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Greetings from Andrew & Daniela

Fotolia Team UK

From content creation and production through to distribution, mediaPro 09 will cover all aspects that extend across print, web, video, rich internet applications, interactive and mobile channels.

Key issues such as innovation, cost-effectiveness, increased ROI and quality improvement across print, web, video, rich internet applications, interactive and mobile will be addressed.

Hovering over search results lets users preview the image. A simple double click inserts a free comp of the image into the document, allowing customers to try before they buy. Once members see a photograph, vector or illustration they are interested in, they can purchase it while still in their document by selecting download and the appropriate size and license.

“Connecting Fotolia’s online image library directly to Word and PowerPoint is a great productivity win for our customers,” said Rob Ashby, Group Manager for Office.com. “The add-in’s use of the ribbon makes finding and using the right images fast and easy, without customers having to leave their work.”

Fotolia is making huge strides in the online photography and image industry. Founded in 2005 in New York City, the company quickly expanded to 12 countries and represents portfolios of some of the most respected agencies and artists. A commitment to providing high-quality, affordable images expanded the relationship with Microsoft, which offers a free collection of Fotolia images and illustrations to Microsoft Office customers through Microsoft Office 2007.

“Using the ribbon enabled Fotolia to increase the services we offer to over 1.3 million members by creating an easy, integrated experience,” says Garth Johnson, Fotolia Executive Vice President, North America. “Now, Microsoft Word 2007 and Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 users have instant in-document access to Fotolia’s library of over 7-million royalty-free images and the best licensing options in the business.”

Purchasing images from Fotolia through Microsoft Word 2007 and Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 using the add-in is easy: select the size of the image or graphic and a standard or extended license option. Only Fotolia offers standard and extended licensing with every image purchase, and the licenses are free of seat restrictions and run limits.

Once the image is downloaded into the user’s document, users are free to use the Fotolia file with no limit on time, copies or geographical placements. Images on Fotolia are truly royalty-free.

Editorial note: screenshot image available for publication on http://www.fotolia.com/ribbonimage
Credit Fotolia, LLC for use of images on this site.

Over 1.3 million people prefer Fotolia, LLC for affordable, royalty-free images, graphics and HD videos. With the introduction of the Infinite Collection, Fotolia became the first worldwide microstock organization to offer both crowd-sourced and professional images on one site. Founded in New York City in 2005, Fotolia spans the globe with websites in 10 languages and offices in 12 countries. With over 7,000,000 images to choose from, find Fotolia Uk at www.fotolia.co.uk

Media Contact:
Daniela Reissmann
Director, United Kingdom
Fotolia, LLC
Direct: 020-8816-7284
www.fotolia.co.uk

Oleg Tscheltzoff, co-founder and president of Fotolia, LLC, explains, “We made downloading high-definition videos along with high resolution images and vectors easy for our customers by simply introducing a plan that makes these highly demanded files accessible and affordable.”

The client’s ability to customize the premium subscription plan is what sets it apart from other competitive options. Subscriptions range from monthly to yearly commitments and can include unlimited users. Options for subscribers range from 25 to 250 royalty-free downloads/day. Fotolia's premium subscription is simply the best access plan to high-resolution photos, vectors, and HD videos. For more information visit http://en.fotolia.com/Info/Subscription

More than one-million people have signed up for free on Fotolia to access affordable, royalty-free images, vectors, and videos. Fotolia, LLC was the first worldwide microstock organization to offer members access to both professional and crowd-sourced image contributions. Based in New York City, Fotolia spans the globe with websites in 10 languages and offices in 11 countries. With over six-million images to choose from: Find it on Fotolia. www.fotolia.co.uk

Graphic & Website Designers looking for an online place to network, discuss design industry related issues & offer advice to “design newbies” need look no further than the fast growing UK based www.GraphicDesignForums.co.uk

Unlike many of the US targeted design forums, the Graphic Design Forums have been set up to mainly cater for designers based in the UK (although members from further a field are always welcome).

The website is split into many targeted forums such as...

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Website Design Forums
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We are happy to announce the results of the first video contest launched by Fotolia to greet our new contributors, video makers and digital designers, who are populating the Fotolia video collection with great video clips and footage.

The video contest was launched last May 19th. The challenge consisted to reach the maximum number of video files approved before June 20th.
This time we have 1 Algerian (first) and 2 Italian contributors (2nd and 3rd) on the Fotolia podium!

Here the winners are :
1 prize 3000 credits with 1848 accepted video clips :Yahia LOUKKAL

Yahia is a Algerian designer, that's how he comments his victory:
"I’ve been contaminated by the Fotolite (sounds like a disease in French) in October 2008 thanks to a friend. Since then, I enjoy the power of the Fotolia website and services and I am now very happy and proud to be part of this family. That’s why I don’t miss any occasion to speak about Fotolia everywhere I go. My biggest wish would be to see one day A Fotolia Algeria website.
I want to also invite all photographers, designers, video designer to join Fotolia which allows us to expose and sell our works but also to learn from other contributors who belong to this great family. I like challenges, so I have not hesitated for one second to participate with this contest . I did my best and I would like to thank my computer which worked days and nights during one month.

2nd prize of 1000 credits with 1839 accepted video clips goes to
Designer Andrea aka Andrea Di Flaviano:

Andrea,Italian from Abruzzo, the region recently hit by a heartquake catastrophe, is a 27 year old digital designer with a passion for videos. Andrea is a freelancer and has been actively producing work for Fotolia since October 2007. He is an exclusive Fotolia contributor for microstock content. Andrea, who is still under shock for the great news, tells us how she managed to have 1839 videos accepted on Fotolia in one month:
"Over the past month i have been an octopus latched on my pc, actually on 3 PC, of which one borrowed from my girlfriend who has also helped me a lot in the indexing process. I hardly went out, but for 2 family events i just could not miss. Every day from 7 AM until 2 AM i have created and uploaded videos non stop up to about 30 GigaByte in total. At night i was uploading the heaviest renders." Thank you Fotolia for this great opportunity and much love to this fantastic community that makes me grow everyday, professionally and personally!"

3rd prize of 500 credits with 1205 accepted video clips goes to BMG aka Francesco Lombardo:
Francesco is Fotolia addicted too, since October 2008. He lives in Genoa and has his own company BananaMonsterGraphic, specialized in digital arts, from creative design to video-clips productions.
Passionate about drawing, video and movies since he was a child, started his creative path when he was a teen, with urban graffiti as writer and with comics illustrations. For his works Francesco prefers open source applications: Blender for the advanced mesh modelling and professional renders, Wings, The Gimp, Photoshop, Illustrator and Inkskape.
His comments: "This video contest is the proof that nothing is impossible if you work hard at it ! I had a computer crash in the first days, and went through 10 days of desperation before the new one was delivered. I feel at home in Fotolia, this community is made of very special people and this prize is an immense achievement for me, it shows one can make his own passion into a real job. Thank you Fotolia"

Congratulations to our 3 winners and a big thank you to All who participated to this contest!

“Fotolia has continued to be an innovative pioneer in the microstock space. They continue to democratize the microstock industry, keeping stock imagery affordable for small business owners, non-profit
organizations, and other groups that would otherwise not be able to afford the costs of licensing imagery associated with other companies,” says Lor, President of Fotolia, North America. “A major goal for Fotolia is the continued expansion of our offerings through strategic partnerships with businesses around the world. Garth proved his competency in our previous work together, and he will make a valuable addition to Fotolia's already talented team.”

Johnson will be responsible for overseeing business development and strategic partnership opportunities for Fotolia North America, which currently has a presence in 11 countries worldwide. He will be working with Lor and Fotolia's co-founder and CEO, Oleg Tscheltzoff, on continued expansion strategies for the company, which has nearly four million monthly unique visitors (comScore), more than six million images available for license and more than 1 million members worldwide.

“I've really admired Fotolia's strategy and innovation in the marketplace," adds Johnson, of his decision to join the Fotolia team. "They have remained true to their vision of providing the highest quality imagery to media buyers for the lowest possible cost, making it possible for small businesses to legally access stock imagery that, in many cases, is essential to the success of their business, for use in creation of brochures, advertisements, Web sites and other promotional materials. Now, more than ever, with small businesses struggling to compete, Fotolia is empowering the small and home business owner. It will be a pleasure to work with the team to ensure that more businesses have access to our image library through strategic partnerships in North America."

Johnson and Lor both joined the Fotolia team on the heels of the announcement of Fotolia's expansion into the microstock video market, which was launched on April 28.

“Fotolia has continued to be an innovative pioneer in the microstock space. They continue to democratize the microstock industry, keeping stock imagery affordable for small business owners, non-profit organizations, and other groups that would otherwise not be able to afford the costs of licensing imagery associated with other companies,” says Lor, of his decision to join the team. “They also continue to make it possible for talented photographers to connect with an audience of potential buyers, without the hurdles and costs of traditional stock firms. It’s a pleasure to join such a talented global team, and I look forward to working with them on bringing the company even more success as we continue to expand and enter new ventures.”

Lor will be overseeing North American operations for Fotolia, which currently has a presence in 10 countries worldwide. He will be working with co-founder and CEO Oleg Tscheltzoff on continued expansion strategies for the company, which has nearly 4 million monthly unique visitors (comScore), more than five million images available for license and more than 1 million members worldwide.

“Patrick had tremendous success with his work at iStockPhoto, and I’ve always admired his talent and what he was able to achieve,” explains Fotolia co-founder and CEO Oleg Tscheltzoff, “Fotolia has seen a tremendous amount of growth over the past years, and we’ve continued to expand both our physical presence globally and our service offerings. We have a number of exciting projects in the pipeline and are thrilled to have Patrick on board to help us bring Fotolia to the next level of success.”

The hire announcement comes on the heels of Fotolia’s expansion into the microstock video market, which was announced on April 28.

Since its launch in November, 2005, Fotolia has grown to offer one of the world’s largest libraries of legal, micro-priced images on the Web, offering professional and amateur photographers the ability to connect with more than 500,000 media buyers worldwide – from small businesses and design firms to some of the world’s most recognizable brands. With the launch of its stock video offering, Fotolia continues to expand its reach into new markets, satisfying the needs of videographers and video buyers worldwide by providing high-quality, low-cost alternatives to traditional stock video offerings.

About Fotolia
Fotolia.com is one of the world's leading providers of affordable stock imagery, with a database of over five million images and over one million international members. With web sites in 10 languages, Fotolia, LLC is based in New York and has offices in 11 countries. In 2007, Fotolia became the first independent microstock agency to enter the traditional stock marketplace with the launch of Fotolia Infinite Collections.

For more information on Fotolia United Kingdom, please visit www.fotolia.co.uk

Press Contact:
Daniela Reissmann
Director of Operations
Fotolia United Kingdom
P: 020 881 67284
Daniela@fotolia.com
www.fotolia.co.uk

“Fotolia has been, for years, one of the world’s most trusted sources for high-quality, low-priced, legal imagery and illustration,” explains Oleg Tscheltzoff, co-founder and president of Fotolia, LLC. “In January, we began accepting submissions for stock video clips because of an overwhelming demand from our customers, and the submissions we’ve seen in just a few short weeks – more than 10,000 accepted clips – have shown us that Fotolia is able to attract some of the best videographers from around the world to license their work through our agency.”

Fotolia’s video collection features a wide variety of content – from animation and stop motion to digital film and traditional video. Clips range in size and length from 320 X 240 to 1920 X 1080, 24 – 30 frames per second, and 5 – 60 seconds long. These clips – including HD video clips – prices are starting for as little as $10. Contributors can learn more about the offering and register to begin submitting clips by logging on to http://us.fotolia.com/Info/Contents/Videos.

Since its launch in November, 2005, Fotolia has grown to offer one of the world’s largest libraries of legal, micro-priced images on the Web, offering professional and amateur photographers the ability to connect with more than 500,000 media buyers worldwide – from small businesses and design firms to some of the world’s most recognizable brands. With the launch of its stock video offering, Fotolia continues to expand its reach into new markets, satisfying the needs of videographers and video buyers worldwide by providing high-quality, low-cost alternatives to traditional stock video offerings.

About Fotolia

Fotolia, LLC, based in New York, with offices in 11 countries around the globe and offering Web sites in 10 languages, is one of the world's leading providers of micro-priced stock images. Launched in early November, 2005, Fotolia's image marketplace has acquired over five million images in its database and over one million international members. In December, 2007, Fotolia became the first independent microstock agency to enter the traditional stock marketplace, with the launch of Fotolia Infinite Collections. For more information about the company or to access the Fotolia Web site, visit www.fotolia.com.

ComScore also shows some health growth, with 2.3 million unique visitors a month (the vast majority of which are obviously not registered members). Competitor iStockphoto , which was purchased by Getty Images for $50 million in 2006, has about twice as many monthly visitors (5.2 million). But on ts Website, iStockphoto says it only has 4 million images.

Another interesting stat the company shared with me: the number of uploads is very close to the number of paid downloads. People upload 40,000 images and other content every day, and download 50,000 images a day. That download rate translates to 1.5 million paid downloads a month. Fotolia takes 20 to 50 percent of the sales price.

Next up, Fotolia will begin selling stock video (something iStockphoto has been doing for a while). Fotolia already has 20,000 videos uploaded, and plans to roll out the new category generally in March or April.

As we announced a few days ago, Fotolia is changing the exclusivity definitions and adding a new level of exclusivity called “Total Exclusivity”.

This change will take place as early as March 1, 2009.

Total Exclusivity Status is defined as a contributor who only offers his royalty free files (images, vectors, videos) to Fotolia. It is strictly prohibitive for a Total Exclusive member to supply their creative works on other photo agencies or microstock websites.

As compensation, Total Exclusive contributors will receive many advantages like higher exclusive commissions and the ability to increase their sales prices (see charts below).

However, the Total Exclusive Contributor will retain the rights to:

- to sell their other creative works as Rights-managed files, on their own or through a company dedicated to this activity;

- to sell their works through their personal portfolio website. In such case, the website shall not offer works for free or sell other author’s works;

- to sell their works directly to an end user in accordance with an assignment or work for hire contract;

- to sell their works directly to the end user in accordance with an editorial contract;

- to sell prints of their works;

- to print and sell derivative products, including, without limitation, posters, t-shirts, clothing, decorations and the like, whether on their own or through a dedicated website. In such case, the website must not offer works for free or sell other royalty free creative works.

Procedure

Starting today Fotolia will allow you to declare your status as a Total Exclusive contributor, and once the website has been updated you will be ready to receive the benefits as a Total Exclusive contributor.

However before updating your account we encourage you to verify that all of your royalty free files have been removed from other agencies and websites as described above to be eligible for Total Exclusivity status on Fotolia. Total exclusivity may be declared in the my profile section of your Fotolia account.

While you are free to choose we do hope you will consider becoming a Total Exclusive contributor to Fotolia and wish you much success.

Click here to modify your exclusivity options in your Profile

For additional information please reference the charts below or contact support.

Maximum sales price for exclusive files - Total Exclusive status

Contributor royalty (%)

White

47
1
2
4
5
6
7
8
20
Bronze

49
2
4
8
10
12
14
16
50
Silver

51
3
6
12
15
18
21
24
100
Gold

53
4
8
16
20
24
28
32
150
Emerald

55
5
10
20
25
30
35
40
200
Sapphire

57
6
12
24
30
36
42
48
200
Rubis

59
7
14
28
35
42
49
56
200
Diamond

61
10
20
40
50
60
70
80
200

Maximum sales price for exclusive files - Partial Exclusive status

Contributor royalty (%)

White

30
1
2
4
5
6
7
8
20
Bronze

32
2
4
8
10
12
14
16
50
Silver

34
3
6
12
15
18
21
24
100
Gold

36
4
8
16
20
24
28
32
150
Emerald

38
5
10
20
25
30
35
40
200
Sapphire

40
6
12
24
30
36
42
48
200
Ruby

42
7
14
28
35
42
49
56
200
Diamond

44
10
20
40
50
60
70
80
200

Maximum sales price for non-exclusive files - Non-Exclusive status

Contributor royalty (%)

White

30
1
2
4
5
6
7
8
20
Bronze

32
1
2
4
5
6
7
8
50

Silver

34
1
2
4
5
6
7
8
100
Gold

36
1
2
4
5
6
7
8
150
Emerald

38
2
4
8
10
12
14
16
200
Sapphire

40
3
6
12
15
18
21
24
200
Ruby

42
4
8
16
20
24
28
32
200
Diamond

44
5
10
20
25
30
35
40
200

NEW YORK, NY - January 27, 2009
Today, Fotolia (http://www.fotolia.com) one of the world's leading sources for legal, low-cost imagery announces a call for high quality, user-generated video submissions, in preparation for the launch of its stock video offering, which will supplement its current library by licensing royalty-free video clips at microstock prices.

"Fotolia has been, for years, one of the world's most trusted sources
for high-quality, low-priced, legal imagery and illustration,"
explains Oleg Tscheltzoff, co-founder and president of Fotolia, LLC.
"In response to an overwhelming demand, Fotolia is announcing a call
for video submissions. We are seeking thousands of videographers from
around the world who would like to sell their footage and make money
through their videography passion."

Fotolia is looking for a wide variety of content submissions - from
animation and stop motion to digital film and traditional video.
Submissions should be 320 X 240 to 1920 X 1080, 24 - 30 frames per
second, and 5 - 60 seconds long. Beginning in mid-February, Fotolia
will begin licensing broadcast-quality footage, in a variety of
digital formats, including HD video, for as little as £10.
Contributors can learn more about the offering and register to begin
submitting clips by logging on to the UK site at:
http://en.fotolia.com/Info/Contents/Videos

Since its launch in November, 2005, Fotolia has grown to offer one of
the world's largest libraries of legal, micro-priced images on the
Web, offering professional and amateur photographers the ability to
connect with more than 500,000 media buyers worldwide - from small
businesses and design firms to some of the world's most recognizable
brands. With the launch of its stock video offering, Fotolia continues
to expand its reach into new markets, satisfying the needs of
videographers and video buyers worldwide by providing high-quality,
low-cost alternatives to traditional stock video offerings.

About Fotolia

Fotolia, LLC, based in New York, with offices in ten countries around
the globe and offering Web sites in nine languages, is one of the
world's leading providers of micro-priced stock images. Launched in
early November, 2005, Fotolia's image marketplace has acquired nearly
5 million images in its database and over 950,000 international
members. In December, 2007, Fotolia became the first independent
microstock agency to enter the traditional stock marketplace, with the
launch of Fotolia Infinite Collections.

For more information about the company or to access the Fotolia UK Web site, visit http://www.fotolia.co.uk

Press Contact:

Michael Conner
Director of Communications
Fotolia, LLC
P: 541-704-0800
Michael(at) fotolia.com
www.fotolia.com

Alternative London contact:
Daniela(at) fotolia.com
London: 020-881 67284

LINK: http://www.fototv.com

As Oleg mentions in this interview, top photographers can make a good living on Fotolia alone with revenues ranging from a few hundred dollars to tens of thousands per month.

Next for Fotolia, the launch of stock videos at the end of the month.

Link to the Interview:

http://uk.intruders.tv/Oleg-Tscheltzoff-CEO-and-co-founder-of-Fotolia_a481.html

The official Fotolia Video will be viewable here on December 15th.

Hello Community!

Its about time that we introduce our UK team!

Fotolia UK is managed by Daniela and Andy. Daniela is in charge of
Customer Relations as well as all Marketing and Advertising related
matters. She joined Fotolia during the summer of 2008 after several
years of experience in the image industry as well as in marketing.
She is a native German speaker who lives and works out of New York
City. Any purchases, wire transfer inquiries, technical questions,
API related issues, and photographer inquiries will go to her.
Daniela is fluent in nearly 5 languages and loves photography,
traveling, and yoga.
You can contact Daniela via email at daniela@fotolia.com

Andy is new to the team. He's our Sales Rep on site in London. Andy
has over 8 years experience within the industry and worked across
multiple sectors, including both the advertising & editorial markets.
Andy will be available for sales inquiries & meetings to discuss the
Fotolia Brand in more detail. His hobbies include traveling in Asia, Film, and Sport. Andy can be reached at andrew@fotolia.com

Together they're ready to rock the Kingdom!

Fotolia UK Team
IMAGES FOR ALL!

There will be a two-fold benefit to LCN customers through this alliance -- Customers will be able get three royalty free stock photograph credits at no cost from the world's largest and fastest growing databases of nearly 4.5 million micro-priced, royalty-free images. Not only that, once signed up with Fotolia, customers of LCN, will be entitled to a 10% bonus on every order placed with Fotolia from then on.

Mark Boost, Managing Director of LCN.com commented, "Both LCN and Fotolia are dedicated to providing their customers with the best products within our respective industries. With high quality imagery being such a top level need for quality web design, it was a natural decision for us to partner with Fotolia as our imagery provider.

"With Fotolia, we have gained a trusted partner that offers the largest image bank of free and affordable royalty free images. This announcement is something new and existing web design customers will be delighted to hear." Boost noted further.

"This partnership allows LCN customers deeply integrated access to Fotolia's database of nearly 4.5 million high-quality, micro-priced images, using Fotolia's Partner API. It also gives users a platform to generate their own revenue through the intuitive Fotolia system whereby commission is earned on images they submit to the Fotolia Web site," said Oleg Tscheltzoff, co-founder and president of Fotolia.
Find out more about the Fotolia offer and LCN Web Hosting packages below:

www.lcn.com/fotolia_offer
www.lcn.com/web_hosting

About LCN.com
LCN is one of the top UK domain and hosting providers with over 40,000 hosting customers and over 350,000 domain names registered since its launch in 2000.

About Fotolia:
Fotolia, LLC, based in New York, with offices in nine countries around the globe and offering Web sites in eight languages, is the world's largest provider of micro-priced stock images. Launched in early November, 2005, Fotolia's image marketplace has acquired nearly 4.5 million images in its database and over 850,000 international members. In December, 2007, Fotolia became the first independent microstock agency to enter the traditional stock marketplace, with the launch of Fotolia Infinite Collections. For more information about the company or to access the Fotolia Web site, visit www.fotolia.com.

Fotolia’s contributors range from amateur enthusiasts who use the site to supplement their incomes or for the chance to see their work in print or online, to professional photographers who make generous incomes as full-time microstock contributors. Fotolia has also attracted photographers from some of the world’s largest and best-reputed agencies as contributors, due to our broad variety of media buyers. Since its launch in November, 2005, Fotolia has grown to offer the world’s largest library of legal, micro-priced images on the Web. Professional and amateur photographers alike have the ability to connect with more than 300,000 media buyers – ranging from small home businesses to the world’s top brands.

Christopher Völlmya

Corporations wishing to enroll in the Subscription service will be able to tie unlimited user IDs to a central account, which will make media purchases and itemisation much more efficient. Through a central account, multiple users will also be able to access a central bank of Credits for media purchases, without the need for an accounting department to monitor remaining Credits on multiple accounts.

The packages offer customers ease of use, giving the administrator of the account total control over the media buying process. Features include the flexibility to download 25 to 250 images per day, automatic renewal of your Subscription, unlimited number of users, and flexible Subscription options for your organisation's needs. For more information on the service, or to subscribe, visit http://en.fotolia.com/Info/Subscription

image: Fotor

Benefits of Fotolia Subscription

• the lowest prices in the world, as low as 9 pence per image
• download of 25 images per day
• no more credits purchases required
• directly download images to your computer with no credits
• 4 different subscription options from 1 month to 1 year
• access to approx. 80% of Fotolia's images

image: upimages

With the aid of the Fotolia XTensions software, QuarkXPress 7 users will now be able to access the Fotolia community’s royalty-free images and illustrations — currently more than three million of them — straight from QuarkXPress 7, pull selected images using simple Drag&Drop, and position them into their print, Web, or interactive layouts.

“A lot of our clients work with QuarkXPress 7,” explains Dittmar Frohmann, CEO of Fotolia Germany. “So, the obvious thing to do is create a link between the layout and design software and our image collection. By doing this we are fitting in very well with the working habits of creative people: in this way, designers can select subjects from us without interrupting their creative workflow and carry on with the design inside QuarkXPress 7.”

Overview of Key FotoliaXT Features:
- Search, find and view first class Fotolia image material
- Store images in the Lightbox, a pre-selection tool
- Position images using Drag&Drop in print, Web or interactive QuarkXPress 7 layouts
- Automatic replacement of the preview with high-resolution images following purchase
- Uniform, global payment system using Fotolia credits within the QuarkXPress FotoliaXT palette
- Multi-lingual Web portal supporting all major languages
- Web-based application and therefore continuously up-to-date
- Possible to upload and sell own images
- Available for Windows® (Mac® version currently in preparation)

Fotolia membership and FotoliaXT download are free of charge. From as little as £ 0.57, high-quality images at different levels of quality can be purchased from Fotolia. Users who register for the first time via the Fotolia XTensions software will be given a free start-up voucher for 7 Fotolia credits during the introductory phase.

“Image piracy on the Internet will solve itself in the face of such good prices,” says Dittmar Frohmann. “Fotolia’s download terms and conditions give clear directives on originator’s and user’s rights, so that no buyer needs to worry about dissuasions for illegal use of images. We are delighted with the widespread acceptance of our licence and community models, and pleased that QuarkXPress 7 users can now make better use of these innovative opportunities.”

Using the XTensions software and QuarkXPress 7 photographers and artists can also put their own images onto Fotolia and offer them for sale. Once uploaded, the images practically do the rest of the work themselves, with Fotolia taking on the commercialization and invoicing.

“We are very pleased about the partnership with an innovative company like Fotolia,” comments Matthias Gilke, Marketing Manager Central Europe at Quark. “Not only are we delighted with the clever new functions which make it possible to research images and position image material directly into QuarkXPress 7 layouts, we are also excited by the open-minded community philosophy behind the whole system, which even lets creative artists earn money by selling their own images to other creatives.”

For further details and free download of Fotolia XTensions software visit: www.fotolia-xt.com

"Unleash Your Creativity" (the "Design Contest") with the first-ever design contest co-sponsored by Fotolia and Quark (the "Sponsors"). Combining the imagination of Fotolia images and the creative power of Quark XPress 7 software, you - the designer - have the opportunity to promote your passion for design, creative skill, and even win $5000 in cash and prizes - and build your portfolio - by designing the next generation of Fotolia advertisements.

Unleash your creative genius, free your mind from focus groups, market research, red tape and corporate egos. Take your skills to the next level and create an advertisement that will impress your peers and inspire the stock photography industry.

What does the next generation of Fotolia Web and magazine advertising look like? Capture our essence and you can win $5000 in cash and prizes - and have your work featured both online and in print publications worldwide as Fotolia's new advertising campaign!

Here's how to enter

Simply use Fotolia images and Quark XPress 7 software to create a magazine ad in A4 size at 300 DPI and a banner ad at 120x600 pixels in JPEG or PDF format and submit both files to contest@fotolia.com before May 9, 2008 12:01 AM EST. All entrants must agree to and comply with "Contest Rules and Regulations" as outlined below. Make sure to include your Fotolia login name and contact info.

We encourage all entrants to review the Fotolia and Quark websites to understand who we are as companies but we give complete creative control over to you.

Prizes

Grand Prize: The winning designer will receive an approximate retail value (“ARV”) of $5000 (USD) in cash and prizes. In addition the winning design will be used in Fotolia’s global advertising campaigns.

Important Dates to Remember

Entrants may submit designs from March 14, 2008 to May 9, 2008 12:00 AM EST.

The Winner will be announced May 20, 2008 at the How Design Conference in Boston, MA (The HOW Conference is a leading industry event focused entirely around professional graphic designers. click here to learn more)

Contest Rules and Regulations

ELIGIBILITY

Void where prohibited. You must be 18 years or older to enter the Design Contest to win prizes. Fotolia is acting as the “Design Contest” administrator for itself and Quark. This contest is not open to employees of Fotolia.com LLC, or Quark Inc., their Partners, Sponsors or members of their household. No purchase necessary to enter. By entering the “Design Contest” the entrant agrees to the terms and conditions of this contest.

ENTRIES:

Entrants in the “Design Contest” must use Fotolia images and QuarkXPress software to create their entries. Entries must use copyright-free and royalty-free images. If entrant does not own QuarkXPress software and is not willing to or unable to purchase said software, a free 30-day, fully functional download is available at: http://www.quark.com/products/xpress/evaluate/demos.html

The “Design Contest” will accept one design per entrant per contest term, a maximum of three entrants per organization per contest term. Multiple people may collaborate on an entry (so long as all meet the eligibility requirements stated above), however, only a single person may submit an entry and the prize will only be awarded to that person. Sponsors are not responsible for any decisions regarding re-distribution of prize money within a team. Entries will be accepted starting March, 14, 2008 12:00 AM EST until May 9, 2008 11:59PM EST. Entries may be submitted by sending an email to Contest@fotolia.com and must accept the Terms and Conditions of this contest. All entries must include a high resolution PDF or JPEG of your Ad in A4 format at least 300 DPI plus a banner ad at least 120 x 600 pixels. All eligible entries will be reviewed based on the criteria listed below, each to be weighted equally. Each entry will be scored on its own rating sheet based on how well it meets the criteria of design excellence described below.

The entry which in the judge’s sole opinion best meets the criteria listed below will be named the Grand Prize Winner of the “Design Contest”.

• Basic Requirements: does the design meet the basic requirements, A4 size at 300 dpi, PDF or JPG file format, using Fotolia images and Quark XPress 7 software to create the design?
• Innovation: is the design new and unique?
• Aesthetics: how does the design enhance the emotional appeal of the advertisement?
• Technical skill: how much technical skill was required to create the design?
• Quark Software: how strong does this design showcase the power of the Quark XPress 7 software?
• Fotolia images: how well does this design portray the vast collection of Fotolia’s creative images?
• Marketability: How strong does this design appeal to the intended market of graphic artists, designers, art directors, and advertising agencies?

JUDGING:

Entries will be judged by a panel of the Sponsors. The judges reserve the right to disqualify an entry if in their sole opinion the design does not meet the minimum qualifications.

The decisions of the judges are final and binding in all matters related to this contest. The judges reserve the right to not award a prize if in their sole opinion no entries meet the minimum standards of the criteria listed below.

WINNER and PRIZES:

Only one (1) Grand Prize winner will be chosen. Descriptions on prizes are available below in on the contest details section. All prize values in U.S. Dollars. Prizes cannot be substituted or redeemed for cash except at the Sponsors’ sole discretion. Sponsors reserve the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value if a prize cannot be awarded as described for any reason.

PRIZES:

Prizes may increase Winner’s taxable compensation. Prizes have an approximate retail value (“ARV”) as stated within the Contest Rules. The ARVs stated herein are subject to adjustment based on current market value of the Prizes, taxes, licenses and other related expenses at the time of the Prize delivery. All dollar amounts stated within the Contest Rules are based upon United States currency. Prize winners ("Winners") have the right to refuse any Prize.

IMPORTANT NOTICES:

Sponsors reserve the right to substitute a Prize of comparable or greater value if the Prize is unavailable or cannot be awarded as described for any reason. Prizes must be accepted as awarded and are non-assignable and non-transferable in whole or in part. Any and all federal, state, provincial and local taxes, sales taxes, service, fees and surcharges on Prizes are the sole responsibility of the winners. Submitted materials become the property of Sponsors.

Sponsors shall not be liable to Winners or any other person for failure to supply the Prize or any part thereof, by reason of the Prize becoming unavailable or impracticable to award, or for any force majeure event, technical or equipment failure, terrorist acts, labor dispute, or act/omission of any kind (whether legal or illegal), transportation interruption, civil disturbance, or any other cause similar or dissimilar beyond Sponsors control.

GENERAL CONDITIONS:

Sponsors have the right to investigate and verify Contestant eligibility, and compliance with these Contest Rules, and to disqualify any Contestant on the basis of its findings. In addition and without limiting any other provision in these Contest Rules, Sponsors reserve the right to disqualify any Contestant that commits any act or does anything that is or shall be an offense involving moral turpitude under federal, state, or local laws, or which association with any entity that could bring Sponsors into public embarrassment, disrepute, contempt, scandal, or ridicule, or which association insults or offends the community or any substantial organized group thereof, or which might tend to injure the success of the Design Contest or Sponsors' product.

Each Contestant agrees to grant to Sponsors (and agrees to confirm that grant in writing) and those acting pursuant to the authority of Sponsors', the right to print, publish, display, broadcast, and use, worldwide in any media now known or hereafter developed, including, but not limited to, the World Wide Web and the Internet, at any time(s), the Contestant's name, statements about the promotion, and the name, image, picture, voice, hometown, and likeness of the Contestant as news, information and for Sponsor's trade, advertising and/or promotional purposes without additional compensation or review. Sponsors' failure to enforce any provision of these Contest Rules shall not constitute a waiver of any provision. Nothing herein shall constitute an employment, joint venture, or partnership relationship between Contestant and Sponsors.

Winner is responsible for all applicable taxes, fees, and duties with respect to prizes. Prizes may be subject to U.S. withholding taxes and non-U.S. winners may be required to complete an IRS W8-BEN. No barter, transfer, or assignment of any prize will be permitted, except by Sponsor at its sole discretion. Winner reserves the right to refuse any prize.

Odds of winning will depend on the number of eligible registrations. Winner will be determined within two weeks after the end of the contest. The winning design will be announced and showcased at The How Design Conference. The winner will be contacted within two weeks thereafter. Results will also be announced in the June 2008 issue of the Fotolia Newsletter and on the contest website.

In the event of multiple submissions for the same design, the winning award will go to the first qualifying entry to be received by Fotolia.com. Fotolia, will promote the winning design in press and industry outreach, as well as sustain the website for a short time after launch for enthusiast browsing.

RIGHTS TO USE ENTRIES / RESIDUAL CLAUSE:

By entering this Contest, you are granting to Sponsors an irrevocable, royalty free, fully paid up, worldwide license to use, review, assess, and otherwise analyze your entry and all its content in connection with the “Design Contest” and Sponsors promotional marketing activities. You’re also giving Sponsors permission to have the opportunity to feature your entry and any associated materials, and any medium including, but not limited to, website, television, radio and/or printed materials to promote this “Design Contest” and the Sponsors websites.

Further, you understand that Fotolia and Sponsor cannot control the incoming information you will disclose to our representatives in the course of entering, or what our representatives will remember about your entry. You also understand that there will not be restrictions placed on the work assignments of representatives who have had access to your entry. By entering this Contest, you agree that use of information in our representatives’ unaided memories in the development or deployment of Sponsors products or services does not create liability for Sponsors under this agreement or trade secret law. You will not receive any compensation or credit for use of your entry, other than what is described in these Official Rules.


LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:

By entering, participants release and hold harmless Sponsors and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotions agencies, prize suppliers, Sponsors, and all of their employees, officers, directors, shareholder’s and agents from any and all liability or any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with this Competition, the use of any entry, or the acceptance or use of any prize won, even if its Sponsors have been advised of the possibility of such injury, loss, or damages. Furthermore Sponsors are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, including that caused by participants, or by any technical or human error that may occur in the processing of submissions in the Contest. All materials provided at this website and concerning this contest are provided “As-Is” and without any warranties of any kind, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. In no event shall Sponsors be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages, or loss of profits, incurred by you or any third party, whether based on warranty or in contract, tort, or other legal theory,

CONSTRUCTION:

All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Contest Rules, or the rights and obligations of any contestant, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of New York State, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these rules shall not affect the invalidity or unenforceability of any other provision. In the event that any such provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, these rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein. Potential winners may be required to execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability Release and where legal, Publicity Release, within 14 days following the date of issuance of notification. Non-compliance within this time period or return of any prize/prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission for Sponsors, and their agents to use winner’s name and likeness for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation unless prohibited by law. This contest is void where prohibited by law.

SPONSORS:

The Design Contest is Sponsored by Fotolia LLC, Quark Inc., and all other Sponsors as listed here. For any questions, contact:

Fotolia LLC
Attn: Fotolia.com Design Contest
41 E 11th Street
New York, NY 10003 USA
Telephone: 718-577-1321

After my grandfather’s death in 1987, I left the Philippines and landed a job at the Mandarin Oriental, Macao – where I first met Oliver. In 1990, I left my job there as Training Manager to join Oliver in the Philippines. Two weeks after I arrived in BaguioCity, a strong earthquake struck, killing hundreds of people and destroying the Hyatt Terraces Hotel where Oliver was working. We survived it without any scar, and the rest is history…

Tomorrow is grandpa’s 21st death anniversary. This year Oliver and I will celebrate our 18th wedding anniversary with 3 energetic children. And we stumbled on Fotolia almost exactly a year ago – while we were trying to set up our own Art Print Design website. Fotolia has a fantastic set-up for buyers and sellers. The amazing range of photos cater to different needs of a wide variety of people, from real-life snapshots to highly sophisticated ones.

Our photo technique is a mixture of experience, relationship with the subject and technology. We are using Olympus SLR digital camera with 10 million pixels, standard lens 14-42mm, angle viewfinder plus expodisc filter. Most of our photos are shot in daylight. Oliver the passionate chef in our family has over 25 years of experience.

We congratulate Ana (and Oliver)who earned herself 3,000 Credits and we want to thank all other contributors who took part in this contest. You all are winners because your images will be generating sales.

With far above 14,000 images Ana Liza is one of the most industrious photographers on Fotolia. So it is no surprise that she won this contest. Check out her portfolio!

At the opposite end of the license scale, Fotolia has introduced an XXXL standard license, offering extremely large images. This license is available starting at 7 credits for 4800*6400 pixel images (30.7 MP) perfect for large printing projects.

With the introduction of these two new licenses we adjusted our price structure. Here is a link to the new pricing structure

All of this is thanks to you, our 80,000 contributors. In order to celebrate this milestone, we are organizing a special contest.

3,000 Credits will be awarded to the contributor with the largest number images submitted and accepted in the next 3,000,000 seconds. This means if you want to carry home those 3,000 Credits you have about 34 days to pump those images onto our servers.

The winner of the contest and the 3,000 Fotolia Credits will be announced on this blog.

Again we thank all of our contributors for their hard work and support.

Photo: Paul Buceta (one of our earliest contributors)

Since joining Fotolia in November, 2005, Kosmal has submitted 2,201 images to his Fotolia portfolio, and has licensed more than 1,800 images, achieving a Silver ranking among our photographers. An amateur photographer and father of three, Kosmal uses his Fotolia income to supplement his family’s budget.

"We are thrilled to be the first microstock agency to cross the 3,000,000 image milestone,” says co-founder and president Oleg Tscheltzoff. “Fotolia has, since our launch, prided ourselves in bringing together top photographers and illustrators with a wide variety of buyers, and our amazing growth shows that our photographers find a great value in the connection we provide them.”

Since its launch in November, 2005, Fotolia has grown to offer the world’s largest library of legal, micro-priced images on the Web, offering professional and amateur photographers the ability to connect with more than 500,000 media buyers worldwide – from small businesses and design firms to some of the world’s most recognizable brands.

image: Marek Kosmal

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A personal photo gallery - Manage your own photo gallery using your Fotolia portfolio. Eliminate all competition as visitors, via your individual URL, will be viewing only your personal files.

A great advertising place for all your work- Consider it your personal connection with the buyer who can at any time day or night purchase as many of your images as they wish via Fotolia.

An easy to set-up photo management system - No need to spend time creating a web photo gallery on your own, with MyFotolia all your photos are already online and ready to download.

Customize the site to suit your personality - Change colours and display order, upload your own banner. With MyFotolia you are the exhibition designer of your very own gallery so take advantage and give it that personal touch.

How does it work ?