It’s about the talent, not the tool.

If you’ve looked through much of the work I’ve posted so far here, you’ll see quite a few photos with iStockphoto watermarks… I know a lot of designers who hate the site, and hate ever having to use it. Personally, I don’t mind. A lot of clients can’t afford Getty or Corbis or whatever. And why should they have to? I think if you’re a good designer you can make iStockphoto images look damn good, it just takes more effort, creativity, and photoshop skills.