SEO keywords for photographers – my learning curve
I normally put in quite a bit of effort in the SEO keywording of my images, but submitting a recent photo to Getty Images, I realized I still have much to learn about professional keywording. Using keywords helps my clients find the images they are looking for on my website, and also helps my own [...]
Microstock and Stock – Nuances and Observations
Over the last week I have been updating my microstock libraries and stock photography, and thought I would share a couple of interesting observations and nuances I have come across in the process. Microstock Newsletter I have been a subscriber to Lee Torens newsletter from Microstock Diaries for a few months, and there is quite [...]
Lightroom2 Keywording
I have updated my Adobe Lightroom2 keywords recently using the CKVC controlled vocabulary list. After updating the lists, I went through and tidied my keyword structure, and have now set about reviewing the keywords used for each image. During this review I noticed that extra keywords from further up the keyword structure (parent keywords) were [...]
Keywording and Controlled Vocabulary
This morning I was reading an article in Better Photoshop Techniques (one of my preferred photography magazines), and came across an interesting article by photographer Nick Rains about image keywording. I have been thinking quite a bit about this subject of late, and how I can improve my workflow. Nicks article discussed the technique of [...]
