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PhotoDune: Image Submission

Useful PhotoDune Links
Selling Your Work
Image Requirements
FTP Upload Instructions
Web Upload Instructions
Image Submission
Image Review
After uploading images via FTP or the Web form, uploaded images are processed and eventually appear in 2 groups on the image submission page:
Items ready to submit for review – Description and tags (keywords) are extracted from the IPTC meta data. “Select” to submit for [...]

PhotoDune: Image Review

Useful PhotoDune Links
Selling Your Work
Image Requirements
FTP Upload Instructions
Web Upload Instructions
Image Submission
Image Review
Here’s what you should know after submitting images into the review queue:

On the Author Dashboard, progress bars show you how far through the review queue each image has progressed as well as the time since the image was uploaded.  A progress bar which is 3/4 filled [...]

PhotoDune: Copyright, Intellectual Property and Release Forms?

Copyright Rules
Please review Envato Copyright 101 article which covers the basics of copyright. Envato has also developed house rules which, if followed when works are submitted to Envato, will help minimize the risk another person’s copyright or other intellectual property rights being infringed.
In addition, there are a number of specific intellectual property matters relating to [...]

PhotoDune: Can Bank Notes and Stamps be Submitted?

Bank Notes
Photographs of banknotes must take into account both copyright issues and counterfeiting ones. Furthermore, in some countries laws and regulations prohibit currency from being photographed.
The following bank note submissions are not accepted:

Flat scans of any currency (including full, flat photos)
UK bank notes with the Queen’s face visible
All Canadian currency (they are trademarked)
Bank notes used [...]

PhotoDune: What Subject Matters are Inappropriate?

General Policy
The subject matter of your images must not contain inappropriate or explicit sexual, violent or drug-related content.
Example of what is not acceptable:

Offensive words, vulgar gestures or negative religious symbols are not accepted.
Offensive language which might appear in either direct or indirect ways within a photo. Examples of this are T-shirts with lewd or offensive slogans in [...]

PhotoDune: What is the Required Image Quality?

Images need to be aesthetic, well composed and offer utility to our customers.
To avoid image rejection please ensure your submissions also meet the following criteria:

Feature sharp focus on the subject. Background blur and bokeh is acceptable and often desirable, but the subject should be sharp.
Well lit, free from harsh shadows, with contrast inside the digital sensor or [...]

PhotoDune: What to upload? – Will it Sell?

Amidst tens of thousands of competitors, distinguishing images as being commercially valuable might seem daunting. The best place to start is, without a doubt, the existing PhotoDune library. Familiarise yourself with the images, and see the type of images that have been selected.
Think about the reasons they are accepted:

Does it say something?
Does it have a [...]

PhotoDune: Image Meta Data

Before uploading we recommend adding IPTC/XMP data to automatically extract the title, description & tags from your uploaded images. Note: At this time Web Form uploads require manually created titles for each upload and remain un-editable after inport.
Image titles are extracted in the following order from IPTC/XMP Data:

IPTC-Title
IPTC-Headline
IPTC-ObjectName
XMP-Title.

Ensure that your titles, descriptions and tags are [...]