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EDIT 5/16/2013: In a move to simplify my Terms of Use and make my stock more accessible, I have decided to adopt a Creative Commons License - Attribution 3.0 Unported.
You are free:
to Share — to copy, distribute and transmit my work
to Remix — to adapt my work
to make commercial use of my work
Under the following conditions:
Attribution — You must attribute the work in the manner specified by me (but not in any way that suggests that I endorse you or your use of the work).
More specifically, you are required to credit and link back to me and the image used from my deviantART account.
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That is all concerning my newly revised Stock Rules. Thank you kindly for the support, your feedback has been very helpful when I asked you about the possibility of switching to Creative Commons
In the end I hope it will make life easier for you to read less rules, while encouraging a little more fair use and artistic merit by including credits. And yes, this also means you are free to use my stock in premade backgrounds! 
Regards,
Nicolas Raymond
You are free:



Under the following conditions:

More specifically, you are required to credit and link back to me and the image used from my deviantART account.
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That is all concerning my newly revised Stock Rules. Thank you kindly for the support, your feedback has been very helpful when I asked you about the possibility of switching to Creative Commons


Regards,
Nicolas Raymond
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For any of you interested in using my stock photos, I would like to introduce my Patreon account which you can visit by clicking this link
Basically an alternative to premium point downloads here on deviantART, I offer many images on Patreon at equally high resolution under my standard Stock Rules - Creative Commons 3.0. Difference is, you get unlimited access to my ever growing gallery for one monthly subscription fee instead of having to pay for each single photo.
Starting with $2 per month for nature themes focused on waterscapes, including my number one obsession with waterfalls Then moving up to $3 per month to include other elements
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This is awesome! I'm always using for beautiful backgrounds for my Bookstagram! I sent you a private chat as well. Thanks so much, you have a beautiful photo library.