Stock Photography

Stock Photo Lists

Below is my stock photo list for general subjects, listing the kinds of pictures I currently have on file. Click a tab to see a different category. Last updated January 2007.

Subjects

• animals
  • wildlife, captive, endangered, male, female, baby animals, camouflage
  • dogs
    • golden retrievers
  • farm animals, livestock
  • amphibians
    • frogs
  • birds
    • coots
    • cormorants, shags
    • cuckoos
    • game birds
      • ptarmigans
    • gulls
    • pelicans
    • penguins
    • raptors
      • hawks
    • shorebirds
      • oystercatchers
    • songbirds, passerines
      • flycatchers, nuthatches, shrikes, sparrows, swallows, titmice, wrens
    • wading birds
      • egrets, herons
    • waterfowl
      • ducks
    • vultures
  • invertebrates
    • terrestrial invertebrates, arthropods
      • spiders, spider webs
      • insects
        • butterflies
    • marine invertebrates
      • barnacles
      • cnidarians
        • sea anemones
      • crabs
      • echinoderms
        • sea stars, starfish
      • gastropods
        • limpits, sea snails
      • mollusks
        • chitons
  • mammals
    • deer, elk, mountain lions, peccaries, rabbits, rodents, wolves
  • reptiles
    • turtles
• fungi
  • mushrooms, polypores, shelf fungus, lichen
• people
  • children, man, woman, youth
  • couples, families
  • footprints, hands
• plants
  • wildflowers, flowers
    • poppies, daisies, lilies, roses, geraniums
    • insectivorous plants
  • trees
    • quaking aspen, redwoods, pine trees, palm trees, oak trees
    • fall colors, pine needles, pine cones, bark
  • algae, cactus, grass, seaweed, moss, liverworts, shrubs, ferns
  • leaves, seeds

Activities

• outdoor adventure
  • backpacking, camping, climbing, cycling, hiking, kayaking, rock climbing, sailing, surfing
  • backpacks, campfires, kayaks, tents, trails
• birding/bird watching, fishing, photography
  • binoculars
• eating, flying, foraging, parenting, playing, relaxing, resting, running, sleeping, walking
• road trip

Nature/Outdoors

• canyons, slot canyons, valleys
• cliffs, islands, mesas, mountains, rocks, sea stacks, volcanoes
• sand, sand dunes
• ecology
• geology, caves, cave formations
• sun, sunrise, sunset, dawn, dusk, alpenglow, sunbeams, shadows
• moons, full moons, stars, lunar eclipse
• water, dew
  • rivers, streams, creeks, flowing water, waterfalls, whitewater
  • lakes, ponds, marshes, swamps, wetlands
  • oceans, waves, low tide
• snow, ice, glaciers
• weather
  • clouds, thunderheads, storms, fog/mist, rainbows, lightning

Travel Subjects

• architecture
  • arches, columns
  • doors, doorways, windows, stairs
• astronomy, telescope
• agriculture, vineyards
• bicycle
• boats
  • kayaks, fishing boats, sailboats, ships
• bridges
  • footbridges, swing bridges
• buildings
• barns, cafe, churches, courthouses, lighthouses, restaurants, train stations
• cars
• city lights
• fences
• fishing industry
• crab pots, fishing boats
• food and drink
  • vegetables
    • beans, garlic, onions, radishes, tomatoes
  • baked goods
  • breakfast, coffee
• indigenous culture, Native American
  • archeology, ruins, cliff dwellings
  • antiquities, pictographs
• lights
  • street lights, light trails
• markets, farmer's markets, market stalls
• piers
• parks, fountains, town squares, benches, lawns
• religion, Christianity
• signs, flags, flower boxes, phone booths
• statues, memorials, sculptures
• streets, roads, sidewalks, train tracks

Habitats

• cities, towns, ghost towns, gardens, backyards, harbors
• coast
  • rocky intertidal, tide pools, beaches, coastal bluffs
• desert
  • Great Basin Desert, Mojave Desert, Sonoran Desert
• forest
  • coniferous forest, deciduous forest, hardwood forest, rainforest, temperate rainforest, old-growth forest, piedmont
  • beech forest, pine forest, pinyon-juniper forest, redwood forest, oak woodlands
  • forest floor
• grasslands, meadows, alpine meadows, prairie, fields, chaparral
• mountains, alpine tundra
• riparian
• wetlands, bogs

Dominant Colors

• black, blue, brown, gold, green, gray, orange, pink, purple, red, yellow

Style/Perspective

• abstracts, patterns
• aerial
• blurred motion
• close-ups
• landscapes
• night
• rural
• reflections, silhouettes
• travel, cityscapes, city skyline

Seasons

• winter, spring, summer, fall, autumn, Christmas, holidays