Sign in »      
View profile | View all posts
rsylvan's blog

Focus on keywords

posted by rsylvan, Mar 7, 2010 6:18 AM — 12 comments

After talking with the inspection team it seems the most common reason for rejecting an image is simply the lack of relevant keywords.

A minimum of 5 relevant English keywords are required for all submissions.

Although the search function here is very different from the one at iStockphoto, there is an article on iStock that has some excellent keywording advice that can be generalized to be used here at SXC. Specifically, the section on picking keywords.

SXC's own Help File on uploading provides the specific requirements you need to consider, which includes, but is not limited to:

SXC requires you to provide at least 5 but no more than 20 keywords that accurately represent your image. Keywords can consist of either one word (eg. London) or multiple words (eg. Tower Bridge). Keywords have to be separated by commas (eg. London,Tower Bridge).


Please help the people who want to find your photos by adding the right keywords when you upload.

Comments | RSS

1. posted by cool7331, Apr 11, 2010 5:53 PM

It would be still great to know, what you specifically dislike on the keywords choosen by the uploader. The standard comment which renders in the readers' eye to something like "man, your keywords are crap, try again" is neither helpful nor motivating. It's like failing the same test again and again just because nobody tells you what you made wrong last time. Kinda frustrating that ...



2. posted by cool7331, Apr 11, 2010 5:54 PM

BTW, how can you correctly determine, whether or not the keryword is
accurately
representing the image? Who made the photo? You? Or the uploader? So who probably knows better, what's accurate? You or the uploader?





3. posted by rsylvan, Apr 11, 2010 9:39 PM

Perhaps you could post links to the some of the images in question over in the Policy Question forum?

http://www.sxc.hu/forums/category/11


4. posted by Jeffrey023, Apr 16, 2010 11:11 AM

Is there a way to incorporate tags into the images based on keywords?


5. posted by NY-Lawyer, Apr 24, 2010 3:00 PM

Is it compulsory to add keywords in images ?


6. posted by rsylvan, Apr 25, 2010 7:06 PM

Jeffrey023, I'm not sure what you mean. Can you clarify?

NY-Lawyer, Contributors are required to include a minimum of 5 relevant English keywords for each submission.


7. posted by fellyee, Jul 24, 2010 12:47 PM

I would agree, indeed your keywords are infact vital.


8. posted by iggyiggy2, Dec 8, 2010 11:14 PM

Keywords need to be intutive to the image. It isn't rocket sience. What I dislike is when I search for an image and find photos that in no conceptual way relate to the word. Is there a way to remove or flag a keyword for a given photo?


9. posted by rondeaud, May 22, 2011 5:32 PM

[quote]What I dislike is when I search for an image and find photos that in no conceptual way relate to the word. Is there a way to remove or flag a keyword for a given photo?
[quote]

SOOOO BLOODY TRUE!


10. posted by boogy_man, May 31, 2011 11:16 AM

I found that the best way for proper keywords when uploading a picture (that is when you lack imagination) is to search for a similar picture using a main keyword (you really can't miss that -e.g. cloud,face,tree), then collecting the most relevant to your composition from the pictures you have seen.
It works for me...


11. posted by klinab, Aug 11, 2011 3:59 PM

very sound advice, worth taking note.


12. posted by boogy_man, Mar 23, 2012 1:01 AM

Hello everybody,
I did some digging and found this nice site that’s designed to help you with keywords. Please keep in mind that you have to inspire yourself from it, not to copy every keyword it gives you as some are not relevant to your picture. Honestly this has been a very good way for me to evolve my keyword encyclopedia.

http://www.arcurs.com/keywording/

You have to log in to add comments to this post.
Toolbox

SXC blog archive


RSS feeds

rsylvan's blog posts
All blog posts
Tutorial posts only

Contribute

» Add your own post!
Visit our partners

iStockphoto.com
Affordable inspiration: royalty-free photos, illustrations, video, audio and Flash® files from $1.

Recent blog comments

Requesting my photos
May 20, 2012 9:53 PM LislFair wrote
Hi there!

Your photo of the Little girl by window is truly inspiring. I would like to use this picture for a website specializing in publishing quality e-books for parents and children up to 11 years of age.

My website is http://www.brainycon- nections.com/

Thank you,

Lisl

More free pictures
May 19, 2012 4:29 AM jmcweb wrote
good site and good luck

Requesting my photos
May 16, 2012 8:19 AM naruponroj wrote
hello,
I would likte to use your pictures for a promotional brochure and website for my skin and laser clinic.

Many thanks.

Requesting my photos
May 10, 2012 9:07 PM mitchcynth wrote
Hi, I'm setting up a new website for linking up families/carers of people with disabilities and want to use your photo: Family tickling each other on one of the pages (It would be the photo that accompanies the "Families Journeys" page. Would you permit that?
Many thanks!
Cynthia

Torn Paper Effect using GIMP
May 9, 2012 8:02 AM Mosselman wrote
@123scrap and @gypsy6080

Thanks for the kind words guys, still means a lot that a tutorial I did so long ago is still relevant and appreciated.

Top blog / tutorial posts
Restriction Free Stock Exchange Club!
by a51media (349 comments)

CREATING A WATER DROPLET
by barunpatro (283 comments)

The Big SXC Update Post
by admin (185 comments)

Change eye color, 3 easy steps
by omar_franc (180 comments)

Cross Processing in Photoshop
by CMSeter (167 comments)

Airbrush Tutorial I
by mindfreak (157 comments)

How to paint in Photoshop using a mouse
by mtusan (157 comments)

Flawless Skin
by litechniks (128 comments)

Tutorial: Creating Dreamy Photos
by VinnyPrime (121 comments)

How we can colorize a B&W image.
by kolios (98 comments)