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AI-generated stock images are coming to Shutterstock
Oct 25, 2022
Dunja Đuđić
AI-generated images have become a thing, they’re available to everyone, and it looks like they’re here to stay. So, Shutterstock decided to embrace them and…
Shutterstock acquires stock video platform Pond5 for $210 million
May 13, 2022
Dunja Đuđić
This After Turbosquid and PicMonkey, stock photo platform Shutterstock has acquired another company. This time, it’s Pond5, one of the major stock video platforms in…
Shutterstock bought photo and design editor PicMonkey for $110 million
Sep 10, 2021
Dunja Đuđić
Famous stock photo platform Shutterstock has announced the acquisition of PicMonkey, a web-based image editing and design platform. PicMonkey should be able to offer more…
Is photography going cameraless? Shutterstock buys CG market Turbosquid for $75,000,000
Jan 29, 2021
John Aldred
It’s been said for years that CG is coming to take away jobs from photographers and in some respects, that may be true. We know…
Shutterstock: “Go and work somewhere else” to employees complaining about image censorship in China
Mar 3, 2020
Dunja Đuđić
A few months ago, the Chinese government reportedly required Shutterstock to start censoring some topics for China-based users. Some Shutterstock employees disagreed, claiming that “blacklisting”…
Lady Gaga shares watermarked photo, Shutterstock responds. Then Twitter exploded
Jan 26, 2020
Udi Tirosh
It sometimes amazes me how big artists can be ignorant of copyright laws. Take this latest incident with Lady Gaga from earlier this week. Lady…
Build Your Own DIY Floating Balloon LED Light Using a Few Shower Curtains
Jun 19, 2019
John Aldred
Balloon lights are an uncommon light source for most of us. But such lights are often used in TV and movie production. They’re essentially huge light…
How to mod an old 35mm SLR lens to make your own DIY “Anamorfake” lens
May 2, 2019
John Aldred
Anamorphic lenses have become very popular again, ever since somebody realised you could mount one to a DSLR and then stretch the footage out in…
35mm film vs. medium format vs. full frame digital: is shooting film really worth it?
Jan 14, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
Although it has been a while since digital cameras took over the market, some photographers still prefer shooting film. But is shooting film really worth…
This photographer uploaded a photo to a royalty-free stock site only to find it on over 500,000 Walmart products
Dec 24, 2018
Dunja Đuđić
Canadian photographer and filmmaker Michael Stemm recently sold an image through Shutterstock, earning $1.88. Little did he know that it would end up on Walmart…