Get your daily dose of apples with this week’s free stock photo, Red Apples in a Row. Download this image, by Shutterstock contributor Fotocrisis, for free before Tuesday, January 31.

This week’s free stock vector features a delicious fruit: oranges. Download Fresh Orange on a Dotted Background by Shutterstock contributor Piko72 for free before Tuesday, January 31.

Fresh vegetables are the key to a healthy diet and this week’s free stock photo, Fresh Young Carrots by Shutterstock contributor straga, is a great example of that. Download this image for free before Tuesday, January 17.

Autumn may be long over but this week’s beautiful free stock vector, Seamless Foliage Pattern recalls fond memories of the season. Download this image by Shutterstock contributor mama-art for free before next Tuesday, January 24.

You can tell by his retro styling and touches of humor that photographer Holbox puts on his “director’s” cap when on set. His fond memories of childhood, along with the “visions of the future” conjured by the 1970’s cinematic directors, inform his well-liked portraits in his Shutterstock portfolio.

Portrait of the photographer.

Holbox (who prefers to go by his nickname) is based in Spain, has been a Shutterstock contributor since 2008, and has over 11,000 images on his portfolio. His 25 years of experience in photography is essential for exploring his themes, concepts and to direct the models.

He explains, “I’m a little ‘movie’ director on my shoots. Before each one I explain to the model what’s running through my mind and try to be sure that the model captures the meaning of my story. Then I just let them act, as if in the movie. If I see there is something special, I ask the model to repeat it and improve the results.”

What he produces are enigmatic characters, whose comical situations or poses add a witty and playful spin to the overall final image. The results liven up the portraiture options available to download on Shutterstock. Continue reading ‘Featured Contributor: Retro-Hip Portraits by Holbox’ »

By Michael Vincent Manalo

Use Photoshop to create a surreal “living” room with blue-sky walls, a turbulent sea floor, and an antique clock sun.

You can follow this tutorial using Shutterstock Images and Photoshop Creative Suite (any version). This is an intermediate-level tutorial, so you should have some familiarity with Photoshop functions such as Transform and Layer Opacity. Let’s get started! Continue reading ‘Photoshop Tutorial: How To Create A Digital Diorama “Living Room”’ »

Refresh your next project with this week’s free stock photo, Glass of Cola and Ice by Shutterstock contributor Tischenko Irina. Download the image for free before next Tuesday, January 17.

Drink in this week’s free stock vector, Cola Cup, a vintage style image by Shutterstock contributor SERHAT AKAVCI. Download it for free before next Tuesday, January 17.

Pantone has announced the color of 2012: Tangerine Tango, a vibrant and energetic reddish-orange hue. To search for images featuring this or any other color, use our color search tool on the left side of our site (part of our advanced search functionality). And for more ideas, browse our curated Tangerine Tango lightbox: here.

Make 2012 fruitful! Download this week’s free stock photo, Fruit Tree from Shutterstock contributor ollirg, for free until the end of Monday, January 9.