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5.0 - Needed Files
Take a quick look through the site. We get a lot of certain types of pictures. There is nothing wrong with these pictures - we just have a lot of them. Provide something more unusual - or sought after - and it might make the most downloaded page.
Do you need a particular image or video? Post your requirements in the Request Forum!
Here are some of the files that we do and don't need. Please note that this is not a definitive list, and our inspectors may reject photos at any time if they feel we have enough of a particular subject.
Images that iStock does need:
Corporate shots
Everyone looks a little more handsome when a suit's involved.
Groups & Teams
One person is great, two, three, four… just gets better and better.
Concept Stock
Leave it to others to shoot the obvious.
Sports
Cycling, ping pong, soccer, skateboarding, kung-fu, bocci ball, the list goes on.
Rare Artifacts
The more rare, the better.
Illustrations
Vector and not rasterized.
Holiday & Seasonal Themes
Christmas, Valentines, Easter: don’t wait until the last minute.
Fashion
Leave the jeans behind, unless they're couture...
Analogue and Grunge
Intriguing textures, effects, & treatments – not for the amateur of style.
Food and Beverages
Preferably with someone holding the edible item.
Images that iStock does not need:
Your dog or cat
He's adorable. Send a picture to your mom.
Flowers
iStock now possesses the definitive online collection of files called ‘flower’.
Flags
We can now proudly say we have every country covered.
Photos of your feet, socks, etc.
Try looking up with your camera instead.
Your immediate environment
Get up, move around a little. Keyboards, mice, cables, compact discs, floppy discs and monitors are covered.
Light Blurs
Great for fun and experimenting...
Brick walls
The Wall came down in 1989. Get over it.
Close-ups of fire
It's for your own safety.
Close-ups of eyes
They scare small children.
Symbols (!$%@)
You see it in every e-mail.
Sunsets & clouds
Very pretty, but...
Forest Snap Shots
We love nature, but...
Airplane Wings (& out the window shots)
In the end, they seem to all look the same.
Your Shadow
Try another route of dodging the model release.
Overly simple 3-D & Bryce renderings & Photoshop backgrounds
Challenge yourself a little.
Photoshop Backgrounds
Fun to experiment, but they're not quite stock.
Overly simple text
Let people pick out their own fonts.
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