Caption vs. Title

[RanDembo]

Adobe stock seems to use only the "title" field.

In other agencies, the "caption" field is taken as the image description, and some of them read the "title" as an additional title.

I have several thousands images in my lightroom catalog with long description in the "caption" field, and short text in the "title" field.

What is the best method to upload to adobe stock?

[joanH]

Hi, If you try a single photo upload you will be prompted to give it a title first. Then the list of words follows. You decide which of these words will help buyers search for your specific offerings. No other choice except you can upload batches all at once and each one will require your title and select appropriate words. Best regards, JH

[RanDembo]

I have in my lightroom catalog many (thousands) photos, with title, caption & keywords defined.

These photos are already on sale on other agencies.

On other agencies (all other!) caption is used as the description. title is only a short text.

I did not individually define keywords & description per photo per agency. I did it once per photo in lightroom.

Adobe stock can read the keywords, the issue is that it ignores the caption with the actual photo description

[joanH]

Hello, I think you must use Adobe exclusive submission process. Have you tried to upload something to Adobe stock recently? Regards, JH

[MatHayward · Accepted solution]

We do not have a caption field in Adobe Stock. Only category, title and keywords are necessary. If you have metadata in the caption field it's fine to upload. The system will simply ignore it.

-Mat

[RanDembo]

Yes, I know that.

But it seems that adobe stock assume that the title field will contain a detailed description.

[MatHayward]

We don't require a detailed description as you have noted. The title is not relevant in the Adobe Stock search. Only keywords. My recommendation if you are adding your metadata before uploading is to use Adobe Bridge as it keeps the keywords in the order you list them. Lightroom alphabetizes keywords which is not ideal for stock as the search tool puts a greater emphasis on the first keywords you list.

Add a simple, descriptive title such as "sleeping cat" then list your keywords in order. You're welcome to have a caption in your metadata for other agency use but it's an irrelevant field for our purposes.

-Mat

[RanDembo]

I do no consider the marked answer to be correct.

Its a shame that this was marked like this without my control

The answer does include correct information, but it is not answering the question

[joanH]

IF this is your question..."What is the best method to upload to adobe stock?" MatHayward is there an answer beyond what we replied? I sent the process I am familiar with. Additional advice? Regards, JH

[RanDembo]

Yes, when the starting point is that I have an existing LR catalog, defined according to expectations of other agencies.