> you can basically instantly tell if a photo is a stock photo, making anyone using them look like a complete fool
I find this to be a highly interesting take...
The whole point of stock photography is that you can buy images to use various projects, quite often one-off or short-term ones. Because for the project, taking your own photos or paying a photographer to take them would be too expensive or time-consuming relative to the estimated value and return of the project.
I feel like once someone has made the decision to buy or use a stock photo, they have already decided where they want to stand on the scale of authenticity and originality. Deliberately seeking out "stock photos that don't look like stock photos" just sounds too much like trying to be something you're not.
I find this to be a highly interesting take...
The whole point of stock photography is that you can buy images to use various projects, quite often one-off or short-term ones. Because for the project, taking your own photos or paying a photographer to take them would be too expensive or time-consuming relative to the estimated value and return of the project.
I feel like once someone has made the decision to buy or use a stock photo, they have already decided where they want to stand on the scale of authenticity and originality. Deliberately seeking out "stock photos that don't look like stock photos" just sounds too much like trying to be something you're not.