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I like it! sneaky!! looks like she had it planned. Clear message, strong shadows, unrecognizable people, the shoe tells you right away its a woman. Perfect for murder mystery 

Basically everything happening around us can be illustrated - this is what about the stock photography is talking. You - as photographer - always will find somebody as buyer who will think similarly to you and that person will buy your photograph/illustration.

Please consider the stock photos with negative content also good stock because stock is about illustrating not about changing the world or promoting some kind of vision.

This is nothing compared to the controversy stirred up when this image was selected as image of the week, and yet it still managed to sell a few times:
http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/people/2090996-abuse.php?id=2090996

I find it disturbing. I guess that means it is a very good image.

After all 'art' is supposed to make us stop and think, not just flip through to the next page for the story on 10 ways to regain your pre-baby figure in 30 days   

I think it's a good image, but it looks pretty heavily filtered to me. I would NEVER get an image like that accepted on istock, I'd get an overfiltered rejection.

If that wasn't on the front page it would never make enough sales to justify the time and expense to set up.
Great shot, not great microstock. Stock libraries like to plug holes in their libraries so that the one in a thousand buyer doesn't get his head turned when the image isn't there. For the contributor shooting this sort of thing is never going to pay off on micro.
Just look at IStock's "images we need" page for illustrations, then check out how the image types on the list are selling.
Now do the same for "images we don't need" page.

Another photo from the Berlin  Lypse is the IOTW.
This is what they want in the new Premier collection IMO.
The new technical director wants to break down the boundries of normal photography and amaze the world via istock....slight problem in those images are not of any use to a buyer.
We are only interested in producing files that SELL and sell alot.
If i wanted to showcase my skill with a camera/photoshop i might join deviant art or fliker or a local camera club.

I can see these being used as book covers for a suspense novel or as illustrations for a new story about crimes of passion etc, etc.
Having said that, I don't think these images will sell a LOT, as this is a very specialized use indeed.

a bit late chiming in on these...the first with the murder scene of the crime is okay, doesn't wow me though I can appreciate the effort and talent involved in creating the shot.....the one with the woman's green eyes and hand over mouth is one of my absolute favourite images ever, on IS and elsewhere. I think it is incredibly emotive and gorgeously shot. I wish IS would take more artistic/filtered stuff.

I really really like the staged shots, though if I were to attend a lypse, it would be to learn from and meet others....and not with getting sellable shots in mind. I have yet to see lypse shots that look like they would sell in volume, of course I'm sure there are exceptions.

Wow, it's not even his fault I am wrong? I don't like reactive people. At least I don't get what the situation is all about LOL. Does these people think he actually killed someone for making the photograph ??

....someone was actually that upset by the image? I mean, I suppose the whole gun violence thing, domestic abuse thing. and if I were to think about it, abuse implied as sexy would never fly if that was a man holding a gun after shooting a woman. so, hmmmmm......I guess on some level I can see why the image was upsetting, even though it didn't bother me in the least

holy cow, his apology is really over the top.....if he is that sorry, why did he take the picture? ridiculous and strange

I think it is his image, why would he apologize suggesting he had no control over its selection? wow, if he is just some contributor upset by the selection, that is nuts. I gotta go check it out...