Shutterstock Tips and Tricks
Brie Clayton May 21, 2025
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Shutterstock is a vast stock content website with a lot to offer. It boasts a library of images and videos so large, you wouldn't be able to see everything in a lifetime, so Creative COW has put together a list of tips and tricks that will help save you time and money and uncover some hidden gems.
Tip 1: Stock Footage Albums If you come across a stock video clip on Shutterstock that fits your project, but you'd like perhaps one or two more scenes to round out your composition, there is a great chance that you can find more clips with the same actors, setting, and tone.
Once you are on the desired video's display page, More from this artist can be found by scrolling further down the page. By clicking See all on the right side of this heading, Shutterstock will take you to the artist's full library where you are bound to find clips of the same subject and quality.
Another option that you may find beneath the chosen stock video that fits your interests is the phrase Same Model in other videos as well as Related stock videos. These are going to be videos that you might easily be able to roll into the same project to maintain the theme.
Tip 2: Quickly Find Matching Music If you are up against a short deadline, you'll find that Shutterstock automatically helps to find a good piece of music to go behind a chosen stock video without you even asking!
At the bottom of the video's page, Shutterstock will have two stock music selections that are often very right on. Shutterstock seems to take into account the pace of the footage, such that slow motion video, for example, will be appropriately matched with an aptly paced piece of music. You may be surprised by what you find!
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If you aren't completely satisfied with the two music results that get returned with your footage, refreshing the page will serve up two brand new results.
Tip 3: Freebies Shutterstock has a plethora of free images, videos, and even LUTs for color grading. While you will need a subscription to view and download most of Shutterstock's free items, once your subscription is active, these free stock assets will not count against your account. This makes for a great way to explore Shutterstock's quality and fit for your projects.
LUTs, or look-up tables, employ mathematical formulas to adjust the color in your footage. LUTs will create a sort of filter for your footage to lend a certain mood, and tie various pieces of footage together. Shutterstock offers 13 LUTs, mainly developed for use with footage from the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema 6K.
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Shutterstock has nearly 6 million free royalty-free images.
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Tip 4: Find the Most Premium, Professionally Created Images for Important Projects If you're looking to impress a client, you'll want Shutterstock's highest quality images. For this, visit the Offset image portion of the site to select from images that have been produced by award-winning artists with incredible skill. These are Shutterstock's best images, and come with a flat price tag, rather than being included in a subscription.
You'll notice that Shutterstock OffSet images are easily identifiable by the OffSet label in the upper left-hand corner of each image.
Because these Offset images are hand selected for their quality, the artists who have honed their craft to contribute these distinct photographs will receive a higher commission from Shutterstock.
You can also filter to find these OffSet images after entering your words into the search bar by clicking Filters , and then under the Premium Images section, click the button that says Only premium images .
Another way to access Shutterstock's top images, one step below the OffSet category, is to find Authentic images within your given search.
To do this, enter your search into the image search bar and hit enter, then hit the Filters button beneath the search bar on the left side, and scroll down through the filters. You will see a section labeled Authentic that has two buttons beneath it; Show all (which is already selected for you) and Only authentic . By clicking the Only authentic button, your image results will change to a selection of images that have a very natural, poignant feel to them. You will undoubtedly see many Offset images this way too, but if you are trying to stay within your subscription for stock images and get the best that Shutterstock has to offer, this is an effective search method that will save you a lot of time.
Tip 5: Disable AI Images to Only Get Real Pictures If your audience is as sharp as the folks at Creative COW, they can spot AI from a mile away, especially if that image contains people. At times, AI generated images are not appropriate for certain projects, and if your audience is sensitive to them, you may wish to exclude AI images from your Shutterstock se
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Shutterstock Tips and Tricks 
