997 season.

- while photo services such as getty do a very good job cataloging photos by date whenever possible, they are not immune to error. i have found more than a few errors by cross-checking with nfl stat sites such as:

http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/teams.nsf/histories/broncos

for example a photo service caption may state that a photo of tony doresett is from a november 22, 1981 game between the green bay packers and the dallas cowboys. but after cross-checking you may find that the packers and cowboys never played each other during the 1981 season.

- "wire image" could be the best photo service available but requires a $75 fee to view the larger photos - the $75 fee gives you a one-month access to the database and the larger photos. the "sports attic" is also a good source for vintage nfl photos: http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/NFLphotosD.html

[EndzoneSports]

Use of Getty Images--a Primer

In a recent correspondence with a collector, it occurred to me that, while collectors who are long-time users of online photo resources are well versed at searching sites such as Getty Images, many a novice might not be familiar enough with this site to take advantage of its full potential as a reference resource.

While Getty Images offers but one of several similar site, I have generally found this to be the most useful in regards to modern NFL jerseys. Other sites may be found to be more appropriate for other genres.

To most efficiently utilize this site, here are a few tips:

• go to Getty's Editorial/Sport page (at http://editorial.gettyimages.com/Editorial/Sports.aspx)
• You can search for specific/relevant items, by specifying player's name, date, team, etc. When trying to photo-match/style-match a particular player's jersey from a specif year, use both name and date as search criteria in the search field. For example, if trying to locate an image of Broncos' QB John Elway from 1986, enter 'Elway +1986'. This specific search would yield 28 results.
• From the resulting search page, clicking on each thumbnail photo will yield a pop-up window which includes a larger photo image along with image information such as the photo's date, caption, and rights information.
  • One caveat re: given dates... While most of the recent images are specifically dated to the particular image, some older photos are dated based on when they were submitted. In the days preceding the age of electronic communication, many photographers would submit all photos to at the end of a given season. For example, if you are searching for photos of John Elway from his rookie season (searched as 'Elway +1983'), the first photo brought up is dated 1 Sep 1984, with a caption stating, "John Elway calls the play to his offense during a 1983 football game..."

Other photo resources also include Corbis (http://pro.corbis.com/) and Icon Sports Media (http://www.iconsportsmedia.com/).

Hope this helps.

Best regards,

[Jason]

Re: Blowing up a getty image

Here ya go. I enlarged it by 300% and ran a couple of pixel and sharpening filters on it. it's not as great as the full size getty image, but its not too bad.

http://gameusedgallery.com/images/jeter.jpg

[Swoboda4]

Re: Blowing up a getty image

Make sure you click on the getty photo to enlarge it first then apply part one of my suggestion. Part 2 works for Corbis not Getty.

[Swoboda4]

Re: Blowing up a getty image

Right click any photo and choose,"save photo as". It will go in "My Pictures" file. Hit Start at the bottom left of your screen. Then click on "Documents" The file should be there or in "my pictures". Right click the photo file and it will come up with the ability to enlarge. ------ Or simply right click and drag the photo to the top of the space bar and release the right click. A window will immediately open with the ability to enlarge/reverse turn around etc the photo.

[Game Used Bats]

Blowing up a getty image

I am looking to photo match a Derek Jeter Game Used Bat. I have found what i believe to be the bat in Getty picture #74088276. If you can help me please contact me at RichardsonA742@aol.com or reply to the post.

Thanks!!

Anthony

[kylehess10]

Re: Buying From Getty images

e-mail me at kylehess941@hotmail.com and I can give you some info on how you can get one

[jayt1234]

Buying From Getty images

There is a phot on Getty Image i would love to buy a 16 x 20 print of. Does anyoe know how this is possible?

It is a photo of Akin Ayodele from The Giants game this year and I am certain there are no retail photos availabe as he is not a big enough player.



Thank You

Jay

[metsbats]

Try this search criteria on GETTY

If you want to see some nice images of numbers on knobs do a search on "bat rack" on GETTY.

There are some nice images that come back!

Enjoy!
David

[TNTtoys]

Re: Getty Images

Getty images are ultra-expensive to license if you deal with the company directly. I spoke to them one evening, and they advised me to go to photofile.com as a cheap altermative...
but if you're just looking to view the images and not purchase them, you should be able to join the Getty website and be able to browse without any problems or cost. The photos are all watermarked with a Getty logo unless purchased -- but this should suffice if you're just doing research.

[jayt1234]

Getty Images

DO you need to be a member to get images on this site? I amy be going to the wrong place could someone please provide a link to there website where sports photos can be viewed?

Thank You

Jay T

[hirammn]

Re: Getty Images

Thanks JRocker49!