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MJPhotos24
15th of May 2007 (Tue), 03:34
Well, I searched around but just couldn't find any threads that related directly to this so hopefully someone knows of something.

I'm looking to build a database of the pro sports photos I've taken over the last few years, a site where ONLY companies can search by the tags (for example they put in "Barry Bonds" and all my pics of Bonds pop up). I don't want photo sales, like event photography websites - I already have that. Just something that I can send to different companies that they can use as a stock site to search when they need photos. Some I've seen/heard about are flickr and photoshelter, but I really don't like how they give out the url links and allow right click save (yea, no definate way to save your image from being stolen - but having those don't help!) Flickr is cheaper, not that bad (one company I shoot for uses it already so have a little knowledge of how its done)....any other suggestions? Keeping in mind this would be for companies only to search, find the photo and then have to contact me about usage...??:)

primoz
15th of May 2007 (Tue), 04:53
I'm not sure if I understood right, but if I did, then I made something like this for us. It's simple php with search through sql database. Sql database is filled automatically while photos are uploaded to server, and all info for sql is taken straight from IPTC. If you are looking for something like this, drop me mail and I can tell some more :)
Oh and here's our search (http://www.photo.si/advanced_search.php). Keeping normal users out is just matter of web server access rules.