Image Products at BasingstokePhotos

> This page presents examples of images available at BasingstokePhotos . Once a royalty-free license has been paid for, your download image files are immediately available from your account page, and are saved as 100% full quality JPEGs (.jpg), the most common file format for storing and transmitting photographic images.

>Don't be fooled by "$1 an image" royalty free stock photo websites. Review their terms carefully and you'll likely see their license is limited in that they require $1 for each usage of the image - if you use the image for a particular website, you cannot use it for another context. BasingstokePhotos is different. You pay one low fee starting at $5 per image, and you receive the right to publish across a very broad range of contexts (multiple websites, html emails, business cards etc.). Download our Terms and Conditions [PDF, 175kb] for further information about using images purchased at BasingstokePhotos.

> The following examples show the differences between the different sizes of images available at BasingstokePhotos.

> The small image file below (500 pixels wide) is displayed in the gallery and has been optimized so that the image appears more quickly on a web page. The file is around half the weight of the download file, and some very fine detail is lost as a result of the higher compression used. These images are ideal for website highlights:

> The second example shows a detail section from a medium image file that is usually 900 pixels at its widest or tallest. These images are great for website features and digital illustrative purposes:

> The third example shows a detail section from a large image file that is usually 1600 pixels at its widest or tallest. These images are perfect for website backgrounds and features, and can also be used for small print publication features:

> The fourth example shows a detail section from an extra large image file that is 3000 pixels minimum at its widest or tallest, and up to 4200 pixels dependent on cropping. These images are perfect for website backgrounds and features, and are also excellent for print publication as illustrative features:

> Choose the appropriate size of image according to your particular requirements as enlarging images is not recommended because of the loss in quality.

The following image shows the small sized image enlarged on the left to the same size of the extra large image (a section of which is shown on the right). Note how a significant amount of detail is lost in the left frame of the comparison shot below: