Couldn't put my finger on it...

Using stock images is a great way for your small business to give a web page or print piece a certain look or feel without needing to hire a professional photographer. Sites such as Shutterstock or iStockphoto allow you to purchase individual photos or subscriptions to download a certain number of pictures each day. When recently redesigning our website, we made use of both.

BUT.

You have to be careful. The image that we incorporated into the banner at the top of our web page had something "wrong" about it. We couldn't quite put our finger on it.




Until someone pointed it out.
There were too many fingers.
Both male and female.
Unsettling.



It was fixed easily enough and the new image does the job just fine. But again -- it pays to pay attention.