I use an image subscription but I still struggle to find images that are part of a series to use in elearning scenarios. For example, I'd like to find a series of images with one character, in different poses, but in the same place. Any advice?
I'm also sad to say the course I'm building requires images of people with disabilities and the search results come back limited and not representative of their abilities or skills.
What I do with my deposit photo account is find a person and then try to search with the same artist and often you can find a lot more images with the same character.
I use the same strategy as Tom. Depending on the image library, you can sometimes search for images with the same model or in the same series.
However, for people with disabilities, it's going to be challenging. Getty images actually does have some decent ones like this woman or this short series. When I needed images for disabilities, I found I sometimes had better luck searching for specific disabilities or assistive technology/mobility aids (cerebral palsy, leg brace, hearing aid, Downs syndrome, etc.).
None of the usual character cutout library options are good for disabilities. It's mostly obviously able-bodied models pretending to use cheap wheelchairs.
Stock image sites have made a lot of common searches easier over the years, but this is one I still struggle with too. The approaches Tom and Christy mentioned have also worked well for me. As well, I've found that search parameters like "person isolated multiple poses" or "same person different poses" can get you closer to the kind of character set collections you're looking for.
As for disability inclusion in stock photography, it's an area that needs work but is starting to improve. This article talks about the challenges with representation in today's stock photo libraries and provides a long list of inclusive photo sources that use disabled models and don't rely on inaccurate stereotypes.
I use these sites (vectors) they do have a selection of same image different poses https://www.vecteezy.com/ and https://www.freepik.com/ If I have a budget and I need photo stills of the same person doing different actions I have used frames from a video.
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That's a challenge with stock images.
What I do with my deposit photo account is find a person and then try to search with the same artist and often you can find a lot more images with the same character.
I use the same strategy as Tom. Depending on the image library, you can sometimes search for images with the same model or in the same series.
However, for people with disabilities, it's going to be challenging. Getty images actually does have some decent ones like this woman or this short series. When I needed images for disabilities, I found I sometimes had better luck searching for specific disabilities or assistive technology/mobility aids (cerebral palsy, leg brace, hearing aid, Downs syndrome, etc.).
Disability Images would have better options for you, if you have the budget. https://www.disabilityimages.com/
None of the usual character cutout library options are good for disabilities. It's mostly obviously able-bodied models pretending to use cheap wheelchairs.
Hi Alicia,
Stock image sites have made a lot of common searches easier over the years, but this is one I still struggle with too. The approaches Tom and Christy mentioned have also worked well for me. As well, I've found that search parameters like "person isolated multiple poses" or "same person different poses" can get you closer to the kind of character set collections you're looking for.
As for disability inclusion in stock photography, it's an area that needs work but is starting to improve. This article talks about the challenges with representation in today's stock photo libraries and provides a long list of inclusive photo sources that use disabled models and don't rely on inaccurate stereotypes.
I use these sites (vectors) they do have a selection of same image different poses https://www.vecteezy.com/ and https://www.freepik.com/ If I have a budget and I need photo stills of the same person doing different actions I have used frames from a video.