Kathy L W Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Hello, I've been lurking for about a month on these forums, so I thought it was about time to introduce myself. My name is Kathy and I live in the landlocked Midlands, UK. I was told about Alamy a couple of years ago by one of your contributors and luckily I found this forum. I've got to say what a great help the forum has been. At least I've now got some idea of how things work but I still have a lot to learn. I am still trying to get to grips with tagging, keywords, phrases etc. I've had a couple of small "test" submissions accepted and am currently wading through hard drives being brutal about culling and sorting images for submission. It's going to take a good while to build my portfolio but I am in for the long haul! I'm happy if anyone wants to throw any pointers or advice my way. As we say in my "normal" job..... every day's a school day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdh Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Hello Kathy, welcome to Alamy and the forum. I had a quick scan of your pictures and tagging and they look good to me. Brutal culling is the right thing to do, at least is what I did - and sometimes it really hurt when a picture I really liked did not meet the QC criteria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Clemson Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Welcome Kathy, and a hearty 'well done' for doing the right things - looking and learning before jumping in. You have some nice images, well keyworded. You are entering a competitive market and there are many excellent wildlife photographers on Alamy, but persist and upload your best work and you will find it rewarded eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokie Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Welcome from a fellow (North) Midlander! John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Welcome Kathy. I wholeheartedly concur with the comments above. Well done you. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andremichel Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Welcome Kathy, Some beautiful images. Part of the challenge on Alamy is getting your images seen, given the huge database and the low rank you start on. So as I'm sure you appreciate, keywording is crucially important. I noticed you use 'Landscape format' and 'front view' in your keywords. Users can use filters on their searches including 'image orientation' e.g. landscape and 'viewpoint', e.g. 'front'. Unless this has changed since it was introduced a few years ago, for the search to catch your images from these filters, you need to include keywords 'landscape' and 'front'. I don't think 'landscape format' will work. Good luck. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Brooks Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Nice images with simple soft backgrounds giving lots of room for the client to either crop to any shape, or drop in type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colblimp Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 Hi Kathy and welcome to Alamy! Feel free to ask any questions you may have, we're a friendly lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southmind Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 Hello Kathy, welcome on board. I can not help you too much because I have only been here for 2 months but there are a lot of people here who are very friendly and can help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy L W Posted October 21, 2017 Author Share Posted October 21, 2017 Hello everybody! Just to say thank you for your warm welcome No doubt I'll be seeking assistance sooner rather than later. Thanks also for your feedback about the image orientation, I'll sort that out.... tips are most welcome. Well, back to culling and sorting...... Good luck with your sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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