1 What is Fotomaze?

FOTOMAZE is a stock photography agency and print gallery. We market our member’s images rights and promote them as individual Photographers so they can profit from their image collections.

2 How to do the detailed search?

Click on search button or search link in the menu. You can use the simple search option or use our advanced search option which help you narrow down and define you results.

3 How do I join Fotomaze?

Just email 5 medium resolution images to assess to admin@fotomaze.com, title the email 'Photographer sign up'. Once your images have been approved you will be sent an invitation to join as a photographer and you then start to upload to our new galleries.

4 Why was my image declined?

An image can be declined for a number of reasons, too low resolution, over sharpened image, marks on an image, not appropriate content or execution. Fotomaze prides itself on high quality images. Images must not contain watermarks, logos or frames. All declined images will be deleted.

5 Are there any hidden costs?

No. We absolutely do not charge the photographer.

6 How do I upload an image?

Click on your account and upload an image. Just follow the instructions on your screen.

7 Which format can I use for upload?

JPG up to 128MB. Images need to be 300 DPI, must not be over sharpened and must be free from dust and CCD blemishes. Image must not contain any watermarks or logos.

Scanned images can be uploaded as JPEGs. Please upload RGB images, not CMYK. When scanning transparencies, set the image size to 200% and scan at 1200dpi. Uploaded images should be above 5mb in size.

8 Are my images safe?

All images are backed up onto a secure server.

9 Will you tell me if a picture has been sold?

An email confirmation of the sale will be sent to you. Also you can see a complete list of all transactions through your account under your member profile.

10 How do I get paid and how much when one of my pictures is sold?

You will be sent the money by cheque Every 3 months. The split is 60% to the photographer and 40% to Fotomaze. The amount due to the photographer is 60% of the total NET sales price. That means that if there is some non recoverable expenses involved (such as client bank transfer fees for example) then that is deducted from the gross sales price. The remainder is the Net sales figure.

11 How do I look at all my pictures?

As a photographer you have access to your account where you can manage your own profile and images.

12 Can I upload drawings and paintings as well as photos?

Yes. Any image that can be scanned high resolution onto your computer and captioned can be uploaded: paintings, illustrations, digital art, and photography. Make sure that you are the owner of the copyright because you will be liable for any copyright infringement on your upload.

13 How much information should I give about each picture?

The most important part is the keywords, as this is how buyers will find your images. Be sure to include as many keywords as possible but please keep them relevant to the image being uploaded. And also be sure to check all the other options available to you on upload. It is important to categorize your images from the list provided.

14 Is there anything I can't upload?

Yes - pornography; all the images uploaded to Fotomaze are checked for content and anything which is pornographic, racist, defamatory, obscene or offensive is rejected.

15 Why would anyone want to buy my photos?

Publishers and advertising agencies are always looking for unseen, unpublished pictures, and your picture might be just the one they are looking for!

16 Can I add, change or delete pictures? Can I edit the captions or details?

The ability to edit and replace images is one of the benefits of the registered member of Fotomaze.

17 What about copyright?

The photographer maintains the copyright at all times.

18 What are Rights managed images (RM) and Royalty free images (RF)?

Rights-managed products are licensed on a use-by-use basis. The fee for using the product is calculated from several factors including size, placement, duration of use and geographic distribution.

Royalty free means the image is sold without a license and the buyer may use the image as often as he/she wishes without selling the image onto a third party. Royalty free images sell for less than Rights managed images. RF images have a fix price. Royalty-free products may be used by the licensee multiple times for multiple projects without incurring additional fees. Royalty-free pricing is based solely on the file size of the product the licensee needs and the number of people entitled to use it (maximum 10), not the specific use. All licenses of royalty-free products are subject to FOTOMAZE Royalty-Free Image Licence Agreement. Royalty-free licenses are always non-exclusive.

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