Daniel Greene

Category: Photography

Posts with photos, about photos, and about photography itself

  • IPTC Scene Codes to make your photos more searchable

    Lately, I’ve been spending a lot of time organizing the photos in my Aperture Library to make my photos more searchable to potential buyers. I spent some time looking into stock photography references such as the Getty Images Keyword Guide and the International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC) website to learn how to make it easier for people to find and Request to license my Flickr photos through Getty Images or me. In the process of SEO-ing (Search Engine Optimizing) my photos, I’ve found that many of the keywords recommended for stock photography are also IPTC Scene codes.

    If you have an image editing / photo organizing application, you may input these scene codes in the IPTC Scene field under the Image section of the IPTC Core metadata. These codes (or keywords, if you will) help describe what a photo is “of.” You may also wish to add them as keywords or “tags” since sites like Flickr make it possible for people to search for photos by “tag.”

    I’m sharing these IPTC NewsCodes™ under the IPTC licensing agreement. I hope these metadata help your photos and mine to be found and purchased in a prosperous new year!

    IPTC Scene Codes

    Copyright 2010, IPTC, http://www.iptc.org, All Rights Reserved.

    headshot
    A head only view of a person (or animal/s) or persons as in a montage
    half-length
    A torso and head view of a person or persons
    full-length
    A view from head to toe of a person or persons
    profile
    A view of a person from the side
    rear view
    A view of a person or persons from the rear
    single
    A view of only one person, object or animal
    couple
    A view of two people who are in a personal relationship, for example engaged, married or in a romantic partnership
    two
    A view of two people
    group
    A view of more than two people
    general view
    An overall view of the subject and its surrounds
    panoramic view
    A panoramic or wide angle view of a subject and its surrounds
    aerial view
    A view taken from above
    under-water
    A photo taken under water
    night scene
    A photo taken during darkness
    satellite
    A photo taken from a satellite in orbit
    exterior view
    A photo that shows the exterior of a building or other object
    interior view
    A scene or view of the interior of a building or other object
    close-up
    A view of, or part of a person/object taken at close range in order to emphasize detail or accentuate mood. Macro photography.
    action
    Subject in motion such as children jumping, horse running
    performing
    Subject or subjects on a stage performing to an audience
    posing
    Subject or subjects posing such as a “victory” pose or other stance that symbolizes leadership
    symbolic
    A posed picture symbolizing an event – two rings for marriage
    off-beat
    An attractive, perhaps fun picture of everyday events – dog with sunglasses, people cooling off in the fountain
    movie scene
    Photos taken during the shooting of a movie or TV production
  • Flamenco dancer Yumi La Rosa at Desert Botanical Garden

    Flamenco dancer Yumi La Rosa at Desert Botanical Garden

    Flamenco dancer
    There was flamenco dancing at the DBG’s Chiles & Chocolate festival.
    Flamenco dancer
    There was flamenco dancing at the DBG’s Chiles & Chocolate festival.
    Flamenco dancer
    There was flamenco dancing at the DBG’s Chiles & Chocolate festival.
    Flamenco dancer
    There was flamenco dancing at the DBG’s Chiles & Chocolate festival.
    Flamenco dancer
    There was flamenco dancing at the DBG’s Chiles & Chocolate festival.
    Flamenco dancer
    There was flamenco dancing at the DBG’s Chiles & Chocolate festival.

    Find out more about Yumi at yumilarosa.com

  • Introducing our new doggie girl, Zoey

    We adopted a new dog into our lives. Her name is Zoey, and she’s a small Chihuahua. If a picture tells a thousand words, then eighteen photos of Zoey tells a nice story. And if a picture tells a thousand words, then a movie tells a million. Here’s a million reasons why we love our new girl:

  • Lady under the Weather

    Lady under the Weather (1)

    Lady under the Weather (1)
    Originally uploaded by Daniel Greene

    Our dog Lady has been weak lately. We’re working with the vet to try to figure out what’s wrong with her and help her.

  • Here today, gone tomorrow



    Here today, gone tomorrow
    Originally uploaded by Daniel Greene

    My husband Andy found these two baby pigeons in our planter by the front door yesterday. This was not a cause for rejoicing. We have already been conducting a long egg disposal campaign in the backyard palm tree for the past two years (the dogs love to lap up the raw eggs). Just when we thought the egg laying was easing up in the backyard, we see these two ratlets with useless wings in the front. We wondered why they hadn’t been eaten by cats yet. We thought about taking them and putting them in the cat food bowl our neighbor puts out twice a day. That would give the kitties a real feast. But we laughed that off to sick humor and left them alone, hoping the neighborhood cats would finally notice them and eat them. Maybe the cats were waiting for them to fatten up a bit first? We should see…

    Well, it doesn’t distress me to tell you that the little vermin were gone in the morning. I guess the cats decided they were finally plump enough. The cats probably already knew they were there, right? I mean, two birds in the bush…

    Andy went looking around the yard and found the signs of carnage accounting for one bird. The other, I guess, was hauled away to another cache in the sharp-toothed mouth of a feline filcher.

    I guess it just goes to show: here today, gone tomorrow. As much as I may morbidly gloat over Nature’s predation over these creatures, the truth is “you could be hit by a bus” any time so you might as well live, love, and laugh– even if it is sick laughter about poor little baby birds!