"generic photo" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is often used to describe a photo that is not specific or unique, but rather could represent a general concept or idea. You can use it when talking about stock photos or pictures that are commonly used for illustration purposes. Example: The article was accompanied by a generic photo of a group of people sitting around a table, discussing a business meeting.
Instead, a generic photo of two dolphins in pool-blue water gives a misleading sense of the book's contents and, sadly, may discourage many readers from looking inside.
At the agency's Web site, a seller lists the year, make, model and engine-transmission configuration of the vehicle, which generates a printable PDF with the vehicle's city, highway, combined fuel economy rating and a generic photo of the vehicle.
Plus, he adds, the app isn't just another generic photo app.
Rather than a generic photo shooter that looks just like the default iOS camera, Instagram now has its own look for when you take photos.
FriendFeed responded to say that they will be adding support for generic media RSS formats, such as generic photo, text of video streams.
Faithfully mimicking one you might see for a beloved mutt, it includes a generic photo of the Heli-max quadcopter, a description of the drone ("gray and green"), a promise of a reward, a number to call, and a name written alongside the photo: "Poseidon". The missing device does not actually have its own name though.
I went a week later and took some disappointing, generic photos.
After six weeks he had about 500 shots of landscapes, but even the best ones struck Gowin as generic photos of the American West.
A search for "Times Square" on Google about 15 minutes after I saw my first Tweet about it turned up two-day old news results up top about New Year's Eve preperations and generic photos of Times Square, whereas a search on Bing at least had relevant headlines from ABC News ("NYPD: No Bomb Inside Van Abandoned in Times Square") and CNN ("Police investigate van parked in Times Square").
The only non-generic photo on her Instagram was of a Pomeranian.
Using a hand-picked assortment fashion stills, Venezuelan Art Director Gilber Franco manipulates the oft-generic photo form into a slurred revision that invokes the spirit of carnival mirrors.
