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Search help

Use the search field to enter keywords in English describing the photograph you wish to find. It is also possible to search according to the photograph number (for example pd_100138) or the place where the picture was taken, ie. Thailand.

Searches are not case sensitive. All letters, regardless of how you type them, will be understood as lower case. Results are displayed according to their relevance.

Keywords combining

If you wish obtain more accurate or specific results, you can combine keywords by using operators such as: AND, OR or NOT.

• For example, by using OR, your search will return all results containing  at least one of the keywords. A search of (tree OR snow) will show results for all photos containing tree or snow.
• By using the AND operator, you get all the photographs containing all the keywords. Tree AND snow will return only those pictures containing tree and snow. (tree AND snow)
• In order to find exact phrases, use "quotation marks" and only words in these particular order will be found. Example ("healthy food")
• If you want to exclude certain words from being searched, then use NOT before them.  For example, tree NOT snow will show results for only pictures that contain tree, but not for those containing snow.
• By using an asterisk you can conduct a wild search to get more versions of the keyword, for example snow* will show results for snowing, snowed, snow, etc.

Search settings

In advanced search you can set up other parameters by using the set of checkboxes.

• Releases
  • Model release - All people on the photos or those being represented  by their  by their in the cases where they are minors have all agreed to have their photos taken and for these photos to be used for commercial and advertising purposes, as well as for illustrative photographs.
  • Property release - The owners of the properties depicted in the photographes, such as those illustrating their house, car, pets and animals, etc., have agreed to have these photographs used for commercial and advertising purposes, and also for illustrative photographs.
• Orientation - photographs oriented as a portrait are seached by clicking portrait checkbox, for photographs oriented as landscape use landscape checkbox
• Color - use "B&W" checkbox or "Color" checkbox to search within photographs using desired color scheme.
• Specify - you can specify one or more parameters from the list below.
  • DETAIL - Want to look for some specific detail in your shot, such as a certain item, person, animal or body part? Tag it with DETAIL.
  • EYE CONTACT - Looking for pictures whose subjects, such as a person or animal, looks directly at the lens? Mark it with EYE CONTACT
  • PORTRAIT - Tag your portraits with this option.
  • PROFILE - To filter those photographs of persons, animals or things from a profile perspective
  • FULL LENGTH - Looking for a subject?s full image? Then tick it off as FULL LENGTH
  • ONE - This is a user-defined value, which can be used to filter out any person, animal or object.
  • TWO - This is a user-defined value, which can be used to filter out any person, animal or object.
  • THREE - This is a user-defined value, which can be used to filter out any person, animal or object.
  • FOUR - This is a user-defined value, which can be used to filter out any person, animal or object.
  • FIVE - This is a user-defined value, which can be used to filter out any person, animal or object.
  • NEWBORNS - To find only newborns.
  • INFANTS - To look up children up to the age of 1.
  • TODDLERS - To select children from the ages of 1 to 3.
  • PRE-TEENS - Children from the ages of 9 to 12.
  • CHILDREN - For children up to the age of 12.
  • ADOLESCENTS - To select those from 12 to 18.
  • YOUNG ADULTS - To find people from 18-25 years of age.
  • ADULTS - To look for people older than 18.
  • MIDDLE-AGED - To find people between 40 and 60 years of age.
  • ELDERLY - To find those older than 60.
  • CENTENARIANS - To select those 100 years or older.
  • NOBODY - If you are looking for pictures which aren?t of anyone, tag it with NOBODY.
  • CUTOUT - Need to find an item or object, person or animal with clear outline or definition in a one-colour or blank background to use it as an easy cut and paste? Tag it as CUTOUT.
  • COPY SPACE - If looking for a shot in which there is free space to insert text or another object, mark it as copy space.
  • TILT - TILT is a tag in which you can use to mark shots which have an untraditional angle or perspective to them.
  • PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE - Need to mark shots taken from the photographer?s own perspective? Tag it with PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE.
  • MOTION BLUR - Looking for fast action or shots with objects in motion? Tick them off with MOTION BLUR.