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The Future of Photography

028 TFOStockP (The New York Episode)

Have you ever tried to find stock photography that really works? It's hard. A lot of stock images are so cheesy that this Hollywood movie made spoof images for promotion. How could it be made easier? Step in Pond5. Imagine you see a perfect shot for your commercial photo shoot or film but you know the subject is licensed - maybe the Empire State Building or something. Just take a photo with your phone, send it to Pond5 and they will send you back a whole list of of licensed images or video to use. Here is how it works. And a bit more on how it works. Oh, and it actually works!

Broadcast on:
16 May 2018

Have you ever tried to find stock photography that really works? It's hard. A lot of stock images are so cheesy that this Hollywood movie made spoof images for promotion. How could it be made easier? Step in Pond5. Imagine you see a perfect shot for your commercial photo shoot or film but you know the subject is licensed - maybe the Empire State Building or something. Just take a photo with your phone, send it to Pond5 and they will send you back a whole list of of licensed images or video to use. Here is how it works. And a bit more on how it works. Oh, and it actually works!