Our free image of the week is determined to make your Monday a little less prickly. This photo of a cactus cluster will be available for free downloading until 11:59PM EST, Sunday August 31st, 2014. The image comes to us from contributor Eugene Tochilin from a royalty-free collection that includes cactus flowers, kitty cats, and…
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Can you believe cupcakes have been around for almost 200 years? In fact, cupcakes were once known as 1-2-3-4 cakes, as they typically consisted of only four ingredients: butter, sugar, flour, and eggs. (Some still do, naturally.) Speaking of numbers, we whipped up a collection of 31 of our favorite royalty-free cupcake images. Each image is…
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Here at Bigstock, we have a very dedicated image review team. Their job is to inspect every single image we receive for quality, clarity, and a myriad of other attributes. It’s no easy feat, which is why we’re truly tickled to announce our (drum roll) … 20,000,000th image! Yes, it’s true. Bigstock now has over…
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This week’s free image is a photo cluster of buttons. What better way to sew up a DIY blog post than with an image? The photo will be available for free downloading until 11:59PM EST, Sunday August 24, 2014. The image comes to us from contributor Michalis Palis, from a royalty-free collection that also includes…
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Did you know that black cats have their own holiday? Yup. August 17th is Black Cat Appreciation Day, an entire day devoted to the cuteness of ebony-hued felines. And, sure, here in the states, black cats conjure up ideas of age-old superstitions and bad luck, but elsewhere it’s a different story. For instance, the Japanese…
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Sometimes you just want those eyes to pop! In this quick tutorial, I’ll show you how to get those eyes sparkling so they can make the model in your Bigstock photo stand out and help your projects really shine. 1. Open your file in Photoshop and copy the Background layer. I’m using this already-beautiful brown-eyed…
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This week’s free image is a bright green background of leaves. Let this fresh photo help complete your next outdoorsy campaign. The image will be available for free downloading until 11:59PM EST, Sunday August 17, 2014. The image comes to us from contributor Nopparatz, from a collection that also includes photos of delicious dumplings and…
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