Keywording works

docwalkerdocwalker Registered Users Posts: 1,867 SmugMug Employee
edited February 12, 2007 in Mind Your Own Business
I have alluded to this before in other threads but I have been waiting on the official publication to go live.

A few months ago I was contacted by the editor of the Cherokee Preservation Foundation Grant Making Guide. She was looking for a cover photo for the 2007 guide. They apparently found one of my "Valley of Fire" photos using keywords (in this case "petroglyphs") picked up by Google. We worked out a price and photo credit. The editor was able to download the original photo using the "digital downloads" feature that at the time was only a few days old. The transaction went flawlessly.

The photo is here: http://www.docwalkersphotography.com/gallery/1832886#91469180

The grantmaking guide is here:
http://cpfdn.org/arm.html

I want to say thinks to Smugmug for making this happen. If it was not for the keyword functionality and the "new" digital download capability I would have missed out on this opportunity.
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  • PupatorPupator Registered Users Posts: 2,322 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2007
    Awesome! Great picture and glad to hear of your success!
  • Michael RayMichael Ray Registered Users Posts: 48 Big grins
    edited February 8, 2007
    Doc

    That's great! I'm glad to hear from photographers making money. I like money... :+)

    I googled "petroglyphs" and "petroglyphs photo" and couldn't find your photo / page. Do you know what the search actually was? What words did they use for the search? I'd be curious to know.

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  • docwalkerdocwalker Registered Users Posts: 1,867 SmugMug Employee
    edited February 9, 2007
    I am not sure what the search combination was. The editor mentioned the search when we spoke. I know that my google ranking has dropped due to the lack of changes to my site. I have not had regular internet access so my site maintenance has been lacking. Keep in mind that this took place several months ago.
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  • HallidayHalliday Registered Users Posts: 149 Major grins
    edited February 12, 2007
    Nice. Is there some way to 'batch' keyword photos on smugmug, or you just keyword a few photos in each gallery? The thought of keywording hundreds of photos..... bleh.
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  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited February 12, 2007
    That's awesome, Doc!!! The cover photo looks great! thumb.gif
  • docwalkerdocwalker Registered Users Posts: 1,867 SmugMug Employee
    edited February 12, 2007
    Halliday wrote:
    Nice. Is there some way to 'batch' keyword photos on smugmug, or you just keyword a few photos in each gallery? The thought of keywording hundreds of photos..... bleh.

    You can batch keywords and captions on a gallery by gallery basis. Also keywords that are stored in the exif info are parsed by smugmug. I do both. If I am working on the photo in Lightroom or one of the other photo packages I use, I create keywords and store them in the photo exif. Other times I upload the photo and then use the bulk keyword tool to caption and keyword the photo.
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