How high do your pics rank in popularity?

DaveofCali · #1 (**permalink**) 06-08-2006, 04:44 AM

How high do your pics rank in popularity (# of times downloaded) in various websites when one puts in a relatively general search term?

I realize that this is a gloat opportunity but nevertheless it'd be interesting

Examples:

Website: Shutterstock, Search term: Los Angeles
I have photos that rank 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 9th most popular (most downloaded) for the search term

Website: Shutterstock, Search term: New York City
I have one photo that ranks #17 and one photo that ranks #20 in terms of most popular (most downloaded) for the search term

thesupe87 · #2 (**permalink**) 06-08-2006, 03:37 PM

Here are my most popular Shutterstock successes:

keyword...................rank
"supra".....................1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
"carbon fiber"............2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 13, 15
"toyota"....................1, 5, 9, 18
"camaro"..................3
"brushed aluminum"...8, 15, 23, 24
"phone keypad".........8
"telephone keypad"....7
"world globalization....24

I can't think of any more... :P

CJPHoto · #3 (**permalink**) 06-08-2006, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by thesupe87

"supra".....................1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

YOu appear to have created you own category as there is only one other Supra other than a shot of plesure craft. However, photos 5 and 8 are the same. Have you had any issues with copywrite with putting brand names in keywords - Supra is obviously the brand that would be copyright to toymota (I had an issue with istock where they could somehow see the landrover symbol on the mudflap (I removed the normal symbol) through the dusk being kicked up from a landrover in the desert and other sites refused me for having landrover in the keywords).

thesupe87 · #4 (**permalink**) 06-08-2006, 05:04 PM

I always airbrush everything off, so you wouldn't know - but when it comes to keywords, there's nothing wrong with keeping them in there. Some micro sites are pickier about that, but I've never really run into any problems.

LockStockBob · #5 (**permalink**) 06-08-2006, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by thesupe87

I always airbrush everything off, so you wouldn't know - but when it comes to keywords, there's nothing wrong with keeping them in there. Some micro sites are pickier about that, but I've never really run into any problems.

I recognized the celica instantly.

(Sorry, dont really have a point. I'll get my coat...)

thesupe87 · #6 (**permalink**) 06-08-2006, 09:26 PM

yea, if you know anything about cars you're going to know what they are - obviously...but at least there is no copyright infringement by leaving car emblems/logos/logotype in there on the products (the cars)

LockStockBob · #7 (**permalink**) 06-09-2006, 10:39 AM

So Im free to take pics of my car (brag mode on) ie my yellow beastie in my profile photo (brag mode off)
<------ ...even though its clearly evident (to those on the europpean continent) precisely what model it is, and equally clear who the manufacturer is. I understood it that logos also had to be removed for second reason - ie to ensure it became impossible to proove who owned copyright of the design of the object in question.

Karimala · #8 (**permalink**) 06-10-2006, 07:24 PM

#1 & #12 "Seafood" at SXP
#2 "Ocean" & "Golf" at IS
#1 "Psychic" at SXP (also #7, but that one doesn't have any sales), #8 & #15 at SS
#1 "Clams" at SXP, #5 at DT
#2 and #3 "UCLA" at SS (that's University of California - Los Angeles)
#9 "Reno" and #3, #7, #8 "Reno, Nevada" at SS
#5 "Oklahoma" at SS
#3 "Fisherman's Wharf" at SS
Top 20 at SS: clam, "American Football"
Top 40 at SS: barbecue, BBQ