Frequently Asked Questions
Top 10 Sales FAQs:
How do I change my member name?
How can I use your images? Are they Royalty Free?
Top 10 Photographer FAQs:
What can and can't be uploaded?
How do I become a contributing photographer for fotoTrip.co.uk?
When do I need a model release?
How long will it take for my application or images to be reviewed?
How much does a photographer make / what is the royalty structure?
Purchase receipts are stored in your account details. Click on the ‘Account Details' tab at the top of the site. Then click the ‘Order History '. All of your purchase receipts will be listed there.
How do I change my member name?
You cannot, your username is infact your real name.
To change your password, click on the ‘Account Details' tab at the top of the site. Then on the right side of the page under ‘Tools' click ‘Change My Password'.
How can I use your images? Are they Royalty Free?
All of the images on our site are Royalty-free. There are two different licences click here to read content licence agreement
What can and can't be uploaded?
fotoTrip.co.uk welcomes all experience levels of photographers and non-photographers, but reserves the right to decline files in its discretion, including reasons based on the following criteria:
- Poor Focus
- Poor Lighting
- Excessive Noise, Grain & Color Distortion
- Compression Artifacts
- Over Filtering
- Poor Isolation & Cropping
- Dust & Debris in Scans
- Upsampling or Rezzing up Images
- Poor Composition
- Inappropriate Title or Description
- Copyright / Trademark Infringement or Risk
- Adult Content unsuitable for fotoTrip.co.uk
- Profane or Violent Images
How do I become a contributing photographer for fotoTrip.co.uk?
Click on contribute
When do I need a model release?
If the images that you are submitting have an identifiable human face, then you will need a model release. Model release form are the signed permission to upload to the internet and sold.
This is particularly pertinant if the images are being used in the USA
How long will it take for my application or images to be reviewed?
Each image is checked individually by one of our Approval Administrators for various requirements such as size, file type, quality and copyright. This means that every image in the library has been downloaded, viewed at full size, checked exhaustively and qualitatively evaluated by at least one, but sometimes two or more Approval Inspectors.
The photographer makes 80% of selling price for digital downloads and 60% of selling price for prints..
It is in our best interest that you are paid as our business depends on it. Once you have made more than £50.00 you will be paid through PayPal. You will need to set up an account with PayPal using the same email address as you have used in your Account registration.
When you signup for PayPal, you can start accepting credit card payments instantly. As the world's number one online payment service, PayPal is the fastest way to open your doors to over 86 million member accounts worldwide. Best of all, it's completely free to sign up! To sign up or learn more, click here: PayPal.co.uk
Alternative methods of payment can be arranged.
