Megan Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Hi everyone! I joined Alamy about a month ago but am just now checking out the forums. There's quite a bit of good advice here for newbies like me! I've been into photography since a young age, but I really only used it to help with my main passion, which is studying butterflies and moths (although I have since expanded to other nature-related subjects). While I have a very large collection of photos, I'm afraid not very many are "good enough" to pass QC -- I've only recently switched to RAW, and I started my Lightroom subscription last month. So I need to start building a better collection of photos with stock photography in mind. Looking forward to meeting you all! Happy shooting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Hello Megan. I have only one thing to say and that is "I agree with Geoff's comments". Otherwise well done with your collection so far. You may have a bit of a niche market so don't expect lots of sales as you need a very diverse collection for that to happen in my opinion. Whoops that is three things. Allan Geoff notice I am not getting at you this time. ITMA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 For what it's worth, I disagree about removing all those keywords. If the creature is native to the US you should definitely put in the location. Nature should stay in also. I use a lot of keywords in my wildlife photos and I think it is worth it. I would also put "silk moth" even if that is not correct. The buyer might not know. Quite a few people would disagree with me about using a lot of keywords. Paulette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megan Posted September 9, 2016 Author Share Posted September 9, 2016 Thank you all for the welcome and feedback! Geoff: Thanks for the kind words about my images! I appreciate your advice about keywording. It's something I don't feel very confident about, so it's good to have some feedback from a pro. Most of the keywords you listed are currently in the comprehensive section, so they probably don't carry much weight as they are, but I'll remove less precise ones, like "Alamy" (I only added that one because I noticed some other photos had that keyword as well -- thought maybe that was something I needed to do!). As for location, I'll try adding it to the caption when I can, but I find that I use up a lot of characters just describing the photo -- hence the location ends up being keyworded instead. Allen: Thank you! As I currently stand, I don't expect to sell much, but I thought that anything is better than nothing, and it certainly doesn't hurt to try! Paulette: Thanks for your feedback! I see your point, and I may keep some of the location keywords, as I sometimes wonder if a customer might search for "Indiana moth" or "moth United States". Though, I think that, if I have room in the caption, I'll add the location there instead. Have a great day, everyone! Megan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Thank you for responding, Megan. Sometimes we never hear again from the questioner and wonder if our efforts are appreciated. I suspect you will do quite well with your special knowledge of your subjects. Paulette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Towers Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Hello and welcome to the Alamy family Megan, I hope you have a great time with us. Kind regards, Davey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumar Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Welcome Megan !1. Consider the following keywords for some of yr images : entomology, "insect collection", "entomological collection".2. I would retain 'nature' generally, especially if it is a fairly wide shot inclusive of nature/garden environment, or a pretty close one , especially of the patterns on the wings.3. I sure wouldn't mind wildlife, "garden wildlife", "urban wildlife" in an image-specific sense ... especially those of cluster of butterflies, or butterflies in migration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megan Posted September 10, 2016 Author Share Posted September 10, 2016 You're very welcome, Paulette. I appreciate the advice you and others have given me so far. It's a shame that others do not respond when people like you take the time to answer their questions and give them feedback. Thanks for the warm welcome, Davey! Thank you very much, Kumar, for more keywording advice! I never even thought of adding "entomology" to my keywords -- which is a bit pathetic, given that that is what I'm currently studying at college. I'll keep your other keyword suggestions in mind as I work on re-keywording my images. Megan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inchiquin Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 That's what I said about the location that it can be important, but should be used in the right section such as the in the title, so it only has minor relevance. ...but should be decided on an image-by-image basis. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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