Place to display (and sell) photos online?
Jordan Bortz
I was wondering if there is a place to share photos online that also
would include an online cart for ppl to order prints, or are there seperate
sits for these activities?
Also does "sharing" the photo put it in the public domain or do most pho
sharing places allow you to retain copyright (and maybe a link to where you
can buy it?)
Jordan
Colyn
<jorda...@hotmail.nospam.com> wrote:
>Hi
> I was wondering if there is a place to share photos online that also
>would include an online cart for ppl to order prints, or are there seperate
>sits for these activities?
>
You should buy your own domain name and set up a website for this..
>
> Also does "sharing" the photo put it in the public domain or do most pho
>sharing places allow you to retain copyright (and maybe a link to where you
>can buy it?)
> Jordan
>
"sharing" does not put photos in the public domain. You own the
copyright..
Most sites that would offer what you want expect a sizable cut from
your sale..
I don't sell but I have my own website setup and maintained by myself
on my own server..
It's a lot easier then most people think..
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Martin Francis
I'm planning on doing the same as Colyn; unfortunately, i'm going to share
the site with a partner, to split the costs and double the size of the
library. "Unfortunately" because she has changed her mind about the name of
the site (and now I have to redesign it! grr...) and also unfortunate as
some of her work makes me ever so slightly jealous.
--
Martin
"Amateurs borrow. Professionals steal"
- Rankin
John Emmons
aimed at event,wedding, and sports photographers who want to be able to
showcase their work to potential buyers without going to the trouble of
setting up and maintaining their own sites. Of course you could easily set
it up to sell fine art work too.
I do a fair amount of youth sports shooting and a friend told me about
photoreflect, so far it's done exactly what it's supposed to do. Downloading
images is easy, you get to publish "events" which can be actual events or
galleries of work if you're trying to sell landscapes or more art oriented
work.
I won't explain how everything on it works but I can tell it's pretty simple
to set up and use. They keep a percentage of each sale as a fee for the site
itself. They're set up to allow the customer to look at a thumbnail or an
enlarged version of each image and then purchase it using a credit card. The
photographer sets all of their own prices and print packages including any
shipping and/or handling charges. You get an email with the particulars of
fulfilling each order within a very short time of the order being placed. So
far I like the service. Each "event" can be password protected at different
security levels and each image is also digitally stamped with a copyright
notice. It is possible to download the images with a fair amount of work but
a friend who knows much more about computers and web servers than I do told
it the security system in place is very good. You can't simply right-click
and download an image. I have my site set up with jpegs only, so even if
someone wanted to steal something they'll only get a small virtually
unusable file.
You can learn more about them by going to their main site;
www.digitalexpress.com
I have no other stake in them other than being a satisfied customer, don't
know if they offer a commission for a referral but feel free to use my name
if they do...;^)
As for copyrights, you always maintain your copyright unless you either sell
it or give it away. The posting of images on any kind of website doesn't
affect the copyright of the individual artist. Now having said that, if you
post full size digital files on an unprotected site and they get
appropriated, you'll have a very hard time ever getting anywhere with a
copyright infringement case. All you can do is try and protect your work the
best way you can. If people wish to steal from you they will.
John Emmons
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