Fotolia For Dummies Part 2
So your membership application has been thoroughly checked by our staff to make sure you have met all the requirements, don’t worry we are not the M.O.D. but we do take this very seriously. You have now received your validation e-mail, accepted your membership and you are ready for the good stuff, finding and purchasing your images. First things first, how do I find the perfect image? Here at Fotolia we have developed a quick and easy search function to make this process as painless as possible. It is comprised of four specially designed areas:
Search, Detail Search, Category Search, and Gallery Search.
Search:
At the top of your member page you will find a Search box where you put in the word that best describes the image you need.
For example:
If you are working on a campaign for a Fitness Centre you may want to enter the words fitness and centre, you could also put in words that describe a Fitness centre like gym, or spa or even health. You will then be able to view the most compatible images in our database pertaining to Fitness Centre.
As you can imagine with the number of images available on Fotoloia you could have your eyes full so we have come up with ways to help you narrow your search to only images that suit your specific needs.
Detail Search:
To the right of the Search box you will see Detail Search by clicking on this you can search specifically for images by:
Relevance:
Most relevant to your keyword choice
Price: Find only the images listed at the price you want.
Date: Orders images by date of upload, list images in numerical order for easy to find image numbers.
Views: Shows the number of times the image has been viewed.
By clicking the appropriate boxes beneath you can choose to see only Photos, Illustration, or Vector. If you know you want to use a real photograph for the Fitness brochure you can eliminate any illustrations or vectors from your search. Like wise if you want to find a funny illustration of someone trying to get fit, with the red cheeks and sweat pouring off, to use in a pamphlet for the Gym you can look for only illustrations.
You save a lot of time if you remove images you know you wont use from your search. The Detail search will also appear on the left hand side of the screen and can be used along with all other Search functions
Category Search:
The Representative Category: Is what it sounds like, topics which directly represent the thing you are looking for. Images that would suit a project for a fitness centre are more likely to be found in the representative sub-category Health or even Leisure where the images such as someone running, eating healthy or even relaxing in the hot tub represent aspects of a fitness centre.
The Conceptual Category: Use your imagination for this one. An image of someone lifting weights with bulging arms could also be a good metaphor for the strong foundation your company has built. In the same way a picture of a Buddhist monk meditating is a good concept to advertise your relaxation spa. In the Conceptual category, your mind is the only limit.Again you can use the Detail Search in conjunction with your Category Search.
Gallery Search:
Members have created many different Galleries on the site in which all the images pertain to one subject. Say for example you need an image of someone running in the gym click on Gallery Search and look for a gallery devoted to fitness or even running if you find one, and all of the images in that Gallery will have something to do with fitness health or running.
As you can see there are so many ways for you to help yourself find the perfect images quickly and easily, that you may even find time to enjoy the spa, or gym, or fitness centre for yourself!!
Images:Marina Kravchenko, Yanik Chauvin, Diego Cervo, Greg
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