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This is an incredibly prolific genre. Some day there will be a curated show that collects the most provocative examples. Until then, this thread will have to do.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 26 March 2004 02:24 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.agliolo.com/images/zbusiness*/headincloud.jpg

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 26 March 2004 02:24 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.agliolo.com/images/zbusiness*/creditcard.jpg

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 26 March 2004 02:25 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.agliolo.com/images/zbusiness*/wallststorm.jpg

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 26 March 2004 02:26 (twenty-two years ago)

every damn image on photodisc.com to thread!

God, I hate opening corporate newsletters etc with this twang in it. Someone does these things as a living!

― Trayce (trayce), Friday, 26 March 2004 02:30 (twenty-two years ago)

I love the epic grandeur to most of them. This next one is like "God? God who?"

http://www.equilibrio.com.au/images/middle.jpg

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 26 March 2004 02:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Then there's the plucky individualist here. I swear I hadn't seen this when I asked the "dull fish" question!

http://www.agliolo.com/images/zbusiness*/sharks.jpg

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 26 March 2004 02:38 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.agliolo.com/images/zcommunications*/2101head.jpg

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 26 March 2004 02:41 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.best-of-web.com/computer/clipart_computer/ftp_fi0207.gif

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 26 March 2004 02:49 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.districtpolicing.com/images/handshake.jpg

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 26 March 2004 02:51 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.interfacebusinessnews.com/images/handshake.jpg

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 26 March 2004 02:51 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.nitido.net/images/handshake.gif

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 26 March 2004 02:52 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.attitudeink.com/handshake%2020.jpg

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 26 March 2004 02:52 (twenty-two years ago)

http://business.tamu.edu/chrm/images/handshake.jpg

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 26 March 2004 02:52 (twenty-two years ago)

http://writtenword.adhost.com/wkg/site/website/media/handshake.jpg

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 26 March 2004 02:53 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.angelfire.com/bc/pillowgoat/images/m1.jpeg

― m.e.a. (m.e.a.), Friday, 26 March 2004 02:53 (twenty-two years ago)

urge to kill

― the surface noise (electricsound), Friday, 26 March 2004 02:54 (twenty-two years ago)

(not cos of morrissey, just corporate imagery)

― the surface noise (electricsound), Friday, 26 March 2004 02:54 (twenty-two years ago)

I like the one of the skirt and briefcase. I like to think it's actually a man.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 26 March 2004 02:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Say something about these pictures of men with globes !

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Friday, 26 March 2004 03:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Ha! I like your quote in that other thread Tracer: Stock photography is like a secret code to everything.

Its scary cuz its true!

― Trayce (trayce), Friday, 26 March 2004 03:15 (twenty-two years ago)

An average ILXor on the job (yes the cup is appropriately positioned. Probably)

http://creative.gettyimages.com/en-us/marketing/images/frontdoor/photodisc/18Q_3.jpg

This link might not work if photodisk are pissy about remote linking which they very probably are...

― Trayce (trayce), Friday, 26 March 2004 03:17 (twenty-two years ago)

these two aren't strictly "stock business images" but they rule ok, so yeah.

http://www.imagemagician.com/images/grimstitch/PosterKeepMoving.jpg

http://www.imagemagician.com/images/grimstitch/PosterWorryRock.jpg

― Kim (Kim), Friday, 26 March 2004 03:19 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.samasoftware.it/images/business.jpg

― dave225 (Dave225), Friday, 26 March 2004 03:46 (twenty-two years ago)

They're drunk.

― m.e.a. (m.e.a.), Friday, 26 March 2004 03:54 (twenty-two years ago)

UUEEGHHH those women look like all the sales ho's I work with. KILL.

― Trayce (trayce), Friday, 26 March 2004 03:54 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.stratvision.net/portal/images/success.jpg

― Aaron A., Friday, 26 March 2004 04:06 (twenty-two years ago)

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre400/e423/e423395we8t.jpg

― m.e.a. (m.e.a.), Friday, 26 March 2004 04:37 (twenty-two years ago)

This is like every issue of Wired magazine, minus the few articles that sometimes pad it out. BLUUUUUUUUUUUURGH

― donut bitch (donut), Friday, 26 March 2004 05:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Haha I forgot all about the "men with globes" thread!

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 26 March 2004 10:58 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.agliolo.com/images/zearth*/ladder.jpg

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 26 March 2004 10:59 (twenty-two years ago)

I mean what kind of twisted cult comes up with this stuff?! This is VERY BIZARRE STUFF, PEOPLE.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 26 March 2004 11:00 (twenty-two years ago)

GOD!!! STOP IT!! I'M GETTING FLASHBACKS TO WHEN I WORKED AT THE ADVERTISING AGENCY!!!

I think we used almost every single one of these on one website or another... ::shudders::

― Psycho Kate (kate), Friday, 26 March 2004 11:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Haha! I hav access to the image library on our coporate intranet (can't post any here unfortunately). Each picture is accompanied by a list of keywords to indicate the 'concepts' each image represents.

ie A picture of two boys carrying a ladder across a field = 'Balance, Challenge, Goal, Nature, People, Progress, Strategy, Teamwork, Vision'

― robster (robster), Friday, 26 March 2004 11:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Do crappy versions of them in Paint and post them.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Friday, 26 March 2004 11:13 (twenty-two years ago)

If I had the time and the webspace, I would :(

― robster (robster), Friday, 26 March 2004 11:16 (twenty-two years ago)

this thread should have "Everything Counts" in the background

― Donna Brown (Donna Brown), Friday, 26 March 2004 11:19 (twenty-two years ago)

I really hate this contrived shit
http://www.djmo.nl/business.jpeg

― dave225 (Dave225), Friday, 26 March 2004 13:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh but it's so artfully cluttered and beautifully lit. Cindy Sherman would love it.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Friday, 26 March 2004 13:25 (twenty-two years ago)

And I wonder why there are always database entries that consist of nothing but mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ...

― Psycho Kate (kate), Friday, 26 March 2004 13:25 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.americanphoto.co.jp/pages/onlinecatalog/Previews/business-136.jpg

"my place is just around the corner"

"for the last time, NO!"

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 26 March 2004 13:53 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.erau.edu/0Universe/Images/solutions/stock-sm.jpg

"as you can see here if you want Tabitha as well then it will cost extra"

"very resonable!"

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 26 March 2004 13:55 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.albertkahn.com/kahnimages/stock%20image%20people%20and%20conf%20table%2072%20small.jpg

"YOU'RE ALL FIRED"

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 26 March 2004 13:56 (twenty-two years ago)

This is on the wall in my office

http://www.hswpa.org/Privacy%20Policy/lighthouse%20wave-edited.jpg

― robster (robster), Friday, 26 March 2004 13:57 (twenty-two years ago)

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20040323/capt.sge.alu20.230304062719.photo00.default-268x384.jpg
I am an overwhelmed and confused business person. Which decison is right for me and my Fortune-100 company? Oooh, if only there were a consulting firm that could help me. One that's solution-based, that would take the time to understand my needs. ©

― dave225 (Dave225), Friday, 26 March 2004 14:16 (twenty-two years ago)

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20040326/capt.sge.brz61.260304121504.photo00.default-356x273.jpg
OHHhhhhhh YEAAAAAHHHH!

― dave225 (Dave225), Friday, 26 March 2004 14:18 (twenty-two years ago)

haha

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 26 March 2004 14:21 (twenty-two years ago)

http://tombotte.com/fark/chuck_woollery_crackhouse_orig.jpg

― m.e.a. (m.e.a.), Friday, 26 March 2004 14:55 (twenty-two years ago)

that looks like Mel Gibson praising his God

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 26 March 2004 14:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Alas, it's just Chuck Woolery praising America's God.

― m.e.a. (m.e.a.), Friday, 26 March 2004 15:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Skipping 24 messages at this point... Click here if you want to load them all.

http://cache.gettyimages.com/xc/80054926.jpg?v=1&c=CFW&k=2&d=2B677D62AA989FCE2C43B1732B899726E30A760B0D811297

― gnarly sceptre, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 10:44 (seventeen years ago)

http://images.inmagine.com/img/pixtal/pt154/CD154057.jpg
http://images.inmagine.com/img/pixtal/pt154/CD154060.jpg

Domenech and Henry larking about in comedy "nerd" spectacles?

― The stickman from the hilarious "xkcd" comics, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 10:45 (seventeen years ago)

I know that someone's already posted a PF album cover upthread, but most of these images remind me of:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6b/Dsothunder-250.jpg

― snoball, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 11:40 (seventeen years ago)

one year passes...

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2010/05/06/business/20100506-rebound-span/20100506-rebound-span-articleLarge-v2.jpg

― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 6 May 2010 15:20 (fifteen years ago)

Still love this stuff:

http://www.agliolo.com/images/zbusiness*/creditcard.jpg

― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 6 May 2010 15:23 (fifteen years ago)

"Damn! Why didn't I think to bring a net and a bushel?"

― Christine Green Leafy Dragon Indigo, Thursday, 6 May 2010 15:38 (fifteen years ago)

three months pass...

http://testing.emsense.com/omnitester/craigslist_assets/photo.png

― Tolaca Luke (admrl), Friday, 6 August 2010 04:42 (fifteen years ago)

seven months pass...

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/60-completely-unusable-stock-photos

― 40% chill and 100% negative (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 30 March 2011 16:13 (fifteen years ago)

omg.

― VegemiteGrrl, Wednesday, 30 March 2011 18:01 (fifteen years ago)

I don't even understand who takes these photos?? So the idea of stock photog is you can photograph anything and just wait and hope someone, SOMEDAY, wants to use it??

― go peddle your bullshit somewhere else sister (Laurel), Wednesday, 30 March 2011 18:05 (fifteen years ago)

lol @ whoever briefed the photographer for "chick in hot pants farting, kills flowers"

― VegemiteGrrl, Wednesday, 30 March 2011 18:07 (fifteen years ago)

This takes me right back to "Pets In Uniform."

http://s-ak.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal01/2011/3/29/17/enhanced-buzz-14890-1301433941-8.jpg

― Anti-mist K-Lo (Phil D.), Wednesday, 30 March 2011 18:28 (fifteen years ago)

five months pass...

http://www.123rf.com/photo_8810474_dad-and-son-standing-backwards-to-completely-white-background.html

― diouf est le papa du foot galsen merde lè haters (nakhchivan), Tuesday, 13 September 2011 20:14 (fourteen years ago)

http://shop.rexfeatures.com/low.php?xp=media&xm=4846563

― diouf est le papa du foot galsen merde lè haters (nakhchivan), Friday, 16 September 2011 00:57 (fourteen years ago)

http://critical-thinkers.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Picture-8.png

― diouf est le papa du foot galsen merde lè haters (nakhchivan), Friday, 16 September 2011 20:09 (fourteen years ago)

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Giant Jigsaw Puzzle Show

― serve soup without tasting it (snoball), Friday, 16 September 2011 20:10 (fourteen years ago)

http://www.dam-managementsupport.nl/cms2/images/sampledata/dms/puzzel1.png

― diouf est le papa du foot galsen merde lè haters (nakhchivan), Friday, 16 September 2011 20:12 (fourteen years ago)

fools, Opleidingen doesn't go there!

― serve soup without tasting it (snoball), Friday, 16 September 2011 20:22 (fourteen years ago)

one year passes...

http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/811576/811576,1327966852,1/stock-photo-high-key-portrait-of-a-serious-businessman-or-politician-whose-face-is-painted-in-american-state-of-93966220.jpg

― pplains, Tuesday, 13 November 2012 15:13 (thirteen years ago)

http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/18/18,1145413595,2/stock-photo-young-business-woman-working-by-the-lake-1220206.jpg http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/18/18,1145413602,3/stock-photo-young-business-woman-crawling-out-from-rock-tunnel-1220203.jpg

― pplains, Tuesday, 13 November 2012 15:14 (thirteen years ago)

xp "Have I got something on my face?"

― Huey Lewisies & The Newsie-Wewsies (snoball), Tuesday, 13 November 2012 15:15 (thirteen years ago)

fantasy life business suit

― Aimless, Tuesday, 13 November 2012 20:30 (thirteen years ago)

http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/164272/164272,1328351113,1/stock-photo-funny-picture-of-a-surprised-businessman-with-hacked-laptop-94301389.jpg

― pplains, Tuesday, 20 November 2012 17:31 (thirteen years ago)

Tobias Funke noooooooo :(

― super perv powder (Phil D.), Tuesday, 20 November 2012 17:32 (thirteen years ago)

Pictures's funny, but I like the URL even more:

http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/52959/120021064/stock-photo-beautiful-caucasian-businesswoman-sitting-in-the-office-with-post-it-notes-on-her-body-120021064.jpg

― pplains, Thursday, 29 November 2012 14:49 (thirteen years ago)

niche porn genre

― drunk 'n' white's elements of style (Hurting 2), Thursday, 29 November 2012 14:54 (thirteen years ago)

four months pass...

http://www.theonion.com/articles/stockphoto-model-scout-sees-something-special-in-m,31958

Stock-Photo Model Scout Sees Something Special In Man In Business Suit Crossing Arms

News in Brief • Local • ISSUE 49•14 • Apr 6, 2013

http://o.onionstatic.com/images/21/21618/original/700.hq.jpg?5324

CHICAGO—Not long after he happened to pass through a bustling office Friday morning, stock-photo model scout Andrew Sheeran revealed to colleagues that he had seen something very special in a man he had spotted wearing business attire and crossing his arms. “The second he sat down on the edge of that desk, folded his arms, and stared ahead intently, I knew this guy was a natural,” Sheeran said of the clean-cut, dark-haired 35-to-45-year-old man. “I can definitely picture him shaking hands with a smiling Asian woman or standing in front of a projector screen pointing to a pie chart. Who knows, maybe he could be on the cover of a workplace guidelines pamphlet some day. He has the potential, that’s for damn sure.” Sheehan added that the last time he had come across such raw talent was back in 1997, when he first saw famed stock-photo model Hank Felder sit down at a desktop computer, grimace, and run a hand through his hair.

― Hockey Drunk (kingfish), Saturday, 6 April 2013 17:11 (twelve years ago)

six months pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MJU5oyxGJ0

― pplains, Friday, 1 November 2013 23:41 (twelve years ago)

http://i.imgur.com/89DjrE2.gif

― ᶓ͠סּᴥ͠סּᶔ ᶓͼ᷆ₓͼ᷇ᶔ (gr8080), Tuesday, 5 November 2013 18:58 (twelve years ago)

― pplains, Tuesday, 5 November 2013 18:59 (twelve years ago)

that's. . . not real, right? I mean, surly a parody.

Oh god, maybe not. Fuck.

― quincie, Saturday, 9 November 2013 03:19 (twelve years ago)

he never blinks.

― ᶓ͠סּᴥ͠סּᶔ ᶓͼ᷆ₓͼ᷇ᶔ (gr8080), Saturday, 9 November 2013 04:38 (twelve years ago)

two weeks pass...

http://i.imgur.com/WeyM3qR.png

― 乓乒 (gr8080), Monday, 25 November 2013 20:02 (twelve years ago)

eleven months pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yecFTeMVSlo

― ╲╱\/╲/\╱╲╱\/\ (gr8080), Sunday, 2 November 2014 00:19 (eleven years ago)

fantastic

― a pleasant little psychedelic detour in the elevator (Amory Blaine), Sunday, 2 November 2014 00:57 (eleven years ago)

bump in case anyone missed this^

― ╲╱\/╲/\╱╲╱\/\ (gr8080), Wednesday, 5 November 2014 20:50 (eleven years ago)

REAL ESTATE EDITION: THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME CAN'T FOCUS

http://www.actionplusrealty.com/sites/actionplusrealty.com/files/male_agent_with_arms_crossedsm.jpg

http://tokensimprov.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Hiring-A-Real-Estate-Agent-To-Sell-Your-House.jpg

http://cdn.homedit.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/hire-a-real-estate-agent.jpg

http://www.cloverdalerealestateagents.com/wp-content/uploads/reliable-real-estate-agent.jpg

― pplains, Thursday, 13 November 2014 16:01 (eleven years ago)

http://www.toprealestatesites.net/news/gallery/how-to-choose-a-real-estate-agent-to-sell-a-house/choose_a_real_estate_agent_to_sell_a_house.jpg

"Um, the keys?"

"Oh right!"

― pplains, Thursday, 13 November 2014 16:01 (eleven years ago)

http://ak9.picdn.net/shutterstock/videos/884743/preview/stock-footage-real-estate-agent-showing-couple-a-house.jpg

"So, Mr. and Mrs. Bardreaux, what else can I do for you?"

"You can get the fuck off my new yard."

― pplains, Thursday, 13 November 2014 16:03 (eleven years ago)

http://www.eagent360.com/images/front/agent_banner.jpg

http://premiumpartnersandassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Real-Estate-Agent.jpg

― pplains, Thursday, 13 November 2014 16:04 (eleven years ago)

http://calldenverhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Sell-Your-House.jpg

"Hello, 9-1-1?"

― pplains, Thursday, 13 November 2014 16:05 (eleven years ago)

<3333

― a pleasant little psychedelic detour in the elevator (Amory Blaine), Thursday, 13 November 2014 16:05 (eleven years ago)

http://saportareport.com/leadership/homemortgages/files/2012/04/open-house-real-estate-agent-sellers-lg.jpg

"Coooommmmmmee Innnnnnn! Come In and Staayyyyyyyy!"

― pplains, Thursday, 13 November 2014 16:06 (eleven years ago)

http://arslexis.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Perfect-Real-Estate-Agent.jpg

"But doesn't it bother you that she took our souls for downpayment?"

"Eh, can't really beat 3.9 percent though."

― pplains, Thursday, 13 November 2014 16:07 (eleven years ago)

Daddy, tell me about 2003.

http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/ex/template_content_corner/ex57/images/real-estate-agent-636.jpg

"Well, houses had these awful brick facades, bald African American men were compelled to wear BlueTooth sets 24 hours a day and generic yard signs without logos or phone numbers were always used for realistic effect."

― pplains, Thursday, 13 November 2014 16:09 (eleven years ago)

"But now, honey, we live in the future!"

http://lisslawboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/realtor.gif

― pplains, Thursday, 13 November 2014 16:10 (eleven years ago)

three months pass...

This seems a nice way to promote your office comedy:

http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/vince-vaughn-and-costars-pose-idiotic-stock-photos-you-can-have-free-163239

http://www.adweek.com/files/uploads/iStock-Unfinished-Business-1.jpg

http://www.adweek.com/files/uploads/iStock-Unfinished-Business-6.jpg

http://www.adweek.com/files/uploads/iStock-Unfinished-Business-9.jpg

shopped from these: http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/vince-vaughns-hilarious-stock-photos-were-made-these-equally-ludicrous-originals-163285

― Delbert Gravy (kingfish), Thursday, 5 March 2015 21:00 (eleven years ago)