How to Use Styled Stock Photos to Save Your Precious Time
When you’re trying to run a business, there never seems to be enough time. Time for replying to emails. Time for staying on top of your bookkeeping. Time to organize your office. Time for yourself…you get the picture. And while your time is precious (and certainly limited), there are ways to save it—if you can find the tools to help. So today, we wanted to cut right to the chase and help you understand how stock photos can save you time and feel like you’re finally keeping up.
No time spent coordinating photoshoots
If you’ve ever coordinated a photoshoot before, you know it can be as much work as a small wedding (if you haven’t, now you know!). And yes, investing time and energy into a shoot that is fully curated for your brand is worth it—but only really once a year. So instead of designing a look, securing a venue, booking a team of vendors, coordinating it all, creating the timeline, finalizing the shot list, and spending an entire day on-site somewhere every time you need fresh images, styled stock photos are available in just a few clicks (and for the tiniest fraction of the cost too).
No time waiting on galleries
Whether you’re waiting to get a link to your most recent wedding gallery, styled shoot or brand shoot, there is always just that—a waiting game. Don’t get us wrong, it is 100% worth the wait but your need to market your business doesn’t stop just because the photographer isn’t finished editing. Our library of wedding stock photos is available to you 24/7 (whether you become a member or are perusing The Shop). Plus, with new content released every quarter, you know you’ll continually have access to more and more—so you never have to put a marketing or brand project on hold.
Curate a folder of favorites for easy access
You can do this with our styled stock photos and use the time-saving trick with your portfolio too! Instead of searching for the photo you need through our entire gallery every time, spend an hour downloading your favorites (and on-brand ones) to save to a separate folder. Organizing them in your Google Drive or Dropbox makes it even faster to find exactly what you need—when you need them quick. You can also upload your favorites to your Canva account and social media scheduler so they are already loaded for you. Do this and it’ll be super quick to swap out a photo on your website, update a sales or pricing PDF in Canva, and get social media posts schedule without digging.
Templates and mockups
Our stock photos are ready to use straight off the download, but sometimes you need to save time in other ways. That’s where our templates and mockup stock come in to save the day (and tons of time). Whether it’s using our graphics, mood board templates or mockup stock, you don’t have to spend time removing backgrounds or erasing elements—just drop in your designs or text and you’re ready to go!
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