Tips for Photo Buyers

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Tips for Photo Buyers

Ordering Images and Searches

(Please see Terms and Conditions)

Images are priced based on how they will be used. There are 3 general categories--you may fall into one or more of them.

Consumers -- direct purchase of prints for home use by individuals.Ordering and pricing is rather straightforward, based on the size and any matting/framing of prints.

Editorial -- (magazines, books, newspapers, textbooks, CD Roms, may include internet)

Corporate -- brochures, annual reports, company newsletters, advertising, packaging, catalogues, may include internet, trade show, public relations, TV, murals, phone books, billboards, movie sets, etc.

For Corporate or Editorial use, prices are based on the size of the image, plus:

Where it will be displayed? (National TV vs small brochure vs magazine cover)

How many people will potentially be viewing it? (the "value" of the image)

Do you need exclusive use of the image?

(i.e. nobody else can use the image for a certain period of time)

Whether the image cost a great deal more than most images to produce

(i.e.complicated aerial shots or heavy production jobs)

Do you want the image for a variety of uses in the future

other than "one-time" use (do you really need worldwide rights forever?")

Tell us:

Deadlines. This will help us see how comprehensive a search we can do for you. If deadlines are immediate, we can email a few quick low-res images right away.

Budget: Even if it's a ballpark amount for several images. We won't try to max it out or take advantage of it, as this are not what our prices are based on. But it will help determine whether we can get you what you want in your circumstance.

Previous images: It helps to know if you have already seen images that didn't quite "fit". What wasn't right? Was it something in the image, or the usage, terms or price that couldn't be worked out?

Ideal image: What's the ideal image, in your mind?

Exclusions: Is there anything you do NOT want to see in the image (people, buildings, certain kinds of people, certain ages of people, certain colors, etc.)?