Monday, March 16, 2009

Latest Microstock Photography Trends


Here is the latest list of subjects that are in demand by Big Stock Photo. Try to interpret these subject categories with creative images that will really stand out from the others and you will be well on your way to making regular sales.
  • Business Images
  • Always popular... huge sellers.
  • Travel Industry Images
  • Big sellers. Beautiful vacation type shots, leisure and luxury images, etc.
  • Food Photos
  • Very popular. High glass food shots are always useful in many industries and we see a growing need for these.
  • Seasonal Images
  • Christmas, Halloween, Hannukah, Thanksgiving, Valentines Day... all very popular images for several months a year. (Easter's coming up soon so shoot for next Years market and upload in January 2010)
  • Images of Baby Boomers and Mature Seniors
  • Adults aged 50 to 65 and seniors older than that... there is a glut of companies out there marketing to these Baby Boomers now and they need images of seniors and baby boomers doing anything and everything.
  • Cultural Diversity
  • Images showing Black, Indian, Mexican, Asian, etc. etc. - needed in every category.
  • Commerce and E-commerce Images
  • Growing in demand segment.
  • Spa and Personal
  • Growing in demand segment.
  • Medical and Health Care Profession Images
  • Growing in demand segment.