Subjects to consider:

Choose subjects that are rare or lacking at the site in order to increase the visibility of your photo among other photos. The more similar photos exist, the less likely your photo will sell (even though your photo may be more unique or more artistic than other photos).

• Business related photos of people conducting business, business environment, equipment or attributes.
• Social related photos of people getting involved in various activities (eating, smoking, fishing, driving, walking, etc.). People showing emotions or state (sad, tired, happy, angry, energetic, optimistic, etc.)
• Photos conveying a certain message, theme, concept, action or state (don’t drink and drive, quit smoking, team work, etc.)
• Photos sensitive to issues of gender, race, and other social groups.
• Health and medical related photos.
• Industrial and technology related photos. People involved in such activities.
• Representing different occupations such as salesperson, teacher, nurse, driver, soldier, etc.
• Various objects on plain (white or gray) backgrounds.
• Close-ups and macros of unusual subjects.
• Religious subjects (all faiths).
• Underwater photography.
• Exotic animals in natural habitat.
• Cats, dogs, and other house pets.
• Flowers and gardens.
• Sunsets and landscapes.
• Fine art.
• Abstract presentations.
• Posed portraits.
  

Do not send photos that spread hate or violence, pornographic images or revealing nudes, presenting copyright issues, vacation or immediate family snapshots (more suitable for family albums). Such Photos are automatically rejected.

Submission Guidelines:

We encourage our members to submit high quality professional level photos, which have high potential to interest photo buyers. We compiled these guidelines to help you ensure your submissions possess the expected degree of standards and to help you increase your sales.

All submissions are screened and we reserve the right to remove any photo that in our discretion, does not hold the required degree of standards, or violates any of the restrictions. Please accept our submission guidelines and thank you for your considerations!

• Check the What’s Selling section regularly to find out what types of images are in demand.
• Review the tips for selling Photos and which subjects are needed most.

General Restrictions:

• Photos with less than 1024 pixels in any dimension will be rejected automatically (suitable for print quality).
• Images must be in RGB and JPEG format.
• You must own the full copyright to any image you upload. Uploading images or artwork that belongs to somebody else will result in a suspended membership and in some cases may have legal ramifications. You must be the photographer or artist that created the image.
• Your account profile must have your full, real first and last names, and mailing address entered before completing an application.
• Anyone uploading with fake name will be banned immediately.
• We do not accept Pornographic or offensive photos.
• We do not accept photos with your own embedded copyright notice, watermark, or time stamp.
• We do not accept photos that are derivative work based on other copyrighted photos made by other photographers (unless you are able to submit written releases from the copyright owners).
• Do not send series of similar images with nearly identical compositions. Choose the best one and submit it (only one can be accepted).
• Photos which were not properly rotated, photos with main subject not being sharp (unless blur is intentional), and too underexposed
• (dark) or too overexposed (bright) photos.
• Photos that have no artistic, aesthetic, stock or editorial value to photo buyers.
• Family photos, vacation snapshots, casual posed portraits, casual photos of pets, and other photos more suitable for family albums.

Restrictions for Commercial Use License:

• General Restrictions are also applicable to the Commercial Use License.
• Do not submit photos displaying copyrighted logos or trademarks, product names, company names, product brands or trademarked and patented designs.
• Do not submit photos of copyrighted buildings and properties.
• Do not submit photos of artworks (including publicly displayed), advertisements, computer screenshots, posters, or photos of other photos.
• Do not submit photos of uniquely identifiable people or private property without properly signed releases.

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