Why was Adobe trying to sell stock photography via its Bridge application? I’ve scratched my head over that one for a while. Well, the question no longer needs answering, as Adobe has “decided to concentrate its efforts in other areas,” according to this Web page.
Apparently, you have until March 4 to complete any image searches you may be in the middle of, and until the end of March to complete those purchases. Adobe is also offering software to remove the Adobe Stock Photos application and files from your hard drive (you can get it from a link on that same Web page).
In theory, the idea of buying stock photos from within InDesign (or Bridge, I suppose) seems like a good one. But while I found a few images I liked with Adobe’s service, I never found one I could afford. Perhaps it’s time for a third-party plug-in that takes advantage of more services and does it right from within InDesign itself? For example, Andromeda has a plug-in that lets you grab photos from your own Flickr account. But why not any flikr account, plus istockphoto, Fotosearch Stock Photos, and others?
This article was last modified on December 18, 2021
This article was first published on February 7, 2008
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