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  • Creator Spotlight: 12 Free Stock Images & Illustrations by Jack Moreh
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    Creator Spotlight: 12 Free Stock Images & Illustrations by Jack Moreh

    Have you heard of Jack Moreh? He is a StockVault creator with over 2,800 images in his online portfolio. So, chances are, even if you haven’t heard of Jack Moreh, you’ve seen his free stock images or illustrations. After all, Jack’s photographs and vector illustrations have over 5,630,000 views to date and more than 1,045,000…

  • New Site Feature – Image Collections

    New Site Feature – Image Collections

    I’m happy to announce that we just rolled out Image Collections. It’s a really nifty feature that allows users to create and curate collections of images from our free gallery of over 134.000 stock photos. Image Collections can be made private as well, which comes in handy if you are collecting images for a project…

  • Faster Stockvault – New Blog and Site Updates

    Faster Stockvault – New Blog and Site Updates

    For the last couple of months we have been busy working on some changes behind the curtains. Our old dedicated servers were becoming obsolete, and the hardware was beginning to fail, causing the site to be unstable. Our gallery system was custom build back in 2010 using current standards which are now long outdated. The…

  • Most Popular Stock Photos of 2016

    Most Popular Stock Photos of 2016

    Looking back on the year 2016 all I can say it was a busy year, working on the new design and launching it in November. The blog also got a face lift although I’m always tweaking it with small changes. It’s always fun to look back and see what images are the most popular stock…

  • Google Adsense Revenue Sharing

    Google Adsense Revenue Sharing

    When I launched the new version of stockvault.net, I had been thinking a lot about how I could continue to reward contributors for uploading their files. I decided to add a donation button to every download page, and offered contributors with 25 uploaded images or more, to insert their Paypal and Flattr info so they…

  • Photographer Appreciation Program

    Photographer Appreciation Program

    A new way of making some extra money from your free photos with Stockvault.net Submitting photos is a lot of work, and we think that photographers that actively submit photos to stockvault should have the opportunity to enjoy it when guests want to show their appreciation. Therefor we have created the Stockvault Photographer Appreciation Program.…

  • Photographer focus – Homero Nuñez Chapa

    Photographer focus – Homero Nuñez Chapa

    Our forth featured photographer is Homero Nuñez Chapa. Homero has a staggering 200+ great photos in his gallery which you can view here. Hi Homero, please tell us a little bit about yourself and how you  got into photography. Well, my name is Homero Nuñez Chapa and I’m from Mexico (This is my city). I…

  • Photographer focus – Lokigrl616

    Photographer focus – Lokigrl616

    It’s time for the third photographer focus interview, and today’s photographer is Lokigrl616.You can view her photos here, all 160 of them. Hi Lokigrl616, please tell us a little bit about yourself and how you got into photography. I am a stay at home mom, 25 years old, and photography has been a passion since…

  • Photographer focus – SimpleLine

    Photographer focus – SimpleLine

    SimpleLine has been with us for a while and although he doesn’t have many photos uploaded, the ones he has are of superb quality. His image “The feelings room” even won our Feelings contest in 2007. You can view SimpleLine’s photos here. Now lets get to know the talented SimpleLine a bit more… Hi SimpleLine,…

  • Photographer focus – Peter Alexander Robb

    Photographer focus – Peter Alexander Robb

    Have you ever thought about where all the great photos here at stockvault.net are coming from? There are hundreds of talented photographers behind stockvault.net and now we’ve decided to get personal and ask them a few questions about themselves and how they came to enjoy photography. The first photographer is Peter Alexander Robb which has…

  • When to fire your client

    When to fire your client

    “A very wise designer once told me that his best advertising is a successful project. If you’re being asked to make changes that degrade the quality of your work then you may be better off looking for clients that will improve your portfolio.” I’m pretty sure a lot of you that visit stockvault.net work as…

  • How to Be a Rockstar Freelancer
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    How to Be a Rockstar Freelancer

    I bought the ebook myself just now, and I’m going to read it over Christmas. I’ll post a review as soon as I finish it. Personally I am sure that this is a very helpful read for everyone that want to get into the freelance/entrepreneur business. 212 Pages of Expert Freelancing Advice Covering everything from…