What to shoot for stocks if you have no ideas?

At the start, the most common question is "what to shoot or create?"
Here are simple and working ways to find ideas that actually sell:

🔍 1. Open Pond5 yourself
Go to the site and:
– Type in the search word "nature", "city", "timer", "countdown", etc.
– Turn on sorting by popularity

See what people buy most often. This is your hint.

💡 2. Get inspired around you
Your reality is valuable material:
– Is it raining? Take a picture of the drops on the window
– Is your tea brewing? Steam over the mug — footage
– Working on a laptop? A mini-scene for the office
– Do you have a voice recorder? Record the sounds of the city, footsteps, water

You don't need Hollywood. You need life.

📱 3. Trends: TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Reels
Look at what is used in the video:
– What footage is in the background
– What sounds or styles of music
– What colors, movements, moods

Many bloggers buy exactly this kind of content from stocks.

📈 4. Seasonality
Shoot in advance before the holidays:
– New Year 🎄
– Autumn 🍂
– Summer and holidays 🏖
– Christmas, Halloween, Mother's Day, etc.

Seasonal footage is bought regularly — and you can make money on it.

✅ The main rule:
Don't look for genius — look for usefulness.
Stocks are not an art gallery, they are a market.
People buy what solves the problem, and not what is “the most beautiful”.

💡 Start with the simple. Then you will come to understand what works for you personally.