Sell Your Images on our Site
August 2nd, 2008 | →
For a great many years we have been offering our images through our ever evolving web site. Over this time span we have added a great many features and products to our site to increase the options available to site visitors. This has yielded a web site that has become quite flexible and extensive in its offerings.
We have decided to now provide this flexibility to other photographers and artists who wish to offer their works through our site. Any artist or photographer can now register as a site contributor and upload their images to the site. Once you have registered as a contributor you can upload images, select the types of products and print sizes you would like to offer, create private galleries, create print packages, set pricing, and communicate with other site members.
You have the option of offering your images as stock or as various types of art. Art can be offered as photographic, fine art, and canvas prints, matted and/or framed art, motivational art, note cards and greeting cards. You have control over how your art is offered, the print sizes you wish to sell, and your print pricing.
There is no charge for registering or maintaining an account. Your only fees are sales based. We deduct the cost of producing any purchased products (for example, the cost of making a print) and any costs associated with completing the sale. We then deduct a 15% commission from the sales price. We do not charge any other fees, so if you do not make any sales, you do not incur any expenses.
You can also earn other commissions for products containing your images. For example, if a customer purchases a framed artwork containing one of your images, we will pay you your portion for the print, but we will also pay you a commission for the sale of the matting and frame included with the purchase of your print.
Contributor Types
Here is a list of just some of the potential contributors to the site. We have included some typical ways in which each type of contributor might offer their products and services. Please note that any contributor has the ability to offer images using all of the methods described below and contributor types are not limited to those discussed below.
· Event Photographers (e.g. wedding photographers). Create private galleries for your images that allow your customers, their families, and their friends to review your photographs. The private galleries can be password protected so only those who know the correct login can gain access to the gallery. You can establish the print sizes and print pricing for your images and can also define a host of different print packages. Visitors to your private gallery can then review your images and purchase individual prints and print packages online without any direct involvement on your part. When purchasing print packages customers can select the specific images, quantities, and print sizes they would like to purchase in your defined package. Once an order has been placed, we take care of producing the prints and shipping the orders. You receive your defined price minus associated costs (e.g. the cost of making the prints and completing the sales transaction) and our 15% commission. Customers can also select (if you offer them) canvas prints and can have us mat and frame any individual print. You receive an additional commission on the sale of any matting or frames sold in conjunction with your prints.
· Landscape Photographers. Optionally offer your photographs as stock images and/or as fine art prints. You may also opt to offer your images as motivational art or as cards. You can elect to sell prints on a variety of papers and on fine art canvas. Select the print sizes you wish to offer and the pricing for each print. When a customer purchases one of your prints you will receive your defined price minus related costs and our 15% commission. If the customer elects to have us mat, frame, or stretch your print, then we will pay you a 10% commission on the sale of these additional items. You can also establish multiple artists’ galleries that contain only your prints. You again have control of the types, sizes, and pricing of prints offered through your galleries and can define print packages that allow site visitors to purchase print groupings of your images.
· Stock and Freelance Photographers. Offer your images as royalty-free stock to stock buyers. You select the image sizes and prices for any stock image you offer. We take care of the associated license agreements and provide image downloads for licensed customers. Royalty-free images are only offered in downloadable form. As a result there are no associated product production costs, allowing you to keep in excess of 80% of the proceeds from any stock sale.
· Artists, Cartoonists, and Illustrators. If your art can be digitally reproduced as a fine art print then you can offer your art via our site. Similar to Landscape Photographers, you can offer your images as stock or via private artist galleries that you define. You can define the print sizes and pricing for your art and can allow customers to purchase your prints on a variety of print media, including canvas. You may also decide to sell your images as motivational art or on greeting cards and note cards.
· Portrait and Commercial Photographers. Define password-protected private galleries for your customers that allow them to review your proofs online. You can optionally enable viewer comments so that customers can provide you with specific feedback on individual images. This can be useful for commercial photography where your customer is in a remote location but wishes to inquire or make comments about details in an image. We allow you to define the copyright owner for your images, establish print sizes and print pricing, and establish print packages that customers can purchase. When purchasing print packages customers can specify the images they want to include in your defined package.
As an image contributor you can review the financial status of your account anytime you are logged into our site. You can review your current balance, your payment history, and all sales transactions involving your images. We provide specific details about any costs and commissions you have paid or earned so that you can double check the accuracy of your payments.
Who can be a contributor?
We do not limit who can register as a contributor. If you are a professional or an advanced amateur we would love to offer your work through our site. We have provided a wide range of facilities so that you can control how our images are offered. If you are a casual photographer and want to create a private gallery to offer prints from the company picnic, then you are free to participate as a contributor. If you have photographs of your child’s birth and want to share them with relatives in a remote location (who may wish to purchase prints of the newest addition to the family), then you too can register as a contributor. We have a few restrictions on the types of material you can post including the restriction that you must be the copyright owner of the material you post. We also restrict images containing explicit sexual activity and imagery intended to defame, hurt, or belittle others.
To review additional material about participating as a contributor simply click on the “Contributor Login” link on our home page and then click on the “Tell Me More” button. We are confident you will find our robust site and print sales facilities worthy of serious consideration.
Sincerely,
Richard Munson
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