Here are the shot lists for January 2025, reflecting customer requests and the latest trends.
[PANTONE’s Color of The Year: Mocha Mousse]
PANTONE’s color of the year for 2025 is ‘Mocha Mousse’: A Soft, Warming Brown with its sophisticated, earthy elegance. The earthy colors have consistently been noted in the field of visual design. However, due to the announcement of PANTONE, the demand is speculated to rise further. Come up with your stock images that contain elegance and harmonious comfort.
[A Sweet Start]
Experts predict that the consumers' psychological burden of eating out will remain heavy in 2025. As a result, the need for home party-themed content is also expected to remain stable. We recommend creating rich images that show scenes of home parties for the upcoming January, including winter seasonal fruit desserts such as tangerines and strawberries. Don't forget to match the clean white cutlery with fresh herbs that add fresh atmosphere!
[True to Love]
Do you remember the Open Price System for sports facilities which drew a lot of attention in 2022? Starting in January 2025, wedding venues and Su-de-me (studio reservation for wedding photo-taking, dress rental, makeup) agencies will also open their prices voluntarily to increase transparency in the industry. Organize your portfolio with the theme of wedding preparations and newlyweds, which are expected to see higher demand.
[A Journey of a Thousand Miles]
According to the results of the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) released by the OECD on December 10, 2024, South Korean adults' language, numeracy, and problem-solving skills were all below the average. Furthermore, the rapidly spreading digital culture is also raising concerns about the literacy of adults and children in South Korea. Planning lifestyle images with the theme of literacy that are expected to attract more attention to this issue, by visualizing children's reading and discussion after reading.
If your images contain a recognizable face, a model release must be submitted together with the images. In addition, if your images contain a place, an object, pets, or other properties that require consent from ownership, copyright holders, or property rights holders to use them, a property release must be submitted with the images. Not submitting such releases may result in content rejection by the editor.
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