Can Stock Photo
TypePrivate
IndustryStock Photography
GenreMicrostock
Founded2004
DefunctOctober 1, 2023 (2023-10-01)
FateChanged into Shutterstock and Depositphotos, to create a new Wirestock.
HeadquartersHalifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Members493,000 [1] (2015)
Websitewww.canstockphoto.com
Archived August 3, 2023, at the Wayback Machine

Can Stock Photo was a stock photography provider which licenses royalty-free images, photos, digital illustrations, picture clip art and footage files on behalf of photographers, illustrators, and videographers. Founded in 2004, it was one of the earliest microstock agencies.[1] The Can Stock Photo will cease exist on October 1, 2023.

Purchasing and use

Can Stock Photo provides 21 million images to customers, provided by 40,000 photographers and artists worldwide.[1] The site supports both subscription and credit licensing models.[2] Can Stock Photo is one of the few agencies in its industry to allows users to license images individually without a membership.[3]

Licensed images have been notably used by industry blogs such as TechCrunch,[4] social media sites such as BuzzFeed,[5] feature films such as Whiplash,[6] news agencies such as CBS 5,[7] and various YouTube videos,[8][9] websites,[10] and books.[11]

Contributors

Contributing photographers must apply before they are eligible to upload their images. The applicants must submit three images that are screened for quality and suitability. Once approved, photographers can begin uploading their work through the website. They supply keywords, categorize the images, and submit them for review, where each image is examined to ensure that it meets the standards of quality, usefulness and copyright laws. A model and property release is required when applicable.[12] Contributors earn royalties each time their files are licensed.[13]

Can Stock Photo receives 25,000 contributor submissions per day.[1]

Dissolution

Screenshot of canstockphoto.com, which had ceased operations as of October 1, 2023

On September 1, 2023, "Can Stock Photo" was cease exist in October 1, 2023.

The stock photo will be changed into Shutterstock and Depositphotos.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "About Can Stock Photo". Can Stock Photo. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  2. ↑ "How to Download Photos". Can Stock Photo. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
  3. ↑ Jourdan Wilkerson. "Free and Commercial Stock Photography Sites". Smashing Magazine. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
  4. ↑ Ron Miller (2014-09-22). "When The Funding Bubble Bursts It Doesn't Have To Mean Disaster". TechCrunch.
  5. ↑ "Stock Photos That Need Further Explanation". BuzzFeed. 2013-08-12.
  6. ↑ "Can Stock Photo [ca]". IMDb. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
  7. ↑ Jeremy Downing (2014-12-30). "Christmas Trees Disposal For Cheyenne and Casper". CBS 5 News Channel.
  8. ↑ Holiday Etiquette With Gordon And Goofy. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2015-03-20 – via YouTube.
  9. ↑ "Mercury Rising". Ric Size. Retrieved 2015-03-20 – via YouTube.
  10. ↑ James Kimmons. "The Right Way to do Images on Your Site". About.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
  11. ↑ Cathy Ace (2014-04-15). The Corpse with the Emerald Thumb. Touch Wood Editions. p. 2. ISBN 978-1-77151-063-9.
  12. ↑ Robert Kneshke (2014). Stock Photography: Make Money Selling Photos Online. Hüthig Jehle Rehm. ISBN 978-3-8266-9629-9.
  13. ↑ "Sell Your Images / Clips". Can Stock Photo. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
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