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"Many of us use online stock photography when we're looking for images to spice up a presentation or blog post. A lot of us also love to scour Flickr for the same purpose, since with a little digging we can typically find truly beautiful and captivating photos to express what our words can't.\nRecognizing that the same holds true for professionals, Getty Images, the popular site for print and media stock photography buys, is hoping to make the search for, and purchase of, high quality Flickr images for commercial purposes less of hassle with the Flickr Collection \u2014 which made its debut last night.\n\nIn the exclusive partnership that was initially announced last July, Getty Images editors handpicked photographs from Flickr's community of 3 billion images and plans to refresh the collection with thousands of new ones each one month.\n\nJust because they're Flickr photos, don't expect them to come too cheap. Images from the Flickr Collection are meant for professional use, typically come with royalty-free or rights-managed licenses, and start at $49.99 for 500KB RGB photo and go up in price with increased size.\nAt first glance, there are already thousands of gorgeous photos, each with their own story to tell, and searchable by people, location, concept, subject, composition, and viewpoint.\nWe're a little unsure of the how the deal is structured with Flickr in terms of payments, though we do know that Flickr photographers, professional and amateur alike, do need to go through the Getty Image signup process, which could take a while, to set up payment receipt and image licensing options.\nWe love that Flickr members are now getting recognized and compensated for their hard work, and we hope to see the partnership between Getty Images and Flickr continue to grow. If you're a photographer whose Flickr images are now being distributed and sold through Getty Images, we'd love to hear your thoughts on the process and the partnership in the comments.\nMore Photo Resources From Mashable\n\n- PHOTOSHOP TOOLBOX - 80+ Photoshop Tools and Resources\n- The Artist's Guide to Flickr\n- 90+ Online Photograph Tools and Resources\n- ONLINE MEDIA GOD: 400+ Tools for Photographers, Videographers, Podcasters &amp; Musicians\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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