Inspiration

Show us your neighbourhood! Excio's photography competition

Excio is hosting a photography competition, so be in to win. Check out our five tips for giving yourself the best chance of success. You can join in the fun if you are a beginner or a professional, as everyone has an equal chance at capturing that very special moment in time. So get snapping your neighbourhood from anywhere in the world.
Inspiration

The magic of golden hour in photography

We share top tips for capturing photographs during golden hour. The time after sunrise and before sunset when the sun’s rays give extra warmth and appeal to photographs.
Stock photography

Does photographing the ordinary have a purpose in stock photography?

Explore why and how taking advantage of your favourite photography genre creates purpose and an excellent opportunity for stock photography.
Stock photography

Taking stock photos: A very crafty 1, 3 or 5

We want to turn crafts up-side-down and make the subject appealing to more photographers, even those who think ‘that’s not for me, and it’s not my genre’. Read on to discover why and how.
Stock photography

Taking stock photos this Matariki weekend

Continuing our discussion on Matariki, we explore how photographers can capture this historic day and create fresh, authentic images for the Excio Image Library.
Stock photography

How to create stock photos representing a New Zealand winter

When searching for winter stock photographs online, businesses and agencies look for warm, but find cold. Excio is calling on its photographers to create cosy images with a New Zealand authenticity to fill this gap in stock photography. Think blankets, hot drinks and hugs.