What to upload to microstocks in November?

To help plan upcoming shoots, our favorite Shutterstock has prepared a list of the most popular buyer search queries for the next couple of months.

In short, when choosing themes in November and the following month, prioritize images of Hanukkah, Christmas, and other religious holidays from around the world.

Also pay attention to photos and illustrations depicting summer and winter vacations, everyday life, and moments of festive New Year’s resolutions.

Everyday life moments trending on stocks

• Authentic shots of people capturing ordinary life moments (try to highlight diversity, both in ethnicity and sexual orientation);
• Coffee shop meetups, coworking, team assignments;
• Hosting guests at home or hanging out with friends outside;
• Road trips, new adventures, and other engaging life moments;
• Cityscapes and extraordinary landscapes from around the world.

Remember the need for model and property releases if anyone or anything recognizable appears in the frame.

Vacation themes are a November trend

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• Winter holidays and people planning to travel for the winter break;
• Winter getaways, including drives on snowy roads, sitting by a campfire set right in the snow, skiing, and snowboarding;
• Holiday trips to warm countries by train, car, or plane;
• Diverse beach vacations – day and night;
• Summer holidays, including by the pool and at the beach.

Please remember releases required for all people and properties that can be identified.

Worldwide holidays trending on stock photo sites

• Hanukkah (Hanukkah is the Jewish festival of lights, commemorating the miracle that occurred at the rededication of the Temple after Judah Maccabee’s victory) and Purim (Purim is a Jewish holiday established, according to the biblical Book of Esther, in memory of saving the Jews living in the Persian Empire from annihilation by Haman the Amalekite, the favorite of King Artaxerxes). People celebrating, traditional dishes, and features such as a menorah (menorah -a golden seven‑branched candelabrum, a seven‑candle holder) and candles;
• Christmas and the birth of Jesus Christ. These can include images of Jerusalem, the Three Wise Men, the nativity scene, and the infant Jesus;
• Makar Sankranti (Makar Sankranti or Sankranti is a Hindu harvest festival, celebrated on the winter solstice, when the Sun enters Capricorn and begins moving north), which may involve flying kites;
• Pongal in Thailand -a festival in honor of the Sun God;
• Chinese New Year, as well as the animal symbol of the coming year – the pig.

Please remember the need for property and model releases for everything and everyone identifiable.

Self‑improvement and New Year’s resolutions imagery

• Concepts on the theme – a new life in the New Year, visuals showing lifestyle changes in the New Year;
• People preparing to go on a diet, including those researching diets;
• Mind-body improvement, meditation, and yoga;
• Goal‑setting and the process of writing down resolutions;
• Healthy eating, including people buying fresh produce and those who enjoy eating fruits and vegetables, as well as refrigerators stocked with healthy foods.

Remember that if a specific person or object can be recognized in the image, model or property releases are required.

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