| The process of utilizing existing photographs | | | | photographs, you can download the high |
| for various commercial, advertising and media | | | | resolution image files from your account |
| purposes is termed as Stock Photography. | | | | section. In case you have ordered CDs you can |
| Especially for individuals in various | | | | rest assured your purchased products will be |
| creative industries like web designing, book | | | | shipped to you within 24hrs. |
| publishing, advertising agencies, magazine | | | | |
| editors, graphic artists, interior decorators | | | | Whereas, all products are checked to provide |
| and those working in various creative | | | | you the best quality available, in case you |
| corporate groups, the availability of stock | | | | are not satisfied with the purchases you have |
| photographs in online sites proves to be a | | | | made or want to exchange some defective |
| great boon. Along with providing you an easy | | | | image, you can easily do so and request for |
| way of browsing through thousands of | | | | new image file. However, all requests must be |
| professionally taken photographs relevant to | | | | made within 48 hours of receiving receipt of |
| your particular field of work, availing stock | | | | images and CDs. In case you want replace some |
| photographs proves far more economic than | | | | product you have purchased or exchange a |
| individually appointing professional | | | | defective product, rest assures your |
| photographers and obtaining photographs of | | | | replacement will be made available to you |
| different entities shot over various locales. | | | | within 24 hours in addition to time required |
| Whereas, large databases of online stock | | | | for shipping the products. |
| photographs allow you to make selections | | | | |
| suiting just your precise requirements, | | | | In addition to an exclusive collection of |
| availing such existing photographs saves you | | | | some of the best photography in the world, |
| a lot on time, money and resource investment. | | | | the CD collection available at Epictura is |
| Epictura provides a large database of stock | | | | also one of the best that you will get today. |
| photographs to meet your every creative need. | | | | From family, education and health to |
| Professionally taken and clear in design, | | | | lifestyle, landscape and occupations, you |
| their stock images are tailored to suit your | | | | will get whatever data collections you may |
| every creative requirement. | | | | require for your various projects. With over |
| | | | 800,000 images and 2000 CDs Epictura provides |
| In most stock photo agency, you will get a | | | | some of the widest collections of stock |
| wide range of images, available in high and | | | | photographs available today. What is even |
| low resolutions to serve your various web and | | | | better is that as these images are available |
| print purposes. Clear, sharp and captured | | | | in a wide range of prices, you can select |
| with careful attention to every detail, the | | | | whatever you require the most within your |
| stock photographs available are ready for | | | | budget. Whereas, single images that you |
| immediate use in your advertising and | | | | select can be downloaded in very short time, |
| communication projects. Whereas, the images | | | | you can get the CDs of your choice within 24 |
| are all professionally captured by competent | | | | hours of placing your order. |
| photographers, the images are also color | | | | |
| corrected wherever required using the latest | | | | A collection of stock photographs is often |
| digital equipments so that the final products | | | | referred as photo archives and picture |
| you are offered are in their best forms. The | | | | libraries. Such photo archives are |
| stock images available at Epictura are stored | | | | essentially websites where large image banks |
| as JPEG RGB files in their database so that | | | | containing thousands of stock images are |
| once you make your selections and purchase | | | | maintained and stored. A look at some stock |
| the photographs you can easily download them | | | | library section, will give you an overall |
| for your work. | | | | view of the large collection of stock |
| | | | photographs maintained by the website. |
| The image galleries of Epictura cover a wide | | | | Looking through the various categories of |
| range of subjects from holidays and festivals | | | | images under different sections like 'Digital |
| to various everyday categories. From pictures | | | | Vision', 'Medio mages', 'Photodisc', |
| of various seasons like autumn and winter to | | | | 'Stockbyte' and 'Stockdisc' will give you a |
| those of festivals like Christmas and winter | | | | glimpse of the large number of collections |
| sports events, you will find stock images and | | | | the site maintains under each category. A |
| illustrations in a variety of categories. At | | | | look into the 'inspirestock' section will |
| the same time, images of everyday topics like | | | | provide you a view of the large range of |
| beauty, biotechnology, birth, cuisines, | | | | premium business and lifestyle stock images |
| environment, life and security are available | | | | avialable for your use. |
| for your ready use. You can also search for | | | | |
| images related to various occupations and | | | | The image files are available in JPEG and RGB |
| workplaces like call centers in their stock | | | | file formats in a number of sizes. As a |
| photo databases. | | | | result, depending on the nature of your work |
| | | | and the type of image you are looking for in |
| Purchasing stock images and illustration from | | | | particular, you can select stock photographs |
| Epictura is as easy as it gets. For your | | | | suiting your requirements the best. Whereas, |
| convenience this stock image agency presents | | | | the small files are usually 700ko to 2mb, |
| a database of categorized resources available | | | | multimedia 72 dpi and 500-800 Ko in jpeg file |
| under various subcategories. All you need to | | | | size, the medium ones are usually 10mb to |
| do is visit the relevant galleries containing | | | | 12mb with image size of 1/2page and 1-2Mo |
| photographs of the topic you are looking for | | | | jpeg file size. The large files available are |
| and a range of thumbnail images will be | | | | 20mb to 28mb, full page images and 3-5Mo jpeg |
| displayed to you. You can select the | | | | file size the extra large images are 48mb to |
| photographs of your choice by simply clicking | | | | 55 mb, with double page image size and 3-5Mo |
| on the relevant thumbnail to see a larger | | | | jpeg file size. So, depending on type of work |
| image and add it to your shopping cart if you | | | | you are doing and the type of image you |
| plan to consider it for purchase. In you | | | | require, you can select stock images fitting |
| virtual shopping cart you can, in this way, | | | | your requirement and budget the best. The |
| collect (and change) as many images as you | | | | preview pages will provide you information on |
| wish. Once you decide on the images or CDs | | | | the different sizes and prices in which each |
| you want to purchase, you can simply click on | | | | of the stock images are available. |
| the checkout link provided and specify all | | | | |
| your details according to the instructions | | | | You can readily use these images in different |
| specified. At this point you enter a secure | | | | layouts without having to change the files |
| server page where you specify all your | | | | first. If you are planning to use tem in |
| personal details and payment options. No | | | | designing web pages, it would be better to |
| matter how many images you plan to purchase | | | | resize the images to fit their final size |
| or the financial amount it involves, you can | | | | before using them on your web page. If you |
| rest assured that all financial transactions | | | | decide to use them in offset printing work, |
| are made under the safest conditions. As the | | | | it would be helpful for you to translate the |
| server runs with SSL (secure socket layer) | | | | files to CMYK mode first. A look into the |
| whatever information you provide during your | | | | prices section will inform you on the |
| financial transaction are encrypted and not | | | | different rates charged for the various |
| visible during the transmission process. As a | | | | categories and types of stock images |
| result of this, your sensitive details are | | | | available. In all cases, you are granted a |
| kept confidential. Handled by Worldpay, the | | | | royalty free license agreement according to |
| world's best secure payment gateway, all | | | | which on your purchasing an image you are |
| transactions made to and from the website are | | | | granted a non-exclusive and non transferable |
| safe and secure. Once you have purchased your | | | | right to use that image. |