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onesource
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Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 3:43 pm
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As a VP of Marketing for a large corporation who frequently purchases stock photography for our MarCom projects, I thought I'd provide a list of subjects we have searched for with very few or no image search results:
- Janitors
- Janitorial tools being used in a commercial environment (not home) such as vacuums, carpet shampooers, mops, brooms, dusting, etc. --- colorful, clean images
- Brute Barrels (rolling trash cans)and rolling trash bins
- Cleaning of bathroom fixtures with gloved hands such as faucets and toilet bowls
- Squeegee pulled across water or spray cleaner on a glass surface
- Nice presentation of a wet floor sign
- Photos of super clean and shiny commercial floor surfaces (i.e. marble, tile, etc.)
- Microfiber cloths being used in the cleaning process
- Powerwashing of parking lots or cement/concrete surfaces
- Pictures of clean, attractive outdoor trash/waste containers
- Recycling containers, small and large
- Cleaning of elevators and escalators
- Entrance mats (large commercial)with feet walking over them --- the concept of stopping dirt before it enters a building
- Photos of the outside and inside of a janitorial closet
- Safety equipment such as safety goggles, gloves, hard hats and hearing protection (even these items staged together in a "safety vignette"
- Pictures that tie the concept of commercial cleaning with environmentally friendly practices such as Green Seal approved chemicals, reflection of trees and sky in building windows, interior daylight shots from a commercial interior
- Photos of a cloth cleaning touchpoints such as door handles and railings
- Photos depicting clean and beautiful public spaces such as downtown districts and/or pedestrian thoroghfares
I have downloaded over 100 stock images from ShutterStock since I started my subscription a week ago. I thought it might be helpful to provide the submitters who read this forum with some direct feedback as to the kinds of images I'm searching for but can't find (or have only found a limited few).
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feztaa
Joined: 14 May 2005
Posts: 616
Location: Canadia, eh?
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Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 3:50 pm
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A lot of this I don't have easy access to, but I'll see what I can drum up for you... |
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shatteredlens
Joined: 06 Jul 2005
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Location: New York, NY
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Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 4:05 pm
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Wow thanks! It's always great to hear from someone who is actually buying images as to what type of things they find lacking. |
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scott5797
Joined: 11 Aug 2005
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onesource
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Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 4:31 pm
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Scott,
Thanks for the links...I downloaded all three of the images you suggested. EXACTLY the kind of thing I'm looking for.
Cheers,
Angela |
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scott5797
Joined: 11 Aug 2005
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Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 5:27 pm
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Hi Angela, If you care to send a list of any thing more specific, I can probably get what you want, I work in commercial buildings, mostly hospitals:-)
Last edited by scott5797 on Thu Oct 27, 2005 6:42 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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mefanti
Joined: 13 Apr 2005
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Location: Athens, Greece
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 11:32 am
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I do not have any pictures on hand, but I just wanted to say I appreciate the info on what kind of photos you are looking for. It's very helpful to know what clients really want. Plus it gives us photographers a hint as to what we should try shooting.
Thank you,
Mary |
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ddebono
Joined: 30 Dec 2004
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Location: Malta
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onesource
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:20 am
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Dennis,
Thanks for the links...I downloaded the first image. The other image is a residential interior...and our company strictly works in commercial environments. I appreciate your posting.
Regards,
Angela |
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ddebono
Joined: 30 Dec 2004
Posts: 172
Location: Malta
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 4:52 pm
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thanks Angela for your download, hope you'll find the picture useful!! |
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mikeledray
Joined: 14 Nov 2004
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Location: http://www.partytimephotobooth.net
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 8:59 pm
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Are you intrested in Window Washing images also?
I just happen to have a Window Washing Company and specialize in Tucker Pole work and Squeegie Jobs for Industrial Commercial and High End Residental Homes on the beach and Power Washing
Let me know
Mike
www.michaelledray.com |
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mawear
Joined: 27 Sep 2005
Posts: 625
Location: Tennessee
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 10:02 pm
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I have several pictures in the que to be reviewed. They include a trash barrel, linen barrel, biohazard bin, trash bin with and without trash in it, and a hopper to dispose of human waste. If they pass the inspection they should be available in a couple of days.
http://submit.shutterstock.com/uploads4/thumb_small/53537/53537,1130466866,6.jpg
http://submit.shutterstock.com/uploads4/thumb_small/53537/53537,1130466781,8.jpg
http://submit.shutterstock.com/uploads4/thumb_small/53537/53537,1130466927,1.jpg
http://submit.shutterstock.com/uploads4/thumb_small/53537/53537,1130466714,2.jpg
http://submit.shutterstock.com/uploads4/thumb_small/53537/53537,1130466820,1.jpg
http://submit.shutterstock.com/uploads4/thumb_small/53537/53537,1130466859,5.jpg
http://submit.shutterstock.com/uploads4/thumb_small/53537/53537,1130466970,5.jpg
Hopefully these can be of help to you. |
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CarolinaSmith
Joined: 11 Apr 2005
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Location: USA
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studio9
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studio9
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