\nAvoiding cliched stock images such as business people in suits or call center representatives in headsets, these types of images look unbelievable and therefore do not do much for your websites surface credibility<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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2. \u00a0Stay up to date<\/strong> If you are having trouble sourcing believable, relevant stock images for your website, why not take your own photos, check out our post on how to produce pro-quality photos<\/a> for only $12.<\/p>\n If you are a photographer, take a look at our free website templates for photographers here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Traditionally, stock photography has had a bad reputation for looking unprofessional and not looking realistic. \u00a0However, for many small businesses who do not have access to their own professional photographer, it is their only option. \u00a0Here are 4 tips on how to get the best out of stock photography: 1. \u00a0Use believable images Avoiding cliched… Read MoreHow to Use Stock Photography and Not Look Like Everyone Else<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":400,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","neve_meta_reading_time":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[130],"tags":[396,402,297,403],"class_list":["post-5994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-site-building","tag-driving-traffice","tag-gaining-credibility","tag-site-building-advice","tag-using-stock-photos"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t\n![\"Face](\"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Fotolia_5499707_XS.jpg\")
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\nAnother reason why images may not \u201cbelievable\u201d is because they have been seen before on other websites. \u00a0\u00a0A good way to avoid overused images is by sorting by \u201cNewest\u201d rather than \u201cMost Popular\u201d.<\/p>\n
\nWhen choosing your stock image, look at the image very closely. \u00a0What type of clothes are the people wearing or what haircut do they have? \u00a0Are they from today\u2019s fashion? \u00a0If not avoid it. \u00a0The same thing applies with tech images – is the laptop featured an ancient relic or a new macbook pro?<\/p>\n![\"Electronic](\"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Fotolia_49561379_XS.jpg\")
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\n3. \u00a0Don\u2019t compromise on quality<\/strong>
\nStock images come in various sizes and resolutions, for websites you won\u2019t need hi-res images but you should consider where it is being placed on the web page and how large it needs to be. \u00a0Simply resizing a smaller image to make it larger will make it pixelated and look lower in quality. If you are planning on using your images in print you will need it in hi-resolution, check out this helpful guide on choosing the right file size<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"file](\"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/stock-photos01.jpg\")
\n4. \u00a0Choose relevant images<\/strong>
\nMake sure the images you choose on your website are relevant to your copy, if there isn\u2019t a strong connection then don\u2019t use the image. \u00a0The images used on your site should reinforce what you are saying in words and therefore should be chosen after you have written your copy, not before or independently of the copy. \u00a0Even the most beautiful image will look unauthentic if the connection between the copy and itself is not there.<\/p>\n