Stock Thoughts

Tick Tock - it's almost time to SPRING ahead!

That's right, Daylight Savings Time is less than 2 weeks away.  Which means Spring is hiding right around the corner.

It's hard to believe it's March already!  We've come leaps and bounds this winter working on our exclusive collection of stock photos for you. The first two months of 2010 are successfully behind us and we have the Spring to look forward to now.

Don't forget to skip those clocks ahead on March 14th.  While it's always hard to lose that hour of sleep the first morning, it's so worth it for the longer days.  Then a mere 6 days later (March 20th) the first official day of Spring will be upon us.

So let the countdown begin to all things spring! 

Here's a selection of spring images from the StockShop collection to get you in the mood.

Fall Fitness - last chance to make the most of '09!

Summer is winding down.  Here we are in the last quarter of 2009, only 3 months away from proclaiming our resolutions for 2010.  This fact triggers me to reflect on my '09 resolutions and I must admit I have not stuck to them.  I went with the fairly common choice of being more active - more specifically a daily yoga routine.  The daily part fizzled out by mid February and by March it was like "what's yoga?"

So here's a little visual inspiration for any of you feeling like me.  Maybe these reminders will get those of us who need it on track before the end of the year so we can walk, run, or cycle into 2010 ready to pick new resolutions!

view a lightbox of fitness images from stockshop

Gearing up for the Back to School season

Next Monday is Labor Day and for most kids and college attendees that means summer is winding down and school is right around the corner.  While three month summer vacations are a distant memory for me I will always associate this particular holiday weekend as the end of summer. 

What better time to feature some of our favorite and newest back-to-school themed images!

To see more great images like these, check out the back to school lightbox I put together for you!  And tell your friends!

It's bike to work week!

Did you know May is national bike month?  

The League of American Bicyclists is promoting Bike-to-Work Week from May 11-15 and Bike-to-Work Day on Friday, May 15. 

Save money on gas, help the environment, and get fit all at the same time!

Check out StockShop's collection of bike-centric images!

Look for Bike-to-Work activities in your area. 

Check out Planet Green's reasons why you must bike and how to make it enjoyable.

If biking to work is not feasible for you, think about other places you normally drive that can be reached on a bike.  Plan your own bike adventure!  Make sure to document your bike activity this week and send us your photos.

We want to know where your bike takes you this week!

StockShop's Mom-tastic images for Mother's Day!

Mothers are there to help us with our homework

and they know how to make us laugh when we need cheering up

Gearing up for Earth Day!

As a society we are becoming increasingly aware of environmental issues by the minute.  Here at StockShop we are receiving new images that represent living green and environmentally friendly behaviors all the time!  With Earth Day quickly approaching, we thought this would be a great time to share some of those green images with you!

Hope for small business? Keeping the dream alive!

President Obama recently stated, "Small businesses are the heart of the American economy. They're responsible for half of all private sector jobs -- and they create roughly 70 percent of all new jobs in the past decade. So small businesses are not only job generators, they're also at the heart of the American Dream." (excerpt from his speech on 3/16/09 about his plans to get credit flowing to small businesses across the country)

I think we also need to do our part by seeking out and supporting small businesses. It seems many of the people I know these days either own their own business or are working for a small business.  Most do it because they are following a dream and want to be involved in something they are passionate about. Recently, I photographed my friend Kim working in her South Pasadena boutique, Moss and Ginger.