Christopher R.

I am a digital artist who creates art non commercially and I share my creations through various social media platforms. I currently pay for 30 images a month for $30 which is fair for my usage. I use multiple stocks to create a single image so that my ideas can come to life. I do not sell my work nor do I use it to market my skills for paid work. I create and I share my work among the digital art community. The only negative I have is someone constantly emailing me from depositphotos claiming I must get a business account. No I do not. I ignore them. Problem solved. I use multiple websites and pay for multiple subscriptions to ensure I have access to what I need. I have included an image I created using stock from depositphotos and another more famous stock website. Sometimes my regular job gets in the way of my free time to create art so I appreciate the unused downloads being carried over. I carefully read the licensing agreement and all of my usages fall under the standard license.

I have come to the conclusion that all of the complaints about being coerced into a business account are happening because that person has been caught using items in a commercial way as outlined in the agreement or the company spams every person who joins and downloads with a email to make them think it is required to get a business account. I can ignore this because I am an individual and not a business. It seems others potentially are shady in their claims and try to save a buck when they are using stock commercially. Depositphotos is wrong for attempting to make everyone think they need to pay more. Members need to actually read the licensing agreement as that is the legal fine print. Not a general claim on a website page for advertising purposes.

I have been a member since 2009. Any issues I have had were dealt with though the positives have always outweighed the bad. I am pleased that Amazon offers 5 monthly payments to select customers. It seems random as to who gets the ability to do this. It is only on certain items and it appears to be for members in good standing. In the past I have gotten a high end video card, computer, camera lenses etc etc and had access to the monthly payments with no interest. Sometimes I use the whole five months other times I pay it off after a single month. I appreciate the trust that Amazon has allowed me to do this on occasion.

I also use prime video to watch whatever I am in the mood for on my days off from work while I am working on digital art creation or just relaxing. My monthly cost for the prime membership is fair for what I have access to. I also appreciate all of the Amazon drivers I have come in contact with on receiving my deliveries as they are polite even after a long day. This is just my experience as other people may have different experiences. 99.99% of the time I find what I want even if somewhat obscure. The important thing is to always read the description and double check your order. Common sense still has a place in this day and age, even online.