Visualizing ideas has never been easier than with Shutterstock lightboxes. Lightboxes on Shutterstock help you use the agency’s entire catalog and bookmark images you might want to return to.

What’s more popular: summer or spring? Cats or dogs? Over the past few months since the launch of the new Keyword Trends tool (which is a clearer name than the literal “keyword trends instrument” — Keyword Trends Tool), we’ve had fun comparing what buyers actually search for.

For a long time, Shutterstock was the most “secretive” stock photo site. While other agencies provided stats like image views or even per-file sales counts, Shutterstock showed only the number of items in a contributor’s portfolio.

The popular stock photo site Shutterstock, like other agencies, is constantly evolving. Recently, it announced another update, emailing contributors about upcoming changes.

On iStockphoto’s articles section, there’s a useful piece about what iStock buyers need and what they purchase most. This material is especially helpful for those just starting their microstock journey or for contributors who struggle to pick a specialization.

Recently, the Depositphotos stock photo site sent all contributors an email about the requirement to complete a U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax form for non-U.S. authors (including instructions for filling out the W-8 BEN form):