When the Huffington Post starts lampooning what they call “Ridiculous Stock Photos” will art directors judge the concepts as something to avoid in the future? Check out these
three stories.
We decided to check out how frequently such concepts have been purchased by iStockphoto’s customers. On the subject of “business people doing yoga” the five top selling photographs have been downloaded a total of more than
2,600 times.
When we checked out “people looking shocked in front of computers” we found that the five top selling photographs had been downloaded a total of more than
5,300 times. But we hit the jackpot with “doctors with crossed arms.” On iStockphoto alone, the five top selling photos have been downloaded a combined total of more than
16,500 times, an average of 3,300 times per photo.
Maybe photographers should watch the Huffington Post to figure out what to shoot, not what to avoid.