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Here are some unique ways companies are sorting their stock photos.","So you’ve built up an image library with thousands of stock photos and vector files over the years. How do you manage collections from all the stock photo websites?","So you’ve built up an image library with thousands of stock photos and vector files over the years. How do...","\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stock photos necessitate different methods of \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fblog\u002Fphoto-organization\u002F\">image organization\u003C\u002Fa> and storage due to the fact they are used professionally. Common image and graphic files can be sorted in similar fashion, but the urgency to do so is lessened. Stock photos are purchased, downloaded images that are intended for specific business purposes. As such, they need to be quickly accessible and searchable. Learn some unique ways to organize stock photos so that your professional image needs are met.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"toc-1--quickly-locate-stock-photos-using-metadata\">Quickly locate stock photos using metadata\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fblog\u002Fmetadata\u002F\">metadata\u003C\u002Fa> to efficiently arrange stock photos through important, relevant information. As stock photos typically require use from numerous users, such as team members of a company project, they need to be located quickly and methodically. Managing metadata offers the greatest chances for quick location of stock photos when they’re needed for a webpage, campaign or project.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter wp-image-19641\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"469\" src=\"\u002Fcdn\u002Fen\u002F2016\u002F04\u002F19195820\u002Forganize-stock-photos-2.jpg\" alt=\"Working with laptop and metadata\" class=\"wp-image-19641\" srcset=\"\u002Fcdn\u002Fen\u002F2016\u002F04\u002F19195820\u002Forganize-stock-photos-2.jpg 684w, \u002Fcdn\u002Fen\u002F2016\u002F04\u002F19195820\u002Forganize-stock-photos-2-450x309.jpg 450w\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Metadata is vital for organizing stock photos.\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using metadata to help organize stock photos also keeps the images separated in terms of things like date and location. This is important because stock photos downloaded for company use are needed by different teams for various projects, and they generally require different types of photos for their respective campaigns.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"toc-2--use-software-to-automate-most-of-the-organization-process\">Use software to automate most of the organization process\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using software to organize stock photos is increasingly popular and extremely efficient. All the methods of organization that companies wish to employ are enhanced and utilized by \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fintegrations\u002Flightroom\u002F\">digital photo software\u003C\u002Fa>. The key to finding the right software to handle this task is looking for one that centralizes your stock photos.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Ca href=\"\u002Fdigital-asset-management\u002F\">Digital asset management\u003C\u002Fa> is a powerful tool that meets the specific needs of companies with large amounts of stock photos. With DAM, you’ll never have to search through desktop folders, shared drives or email chains for images. It creates a single, accessible image library your team can use to find, share or publish images.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter wp-image-19643\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"\u002Fcdn\u002Fen\u002F2016\u002F04\u002F19195819\u002Forganize-stock-photos-3.jpg\" alt=\"Photo image metadata at work\" class=\"wp-image-19643\" srcset=\"\u002Fcdn\u002Fen\u002F2016\u002F04\u002F19195819\u002Forganize-stock-photos-3.jpg 800w, \u002Fcdn\u002Fen\u002F2016\u002F04\u002F19195819\u002Forganize-stock-photos-3-450x300.jpg 450w, \u002Fcdn\u002Fen\u002F2016\u002F04\u002F19195819\u002Forganize-stock-photos-3-768x512.jpg 768w\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Digital asset management handles specific company needs for sorting stock photos.\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"toc-3--organize-stock-photos-departmentally-to-boost-efficiency\">Organize stock photos departmentally to boost efficiency\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Make a conscious decision to organize stock photos by department. That is, sort them into folders and paths that are specific to a certain department. For example, photos with people feeding dogs might be more useful to the marketing department of a dog food company. If they know where to look immediately for the types of stock photos needed, it saves valuable time.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One possible solution to efficiently sort stock photos departmentally is to instruct team members to download stock photos directly to folders pre-made for each department. Whether the folders are located on the company network or in a cloud storage, ensure they are easily marked for departments to find.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stock photos have different storage and organization requirements, as they serve different purposes than most other images. Recognize the particular ways to sort them to maximize company success.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\">\u003Ca href=\"\u002Febooks\u002Fdigital-asset-management-for-content-and-creative\u002F?utm_source=page_blog&utm_medium=content_cta&utm_campaign=canto_content_fy25&utm_content=page_organize-stock-photos\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"250\" src=\"\u002Fcdn\u002Fen\u002F2020\u002F03\u002F06160433\u002FCTA-banner_contentcreatives.png\" alt=\"Team collaborating around a laptop, with text 'DAM for Content and Creative Teams' and a 'Free guide' button.\" class=\"wp-image-70806\" srcset=\"\u002Fcdn\u002Fen\u002F2020\u002F03\u002F06160433\u002FCTA-banner_contentcreatives.png 850w, \u002Fcdn\u002Fen\u002F2020\u002F03\u002F06160433\u002FCTA-banner_contentcreatives-450x132.png 450w, \u002Fcdn\u002Fen\u002F2020\u002F03\u002F06160433\u002FCTA-banner_contentcreatives-768x226.png 768w\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>",2,{"url":36,"url_md":37,"alt":38,"height":39,"width":40},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.canto.com\u002Fcdn\u002Fen\u002F2016\u002F04\u002F19195151\u002Fstock-photo-image-library.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.canto.com\u002Fcdn\u002Fen\u002F2016\u002F04\u002F19195151\u002Fstock-photo-image-library-450x300.jpg","Several photos are arranges on a wooden backgound; they show various scenes and items such as shoes, hands holding a coffee mug and trains.",619,927,[42],{"id":43,"slug":43,"title":44,"path":45},"photo-management","Photo management","\u002Fpost-category\u002Fphoto-management\u002F",[47,54,61],{"featuredImage":48,"postId":49,"slug":50,"title":51,"description":52,"path":53},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.canto.com\u002Fcdn\u002Fen\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F19193432\u002Fconvert-jpg-to-cr2-450x300.jpg",35932,"convert-jpg-to-cr2","How do I convert a JPG to CR2?","The CR2 is the official format of image files from Canon camera photographs. Wonder, if it’s possible to convert a JPG into a CR2. Find out here.","\u002Fblog\u002Fconvert-jpg-to-cr2\u002F",{"featuredImage":55,"postId":56,"slug":57,"title":58,"description":59,"path":60},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.canto.com\u002Fcdn\u002Fen\u002F2020\u002F04\u002F19191924\u002Fconvert-nef-to-eps-450x450.jpg",44295,"convert-nef-to-eps","The most effective ways to convert the NEF to EPS","For Nikon users, the NEF file is a mainstay in an image file repertoire. For everyone else, NEF is inaccessible. Here’s a guide to convert it to an EPS.","\u002Fblog\u002Fconvert-nef-to-eps\u002F",{"featuredImage":62,"postId":63,"slug":64,"title":65,"description":66,"path":67},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.canto.com\u002Fcdn\u002Fen\u002F2020\u002F11\u002F19190407\u002Fcopyleft-image-1--450x278.jpg",20046,"copyleft","Copyleft explained: What it is, how it works, and when it applies","Copyleft is all about community use and modification of creative works. 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