Comments on: No, not that one! 16 types of stock photos to avoid http://www.graphicmania.net/no-not-that-one-16-types-of-stock-photos-to-avoid/ GraphicMania.net provides graphic design resources, tutorials, web design and design reviews. Fri, 08 Aug 2014 15:52:08 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Sunflowers http://www.graphicmania.net/no-not-that-one-16-types-of-stock-photos-to-avoid/#comment-432536 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 15:52:08 +0000 http://www.graphicmania.net/?p=13280#comment-432536 I think you hit just about every bad photo category. What do people think when they use these kinds of images? So much better just to use text if you don’t have a good image or a reason for even using an image.

]]> By: The Daily Knight | Patience + Build + Giving = Success http://www.graphicmania.net/no-not-that-one-16-types-of-stock-photos-to-avoid/#comment-429322 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 22:50:23 +0000 http://www.graphicmania.net/?p=13280#comment-429322 […] http://www.graphicmania.net/no-not-that-one-16-types-of-stock-photos-to-avoid/ As a budding designer, if you’ve never used at least one of these cliched techniques, you simply didn’t try hard enough;) My favorite is the “People looking happy doing something not fun” photos… […]

]]> By: Amanda http://www.graphicmania.net/no-not-that-one-16-types-of-stock-photos-to-avoid/#comment-429320 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 20:57:35 +0000 http://www.graphicmania.net/?p=13280#comment-429320 Thanks for the compliment! I had the same experience on many of the stock photo sites 🙂

I’ll be writing a post soon containing some links to somewhat lesser known good stock photo sites.

]]> By: Su Hall http://www.graphicmania.net/no-not-that-one-16-types-of-stock-photos-to-avoid/#comment-429297 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 17:42:46 +0000 http://www.graphicmania.net/?p=13280#comment-429297 You nailed it with these! Especially the last one! I have had several memberships to stock sites through the years and am in awe of some of the ridiculous images. Often, the same photo will appear over and over, only slightly changing the pose or grouping with each! Like, one bad image is bad enough, but, that same image in 50 different poses!? LOL
Thanks for the good info and a good read!
Su

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