Keywording Tips for Stock Photographers, Part 4: Where Am I?

Posted on 26. Jul, 2010 by Glow Images in Interesting News, Keywording Tips, Recent Posts, Stock Photography Content News

We’re back with another installment of our series on keywording tips for stock photographers.  If you haven’t already, make sure to check out our previous posts for even more great ideas!

How many times have you heard it said that location is everything?  For many buyers of stock images, location really is everything.  One client was working on an informational book about Italian cuisine and had to have images that were actually shot in specific regions of Italy.  Glow Images has a lot of great images of Italian food, but unless the keywords included the city and country, that client couldn’t even consider them.

Another example is international customers, who often want stock images that were taken in their own countries.

Generally, it’s a good idea to include as much specific location information in the keywords as possible.  City, state or province, region, and country are all keywords that are commonly searched on.  It’s also helpful to include the names of recognizable landmarks or buildings in the keywords.

A word of caution, though: Don’t go overboard.  Never include location information in stock photography keywords unless you’re absolutely sure that it’s correct.  It’s also a good idea to leave location information out of images where it’s not relevant at all so that stock photography buyers don’t have to wade through pages of irrelevant search results.  After all, nobody really cares where a studio shot of a pencil was photographed.

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