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If you are interested in submitting images to this site for sale as Royalty Free photos, it's very easy.
All you need to do is email us up to 10 low res versions of your best images and we'll take it from there.
The terms are very simple, with photographers collecting 50% of everything the images earn and retaining full control of copyright and their submissions at all times.
Contact us for a free copy of the submissions contract and anything else you want to know.
Click here to sign up
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Photography and the Global Market
A4StockPhotos is dedicated to providing professional quality photos at affordable prices.We know that the globalisation of the photography market has massively increased the demand for images, and the expectations of consumers. What people want these days is instantly available images online, without the hassle of negotiating rates, predicting print runs and paying large sums of money for an image that may not be used.
There is a much larger market out there now, but the bad news is that few of them are willing or able to pay the large sums of money still being asked by many stock image libraries, which is where we come in. We want to make it easier for customers to buy and for photographers to sell their work online, and we believe that the key is downloads.
In our experience, most clients and regular users of stock photography are quite prepared to forego exclusivity for the ease and economy of instant availability, in the same way that few people can be bothered any more to have their suits made to measure. Providing the quality is good enough, they prefer to buy 'off the peg'.
The challenge for photographers is to provide the material for this market at a price which will ensure it sells consistently and repeatedly, but still makes it worthwhile.
We know from personal and professional experience that there are a large number of photographers out there who have some great shots in their portfolios and would like to be able to sell at least some of them, which is why we are always happy to receive submissions from new people.
If you're thinking about becoming a contributor, here are some basic facts to help you get started.
The minimum basic requirement is that the images are A4 (210mm x 297mm) at 300ppi, so they have to start life as 24mb (megabyte) scanned film or digital images shot on a camera capable of producing raw files of a similar size.
What you can get away with
We don't mind a bit of enhancement in Photoshop, but in our experience there are limits to what you can get away with before it becomes noticeable in print. This of course does not apply to the processing and sharpening etc. of files from digital cameras, as some post processing is usually essential.
The main points to remember are that you cannot significantly increase the resolution of a digital image in image editing software, and anything that originates from a digital compact with a sensor of less than 6 megapixels is unlikely to contain enough detail to enlarge. Some of the higher end DSLRs can produce excellent results which can stand some boosting, but much of this will depend on the quality of the optics and the nature of the image.
If you shoot on film, we prefer scanned images from a dedicated transparency scanner, as only a handful of flatbed scanners are up to the job. They will need to be 24mb, RGB images, with all sharpening, cleaning and enhancement already done.
We can accept transparencies if they are supplied with an SAE, but it's up to you if you want to risk your best images in the post.
How to submit your images
It's easy to submit images, just use the photographers' sign up section to create your own account and start uploading your images immediately.
The images
We won't insult you by telling you how to take pictures ( though it's surprising how many libraries do), and we don't lay down arbitrary rules about content, but the one thing we all have to take into account is what sells. In our view, the only way to address this as a photographer is to look around at the images you are bombarded with in your daily life and decide for yourself what kind of contribution you could make. Good luck.
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