Stock photography prices on Corbis and iStockPhoto have skyrocketed over the past two years.    That’s why, I’m very happy to find two great stock photography sites who keep their prices reasonable.

The first is Lucky Oliver.  A stock photography site combined with social networking and blogging.  The search is cool and Ajaxy.   Everything is paid for in tokens which has its intended affect.   Like poker chips in a casino or tickets at a carnival, you start spending money without realizing it.    Still, the photography is quality and inexpensive, the interface is amazing and the look of the site is well crafted and clever:  http://www.luckyoliver.com/

Then there’s Fotolio.    Fotolio claims to be the first worldwide social marketplace for royalty free stock images.    Their prices are low.   The photography is quality.   The website’s look and feel is boring.   

One cool feature is that you can easily subscribe to a RSS feed for a specific keyword you’re looking for.    This could work almost like a saved search agent.

http://rss.fotolia.com/?k=boobs&zone_id=2

Happy Searching.