Sorry that I wasn't more clear to begin with... I did mean this thread to be a general rant about IS keyword policies, not the CV, which is a whole different issue. Thanks for pointing that out Sean.

Last batch here went through very quickly as well.

Thanks for the input!

I agree that "retirement" may be stretching, but I still believe that the other keywords are relevant. I only included that word because so many other piggy bank images have used it and are available for sale there.

I have no desire to participate in the forum at IS... As this is just one of many examples of how CV affects acceptance of images, I'm afraid that my temper might get the best of me sometimes, so I don't want to vent over there for fear of repercussions.

There were many other photos from that shoot, so it's not that big of a deal, but I just wanted to see what everyone else thought.

Thanks!

ShamWow is one of those infomercials that you see all of the time here in the US, so it is an "As seen on TV" product.

Dave, please remember that I'm not a "pro", so this is just my two cents...

The colors look very flat (due to the shooting conditions, I'm thinking). The trees in the background are very dark and without detail. The overcast, oppressive sky doesn't help me love the images, either.

Also, while these photos may look lovely framed and hanging in someone's living room, they are not what most of the stock agencies are looking for. Try for subjects that clearly illustrate a concept, such as "business", "family" or anything else that you can come up with.

Remember, buyers purchase photos to illustrate ideas and sell products. While many of us started out with nature photography, you'll find that there are not many making good money with only those types of photos in their portfolio as concepts are where the bigger numbers come in for most of us.

Don't give up on nature (or photography in general) but try to broaden your horizons, so to speak, and shoot some concepts. I think that you'll find that it really gets your brain going to come up with a concept and then shoot it.

Good luck!

FWIW, graphic designers that I work with typically charge $150 for a logo.

Lisa, you should be happy that you can upload "a couple hundred" images! I'm restricted to 100 per week. I'm still playing catch-up trying to get everything on Veer along with my regular 20/week upload.

That's definitely another problem with online backup... Even with broadband so affordable, most ISP's still have fairly slow upstream connections which makes putting your entire portfolio up somewhere a VERY time consuming process.

To the people using only NAS, RAID and multiple drives attached, ultimately, to a single power source: an electrical failure, power surge or lightening strike could take it all out. Surge protection is not a guarantee especially if something fails upstream.

Good point! Our house got struck by lightning a couple years ago, but luckily, it only fried my modem, router and network card.

I just picked up an Acer H340 Windows Home Server.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16859321013

Pretty slick.

That looks like a good option, but I bought my NAS used and got it for under $100 so I'll be holding on to it for a while even though it is SO SLOW!! 

What it does impede are relevant keywords! There are plenty of holes in that system where the word that describes the subject of your photo is not available to use! 

I was thinking along the same lines... that maybe something in the news causes people to purchase a particular type of photo and buyers from the same area are buying from different sites.

Just be happy! It means that your photo is the best one for what they are looking for!

Thanks for taking the time to clarify Becky. I'll be submitting, for sure!

Great info Erick! Thanks.