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iStockphoto Makes it Easy for Designers to Match Copy to Images with New CopySpace Feature

CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 31, 2005¾ iStockphoto, the world’s fastest-growing and most visited[1] online stock photography marketplace of its kind, today announced a revolutionary patent-pending design feature called CopySpace™. CopySpace speeds and simplifies searches for the right stock photo by giving designers an effective and intuitive tool to indicate exactly where on an image they need to insert text or branding. CopySpace then searches all of iStockphoto’s 475,000-plus files and returns only those that offer copy space where the designer has requested it. CopySpace can be combined with keyword, color, and/or image size searches, so the resulting images are even more specific to the advertisement, brochure or other marketing collateral being created. “What iStockphoto is doing for the design community is just brilliant. I’ve been a member since the very beginning, and I’m constantly amazed by how the breadth of images, quality of images and value they bring continue to grow,” said Scott Kelby, editor-in-chief of Photoshop User magazine. “If you haven’t checked out iStockphoto.com yet, you need to today (before your competition does).” iStockphoto revolutionized stock photography in 2000, by offering affordable, high-quality, royalty-free stock images for as little as a dollar. iStockphoto has grown to more than 525,000 community members and nearly 20,000 international contributing artists. iStockphoto attributes its amazing growth to a commitment to addressing community needs, which is how the CopySpace feature was conceived. Simplified Search: Putting Control in the Hands of the Designer Often, when designers lay out a creative idea for a campaign, they face a tedious process of finding images that allow them to include the amount of copy required to convey the message, and do it in the space they believe most appropriate. Other online image providers only offer a check box that returns all images with space for text, which can be unmanageable. This doesn’t help the designer if she requires the free space in a specific area of the image. CopySpace solves this problem with a simple user interface that offers designers a 3×3 grid and allows them to select three parameters on which to pinpoint their search: areas where copy is desired; areas where an image is desired; and areas where either is acceptable. All of iStockphoto’s files have been pre-processed to find contiguous areas of relatively flat, open space with room for copy, and optimized to ensure searches take designers very little time. “As photographers and designers ourselves, we are driven to be leaders in developing trend-setting, inventive features such as CopySpace that help our designer constituents easily search, use and share the images we offer,” said Bruce Livingstone, founder and CEO of iStockphoto. “CopySpace also gives our photographers an edge that enables them to increase sales.” CopySpace will be available immediately on iStockphoto.com and its sister site, iStockpro.com. Licensing enquiries should be directed to copyspace@istockphoto.com About iStockphoto Founded in 2000 as a solution to the need for high-quality, royalty-free stock images at affordable prices, iStockphoto, http://www.istockphoto.com, started the micro-payment phenomenon, allowing designers and others to purchase images for as little as a dollar each. iStockphoto is now an addictive, community-powered global home for the digital photography generation, transforming the market for digital images by offering high-quality and affordable images that appeal to the biggest names in the creative industry and small businesses alike. By creating new revenue and continuing education opportunities for photographers while dramatically simplifying user interfaces for both photographers and designers, iStockphoto is redefining the meaning of “stock photography.” With close to 20,000 contributing artists, a community of more than 525,000 and 11,000 new images added weekly, iStockphoto is the international creative solution that is remaking stock in its own image. iStockphoto is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. CopySpace™, iStockphoto™, and iStockpro™ are trademarks of iStockphoto Inc. All other company or product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners. # # # iStockPhoto.com

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