stock photography
Don’t sell photos with “I LOVE NY” logo in them or New York state will sue you
Apr 23, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Even if you don’t live in New York, even in the USA, you’ve seen the iconic “I ❤ NY” logo on various objects. And if…
Photographer brothers bring fun, creativity (and a little insanity) to stock imagery
Mar 5, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
I always thought stock photography was a bit boring. But then I discovered Zamurović Brothers and changed my mind. They bring playfulness and fun into…
Watch the iconic “The Simpsons” intro recreated with stock footage
Feb 9, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
We’ve shared some super-creative video work here on DIYP. And if you’re The Simpsons fan, you’re gonna love this one. Filmmaker Matthew Highton took a…
Unsplash has released over 2 million images in a new massive open source dataset
Aug 7, 2020
John Aldred
The “free” image website Unsplash – a site that remains as controversial as it is popular – has released what it describes as “the most…
You may get sued big time if you aren’t careful with what you upload to Unsplash
Feb 12, 2020
Ole Henrik Skjelstad
Unsplash has in a short time become a major player in the photo-sharing industry. 174,000 photographers have uploaded images to the site. The platform this…
Why I have stopped selling images with 500px
Feb 6, 2020
Ole Henrik Skjelstad
I just received three emails from 500px this evening. I was informed that three of my images were sold. In other words, I can expect…
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority has a free stock photo library, and it’s hilarious
Jan 20, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Even though it’s not their primary purpose, stock photography websites can be a source of hilarious images. But the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) made…
Getty Images is dumping rights-managed “creative” image licenses to go exclusively royalty-free
Nov 8, 2019
John Aldred
Getty Images has announced that after poring over sales data and customer research, they’re ditching the rights-managed licensing options and going over to royalty-free for…
Photographer faces legal action after using a photo he downloaded from Unsplash
Jul 23, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Many photographers argue that Unsplash is a disaster for the industry. But it seems that it can also be harmful to those who download and…
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 Kalinin
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…