# Stock photo

A licensed generic photograph not made for the business.

**Source:** “Photos of products and real people (as opposed to stock photos of models) often fall into this category.” [Photos as Web Content (Nielsen Norman Group)](https://www.nngroup.com/articles/photos-as-web-content/)

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Published 2026-10-29. Web page: https://www.mackenziebowes.com/reference/glossary/stock-photo