Preparing an Image for Web vs. Print A Photoshop tutorial by Art Director and founder of Pure Works Studio,Victoria Jordan When you have a great stock photo, you want to make sure that the quality remains high no matter where it appears. In this tutorial, we’ll go through the requirements for both print and web…
Read MoreStaff Favorites!
In addition to the frighteningly charming bunny-businessman posted on our homepage last week, here’s a lightbox of some staff favorites that inspire our team every day. Got any favorites of your own? Post them in the comments section, tweet them to @bigstock or on our Facebook page! Seascape During Sunset ©Kashak
Read MoreGoin’ Camping!
Summer may be over but there’s still time to enjoy the great outdoors. Break out the hiking boots and grab your backpack. This lightbox will fill all of your camping needs. Just don’t forget the marshmallows! Photo of Couple Camping at Night ©ongap
Read MoreRemembering The Twin Towers
In remembrance of the 10th anniversary of 9/11, we curated a special selection of photographs of the Twin Towers in all their glory. Twin Towers ©WizData NY Skyline with Twin Towers ©grafficx Looking Up At The Twin Towers ©aussi1948 Manhattan and the World Trade Center ©Photodo51 NYC Skyline at Night ©Photodo51 Twin Towers © hotshotsworldwide…
Read MorePhotoshop Tutorial: Placing an Image Inside a Shape
By Karl Rosencrants, Bigstock Contributor. This post was updated on June 26, 2015 by Cristin Burton. Here’s a helpful technique for when you want to fit an image into a shape, such as a frame. In this tutorial we will paste this image of a butterfly into the frame of this Polaroid-style instant photo frame.…
Read MoreBigstock ♥ ‘s Beyonce:
With the great news that Beyonce is expecting a baby, we couldn’t resist doing a quick search on Bigstock for hot live and red carpet photos (and included a few of her fabulous sister Solange as well) Check ’em out here! Beyonce Photo ©Joe Seer
Read MoreThere’s a storm a’comin’: 40 awe-inspriring photos of extreme weather!
An Earthquake… A hurricane… what’s next? A tornado? In preparation for Hurricane Irene, we took some time from stocking up on the bare essentials in our NYC offices, to pool together a lightbox of awesome-ly exciting extreme weather photos. Whether it’s elaborately staged HDR concept shots, or death-defy-ingly shot tornadoes these photos will take your…
Read MoreLOL Animals! 10 Hilarious Animal Photos
Cowboy monkeys, drunken polar bears and cows-stuck-on-fences are only a few of the hilarious gems you’ll find in this collection. These ridiculous stock photos are great for greeting cards, viral blogs or just a break from the daily grind. Check them out and spread ’em around the office! Want more? Here’s a lightbox of over…
Read MoreBigstock Loves “Hovering Art Directors”
While we’re serious about stock photos and illustrations, we still like to make fun of ourselves from time to time (actually, all the time!). So we snagged a classic “hovering art directors” shot when our creative team wasn’t looking and submitted it to the increasingly hilarious blog with the same name.
Read MoreVector Summer!
Summer’s not over yet! Here are 12 hot stock vectors and illustrations that will make your designs sizzle! Just don’t spill that iced coffee on your graphics tablet. If you’re still looking to turn up the heat, check out this lightbox of even more smokin’ images. Photo ©CARBOUVAL
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