Stock It To Me
http://uitrends.com/2009/09/21/stock-it-to-me/

Noble, Jeff
User Interface Trends
2009

Abstract:

I do think stock photography allows you to quickly add professional looking images with somewhat of a limited budget. However, it is extremely easy to settle on tired overused somewhat ambiguous images (cliche handshakes, “strategizing” business people and towering skyscrapers) or even worse, duplicates of the same picture or people on different (potentially competitor) company branded information.