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Stock Photography Guide: Girl in Sari

How to Sell Photos: A Guide to Earning Money in Stock Photography

The starving artist life isn’t all that glamorous in reality. Explore this essential guide to earning money in stock photography and find paying customers for your creative work.

Shutterstock Now Offers Multilingual Contributor Support

Shutterstock Now Offers Multilingual Contributor Support

We’re excited to further serve Shutterstock’s international community of contributors. Multilingual support is now available in 21 languages.

The Equipment You Need to Shoot Professional Videos

The Equipment You Need to Shoot Professional Videos

If you’re new to the profession, here’s a rundown of some of the essential equipment you will need on your shoot.

How to Create Captivating End Screens for Your YouTube Videos

Learn how to add end screens to your next YouTube video—plus some additional tips on making them more engaging.

Fix It In Post: Correcting Footage and Audio in Final Cut Pro

Fix It In Post: Correcting Footage and Audio in Final Cut Pro

Color, footage stabilization, audio, fixing your project in post can be tricky. Here are a few FCPX tips that’ll help.

What Is Regenerative Travel, and Why It's the Future of Tourism

What Is Regenerative Travel, and Why It’s the Future of Tourism

With travel on the post-pandemic horizon, here’s why regenerative travel matters more than ever, and how we visualize this travel trend.

Photographer's Intro to Clubhouse and the Clubs You Should Join

The Photographer’s Intro to Clubhouse and Clubs You Should Join

It may seem counterintuitive to recommend an audio-only social app to photographers, but hear us out—there’s a lot this new app has to offer.

Print Lovers Rejoice! Illustration Is More Vibrant Than Ever

Print Lovers Rejoice! Illustration Is More Vibrant Than Ever

There’s no time like the present to start drawing. Jumpstart your creativity with inspiration from illustrators working today.

Introducing Shutterstock’s Grant Program: The Create Fund

Introducing Shutterstock’s Grant Program: The Create Fund

We’re excited to introduce an initiative to better support creative artists globally—Shutterstock’s Grant Program, The Create Fund.

Licensable image feature preview

How Google’s Licensable Images Feature Works for Artists and Customers

Artists and customers are more protected than ever with Google’s new licensable images feature.

8 Tips for Finding Inspiration and Overcoming Creative Burnout

8 Tips for Finding Inspiration and Overcoming Creative Burnout

Creative fatigue can strike any artist at any point in their career. Overcome burnout using using these 8 simple tips for reigniting your creativity.

How to Capture Authentic LGBTQ+ Content

How to Capture Authentic LGBTQ+ Content

Use these tips to capture the genuine, heartfelt moments of everyday life and create authentic images of LGBTQ+ community members.