Newbie in search of mentoring
Hello fellow photography lovers,
I am preparing to join the stock photography world and am truly in need of some advice from those of you who are old hands. Here are my first questions:
Tag or Caption best practice: Say I have a collection of orchids tagged with "flower" and "orchid" among others. Should their specific name (e.g., "Cattleya" or "Phalaenopsis") also be a separate tag or is it better to leave the tags more generic and use the specific name in the caption (e.g., "White phalaenopsis orchid in a blue ceramic vase")?
Resolution: Some of my images, while 4Mp or larger, are 72DPI. Is 300 DPI a non-negotiable or 72 is acceptable? (I think I know the answer to this one...)
Automatic tagging/captioning software: Is there such a wonder that will do the heavy lifting of coming up with tags and captions for me without requiring that I upload my images to who-knows-where (and that will not cost a small fortune)?
I'm thankful for any mentoring/advice you are willing to share :)