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Thursday 24 April 2008

Keywording

Keywording


This is just a really quick word about keywording. Nobody likes doing it, but it has to be done. Keyword BEFORE you upload. Use IRFANVIEW (it is free). Load your image into Irfanview, Press I, click the "IPTC Info" button, enter the info into the fields (use the tabs as well), click write on the dialogue box when you are finished, and you are done. Make a copy of the info you entered, either as a text file or excel file - whichever suits you.

Why keyword before you upload?

Because you only have to do it once. If you upload to multiple microstock site and don't keyword (i.e. add IPTC info), you will need to keyword for every site which as well as being mind numbing is unnecessarily time consuming.

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Alternatively rather than buy images, you might like to sell your photographs and artwork.

The following links are agencies where you can buy and sell photos and artwork.
Most of the photos you see on this blog are images I sell regularly through these agencies. If you can take a better picture than those I have on this blog, you will easily make money. Good Luck.

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