Photographs and the illustrations can be found on Internet through data banks.

It is possible to discharge rights of use by purchase at piece-rates, in the form of collection available on CD-ROM or by subscription for modest sums (a few euros).

The price of an image is often given according to its format or of its use. With regard to the purchase at piece-rates the average costs of sale vary from 1 to 10 dollars. (A dollar is worth 0,80 € roughly.)

The methods of payment vary, but it is in general possible to pay by systems such as Paypal.

Here a short outline of the most popular sites dedicated to photography and the illustrations.

stockxpert

You can buy there images by subscription, or at piece-rates.

The subscription, enables you to download up to 25 images per day. You can subscribe to a monthly, quarterly or annual offer.

Fotolia

Undoubtedly the site most known. You can download the images at piece-rates, the basic price is fixed at 1 €.

NMR

If you seek photographs of art, the photographic library of the Meeting of the national museums places at your disposal of the stereotypes works which are exposed in many French museums.

The prices vary according to the use which you wish to make of the stereotypes. It is thus necessary to ask an estimate, and then to return in liaison with a representative on sale.

Istock

This site not only enables you to buy photographs, but it is also possible to get vidéos and Flash animations. The resources suggested on this site are of very good quality.