I'm curious, you mentioned in other videos the phrase "Keyword Research". Where do you do this? That's one of the biggest issues I have. As a side note, I had one rejected by Shutterstock for copywrite infringement because a historical marker was in it. Go figure.
I will be making a video on this in the near future, but the basis of what I do, is to go into shutterstock and adobe stock, and type up what I THINK I would type up if I were looking for my own images. So if I had a photo of a daisy, I'd type up "daisy" in the search term, and then find similar images and copy the keywords. I aim for 49 keywords, but some of my images I'm lucky if I get to 20 to describe them. That's sort of the basics, so start with that at least. I'll try to remember to drop you a comment when I create and load up that video. :)
Yes you would need a model release for the photo at this time stamp ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VpEEfMlmoKM.html Even if you didn't see your daughter's full face this image needs to be sent im with a release.
It's also strange how different all the stock agencies are. Some are more strict and some more relaxed. Even though Adobe's pretty strict, I do still like dealing with them though.
@@redandthewolfphotography Yep that has been the problem with most of the microstock site since the early 2000(s) "strict and some more relaxed". When dealing with images of people no matter if you think the site you're submitting to is relaxed about model releases, it always best to get and submit them with any images of people.
interesting! thank you so much for all the information.. 😊🙏 still don't really understand the issue with the sunflowers on pond5.. so you didn't write those are sunflowers? 🤔
Hi! So, when the photo's come directly off your camera roll, they're titled as alphanumeric. So something like "IMG323475". Essentially, some of the stock agencies don't like that - they want you to title it more effectively. So even if i'd just called the files "pretty-yellow-sunflowers.jpg" it would have been better. I'm not sure if it makes things more searchable, but I do try to give my photo's a decent name - often I do the keyword research first and then re-name them with some of the best keywords I find. I'm not sure if it actually makes a difference to searchability - but that name will still be in the meta data online, so my guess is that it probably does improve searchability on the sites.
@@redandthewolfphotography oh wow, hadn't realized that the filename itself might be an issue! so I guess I'll have to change the ones I uploaded to pond5... won't be accepted this way. I'm just starting out with stock photography and am grateful for your help! 😊🙏
@geronimoflyingfree They will tell you if it's an issue. Basically, start with uploading 10 or 20 and see what kind of response you get. But yea, for some agencies they prefer you make them. Though I'm pretty sure I've done it again (by accident) and not had the same problem... I do find that there are some inconsistencies with the agencies. So don't be surprised either way. Lol. :)
@@redandthewolfphotography 😅👌 ok, good idea. I'll wait. Having to name them all corresponding to the content would be another additional step I wouldn't mind avoiding honestly... 🤷🏻♀️😂
Image at this time stamp ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VpEEfMlmoKM.html would be rejected for copyright issues. If any image has a logo, you can remove the logo and submit as normal RF. These images have two problems. 1. The copyright on the car design, not fixable. 2. The Ford logo, fixable. Hope that helps.
I'm becoming really aware of logos and things when I'm shooting now. I do find that there are some weird grey area's - including things like some specific brands are more strict than others. It's definitely a learning experience!
Nice video! It was really fun to watch and hear other people giving their opnion on stock photography. I started the end of last year, like november 2023 and only to Adobe and Shutterstock ( I only have like 120 images on both until now). I'm also going to get on with the other 3. It took me a while to organize stuff but now it's running well. I also did some extended research upfront and that paid off. I have several sales ( 37 on Shutterstock and 104 on Abobe) and I can figure out what sells the most and what isn't, very helpfull. I really like your idea of setting goals, I'm going to give that a try too. It's really fun to watch someone just starting out to get along the same way so I subscribed to see how the other side of the world is going. LOL I'm in the Netherlands b.t.w.
Hey!! I decided to skip the up front research, but only because my first goal was to clean up all my old photos! Lol. I knew it wouldn't be the best start, but it was A start, which was better than nothing. Next month I'm going to start doing research before I click, so I'm excited to see how that goes! It often feels like stock photography is a dirty word in the photography community, so it's great to connect with someone else doing it! And how crazy to meet someone on the other side of the world through RU-vid! 😀 That's the exciting part for me. Meeting others through this journey.
It is exciting! The funny thing is, once you unlock it, the sky's the limit! And there's SO much data out there to help you on your journey, if you know where to find it and how to interpret it. Great to have you along on the journey!
That's absolutely why I make these videos. I really appreciate watching other creators, and I just love joining in the conversation. Plus it challenges me in other ways. :) Thanks for popping over!!
Yes. I do keyword research first, then title them from the keywords I've collected. I generally batch them - so I'll do 20 or 30 images at a time, and go through each and keyword each. Also, I keep my keywords for other images, so it's helpful if I have similar images to just go back and cut and paste relevent ones. Also, Adobe is really good at coming up with extra keywords, so I always paste them in there first, and collect Adobe's other suggestions.
