Depositphotos metadata rules

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No possessive forms, and misspelled keywords are discarded

keyword

Between 8 and 50 keywords.
No possessive forms — use dog, not dog's.
Misspelled keywords are simply discarded.

description

Maximum 250 characters.

CSV

Columns: Filename, Description, Keywords, Editorial, Nudity, Releases — the flag fields take yes or no.

editorial

Cover all five points with the date and place; Shutterstock's format works here. Set the Editorial column to yes.

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