3 Reasons Why Stock Photos Are So Expensive?

1. Advertising: If the company is well-known, don't expect big discounts. The top sites that sell stock photos have to keep their position by heavily advertising plus they have to continuously meet higher and higher fiscal goals for the new year.
2. Contributors: Sites that charge a lot of money for images have to pay out a lot of money to the people who make images for them. They also have to manage the accounting and delivery of payments. More cost added.
3. Loyalty: So many people who buy images just "feel" secure buying from the same website over and over again. So the idea of trying another website, in the mind of a buyer, is extra work. Even if the stock photo buyer is spending ten times the amount of money, they are unlikely to change their habits.