No one wants to work any harder than they have to. A strong stock image saves you (and some of your coworkers) time right across the board.

Sure, it's fun spending a whole day zoomed 200% into a jpeg knocking out a background, but it can wear thin. A good photographer or illustrator often anticipates the future layout of their image, and includes strong, uncluttered space for copy or branding right in the composition. We make these ready-to-go images easy to find at iStock with our CopySpace tool.

Stock images are all about strong, clear communication. Let the picture get your idea across. Your copywriter will thank you when a few words are all it takes to get the idea across. Unless they're getting paid by the word...