How to use a monochrome color palette to elevate your photography
If you’re a film buff, you know that some movies revolve around a single color. The Matrix, for example, includes...
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Plant-based holidays and other commercial photography food trends
Last year, 26% of Britons planned to eat more plant-based foods for Christmas, according to research from the Vegan Society....
Exploring the social media experience in commercial photography
When working with any kind of technology, it’s important to beware of copyrighted material or branding. Intellectual property protections apply...
Five ways to cover community activism in your commercial portfolio
Last year, research from LinkedIn revealed that US members were adding over 110,000 volunteer experiences and activities to their profiles...
Visualizing the growing travel boom in commercial photography
When American Express launched their Global Travel Trends Report earlier this year, they found that 64% of travelers surveyed across...
Five tips for shooting commercial beauty photography in 2021
According to a recent 10,000-person study commissioned by Unilever across nine counties, 74% of participants said they wanted the beauty...
Retouching: Best practices to keep in mind for commercial Licensing
For commercial photographers, post-processing is an indispensable part of the creative process, and it’s often the step that takes the...
Maximizing potential: Make your photos croppable to increase commercial appeal
Advertisements come in all shapes and sizes, each optimized for print in magazines, subways, and billboards or for digital consumption...
Capturing the growing cannabis industry in commercial photography
In 2020, legal cannabis sales in the United States exceeded $17.5 billion. That’s a 46% increase over the previous year....
Visualizing the crafting boom in commercial photography
In some ways, 2020 was the year crafting stopped being a simple hobby and became a lifeline. From the everyday...
Celebrating the natural world in commercial photography
This spring, 50 major companies, ranging from Walmart to General Motors, announced plans to go carbon-neutral by 2040 to combat...
Visualizing positive masculinity in commercial photography
Earlier this year, a survey of UK adults, carried out by the media agency UM in partnership with the mental...
Breaking the Mold: 500px Commercial Grant Recipients
500px is committed to providing photographers with opportunities to participate in evolving trends within commercial advertising. We not only want...
Keeping up with food photography trends in commercial Licensing
In recent years, food trends have reshaped and revolutionized commercial photography, inspiring Licensing Contributors to get more creative and innovative,...
Join Together Now, the App That Makes Life Easier for Photographers (Sponsored)
“Here is the production phase of Together Now where you can collaborate on images. There is a chat thread on...
500px Commercial Grant: Intersectional Diversity
500px strives to capture authentic representation within the global experience. As part of the 500px Commercial Grants program, we provide...