About Membership

What makes Sourced Co. different from other styled stock photography sites?

We are different from other sites, because as team of wedding pros, we seriously understand the highs and lows of running a wedding or creative business. That was what motivated us to start Sourced Co. in the first place. So we create the imagery we know that will help you market your businesses and build your brand—creating styled stock photos that honestly don’t look like stock!

Is there a way to see all of the images from your collections before starting a subscription?

Yes! You can preview all of our collections here.

Will I know what content you are releasing next?

We are currently taking a break from creating new content (we’ve done 57 photoshoots!) but we will release new content in 2024. Regardless, we always work to plan content around the seasons and marketing messages you need to communicate.

How do I download the images I have access to?

It’s simple! When you log into your account, you will see a preview of all our collections. You click into the collection you want and then you can quickly hit download on the images, graphics, blog-in-a-box categories to start an automatic download. We also embed each gallery via Cloudspot and provide a PIN that enables you to download individual images. From there, you can store your favorites on your computer, in your Dropbox or Google Drive. Please note that you should download the files on your laptop or desktop and not on your phone.

Can I cancel my membership at any time?

Yes, of course but you don’t have to—your membership is a LIFETIME one! Please note that if you do cancel your subscription, you immediately lose access to your member page. We do not issue or pro-rate refunds on canceled accounts.

About Licensing

How do I know if I need to purchase an extended license?

It's pretty simple, if you are a wedding professional or creative business owner and need images to build out your website, use for social media sharing, or your small business blog, then you are covered by the Standard License that is included with either of our subscription! If you are going to use our images in a print magazine, a physical or digital product you are selling, or on a monetized blog (meaning you make money off of your posts), then you’ll need to purchase an Extended License in The Shop. Have an ongoing need for images covered by an extended license? Shoot us an email to learn more about our agency-level subscriptions.

Can I use a Sourced Co. stock image or stock video clip on/in a product I sell or offer? Such as an ebook, online or print magazine, or free download?

Yes! All you need to do is purchase an Extended License. That gives you the ability to use Sourced Co. images in products just like those. You can learn more about what an Extended License covers here.

About Custom Projects

I love your style and need custom brand imagery for my business. Can I hire you?

We're flattered! We only take a very limited number of brand shoots a year since we are busy shooting new collections of styled stock. If you are interested in chatting through a potential project, you can get in touch with us a hello@sourcedco.com. Brand shoots start at $6,000 for a 4-hour shoot with a typical delivery of 250 images depending on the goal for the shoot.

I love your style and want to hire you to shoot a spread for my magazine or publication. How do we connect?

(Insert squeals) You can get in touch with us at hello@sourcedco.com to chat through the details.

About Stock Video

What is stock video and how can I use it?

Stock video is a general term for images that are made available for creative use without having to credit the source. It is great for using on your website to help keep people spend more time on it, on social media to keep people engaged or in digital advertisements to catch people’s eye. Our clips include a standard license for you to use when creating content for your own brand or you can purchase an extended license to use them in a client project.

What does it mean to be “royalty-free?”

Royalty-free simply means that you only have to pay for the stock video clip once and not for each time you use it.

What types of video files do you have?

There are two types of video files you’ll find in our collections: regular (what you're used to seeing on a TV), and vertical (what you're used to seeing on Instagram Stories, etc.). Regular clips are ideal for a lot of things like adding to your website, posting on social media, and anywhere else a video could add extra “wow!”. Vertical clips are ideal for Instagram Stories, or anything that might be exclusively viewed on a mobile device.

Are your stock video clips high resolution?

All of stock video clips from Sourced Co. are delivered in a resolution of 1080p, which is the most common and flexible high definition resolution available. This size and quality is ideal for all the ways you might use our clips, including on your website and in social media posts. This resolution keeps the file size minimal while still retaining a clear and crisp video quality. 

How do I resize a stock video file?

Resizing a video file (or "cropping") is usually automatically done within whatever app you might be using. For example, Unfold allows you to create different layouts utilizing video content and they automatically fit it to the space available. Instagram Stories allows you to easily pinch and zoom the video clip to be bigger or smaller. If you need to crop the video clip for a different size on your website, you'll likely need to use an editing program such as iMovie, Quicktime, or a professional platform.

Can I shorten the length of a stock video clip?

Yes! Shortening (or "trimming") a video clip is most easily done by selecting the video clip on your mobile device and dragging the start and endpoints to the desired moments on the clip. We’ve put together a great tutorial to show you how here. You can also use a video editor such as iMovie or Quicktime to trim a single clip.

Can I overlay text on a stock video clip myself?

Yes! This can easily be done a couple of ways -  within Instagram Stories, within a video editor, or within a story making app like Unfold. Want to see how to do it in Unfold or directly in Instagram Stories? We’ve put together these great video tutorials to show you how to do it in Instagram and using Unfold.

Are all of your stock video clips in slow motion?

Yup. We think slow motion gives the clips the dreamier look that wedding and creative clients like and they are more versatile in a lot of ways!  If you wanted to speed them up, you definitely can by opening the file in an editor and increasing the speed to 2x (or 200%). At that speed, it would pretty much be in real-time.