Stock Illustration
March 15th, 2011 § 1 Comment
“Stock” illustration or photography is a lot like (or basically is) clip art. Stock images are cheap and generic. Both qualities absolutely have a time and a place, but like the clip art that came with your Microsoft Word for Windows 95, both can go so, so wrong. Every visit to istockphoto.com leaves me (1) awed by how many skilled individuals there are (and how cheaply they will sell their work) and (2) positively horrified. My most recent visit searching for images of “lace” garnered two really nice examples of both the good and the hideous.
Example 1: cheap, generic, beautiful, simple
Example 2: cheap, generic, mind-bogglingly atrocious
If, like me, you saw this and thought, “Hey! What’s this artist’s problem? Why only white people??” Don’t worry. He’s got you covered:
UPDATE: I just realized that the black bride and groom both have green eyes. What are the chances of that!