Stock Photo and Vector Ideas - Passive Income Graphic Design

As a stock vector or photo artist, it can be hard to come up with ideas. In this video, I cover specific and concrete ideas for creating sellable stock images. Overarching ideas: Certain types of images absolutely sell better based on demand, like business and finance images, for example. Generally, industry-specific images sell well, and if you're photographing people, try to include diversity. Try creating images around concepts or phrases. New and current trend images can sell well - this can include seasonal or holiday images. Keyword ideas: According to Shutterstock, some keyword searches are increasing in popularity, and you can create images specifically to cater to these searches. https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/trends/2017-creative-trends https://blogs.adobe.com/creativecloud/2017-visual-trends-from-adobe-stock/ https://blogs.adobe.com/creative/worlds-eyes-2018-visual-trend-forecast-adobe-stock/ https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/trends/2018-creative-trends Don't forget to get your model releases, and be careful not to have brand names in your images. My recording setup: Lighting: Woods Clamp lighting (I use 2 of these) https://amzn.to/2UZ4wRb Camera: Canon T5 - https://amzn.to/2V5RqkV This is what I use, but it's probably a better deal to get the newer model: Canon T6 - https://amzn.to/2RboYz6 Microphone: Boya lapel mic (when I talk to the camera) - https://amzn.to/2ELp37F and Blue Snowball mic (on screen capture videos) - https://amzn.to/2rZycQZ Recording software: Quicktime Editing software: Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects ➝ PASSIVE INCOME Passive Income Graphic Design: Stock Vectors and Photos pt 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG1yMHn4vrg Passive Income Graphic Design: Stock Vectors and Photos pt 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gtbh45hD6x8 Passive Income Graphic Design: Stock Vectors and Photos pt 2 https://youtu.be/JS_oc6QwPaY Passive Income Graphic Design: Stock Vectors and Photos pt 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC7u4xFVeV8 ➝ RECENT TUTORIALS How to Convert Hand Lettering to Vector Format with Illustrator and Photoshop https://youtu.be/REzVaSrJcwA How to Repeat Any Shape Along a Path in Illustrator CC https://youtu.be/izOhe8w-PPE How to Get Started in Adobe Dimension CC 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSUi2VE5SWs ➝ ILLUSTRATOR TOOLS AND WHAT THEY DO [Adobe Illustrator for Beginners] Rectangular Grid and Polar Grid Tools 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX1QWAv3MOQ How to use the Line segment, Arc, and Spiral tools - Adobe Illustrator for Beginners http://bit.ly/2xhnVnp Adobe Illustrator for Beginners Curvature and Anchor Point Tools http://bit.ly/2tINpEp ➝ GRAPHIC DESIGN TIPS / ADVICE Graphic Design Interview Questions and Answers Part 2 https://youtu.be/rF35R_cn_Oc Graphic Design Interview Questions and Answers https://youtu.be/rF35R_cn_Oc How to get your first Graphic Design Job - 8 Tips http://bit.ly/2nAiMm7 ➝ TROUBLESHOOTING Wand Tool is Selecting Whole Document in Photoshop CC https://youtu.be/QcF0kH_uhgY Photoshop Brush Problem - Brush or Cursor is too small - 4 possible ways to fix it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej7CWv1WkMc Icon Troubleshooting Designing with icons in Adobe Illustrator https://youtu.be/DrJOH4M4Hlc ➝ OTHER DESIGN STUFF Adobe Max 2017 - the Creativity Conference - Graphic Design How to https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=4RPESl42tkY My video descriptions may contain affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, you don’t pay any extra money, but I get a small commission, which helps keep the lights on. Thank you!