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.

Don’t let an exclusivity agreement with another agency stop you from adding images or video footage to Shutterstock. On Shutterstock there’s a dedicated “Opt Out” setting that allows contributors to upload images and clips on their own schedule.

The Shutterstock microstock team is happy to announce a substantial increase in royalties for all stock video sales (footage) that occur in December of this year.