FlickrWe’ve all had shitty jobs but would you have your name associated with ‘micro penises’ just to earn some cash?
Distractify have proven that while being a stock image model may seem like an easy way to earn cash, it has a rather unique risk. You see people can associate you with anything, literally anything. While most of the time this’ll probably be something harmless it could also be something as embarrassing as erectile dysfunction or using piss to keep yourself looking young.
Don’t believe us? Take a look at where these models ended up.
At least you’ll be a trend setter…
Stuff you really don’t want your face associated with…
Like this poor guy and his thousand yard stare…
People can assign you an ideology…
Some of which you really don’t want to be involved with…
Or maybe some you do?
The actual stock photo companies will assign you some weird captions…
To be fair this guy had to know how they’d use this photo…
He looks so happy…
Yeah we wouldn’t be smiling…
Who thought this was a good idea…
Wait, what?
So many happy sex offenders…
See!
Poor guy…
This is just taking the piss…
"Why not model for stock images?" they said.
"What could possibly go wrong?" they said. pic.twitter.com/oF8icpgsqp— hrtbps (@hrtbps) November 1, 2013
This one as well…
"Be a stock image model," they said "it'll be fun," they said. pic.twitter.com/lQGvUcHVwv
— Andrew Lanxon Hoyle (@Batteryhq) May 6, 2014
More of a concept than a journalist, Tom Percival was forged in the bowels of Salford University from which he emerged grasping a Masters in journalism.
Since then his rise has been described by himself as ‘meteoric’ rising to the esteemed rank of Social Editor at UNILAD as well as working at the BBC, Manchester Evening News, and ITV.
He credits his success to three core techniques, name repetition, personality mirroring, and never breaking off a handshake.