{"id":718,"date":"2024-05-16T13:59:45","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T17:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/?page_id=718"},"modified":"2025-09-03T17:14:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T21:14:35","slug":"photography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/departments\/interactive-design\/role-specific-info\/designers\/photography\/","title":{"rendered":"Photography For Designers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Accessing &amp; Purchasing Media<\/h2>\n<h4>BU Photo Database<\/h4>\n<p>Whether remote or at our building[985 Commonwealth Ave.], <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/cccs\/remote\/vpn\/use\/\">connect with the Cisco VPN,<\/a> and then visit <a href=\"https:\/\/photos.bu.edu\/\">photos.bu.edu<\/a> in browser.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/photos.bu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"button-secondary\">BU Photo Marketplace<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Purchasing Hi-Resolution Media<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/marcom-team\/files\/2024\/08\/Ordering-images-636x223.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"223\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2994 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/files\/2024\/08\/Ordering-images-636x223.png 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/files\/2024\/08\/Ordering-images-1024x359.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/files\/2024\/08\/Ordering-images-768x269.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/files\/2024\/08\/Ordering-images.png 1382w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before purchasing from <a href=\"https:\/\/photos.bu.edu\/\">photos.bu.edu<\/a> for a project: verify with AE\u2019s to find out what office to charge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If purchasing from elsewhere, an AE will need to approve before payment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Stock Photography<\/h4>\n<p>User account info for royalty-free photo databases such as iStock or GettyImages are available through 1Password. Contact Creative Director Jon Brousseau for access to 1Password.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>Free Alternatives<\/h6>\n<p>Sometimes you&#8217;ll want imagery to demo in a <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/departments\/interactive-design\/designers\/wireframing\/\">mockup<\/a>. There are free stock photo databases. <strong>Be mindful<\/strong> that some assets come with a mandatory need to attribute the photographer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"button-secondary\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"button-secondary\">Pexels<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rawpixel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"button-secondary\">RawPixel<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accessing &amp; Purchasing Media BU Photo Database Whether remote or at our building[985 Commonwealth Ave.], connect with the Cisco VPN, and then visit photos.bu.edu in browser. BU Photo Marketplace &nbsp; Purchasing Hi-Resolution Media Before purchasing from photos.bu.edu for a project: verify with AE\u2019s to find out what office to charge. If purchasing from elsewhere, an [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12906,"featured_media":0,"parent":228,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/718"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12906"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=718"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/718\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2995,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/718\/revisions\/2995"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}