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How do I buy stock photography on Fotolia?
Learn 4 Easy steps to buy stock photography on Fotolia.
Buying stock photography on the Fotolia website is quite easy however new users may still have questions. Let me try to explain. Step 1. The first thing to buy images from Fotolia is to create a free account. Simply click...
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How do you say Fotolia?
Names are not as easy as they seem. My name, your name, even our company name is not as easy to pronounce. Learn how to pronounce the Fotolia name.
Do you remember your first day back at school and your new teacher takes attendance? Or have you ever been waiting for a table at a restaurant and they call out your name. If you have a simple name like...
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Find missing images
Are you looking for something?
Ever try to find that image you saw a day ago? Maybe you even downloaded the comp image and you are ready to purchase. Looking at hundreds of thousands of images again may not be at the top of your...
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Why are my images only 72 dpi?
Is it 72 DPI or 300 DPI?
Everyday I am asked questions about digital photography and digital imaging questions in general. I am always happy to help educate customers and photographers. However, one question keeps coming up. “Why are my images only 72 DPI?” I hope that...
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How will Fotolia pay photographers who offer photos in the Fotolia free section?
When a photograph is offered in the Fotolia free section, other Fotolia members may download the image for free. But thanks to revenue generated from our advertising program photographers will earn money just by displaying their images in the free...
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What is an Alert?
What is a Fotolia Alert?
This free alert service allows you to be notified when a photograph added to the website meets your search criteria. This service is simple to start. Just fill out the form at the bottom of the search results page while...
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What is an order request?
An Order Request is a unique system for a buyer to make a request for a photograph directly to all the Fotolia photographers. Buyers make this request via a Fotolia Alert. Fotolia buyers have the ability to create a Fotolia...
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What is an Exclusive Buyout License?
An "Exclusive Buyout" license is a unique royalty free license that provides the most image rights and privileges to buyers and the highest commissions to photographers.
This license extends the rights offered by our standard royalty free license, for example, upon purchase of this license the image may be used for commercial purposes such as selling the photo in a template, poster, postcard, or any other...
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What is the Standard Royalty Free License?
The standard royalty free license defines the conditions of use for most photographs downloaded from the website.
Under the standard royalty free license a photo may be used for private and professional applications. The image may be used to illustrate a website or print ad. However, the license does not allow the photo to be used...
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What are the different licenses available on Fotolia?
Fotolia offers a license for just about every buyers needs. Each license defines how and where you can use the image.
There are 3 types of licenses on Fotolia: Standard Royalty Free License (available in 4 sizes: M, L, XL and XXL) Extended Royalty Free License Exclusive buyout License In all cases, it is strictly prohibited to use the images in...
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