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March 12, 2009 at 2:33:48 PM #1
Discussions: 33
Joined: 2/8/2009
Location: Palmer, Alaska
Image descriptions may be your most important search engine item "to entice a pottential buyer to click on your link" when they are searching for information and/or a product (image).

Examples:

1. "Mt. McKinley photograph by Robert M. Braley Jr." (this is likley to short a description as they have seen many Mt. McKinley photographs and they do not have a clue who Robert M. Braley Jr. is).

2. "Mt. McKinley Alpenglow fine art sunrise photograph taken from Talkeetna, Alaska during winter by Robert M. Braley Jr., a photographer of Alaska Storyteller Photography." (Say the potential buyer is a travel agency looking for a winter photograph of Mt. McKinley to display on the agency wall for travelers looking to book a trip to Talkeetna, Alaska during the winter to see what they are going to Alaska to view. Also, they now know a little bit about the photographer) This has a high click-through rate, if only to find out what an Mt. McKinley "Alpenglow" is!

I encourage all at imagekind to share their views on Image Descriptions.

Thanks,
Robert (Bob) M. Braley Jr.
Edited by akstp About 6 months ago.
March 17, 2009 at 6:39:25 AM #2
Discussions: 1
Joined: 3/8/2009
Location: Wauchula, Fl
Posted in reply to akstp's post
I've been trying to add descriptions but had not thought to add one giving my info.  Great idea.  Thanks for starting this post.  Don't know about others but I truly need advice from all the seasoned photographers.
March 19, 2009 at 2:00:57 AM #3
Discussions: 2
Joined: 12/16/2006
Location: Stoke Ferry, England
Posted in reply to akstp's post
Good advice Bob. Writing good descriptions helps to give the potential buyer a little more meat to chew on. If I see three similar images and the descriptions are:

"purple flower"

"purple flower in sun" and

"Grape hyacinth, Muscari, covered in dew from a chilly morning in the English countryside"

which one would you look at a bit longer (if for no other reason to see what all that type is about)?

Titles are the same, I'm more likely to look at an image with "Fata Morgana mirage across Denali" rather than DSC_0056, but that's just me because I know the effort that goes into the process.

My 2 pence worth...

James
April 12, 2009 at 3:22:02 AM #4
Discussions: 33
Joined: 2/8/2009
Location: Palmer, Alaska
Posted in reply to jamesorear's post
Yes James, there is a lot of work to naming and describing an image. But in the end it is time well spent.

I may go a little further than many do because I have written for museum historical displays. People now want to learn history from stories about people, places, events and the artifact. The story in the case of an image that a potential buyer is viewing may be what closes the sale.

Bob 
April 19, 2009 at 9:01:19 PM #5
Discussions: 3
Joined: 12/30/2008
Location: Cincinnati
I agree Bob telling a little something behind the photograph is huge for someone buying I would think. They can then pass it on to others that view it. Great idea!