HOW TO: Get your web pictures on Google Image Search
If your web graphics are optimized for Image search engines like Yahoo, Google or MSN, they can 
be a nice alternate source of traffic to your website. But unlike regular web search where we know how search engines rank content, the rules associated with Image search rankings are very different and often based on assumptions.
Why I say this ? Try a search for "Google" on Google Image Search. None of the top five results show images from the Google website. Now if you repeat the search for Firefox, no images are displayed from the official Mozilla or Spread Firefox website. Or look for iPod.
So how do individuals and small companies manage to stay ahead of corporate giants in Image search results ? It’s a combination of luck and some image optimization techniques like text surrounding the web graphics, image captions, etc. How to get your web pictures on Google Image Search ยป Digital Inspiration