Category Archives: Keywording

How to Keyword Your Images Successfully for AP Images

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Jody Apap

Stock House Thursday: AP Images After a bit of a hiatus, I’m back and this week I will check out how AP Images handles keywords. These aren’t really “reviews,” in that they will have no thumbs up or down at the end.  … Continue reading →

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Effective Image Keywording for CanStockPhoto

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Jody Apap

Stock House Thursday: CanStock.com Following up last week’s analysis of Pond5.com I will now take an in depth look at how CanStock.com handles keywords. These aren’t really “reviews,” in that they will have no thumbs up or down at the end.  This is not … Continue reading →

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How to Keyword Your Images and Video for Pond5

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Jody Apap

Stock House Thursday: Pond5.com Following up last week’s analysis of MasterFile.com I will now take an in depth look at how Pond5.com handles keywords. These aren’t really “reviews,” in that they will have no thumbs up or down at the end.  This is not … Continue reading →

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Image Keywording for Alamy.com

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Jody Apap

Stock House Thursday: Alamy.com Following up last week’s analysis of 123rf, I will now take an in depth look at how Alamy handles keywords. First, a quick introduction to how I am going about this process: I am not choosing … Continue reading →

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Stock Photography’s Dirty Little (not so secret) Secret

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Jody Apap

You take a picture, an awesome picture. I mean an amazing picture, one that should sell easily at any stock house. How do you sell it?  You give it to a stock house to sell for you, and you trust … Continue reading →

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Top 10 reasons You Won’t Make it as a Stock Photographer

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Jody Apap

10.  Your photographs aren’t as great as you think they are. 9.  You get bored and don’t spend enough time and energy post processing to perfect your images. 8.  You’d rather sleep in instead of getting up in time to … Continue reading →

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How Should I Keyword the WHY and HOW in My Images

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Jody Apap

Guide to Keywording Images, part 6 This is the final installment of my series on how to keyword your images to increase your stock photography sales.  All the suggestions I’ve made should be applied to your images, whether you’re a … Continue reading →

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How Should I Keyword the Where and When of an Image?

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Jody Apap

Guide to Keywording Images, part 5 Here I am again with another installment of my guide on how you should be keywording your images to maximize sales. So, you think that the where and the when of an image should … Continue reading →

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How Do I Keyword the Objects in My Image?

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Jody Apap

Guide to Keywording Images, part 4 This is the fourth in a series of posts about how to keyword your images.  While this guide is written primarily for stock photographers who need great keywording to ensure robust sales of their … Continue reading →

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How do I Keyword People in My Images II?

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Jody Apap

Guide to Keywording Images, part 3 In my last post I covered the major elements to keywording people: Number of People that are the subject of the image. “Industry standard” age/gender groups such as male adult and female senior adult. … Continue reading →

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