Bryan Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 I often come across newspaper photos that I find very difficult to locate within the Alamy catalogue, some are impossible (maybe having left the agency?). They do present an interesting challenge, but are also a source of considerable frustration! The problem exists because they do not include some keywords that I would normally associate with the image. There are issues here, the contributor may be selling a concept and the image may contain elements that are not directly relevant and so are not included etc. In other words we are looking at the situation from different angles. I hesitate to draw attention to these shots in the forum as it implies a criticism of the contributor, and, after all, they have found their way into publication. Is it worth highlighting these in the images found threads - maybe with the statement , "suggest Check Keywords", or should we just let sleeping dogs lie? Personally I would welcome this kind of useful feedback on my photos, as good keywording is essential, but not everyone might feel that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 To be brutal about it, I'm not in the business of making my competitors' images easier to find. However these are images that buyers evidently have found. So the problem can't be too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Alternatively we could all learn from it. Both what to do and what not to do. ;-) So Yay. wim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losdemas Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 2 hours ago, wiskerke said: Alternatively we could all learn from it. Both what to do and what not to do. ;-) So Yay. wim +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 Thanks for all the responses folks, a bit ambivalent so maybe not worth it at this stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inchiquin Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 If they're online, why not just run them through Google Images and see what comes up for Alamy? Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 4 hours ago, Inchiquin said: If they're online, why not just run them through Google Images and see what comes up for Alamy? Alan I use both Google and Tineye Alan, but I'm referring here to images that neither search engine finds, which means resorting to a keyword search in Alamy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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