If this isn't possible for you to do (or you just prefer not to do it), you can use a high quality free
stock photo from a site like Unsplash, or a simple picture of your actual lead magnet.
Not exact matches
For example, I get all my pictures for this blog
from various
stock photo sites on the Internet.
While most
stock photo sites focus on a small niche (usually landscape photography), FreeImages offers thousands of pictures
from a diverse selection of categories.
It's not hard to take
photos from a
stock photo site (or any other
site, for that matter), so take advantage of resources like TinEye and Google's reverse image search.
Keep an eye on profiles that have one
photo or a few
photos that are all pretty much the same and look like they're
from a
stock site.
While you shouldn't write someone off for being too good - looking, perfect looks and professionally taken
photos should raise your suspicion as scammers often use pictures of models
from stock photography
sites to attract their victims on online dating
sites.
Scammers will often pluck an image
from a
stock photo site to be used on an online dating profile.
Always use high resolution
photo images licensed
from legitimate free or paid
stock photo sites and sources.
Further, even if they are properly licensed, images
from stock photo sites may limit the number of printed or electronic impressions.
Give the gift of time and convenience by giving her a block of 100
photos from Photobucket, Depositphotos, or one of the wide variety of
stock photo sites you can find online.
I sent him links about the Vegas casinos being trademarked, but he argued that he had uploaded the photographs
from a reputable
stock photo site that had guaranteed that the photographs were royalty - free.
You can purchase
stock photos from a number of paid
sites — some of the most popular are IstockPhoto.com, BigStockPhoto.com, and
stock.Adobe.com.
Suggested services: 1) Pre-publication: proofing; 2) Imprint name: publisher; 3) Cover design:
stock photos; template; custom; 4) Format: PDF, e-book, paperback (optional); 5) Distribution: narrow - to friends and family by e-mail (or
from blogs, publisher
sites); 6) Promotion: Facebook, blog, Twitter (optional).
I search and download the images
from stock photo sites, choose appropriate fonts, typographical styles, arrange it all, and then launch into the actual design in Photoshop, and that's how it essentially comes together on the canvas.
But there are a few things you will need to think about when purchasing
photos from a
stock photo site.