Hi there, good to meet you!
You're probably here because you're beginning to work on a photo-manipulation and want to use some stock images. You may have heard terms like legitimate stock thrown around, but not explained; maybe someone declined to accept your work into their group because of lack of proper credits.
We, as in the team of CRPhotomanipulation (https://www.deviantart.com/crphotomanipulation), decided to compile a bunch of suggestions and advice that will help you navigate the murky waters of all the most common problems you might encounter in your budding career as a photo manipulation artist.
If you're new or just confused, you're in a good place.
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