There’s a lot of buzz going around the internet talking about how awkward some stock photos can be. Bigstock totally disagrees. We don’t have awkward stock photos. But, may we interest you in some awkward steak photos?
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6 Things Every New Design Student Should Do This Fall
Congratulations! You got into design school. Or, at least you plan on getting into design school. Or, perhaps you just graduated and really want to hit the ground running in the real world. Either way, if you’re new to the design community, these nuggets of wisdom will hopefully you help you kickstart your academic or professional career, and do work you can be proud of.
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Summer Reading: Minimalist Book Covers
The Bigstock team has been reading a lot this summer, and we decided to take some of our favorite books and redesign the covers using Bigstock illustrations. If you haven’t read all of these books, we highly recommend them!
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Bigstock’s Grammar Guide: 12 Words You Might Be Misusing
Picture it. You’re typing away. Perhaps you’re working on a presentation for the office. Perhaps you’re writing out invitations to a pretty little picnic. Or, maybe you’re just writing to a pal reminding them about National Donut Day. Regardless of the reason, you never want to commit one of those easily-missed spelling crimes. It happens…
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BIG FLOWER. FREE IMAGE
This week’s free image is a big, bursting, colorful flower. This somewhat-abstract illustration is a winner, with its vintage style, beautiful hues, and kaleidoscopic presentation. It’s one big petal-pushing, people-pleasing image. The illustration comes to us from Liliia Kaliuzhna. You can see her full collection here, under her contributor name, Silvionka. And, for more images…
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FUN FRIDAY: WHERE WOULD I RATHER BE?
Maybe we’ve stood in too many steamy subway stations. Maybe we’ve had too many air conditioners drip stuff on our heads. Or, maybe it’s just plain hot here in NYC.
Whatever the reason, all of us here have been in full-fantasy mode, day-dreaming of places we’d rather be. Through the magic of Photoshop, and our brilliant graphic designer Cristin, we’re able to make these fantasies come to life.
Ladies and gents, we proudly present a peek into the minds of our whole team here at Bigstock. Happy Friday!
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Photoshop Basics: How to Make a Really Funny Cat Meme
We like memes, obviously. If you do too, and you want to make an internet meme that wildly spreads across the web, makes you really popular with your friends, and launches you into a professional career as a famous memer, check out this tutorial! Not only will you learn some very basic uses of photoshop, but you’ll also learn how to make the best kind of meme: a cat meme.
What you’ll need to complete this tutorial:
- Adobe Photoshop
- A huge sense of humor along, with some helpful joke making tips like this.
- A Bigstock account
1. Download a hilarious cat image from Bigstock. For this tutorial, download this extremely funny image, titled “two friends kittens dancing and speaking”. Download the small size.
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‘Summerize’ Your Look with Our Free Image
This week’s free image is bursting with vibrant color, just in time for summer! Capture all of the joy of a new season right here, without ever having to put flowers in your hair. The image comes to us from contributor Viorel Sima. Viorel’s collection of photos has everything, from bananas to businessmen. For more images like this…
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Cinematastic: Blockbuster Images Inspired by Movies
In a world … where summer blockbusters … and Bigstock images … come together in one Cinematastic Gallery. Yes, this collection of super-cool images has it all: Drama! Action! Heroes! Villains! Will Smith! (Fine, not Will Smith.)
Even better? Each image is available for downloading. Popcorn not included.
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Get Over It … with Our Free Image!
Let this week’s free image bridge the gap on that summertime project in need of a great photo. This easy breezy image is from contributor Pavel Klimenko, from a collection that includes sunsets, streams, and snow-capped mountains. For more photos like this, check out all of our wooden bridge images. Happy downloading!
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