Want to learn the secrets of shooting diverse stock content? Go behind-the-scenes with lifestyle photographer William Perugini in the latest installment of Shutterstock’s Artist Series.
Shutterstock Presents: Artist Series is a video series highlighting creative artists on Shutterstock’s marketplace. Today we are introducing the next contributor feature, photographer William Perugini, who is a pro at creating diverse stock content. A lifestyle photographer in London, UK originally from a small town in Italy, William specializes in lifestyle stock content in images and videos and makes it a priority to include models of differing ages, genders, and ethnicities within his work.
On his image portfolio and video portfolio on Shutterstock, expect to see that content come to life through his photoshoots in the London area.
[sstk-pullquote align=”full”]“When I started, it was about showing the perfect world. White backgrounds and smiling happy families. But I moved away from that quite quickly.”[/sstk-pullquote]
Stock Photographer William Perugini
Our team traveled to London, UK for a behind-the-scenes look into William Perugini’s work shooting authentic and diverse stock content. We followed William around London to watch him in action on not one, but two photo shoots with models in London. Here is the video from our time in London with William Perugini.
On the importance of authentic and diverse stock content:
“I try to take photos and videos that reflect the real lifestyle of people,” says William. “I like to look at what people do. Their daily life, their job, when they meet each other, and I like to bring whatever I see into my photography.”
Image by William Perugini
The remarkable diversity of people is what makes our world so beautiful. Photographers have the fascinating power to capture each person’s wondrous and distinct story. William is one of those storytellers, and he uses London as the backdrop for telling those stories. William moved from Italy to London to chase his photography dreams and have the opportunity to shoot and highlight more diverse models in his work.
In just a few weeks, stay tuned as we release a special tip video from William on how he finds models, how he approaches people he doesn’t know, and his tips on working with models in stock photography.
Image by William Perugini
We hope you enjoyed learning a bit about William Perugini, a professional photographer here at Shutterstock who specializes in authentic and diverse stock content. Click here to shop Williams’ collection of images on Shutterstock. And, if you’re a contributor with an interesting story, click here to share your story for a chance to be our next Shutterstock Presents: Artist Series contributor.
Featured Image by William Perugini.
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