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- You guys already know
what I'm gonna say about this, right?
So today, I'm going to be reviewing Adobe Stock.
For those of you who don't know,
Adobe acquired Fotolia,
which was a stock photo site
that I used to use all the time,
because they had unique images
and they were priced very comfortably and affordably for me
to do my projects.
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Since Adobe acquired them and built out Adobe Stock
as its own platform for stock photos and stock video
and resources and templates,
it's actually something that
a lot of people are very interested in in creative services,
not just graphic design, but all around.
And I happen to be one of them.
In full disclosure,
I'm actually now an ambassador for Adobe Stock,
and I'm going to be doing some interesting things with them,
and they did hook me up with 100 free images.
But I still have to pay the same price as the rest of you,
just like I do for my Creative Cloud membership.
So with that in mind,
Adobe is not paying me to say nice things about them.
They're not paying for my Creative Cloud membership.
That comes out of my pocket,
and all of my future Adobe Stock purchases
are also coming out of my pocket.
So the things that I do like
are the things I loved about it when it was part of Fotolia.
I love that it has a variety of interesting images.
This is not a stock photo site that's owned by Getty,
so there are a lot of things that like,
for any of you who have used Getty Images,
you know why a lot of creatives and photographers
actually have some issues
with them scooping up every stock house that there is,
and you know, we all have our feelings about that.
But the cool thing about the independent stock houses,
like Adobe Stock and others, is that you get variety.
You get variety and you get some of the best images
from creators around the world.
And I'm actually going to be a contributor to Adobe Stock,
and I'm actually getting some new camera gear
to help out with that.
That's going to be awesome.
And ultimately, I'm really impressed with some of the people
that they have got contributing to these
doing amazing images.
I also like that it's not limited to photos.
It's got video as well,
which is great for me as somebody who does YouTube content
and is moving into doing motivational short films.
So I think that's gonna be cool.
That's how I love to use B-Roll and cutaways
and things for that.
This is going to help me with some of my presentations
and slide decks as a public speaker,
and I've already started incorporating it into that.
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And I'm actually going to be able to do
some really cool things in the future
with info-graphics and articles,
based on some of the topics that I cover here on YouTube,
because of the templates that they have.
They have these amazing templates for Illustrator,
and they even have Photoshop graphics that you guys can get.
So, this is a really great stock option for you guys.
And $30 a month for ten images might seem like a lot,
but in terms of what we've paid in the past individually,
it is a bargain when you compare it
to some of the other stock photo sites out there.
They have other plans for people
who order more stock photos at a time than that,
people like me.
So, that's one of the plans
that I'm looking at as probably a higher-priced plan
than the $30 a month.
But I'm okay with that,
because I'm using this for projects and things
that I would make money on.
In fact, a lot of you actually can take advantage of this,
because Adobe Stock lets you use these images commercially,
which means that you can even use it
on products that you want to sell.
The license allows for that.
In the near future,
they're going to be opening up the contributor program
that I'm a part of,
and I'll be able to talk to you guys
a little bit more about that.
But that means that you'll actually have the opportunity
to make money off of your own work.
So, whether that's design and illustration assets,
or whether it's other cool things
that you've put together in Photoshop
that might be great for somebody that is a marketer,
or another designer, or somebody that owns a business,
or whether they're stunning photos
that you've managed to put together,
you're going to have an opportunity
to make some profit off of this,
and maybe that covers your subscription to Creative Cloud.
Maybe that covers your stock photo purchases in the future,
or maybe it just puts some extra money in your pocket.
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So, I honestly believe that Adobe Stock is pretty awesome.
It's something I was looking at
before the ambassador program opened up for me,
and it's something that I'm gonna continue to use
and continue to pay for.
So, I think that you guys should check it out.
You get ten free images.
Go ahead and use the link in the description below.
Grab that.
You have those images to use to your heart's content,
and you can even use them in commercial projects
for you, for your clients,
or even on a product that you're going to sell online.
If you're someone using Adobe Stock right now,
I'd love to know your thoughts on it
in the comment section.
I think that's pretty cool.
Also, I have a poll running.
I wanna know if you plan
to become an Adobe Stock contributor
once that opens up for people.
Do you wanna sell some of your
graphics and your images online to make some extra money?
Or is that something that you're opposed to
for whatever reason?
Let me know in the poll,
and also give me your feedback on that
in the comment section below.
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create something awesome today.
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Who knows?
Maybe you'll end up contributing it on Adobe Stock.