Comments on: The Overuse of Stock Photography (and 3 Ways To Avoid It)

By: Creative Zen

Creative Zen — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:32:16 +0000

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Stock photo agency — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:22:34 +0000

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By: Blackman

Blackman — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 05:40:45 +0000

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By: George

George — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:07:22 +0000

Nice post and blog! Greets.

By: MikeTek

MikeTek — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:07:31 +0000

Do it up! I’d definitely refer my share of traffic to that post.

By: Patrick Winfield

Patrick Winfield — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:58:15 +0000

@ MikeTek- Your in-depth list makes me think of doing a post on the top 10 best stock photo cliches…maybe for fun

By: MikeTek

MikeTek — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:38:33 +0000

The multi-race-and-gender group sitting, smiling and pointing at the computer screen – that part made me laugh. There must be thousands of those floating around.

“The handshake” is another lousy one.

Or how about the guy with the chiseled jaw and glasses looking solemnly at the camera with his hand touching the tip of his chin?

Then you’ve got your run-of-the-mill line and bar graphs shooting upward. Or your hundreds upon hundreds of wooden blocks but one, oh that special one, is glowing red.

The random guy wearing a suit and jumping in excitement with the blue sky backdrop is another favorite.

It goes on and on…

By: Patrick Winfield

Patrick Winfield — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:05:31 +0000

@ Lyndon- Yes, I have seen that guy, but never really saw him in the real world
I find that searching and spending a bit extra time to find the photo that isn’t a stock photo cliche is well worth it.

@ WebGeek- I always wondered why the example in #1 above never went the rights managed route? Seems like a no-brainer to me. I agree with you, photo shoots are the best if you have the time and a decent camera. Thanks for commenting