On another forum, people are discussing the usefulness of certain types of keywords. I was just wondering as to how useful these keywords actually are. What do you think? Here's the list:
# Insignificant People - For those blurry folks in the background.
# Nobody - To tag a shot with no humans in it.
# Selective Focus - When the foreground is in focus and the background is not, or vice-versa.
# Blurred Background - Specific type of selective focus (above).
# Blurred Foreground - Same as Blurred Background (above).
# Blurred Motion - Long exposure maps to this.
# Full Frame - When composition encompasses entire viewing area.
# Horizontal - Wide format.
# Vertical - Tall format.
# Waist Up - Top half of human subject only.
# Waist Down - Bottom half of human subject only.
# Isolated - Separated object or person done by color or background.
# Isolated objects - Separated object or person done by color or background.
# Clipping path - Isolation includes a path embedded in the file data.
# Isolated on white - Isolated on a white background.
# isolated on black - Isolated on a black background.
# Square - Square format as the name implies.
# Copy Space (Copyspace) - has designated location for copy text.
# Still Life - For example, a vase of flowers is a still life.
# Single Object - When a single subject is the only thing in the frame.
# Concepts - A photo that tells a specific story. Think metaphor.
# Backgrounds - Photo's primary use is a background, incl. patterns, etc.
# Studio shot - Photo taken in a studio or similar controlled environment.
# Portrait - Head and shoulders shot is typical.
# Head On - Straight on (no angles) from lens to subject.
# From Side - Shot taken from a side angle.
# Profile - Same as From Side (above).
# Low/Down Angle - Taken from beneath the subject or there abouts.
# High/Up Angle - Taken from above the subject or there abouts.
# Full Body - Capture entire human form, from head to toe.
# Perspective - Any unusual angle to include Low and High (above).
# Sepia - Photo given a sepia tone process to make it look old.
# B/W (Black and White) - A black and white image.
# Monochromatic - A single color tint, usually black (with white).
# Grayscale - See B/W and Monochromatic above.
# Color Image - Shot in full color.
# Full Frame - Subject comprises entire exposure area.
# Color Image - Shot in full color.
# Single Object - I guess the name says it all.
# Group of Objects - Ditto, but multiplied.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Extra keywords- Do you use them and are they effective?
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Cutcaster
Do you remember your first sale? We do!!!
I use some of those keywords, such as, isolated, isolated on white and so on, but usually only when a site has no category for isolated objects.
ReplyDeletethecarlinco
On another site where you can add keywords to other peoples work, someone added "no one" which I guess serves as "nobody" to some of my shots.
ReplyDeleteThis topic just came up on another forum and it sure is useful.
Interesting blog John! I can't say I really use any of these in my keywords and doubt that I would consider more than one or two.
ReplyDeleteAgain, my favorite question: DO ANY BUYERS ACTUALLY USE THESE in their searches?
I personally doubt it, but we do have some category descriptors that are much like a couple on the list.
What do you know so far about Buyer searchs on Cutcaster thus far?
Dennis
hey John, i've only been in stock a short 4 months so i can only say from this short experience that 7 to 8 relevant keywords answering.. who what where when why ... are the ones giving me the best result. ie, little view, but sales made.
ReplyDeletewith the extra keywords, i notice that the only things it gives me is more visitors, more views, but no sales.
naturally, i prefer seeing something like 4 views, 2 sales,
rather than 116 views 0 sales.
less is more, in my case.