Category: stock photos

Color Backgrounds for Web Design

We are delighted to announce new single color Tile Backgrounds for Web Design in muted tones have been added to HTBphotos portfolio on Dreamstime.

HTBphotos ‘Texture Series‘ of stock photos can readily be used as a basis for website backgrounds and as general stock photos in a variety of industries, such as home design and construction projects.

HTBphotos Texture Series - Single Color Tile Backgrounds
© 2019 HTBphotos by John and Katharina Notarianni available exclusively on Dreamstime.com

The use of a muted color background allows you to overlay your company logo or product giving your information greater emphasis.

Each color creates a specific reaction, yet certain colors are better choices than others for the majority of brands and websites. For instance, blue is considered the safest choice. It is the most common “favorite” color among the majority of the population, and is commonly associated with feelings of trust, authority, and reliability.

Begin with what feeling you would like to convey to your visitors. For health and wellness, green is generally a better option. Alternatively, to get your visitors excited and drive them to take action quickly, red has been shown to be more effective.

For more color theory and design ideas, here is an interesting article which goes into more depth.

HTBphotos announces new additions to ‘Texture Series’ of Stock Photos

We are delighted to announce exciting new Tile Backgrounds for Web Design have been added to the Texture Series of HTBphotos by John and Katharina Notarianni.

HTBphotos ‘Texture Series‘ of stock photos can readily be used as a basis for website backgrounds and as general stock photos in a variety of industries, such as home design and construction projects.

HTBphotos Texture Series exclusively on Dreamstime
HTBphotos ‘Texture Series’ available exclusively on Dreamstime.com.

© 2019 HTBphotos by HTB Website Design | Healing Time Books. All Rights Reserved.

HTBphotos ‘Spring’ Series available exclusively on Dreamstime

In celebration of Spring with its budding plants, warm weather and longer days, we are pleased to announce HTBphotos ‘Spring’ Series by John and Katharina Notarianni, now available for purchase exclusively from stock photography provider Dreamstime.com.

HTBphotos Spring Series by John and Katharina Notarianni
HTBphotos ‘Spring’ Series by John and Katharina Notarianni

Tips on which stock photo license to buy for your marketing needs

Dreamstime.com offers Royalty Free stock photography, which is the most affordable and most popular license type of paid for stock photos. The “free” in Royalty Free means you don’t have to pay extra royalties. Instead you pay a one-time, flat-rate license fee, sometimes as little as 20 cents per image. You are entitled to use the image in a wide variety of uses such as on a website or a marketing brochure, a banner, in a video, etc. You have permission to use it unlimited times without paying extra royalties. This makes Royalty Free stock photography the best choice for budget-minded buyers.

If you plan to sell or distribute items, pay for an Extended License so you can use the stock photo on items to be distributed or sold further afield, such as on a mug or a t-shirt, or a digital media item.

Exclusive Rights are worth considering when you find a stock photo that is perfect for your company branding. Your exclusive license ensures others will not use the same image thereby securing your brand.

HTB photos on dreamstime

HTBphotos ‘Texture Series’ of Stock Photos exclusively available through Dreamstime

We are delighted to announce a new series of HTBphotos by John and Katharina Notarianni available exclusively through Dreamstime.

HTBphotos ‘Texture Series’ of stock photos can readily be used as a basis for website backgrounds and as general stock photos in a variety of industries.

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Introducing ‘Texture Series’ by HTBphotos John and Katharina Notarianni available on Dreamstime.com

What makes a stock photo image popular?

HTBphotos on Dreamstime - white-clouds-blue-sky stock photo is a top seller

HTBphotos‘ White Clouds in Blue Sky image is a best seller from John and Katharina Notarianni’s portfolio of stock photos featured exclusively on Dreamstime.

What makes a stock photo image popular? Here are some tips:

Images need plenty of “negative space” for the end user to add text, logos or other images.

Variations of the same shot, or a cropped photo, like the one above, may even sell better than the more detailed original photo.

Taking time to photoshop the original shot to increase dots per inch to represent print quality (300 dpi) and offering various resolutions from low to high quality also gives the end user choices for web or print use without extra work on their part.

Zoom in to “actual pixels” to scan for imperfections that can be easily fixed with photoshop, like dust or spots. Even the smallest issue may keep a buyer from buying the image, particularly if they plan to use it on a billboard where the image is blown up to maximum size.

Tagging the image with key words like blue sky, white clouds make it easy to find. Search engines like Google and Bing are more likely to bring up your image when tagged with key words.

HTBphotos ‘Fall Foliage… Autumn Colors’ Series available on Dreamstime

In need of images of fall foliage or autumn colors for your website or print projects? Photographers John and Katharina Notarianni recently made available a new series of stock photos on Dreamstime.com to celebrate the season with ‘Fall Foliage… Autumn Colors’ series. Here are some images that are available on a subscription basis:

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Wishing you a very happy Thanksgiving with gratitude and best wishes for a wonderful time with family and friends.

HTBphotos ‘Spectacular Yosemite’ series of stock photos now available on Dreamstime.com

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In need of rest, relaxation and exercise… Yosemite Valley in California is one of America’s natural wonders and worth visiting in person to recharge and inspire you with a landscape that is bigger than life and hosts unique geological formations. Yosemite Conservancy has great information for planning a trip.

Healing Time Books is pleased to announce the availability of new stock photos, like the ‘Spectacular Yosemite’ series by John and Katharina Notarianni of HTBphotos, on Dreamstime.com for your website and digital and print publications.

 

HTB Photos celebrates over 2000 stock images on Dreamstime

Congratulations John and Katharina Notarianni for making available over 2000 high quality web and print ready images from their stock photography collection on Dreamstime. HTB Photos stock images for use in your web and print projects are available from Dreamstime.com.

SPECIAL OFFER: Get 5 free images in first month when you sign up for Dreamstime’s monthly subscription. Follow the link: https://www.dreamstime.com/credits (then enter Referral ID: res16409905) in the form when you join. Thank you!

HTB celebrates 10 Years – Clients Testimonials

I am pleased that it has been 10 years since I founded my publishing and website design business and so it occurred to me to request written feedback from my clients. I am so glad I did! My heart is full of gratitude for the remarkable people I have had the pleasure of working with over the years. I am thankful for the opportunity to be of service to them.

Client Testimonials

Read what clients are saying about working with Katharina Notarianni of Healing Time Books and HTB Website Design (see Client Testimonials).

“…Due to a very well managed website and email server, I have received email orders from all around the world connected to my website and email accounts all connected to one.  I am extremely happy with all the services Healing Time Books offers and would highly recommend their services for getting your business on the internet!” Ben Huber

“Katharina Notarianni has a powerful and  intuitive way of helping you get your message across to your audience. It was fun and fulfilling creating my web presence with Katharina’s expertise…” Francis Parker

“…When Katharina appeared, she was a dream come true.  Here was someone who knew the ins and outs of publishing, she did it for her own books and was willing to help me with my several books…” Dr. E. Reenah McGill

“I can’t begin to say enough great things about Katharina. My website turned out exactly as I had envisioned. She was able to bring my creation to life…” Anne Marie Foley

“It has been a wonderful experience working with Katharina Notarianni…  I came to the experience a novice to business websites, and tech.  She answered all of my questions with patience and mentoring giving me the needed information to make choices when I did not have the background to do so.” Cathy Stubbs

“When I asked Katharina to design and set up my webpage, I found her to be attentive to the way I wanted it.  She brought to the table many creative suggestions that I could choose from and she also had a very good feel for what would work well for my audience and customers…” Siri Ekman

“I am especially indebted to Katharina Notarianni, who, as Editor, Publisher, and Good Friend has made the details of putting together a book enjoyable. Her sense of design and ability to read my feelings when it comes to issues of a formal nature is very much appreciated. ” Richard C. Richards

“Healing Time Books does a great job of spotlighting authors and artists of all types, from painters to photographers, and poetry to wellness.  The websites Katharina Notarianni designs are attractive and well-constructed, testaments to her wide range of talents in the realms of artistic, visual and digital media…” Paula Mangum

Healing Time Books Celebrates 10 Years

Healing Time Books and HTB Website Design celebrate 10 years of working with authors, artists and business professionals and non-profit organizations on branding vehicles such as books, websites, facebook business pages and stock photography solutions for their marketing needs.

To request a book publishing or website design project quote, please email info@healingtimebooks.com, or fill out the Contact Form.