Photo.net has added a photo tagging system to the gallery. This
system allows users to "tag" their images with words relating to the
subject matter, equipment used, location, or other information. This
system is still a "beta" feature. This means that we may change, add,
or remove features at any time. It also means that we're still
learning as we go, and from time to time things may not work
perfectly. But we are improving all the time.
Why should I assign tags to my photos?
Tags allow viewers to find the type of photos they are looking
for. Searching by photo captions is useful, but only up to a
point. For example, say you have a photo of a child blowing out
candles on a birthday cake and your title is "Johnny turns 6". If a
viewer is looking for a photo like this, he or she will very likely
search for terms like "birthday party" or "birthday cake" or something
like that. So a photo titled "Johnny turns 6" would never show up in a
caption search. Now, with photo tagging in place you could tag the
"Johnny turns 6" image with all sorts of relevant tags, including the
likely search terms mentioned above.
Where does someone go to search via photo tags?
The photo tag search page is located here: http://photo.net/gallery/tag-search/.
you can also find a link to that page from the "gallery" dropdown menu
that is at the top of every photo.net page.
In what format are tags entered?
The tag format is pretty simple, just type a word into the
box. When adding multiple tags, separate each tag with a space. As described here,
we no longer use multiple word tags.
In your workspace area, if you set the "allow additional" toggle to
"enable" that will allow other people to add their own tags to your
images. Why would this be useful? Say that you have an image of a
skateboarder doing a trick. Another user might know that the name of
the trick was a "tailslide" and notice that you hadn't included that
in your list of tags, so then they might add it for you. However, if
you do not wish to allow other people to add tags simply set the
toggle to "disable".
