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madelaide:
I think the main problem with series is when the results show in a row and therefore it looks that there is no variety. Say, you have a series of ten lasagna shots that will have the same (or almost) keywords, then a series of eight maccaroni shots and another 11 of spaghetti. Then for some reason the search shows them together series by series. The first page may show only one series and so at first look the buyer will see only the lasagna shots, what looks boring.
But then also I think we should not exagerate in the number of shots in a series - six for me is already more than enough. I've seen larger series in DT, where they often show together, and is it tedious to see such slight variations.
lisafx:
--- Quote from: madelaide on March 24, 2011, 17:26 ---
But then also I think we should not exagerate in the number of shots in a series - six for me is already more than enough. I've seen larger series in Dreamstime, where they often show together, and is it tedious to see such slight variations.
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How many images to upload from a series is highly dependent on what you are shooting. Six is definitely more than enough for a plate of spaghetti, or an isolated object, but for a series of people doing something, like getting a medical examination, or having a business meeting, there are quite a few different setups you can do without getting too repetitive.
madelaide:
Lisa,
It depends a lot on the variations. I have seen many that are too similar - even mirrored images and images with a slight different crop (not a second shot, but the same image cropped). Ok, that litte detail may be just water a buyer will prefer, but when you see all those repetitions together on the screen, it looks boring.
Sidenote: I went to one site to search for some examples I remember, and discovered that a certain famous contributor is still a keyword spammer. I remember in my early and naive days having reported him one image with inadequate keywords. He thanked me, but never changed keywords. It seems it is his style. A naked woman wrapped on a yellow towel with keywords "christmas" and "december" ? :)
visceralimage:
--- Quote from: madelaide on March 24, 2011, 17:26 ---I think the main problem with series is when the results show in a row and therefore it looks that there is no variety.
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I say put in the similiars but not all together on the same page. I have seen a few stores and the first page might be all hot chocolate shots with maybe a business snot or two; better to mix them up on different pages so someone just cruising you site does not see all the same series on one page. Some of have a limited attention span; get bored easy.
madelaide:
--- Quote from: visceralimage on March 24, 2011, 20:50 ---
--- Quote from: madelaide on March 24, 2011, 17:26 ---I think the main problem with series is when the results show in a row and therefore it looks that there is no variety.
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I say put in the similiars but not all together on the same page. I have seen a few stores and the first page might be all hot chocolate shots with maybe a business snot or two; better to mix them up on different pages so someone just cruising you site does not see all the same series on one page. Some of have a limited attention span; get bored easy.
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I'm curious, since I don't have Ktools, is it possible to make the results show results more randomly? I find that trick in Alamy that they show one result and a link to the others very smart. All results are shown in the end, but not side by side.
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