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Popular images with men include close-ups of faces, emotions expressed, and images depicting action. It's common to use people's faces in marketing and product design, which is why close-ups of faces are so popular. Emotion is how we communicate using images, so when creating content like social media campaigns or advertisements, when we're trying to move beyond words and communicate visually, we need emotion to let the audience know what we're trying to say. Images depicting action are some of the most visually exciting images of men, and they appear in popular art, advertising, and product design. Action can mean many different things, but generally speaking, it means a freeze frame image of men moving in dramatic ways.

There are a number of elements that go into a good photo with a person. The most important is clarity. While we don't necessarily need to see all the details of the human face, we need to clearly recognize the features of a person so we know what we're looking at. Beyond that, drama (which can take the form of light vs. dark, movement vs. stillness, emptiness vs. presence) is a critical element of a good photo with a person. Images of people in and of themselves aren't necessarily compelling, since we recognize ourselves in these images quite easily. If all we see reflected is the mundane, day-to-day world, the photo won't be that compelling. However, visual drama helps us recognize the most interesting aspects of our lives in the images we're seeing.

Searching for images with people is easy. You can begin by scrolling down to our curated collection below for images of men. However, if you'd like to search for a more specific image, head over to the top of this page, and enter your search terms into the "Search for images" bar. Use keywords like "crowds" or "individuals," "groups" or "in-action." When you get your results, you can use the filters on the left side of the screen to specify the image type, the color scheme, the orientation, and more. If you already have an image in mind, and you'd like to find a similar one, simply click "Search by image," on the right side of the Shutterstock homepage. From there, you can upload your image, and Shutterstock's A.I. will search the library for similar compositions.

When you're creating designs that use images of men, it's critical that you have a signed model release granting you permission to use the model's likeness. Likenesses are like copyrights, so you can't simply use someone's image without their permission. This can be a problem if you download an image from the internet or from a free stock image site. You won't have permission to use the likeness, so you could wind up in trouble. The benefit of the Shutterstock library is that we have signed model releases on file for every person whose likeness appears in our library. That means you can download and use these images without fear of infringement.

Photos with men aren't necessarily interesting or engaging by default. Visuals with men and women are among the most visually recognizable things in the world — they're in every corner of the planet, in every nation. In order to capture our interest, images with men need dramatic elements. That could mean dramatic angles, dramatic expressions, dramatic movements, or even just dramatic environments. If you're trying to send a message with your image, first consider the mood you want to convey, and then decide if you'd like to do that using recognizable emotions in the image, or if you'd like background and design elements to reference this mood. The more dramatic the man in the image is, the more that image will hold our attention — which is something to consider. Do you want your viewer to look only for a moment and then shift to your message, or do you want them to linger on the image you've chosen?