Getty Images keyword guide

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Keyword guide Tools to help you find that perfect image or clip

Choosing the right search terms is the key to finding Concepts

the right images and footage. Find keywords related to emotions, moods and ideas.

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Innovation Serene people
Our site offers millions of images and hundreds of Exhiliration Slow
thousands of footage clips, and hundreds are added Failure Solitude

every day. So how do you find just the right asset for Friendship Success
Gratitude Cooperation
your project?
Happiness Health
Humor Modern
Use this keyword guide, which shows just a sampling of Innocence Abstract
our keywords and phrases, to discover different ways Intelligence Luxury
to search. You might have some idea of what you want, Journey Mischief
Leadership Tranquility
but can’t quite describe it. Or, you might know exactly
Miserly Vitality
what you want – right down to the angle of the shot. Mystery Simplicity
Keyword: Retro revival

Nightlife On the move

Either way, getting familiar with our keywords and

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phrases will help you find the perfect images and clips Repetition Zen

on gettyimages.com. Resourceful Environmental

conservation
Retro revival
Revenge Wasting time
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Keyword: Togetherness

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Keyword: Miserly

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Topics People
Find keywords related to events, issues and interests. Find keywords by these sub-categories: characteristics, generations,
relationships, or combinations.

Après-ski Retirement Characteristics

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Business travel Travel destinations Asian In combination
Capital cities Vacations Caucasian Young couple
Childbirth Working overtime Latin American Multi-generation
City break Traditional culture family
Mixed race person
Eco tourism Banking Two generation
Balding
family
Life events Population explosion Brown hair
Young family
Global business Recession Fat
One mid adult
Lifestyles Education Green eyes man only
Work romance Finance Muscular build Only women
Redhead Only mid adult
Toothy smile women
Keyword: Work romance Keyword: Twin
Obscured face One mid adult
Real people woman only

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Newlywed One mature
man only
Elementary student
Only senior men
University student
Working mother
Relationship
Teacher
Parent
Nobody
Mother
Three people
Father
Medium group of
people Daughter

Multi-ethnic group Son

Crowd Sibling

Human Pyramid Brother

Keyword: Traditional culture Sister Keyword: Senior couple
Biker
Macho Twin

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Grandparent

Generation Grandson

Toddler Family with one child

Child One parent

Early teens Heterosexual couple

Teenager Homosexual couple

Young men Neighbor

Young women
Mid adult
Mature adult
Senior adult
Keyword: Après-ski Senior couple Keyword: Brown hair

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Age Sayings
Find keywords related to age ranges, milestones and stages of life. Find keywords related to common expressions,
catch phrases and clichés.

Mixed ages Late teens Calm before the storm

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Newborn 16-17 years Key to success
6-11 months Young adult Love at first sight
Toddler 18-19 years Money laundering
Preschool age 20s Surfing the net
2-3 Years Mid adult Tearing your hair out
Elementary age 30s The seven deadly sins
6-7 years Mature adult Time is money
Pre-adolescent child 40s Walking on water
10-11 years 50s
12-13 years Senior adult
Teenager 60s
14-15 years 80-plus years Keyword: 80-plus years Keyword: Walking on water

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Keyword: Pre-adolescent child Keyword: The seven deadly sins
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Keyword: Mid adult Keyword: Money laundering

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Image and footage styles
Find keywords by these sub-categories related to styles,
techniques and industry-standard terms.

Photography terms Footage terms

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Aerial view Multiple exposure Audio on all assets Rack focus
Background Outdoors Audio on master Real time
Black and white Rear view assets only Shaky
Close-up Scenics Audio on tape Slow motion
masters only
Cross-processed Single object Tilt down
Crane shot
Copy space Spiral Tilt up
Chroma key
Full frame Studio shot Time lapse
Establishing shot
Full length Surface level Zoom in
Handheld
Horizontal Urban scene Zoom out
Lockdown
Indoors Vanishing point Driver’s point of view
Medium shot
Isolated color Vertical Aerial view
Keyword: Copy space Moving process Keyword: Chroma key
Lens flare Wide angle plate Scenic view
Long exposure X-ray image Point of view Studio shot

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Low angle view

Keyword: Lens flare Keyword: Driver’s point of view

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Keyword: Full length Keyword: Aerial view

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Editorial-specific terms
Find keywords by these sub-categories for editorial images
with terms that appear in the captions.

Archival Sports Entertainment: Entertainment:

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Prince Harry Lewis Hamilton Music Film
Michael Jordan Busch Series Music festival Academy Awards
Henry Kissinger David Beckham Rihanna Charity benefit
Watergate Scandal Formula One Racing Madonna Fashion Week
American Civil Rights Sebastien Loeb The Killers Film premiere
Movement Rafael Nadal MOBO Awards Johnny Depp
Cuban Missile Crisis New York Mets Bob Marley Brad Pitt
Battle of Gettysburg Celtic Amy Winehouse Quantum of Solace
Noel Coward Stock car racing Kanye West Angelina Jolie
Bosnian War Sport of cricket Katy Perry Cate Blanchett
Pablo Picasso Cristiano Ronaldo Grammy Awards Guy Ritchie
Keyword: Prince Harry Keyword: Barack Obama
Fabio Capello Stevie Wonder Warner Brothers
News MTV Awards

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Barack Obama Locations The Beatles
Election 10 Downing Street
HIllary Clinton White House
Lehman Brothers Gaza Strip
Holdings Inc.
Democratic Republic
Citigroup of Congo
Mahatma Gandhi Afghanistan
NATO Taj Mahal
Economy Oval Office
Press Conference Greenland
Unemployment Phuket
OPEC Beijing
Keyword: White House Keyword: David Beckham
South Ossetia
Pakistan

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Sadr City

Keyword: Quantum of Solace Keyword: Music festival

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Human emotions Tips and tricks
Find keywords related to feelings, attitudes and frames of mind.

Affectionate Loving

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Bossy Nosy
Here’s some advice on using keywords to refine your search.
Cheerful Playful
Content Serious
Combination of terms
Displeased Shy
The following examples illustrate how to combine terms to get more
specific results. These are also known as Boolean operators:
Distraught Sulking
Ecstatic Tantrum
Furious Terrified To find images of... Use
Ignoring Worried
With both cats and dogs A space between words (words
Impatient like AND or a comma)

With either cats or dogs OR

Keyword: Playful
With cats, but not dogs NOT

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Creative
Include the following creative terms in your search to find the right
variation of an image:

To find images of... Use

Without people “Nobody”

That are easy to outline or silhouette “Cutout”

Keyword: Affectionate With eye contact from the model “Looking at camera”

Where landscapes are the main focus “Scenic”

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That show diversity “Multi-ethnic group”

Shot in a studio environment “Studio shot”

That have room for text or other images “Copy space”

That can be used behind “Background”

text or other images

Of people that don’t look like models “Real people”

Keyword: Sulking

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Editorial
Include the following editorial terms in your search to find the right
variation of an image:
To find images of...
Of public figures at press gatherings
Of elections around the world–combine
with country names to get more specific
Of that sport or event (e.g.,
tennis, Wimbledon)
Of that celebrity (e.g., David
Beckham, Paris Hilton)
Of stars of the film and other
celebrities attending
Covering everything from the
red carpet to after-parties
Showing a wide-angle view of
a stadium or arena, or action
from a wider perspective
Footage
Include the following footage terms in your search to find the right
variation of a clip:
Use To find clips of...
“Press conference” Longer than thirty seconds
“Election” With audio on the master
Taken from helicopters, airplanes
“Wimbledon” and remote devices
With blue screen, green screen,
A celebrity name (“Paris Hilton”) alpha channel, or luma matte
Shot in slow motion
Film premiere plus the name of a film
(“Quantum of Solace premiere”) That appear to make time go faster
“Award ceremonies” With camera movement left/right
“General view” With camera movement up/down
That zoom in and out
Taken from a handheld camera
With background elements
That relate to those terms
Use
“Thirty seconds or greater”
“Audio available”
“Aerial”
“Chroma key”
“Slow motion”
“Time lapse” / “day to night” / “night to day”
“Panning” / “swish pan”
“Tilt up” / “tilt down”
“Zoom in” / “zoom out”
“Handheld”
“Moving process plate”
Other industry standard terms
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