To help plan upcoming shoots, the Shutterstock team has prepared a list of the most popular buyer search queries for the next couple of months (with an emphasis on October).

If new to vector graphics and not a professional designer with outstanding Illustrator skills, it can feel quite intimidating. No need. Vectors, like sharks, are simply misunderstood creatures.

We always look for the most relevant, buyer‑driven content. This means listening to buyers and relaying their needs to contributors. Now getting access to request lists for authors has become even easier.

What wish would a microstock contributor make for the coming Christmas? Probably that all that’s needed is a plain old fortune‑teller’s crystal ball. After all, if we knew exactly what Shutterstock buyers and other microstock customers would be searching for this year, working with stock sites would be much easier, and more money would trickle in to spend on gifts for family and friends.

Not the biggest fan of isolates, but with three years’ experience as both buyer and contributor, there is enough qualification to write about them. So…

To help plan the next shoot, here is a list of content that stock buyers will look for in August according to Shutterstock’s analytics service.