I Work In Marketing And I See A Lot Of Bad Stock Photos, So I Decided To Have Some Fun With Them (32 Pics) (2024)

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"Mittens No!" Gerald Had Been Feeding The Gator For Years, Never Once Thinking It Odd That It Lived At A Park, In Vermont "I Just Wanted To Say I'm Sorry For Trying To Ride You At My Brother's Kentucky Derby Party." It Wasn't The First Time Zack Had Heard This Apology "Now, Just Loosen The Nut I'm Shining My Light On. Jessica, Are You Paying Attention? Where's Your Other Glove?" "Seriously Karen!?" Busted Again. Rachel Was Not A Fan Of Her New Step Dad "I Keep Scaring You, I'm Sorry. I Can Ask The Principal To Give You A New Locker Buddy" "Wait! Stop! That Is Not How You're Supposed To Do Vr!" No One Ever Listened To Henry Even The Pigeons? This Was The Last Time Antonio Trusted His Roommate On Fashion "Boy This Really Hits The Spot, Thanks For Sharing. Hey, I Mentioned That My Saliva Is Super Toxic Right? No? Oh... You'll Probably Be Fine" Jeff Knew He Should Be Happy For The Work, But These Toddler Birthday Parties Were Embarrassing "Oh...uh, Don't Worry. I'm Actually A Very Talented Chef. I'm, Uhh, Here To Make You Better At Cooking Or Whatever." Larry Chuckled. It Was Astonishing How Many Humans Fell For This Most Humans Choose Flight, Not Fight, When Seeing A Snake, Which Is Why Mortimer Was Wholly Unprepared To Meet Allie, Who Chose Both "Okay, Apply These Drops To Your Ears And Then Apply This Koala To A Eucalyptus Tree." "What?" "I'm Just Reading What Your Doctor Wrote Lady" What Does The Fox Say? "Joe, The Saw! Eyes On The Saw!" It Was On Their Third Date, When There Was Zero Percent Chance Of Rain, That Seymour Realized Anaya Wasn't Joking About Taking Her Umbrella Everywhere "So It Looks Like You Drank... Your Entire Mini Bar... Every Day Of Your Five Day Stay." "Yeah... Sandy Can Really Hold Her Liquor" "We Made Eye Contact While I Put My Headphones On, And He's Still Talking?" Greg Was Starting To Wonder If The Rhino Had Ever Worked In An Office Before "I Can't Help It If People Want To Keep Buying Me Drinks." "If You Get Tipsy And Fall Off, You're On Your Own." Ladies Night Was Not Going Well For Sarah And Her New Roommate Was Ed Really Going To Let Mark Take The Fall For Maxing Out Julie's Credit Card On Fortnite V-Bucks? Yes. Yes He Was The Ref Checked The Rules And The Blue Tornadoes' Coach Was Right: There Was Nothing In There About Swans, Or Flying Normally Peepers Wouldn't Mind Sitting In The Park With Angela While She Sulked, But This Was Her Fifth Break Up In A Month. Also, It Was Already Thursday And He Still Hadn't Watched This Week's Westworld "What Are Ya Looking At?" "I Swear To God, Jerome, If You Put Mayonnaise On My Slide Again..." Sure, Clyde Only Averaged About Two Strokes Per Race, But By God, He Made Them Count Little Known Fact About Platypuses: They Love Capitalism. Those Critters Are Super Good At Business "I'm Telling You Man, A Couple Of Tranquilizers, A Cozy Spot In The Cargo Bay-Its The Best Way To Fly" This Wasn't The First Time The Producers Of The Jersey Shore Were Unsure About A New Cast Member Another Triple Bogey. Derrick Was Starting To Question The Authenticity Of His Caddy's Experience And There She Went, Favoring Bryce's Plan Again. Reggie Knew It Was A Bad Idea To Let Susan's Son Join The Gang "You Know My Trunk Is Like A Built In Selfie Stick Right?" "Yeah, But...sometimes Your Trunk Is Wet, So..." "Just Take The Stupid Picture Ted" Horatio Noticed His Customers Were Far More Likely To Buy If They Had To Physically Carry Him Around The Lot While They Shopped. His Human Coworkers Saw Less Success With This Approach "I Said, 'Of Course I Have A Backup, I'm A Hedgehog.' Get It? Hedge." Pete Was Convinced The Problem With His Jokes Was The Volume, Not The Content. He Just Needed To Project More, That Was All FAQs

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"Mittens No!"

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Damn it, Mittens!

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Gerald Had Been Feeding The Gator For Years, Never Once Thinking It Odd That It Lived At A Park, In Vermont

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This picture makes NO SENSE without the gator!

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"I Just Wanted To Say I'm Sorry For Trying To Ride You At My Brother's Kentucky Derby Party." It Wasn't The First Time Zack Had Heard This Apology

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What the f**k. I have so many questions right now.

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"Now, Just Loosen The Nut I'm Shining My Light On. Jessica, Are You Paying Attention? Where's Your Other Glove?"

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That is a very stupid stock photo. Thank heaven for the rabbit.

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"Seriously Karen!?"

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ahahahaa Karen

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Busted Again. Rachel Was Not A Fan Of Her New Step Dad

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octodad! *annoyed octopus noise*

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"I Keep Scaring You, I'm Sorry. I Can Ask The Principal To Give You A New Locker Buddy"

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Bats Rule!!!

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"Wait! Stop! That Is Not How You're Supposed To Do Vr!" No One Ever Listened To Henry

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How is this an actual photo?

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Even The Pigeons? This Was The Last Time Antonio Trusted His Roommate On Fashion

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Oh come on!! The shoes even match the skateboard!! These pigeons need to grow up!

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"Boy This Really Hits The Spot, Thanks For Sharing. Hey, I Mentioned That My Saliva Is Super Toxic Right? No? Oh... You'll Probably Be Fine"

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She DOES look annoyed at that ice cream cone

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Jeff Knew He Should Be Happy For The Work, But These Toddler Birthday Parties Were Embarrassing

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One question.... What's the real pic I'm kinda worried..

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"Oh...uh, Don't Worry. I'm Actually A Very Talented Chef. I'm, Uhh, Here To Make You Better At Cooking Or Whatever." Larry Chuckled. It Was Astonishing How Many Humans Fell For This

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Don't go to work stoned bruh

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Most Humans Choose Flight, Not Fight, When Seeing A Snake, Which Is Why Mortimer Was Wholly Unprepared To Meet Allie, Who Chose Both

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*roblox death sound*

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"Okay, Apply These Drops To Your Ears And Then Apply This Koala To A Eucalyptus Tree." "What?" "I'm Just Reading What Your Doctor Wrote Lady"

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I'll put most kinds of drops in my ears if I get a free koala!

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What Does The Fox Say? "Joe, The Saw! Eyes On The Saw!"

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and keep your hands off!

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It Was On Their Third Date, When There Was Zero Percent Chance Of Rain, That Seymour Realized Anaya Wasn't Joking About Taking Her Umbrella Everywhere

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Rain, snow, sunshine even dark outside , don't be caught without your umbrella and a towel.

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"So It Looks Like You Drank... Your Entire Mini Bar... Every Day Of Your Five Day Stay." "Yeah... Sandy Can Really Hold Her Liquor"

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lol

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"We Made Eye Contact While I Put My Headphones On, And He's Still Talking?" Greg Was Starting To Wonder If The Rhino Had Ever Worked In An Office Before

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Bet he's like that on the tube! Don't meet anyone's eyes!

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"I Can't Help It If People Want To Keep Buying Me Drinks." "If You Get Tipsy And Fall Off, You're On Your Own." Ladies Night Was Not Going Well For Sarah And Her New Roommate

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A sloth would be the best wing-woman ever!

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Was Ed Really Going To Let Mark Take The Fall For Maxing Out Julie's Credit Card On Fortnite V-Bucks? Yes. Yes He Was

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Shame on you, Ed! She needs that money to buy some new jeans without holes in them.

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The Ref Checked The Rules And The Blue Tornadoes' Coach Was Right: There Was Nothing In There About Swans, Or Flying

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Imagine all the people living for today and then along comes a duck to M*uck it up.

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Normally Peepers Wouldn't Mind Sitting In The Park With Angela While She Sulked, But This Was Her Fifth Break Up In A Month. Also, It Was Already Thursday And He Still Hadn't Watched This Week's Westworld

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Ah, but he's a loyal friend.

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"What Are Ya Looking At?" "I Swear To God, Jerome, If You Put Mayonnaise On My Slide Again..."

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I think Jerome is cute.

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Sure, Clyde Only Averaged About Two Strokes Per Race, But By God, He Made Them Count

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And Clyde said, "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"

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Little Known Fact About Platypuses: They Love Capitalism. Those Critters Are Super Good At Business

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I saw this guy's speech: "If I can survive evolutionary pressure, you can survive a little economic competition."

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"I'm Telling You Man, A Couple Of Tranquilizers, A Cozy Spot In The Cargo Bay-Its The Best Way To Fly"

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Llamas with hats!

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This Wasn't The First Time The Producers Of The Jersey Shore Were Unsure About A New Cast Member

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JAWS

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Another Triple Bogey. Derrick Was Starting To Question The Authenticity Of His Caddy's Experience

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He's experienced! He knows that caddying is pretty boring.

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And There She Went, Favoring Bryce's Plan Again. Reggie Knew It Was A Bad Idea To Let Susan's Son Join The Gang

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Look the smug kid's plan is never going to work! You know it Susan! We have to wear the eye masks!

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"You Know My Trunk Is Like A Built In Selfie Stick Right?" "Yeah, But...sometimes Your Trunk Is Wet, So..." "Just Take The Stupid Picture Ted"

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Horatio is so cute, I'd definitely buy a used car from him.

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"I Said, 'Of Course I Have A Backup, I'm A Hedgehog.' Get It? Hedge." Pete Was Convinced The Problem With His Jokes Was The Volume, Not The Content. He Just Needed To Project More, That Was All

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They don't always fit your brand

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Stock photography, the practice of capturing images that anyone can license for a fee, can be a lucrative side hustle or even a full-time job. For photographers, it can be a steady source of income using both previous works and new shoots in which they call the shots from the subject to the post-processing treatment.

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Royalty-Free

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If you didn't take them yourself, it's a big more murky. If you don't have the copyright or know who does (and it isn't public domain or a stock photo you paid for) you could be asking for trouble.

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