Dear colleagues:
The mission of our agency is to create a photo
archive that unveils the beauty of
Authors are responsible for:
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Providing
complete descriptions of their images complying with the agency's guidelines;
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Editing their
images (entering keywords and titles, assigning images to geographic and
subject catalogs) within 7 days since the images
have been uploaded to our website.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS
EDITING THEIR IMAGES UPLOADED TO GEOPHOTO WEBSITE (www.geophoto.ru)
1. Having opened www.geophoto.ru,
you will see “For Clients” and “For Photographers” tabs. Enter your unique
login and password into the empty fields of the tab “For Photographers” and
click the arrow located on the right of the tab or press Enter on your
keyboard. You have now accessed your personal menu.
2.
You will see four active links:
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My images |
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Create portfolio |
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3. By
clicking on “My images” you will access the page where all your images are
located.
STEP 1: KEYWORDS To edit a certain image,
click the “Edit” button
located underneath it.
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Baklani Point, Eastern part of the Far East State Marine Reserve (Peter the |
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à. Having accessed the image editing page (see below), you can begin describing the image (in Russian and in English).
b. Enter
the title of the image*, keywords** and additional information (if any) into the
respective fields. Descriptions should be entered in both Russian and English
languages. If you are unable to enter descriptions in Russian, please contact
our manager.
c. After
filling all the required fields PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO CLICK "Save
changes"!!!
* The title should clearly describe the image.
** Please note: Keywords should describe everything captured on the
picture as fully
as possible. Do not forget about the ‘simple’ words. For example,
if you image depicts an African elephant, you should enter the following
keywords: African elephant, elephant, African,
Key
words should be separated by a comma! Please never use dots
when entering keywords.
Image editing page
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Title in Russian |
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Title in English |
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Keywords in Russian |
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Keywords in English |
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Additional information in Russian |
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Additional information in English |
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Format in Russian |
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Type in Russian |
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Type in English |
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Orientation |
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Color |
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Tips for using the image |
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Licence No. |
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History |
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English common name of the species |
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Latin name of the species |
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STEP 2: GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION After you have saved all
your changes, you will see four panes on the top of the page:
GEO LIST
STOCK LIST
COLLECTIONS
PORTFOLIO
The first two panes are
the catalogs that you should assign your image to.
à. Click on the first pane
"GEO List". A geographic catalog is displayed. Tick the regions where
your photo was taken. For example, the image of a sea gull (see above) was
taken in Primorye in the
Far East State Marine Reserve (FESMR). In this case the following boxes should be
ticked:
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Please note: If your geographical location(s) are not in our catalog, please
contact the website administrator. We will add new locations promptly.
b. Please remember that sub-panes open simply by
clicking +!
DO NOT CLICK ON THE NAME OF THE ENTIRE REGION! If you click on the region
name, the system will display all photographs taken in this region.
STEP 3: STOCK LIST, or SUBJECT CATALOG
Please describe your image
by ticking appropriate categories, just like you did in a geographic catalog.
Please note: If your image
categories are not in our catalog, please contact the website administrator. We
will add new categories promptly.
STEP 4: MULTIPLE IMAGE EDITING
Multiple Image Editing
function allows you to edit several images (with the same keywords, titles and
locations) at a time. You will likely use it when describing several shots of
the same object/setting or a chronological series of images. This function is a
real time-saver. Here is how to use
it:
à. Click "My images" to access the page with
your previews.
b. Tick the images to be edited.
c. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click
"Multiple Image Editing"
button.
d. See STEP 1.
Tips
on multiple image editing:
- When you
change the title of the image in a Multiple Image Editing mode, the new TITLE will replace the old one.
- When you
add new keywords in a Multiple Image Editing mode, previously entered keywords do not disSappear! New ones
are simply added to the old ones.
- When you
change geographic location in a Multiple Image Editing mode, old location information is automatically
deleted.
- When you
add data to the subject catalog, all
previously entered data remain in the database.
We would suggest that you do not overuse the Multiple Image Editing function. Please use it only when relevant – for editing a series of shots of the same object or setting.
STEP 5 (The highest pitch of excellence): COLLECTIONS AND PORTFOLIOS
Every author is unique,
and thus we suggest that you create your own portfolio to include the best of
your works.
If you have unique
material that you would like to present as a separate collection, we will be
happy to support this idea. Image collection is a great material for a journal
article, a poster collection, a calendar, or even a photo book. In other words,
an image collection is a complete ‘product’. It will be great if you send a
text description or a report along with the image collection (in most cases a
summary of the report will be posted on the website).
Now, what do we need to
create a portfolio or an image collection? Please follow these steps:
à. Take a look at portfolios
and collections already posted on our website.
Sample portfolio: http://www.geophoto.ru/?action=logout&subaction=portfolio&id=&p=0&sgeo=&sobje=&searchtext=
Sample
collection:
http://www.geophoto.ru/?action=collections
b. Inform our manager of your wish to create a
portfolio/collection. Do not forget to include the title of your collection and
the main theme.
c. We will create a blank portfolio/collection for you,
to where you’ll be able to add your images.
d. To add your images, simply follow these steps:
1.
Go to "My images" page.
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Tick the images you wish to add to your portfolio/collection.
3.
Click "Multiple Image Editing"
button (Note: you can also add images individually).
4.
Select "Portfolios"/"Collections".
5.
Find the title of your portfolio/collection in the list and select it.
6. Press "Save"!
e. You’ll be able to access and edit your
portfolio/collection at any time.
Please remember: the better you describe your
works, the higher the odds are that our clients find and purchase them!
If you are unable to edit your works within a given timeframe (7 days
since the images have been uploaded to www.geophoto.ru), please be
sure to inform us by e-mail eletskaya@geophoto.ru, geophoto@ok.ru or call us at 8 (495)
648-47-01.
If you have not
met the deadline and have not informed us of the reasons, we reserve the right
to stop displaying your works on our website.
Sincerely
yours,
Maria Eletskaya
ZAO “GeoPhoto”
Manager
Phone
8(495) 648- 47- 01
e-mail:
eletskaya@geophoto.ru , geophoto@ok.ru,