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Permalink Reply by Andrew Spiering on February 5, 2013 at 10:53pm

Hey April,

Check out Plant Lust.  They have a good plant database, information, and photos.  I also turn to Monrovia and San Marcos as go-tos.  

Hope this helps!

Andrew

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Permalink Reply by April Prey on February 6, 2013 at 9:38am

I was hoping for a source where we could actually purchase and use the images in company marketing materials.  I could swear sites like that note the images are copyrighted and owned by the web host or Monrovia.  The larger, more general stock photo companies don't seem horticulturally trustworthy.

I have found a couple of sources, but they are pricey.

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Permalink Reply by Jonathan Peter Williams on February 7, 2013 at 2:16pm

Have you thought of contacting Monrovia and asking if you can use there images if you site them in your brochure? Or any other growers for that mater.

Also contact Saxon Holt. He is a landscape photographer that has done great work with plants on the West Coast. If nothing else a place to start. 

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Permalink Reply by April Prey on February 7, 2013 at 2:46pm

I have wondered about asking Monrovia...maybe I'll shoot them an email.  After all, it would help them sell more plants.  All they can do is say no.

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Spiering on February 7, 2013 at 11:20pm

The best person to contact at Monrovia is Kathy Rudnyk.  You can friend her on Land8 here: http://land8.com/profile/KatharineRudnyk

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Permalink Reply by Katharine Rudnyk on February 10, 2013 at 1:42am

Definitely, please give me a shout out.  We are here to help! 

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Permalink Reply by April Prey on February 10, 2013 at 9:50am

Hello Katharine:

So, to answer the burning question: is it permissible to use Monrovia web photos for lanscape sales materials? It would certainly make such materials much more cost effective for a small business; as I noted above, the botanical stock photo sites charge quite a bit.  Mainstream stock photos are reasonably priced, but simply don't cut it.

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Permalink Reply by Jan Johnsen on February 10, 2013 at 5:13am

April -

I will be happy to work with you...I have lots of landscape photos.

See some on my blog 'Serenity in the Garden' on blogspot.  or on Pinterest 'Johnsen Landscapes & Pools'

 

Jan Johnsen

www.johnsenlandscapes.com

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Permalink Reply by Grace Miller on February 15, 2013 at 9:15pm

if you 'like' archivitamins on facebook, they have hundreds of cut out trees and people. go to their albums and scroll down closer to the bottom, you will see.

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Permalink Reply by Coordinates on March 12, 2013 at 11:15pm

A good and cost effective way is to Google search for images that you are looking for, and select all those good ones that don't have copyright restrictions. The process might be time consuming, but it will save you the money that you would have to spend on taking those images with the help of a professional photographer. 

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Permalink Reply by John A. Denson on April 3, 2013 at 3:31am

Another source for images is Creative Commons. Use their search service to find images you can use commercially. Just be sure to read the license agreements. http://search.creativecommons.org/

 

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