Does NewDarkRoom work with exclusivity rights? |
As of right now we do not have an exclusivity in place. Limiting peoples resources to market themselves is not part of what we do. We are looking into an opt in program for those wishing to work exclusively with NewDarkRoom
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Extended licenses |
Extended licenses are a way to give the purchaser a larger amount of rights usage.
IC-Ext - Increased Copies License
This license increases the the maximum amount of printed copies from our regular Royalty-Free license of 500,000 to 2,000,000. This license is an amendment to the original Royalty-Free content license and should be noted that all other restrictions of the initial license still apply.
IU-Ext - Internet usage Rights
This license is an extension to the standard Royalty-Free license specifically for electronic items for resale. This extension includes use in web templates for sale, screensavers, presentations, computer wallpapers and E-cards. The maximum number of copies sold electronicaly is 10,000. This number applies to a total od all types of electronic usages. If the 10,000 number is exceeded you must purchase the license once again. This license is an amendment to the original Royalty-Free content license and should be noted that all other restrictions of the initial license still apply.
PU-Ext - Print Usage Rights
This license is an extension to the original Royalty-Free license. This license is specific to printed items such as T-shirts, postcards, Greeting Cards, Mugs, Calendars, Posters, Mousepads, and framed artwork that is sold to other buyers. This license gives you the right to print 10,000 total copies. If the 10,000 number is exceeded you need to purchase the license once again. This license is an amendment to the original Royalty-Free content license and should be noted that all other restrictions of the initial license still apply.
Sale of Rights
This license is deemed as "full ownership" of the purchased content. The purchaser of the content can use the work "exclusively" and include it in any style of design that he/she deems fit. There are only a few restrictions to this license such as "work can not be used in a way to defamate the model" and "purchaser may not claim that the work is their own by creation and shall not resell it as a photo". NewDarkRoom will disable the content for sale after it is purchased with this license. The photographer of this work must disable it from any other place that the work in question is also available for sale. The photographer has no more than 3 days (72 Hours) from purchase to disable the sale of this work. The photographer agrees and acknowledges to provide the buyer full ownership when this license is enacted. Any model release associated with this work will remain on file at NewDarkRoom. The model release will not be sold with the image to keep the rights and privacy of the model private. NewDarkRoom will be able to provide proof of model release if needed. This license is an amendment to the original Royalty-Free content license and should be noted that all other restrictions of the initial license still apply.
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How do I change my password? |
You can change your password in the “Edit Profile” section of the main menu. You must be able to supply your old password to change to a new password.
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How do I change my username? |
If you would like to change your user name to access the site please use the support form under the “support” link on the main menu. Let us know what your current user name is and what you would like your new user name to be. Once changed we will email you confirming the change.
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How do I get a better download percentage on my work? |
There are ways to boost your works popularity on our site. First is to make sure your portfolio is accurate. Before you upload your work make sure that you are ready to give all the information that is needed. The most important information is keywords. Make sure you have as many descriptive keywords as possible. Make sure to point out all relative concepts, colors, items and emotions that are prominent in the work.
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How do I know what work of mine has sold? |
You can view all your work that people have purchased in the “My Income” section of the navigation menu. This section tells you that your work has sold, what it has sold for, and if you have been sent payment yet or not. You can also filter your payments by selecting a certain day and month to view specific date ranges.
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How do I purchase an item off of NewDarkRoom? |
Find the item that you know works best with your project. There are two ways to purchase the content from NewDarkRoom. First, you can purchase it instantly by placing it in your shopping cart then proceeding through the checkout process. Once fully checked out you then go to the “My Downloads” section to download your purchase on to your computer. The next way to purchase is to use the lightbox function. You can add one or more items to a lightbox you create. Once you have all the photos you want you can purchase the lightbox as a whole or any item by itself.
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How do I select how i would like to get paid? |
In the “My Pay Options” there are two pay options that you can choose from. You can either choose to have your payment sent to you electronically or you can choose to have a check sent to you. We will send your paypal payment to the account you registered with us in your profile page, or, we will send you a check to the location you registered at the time of creating your account.
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How do I upload an Illustration? |
First you must save your Illustration as an ".EPS format". Next, create a thumbnail of your work (minimum resolution should be 360 pixels height or width). You must compress the .EPS file using a program like winzip or any other program that outputs a .zip file format. On upload of the .zip file containing your work you must also upload the .jpeg thumbnail you created as well.
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How long does it take for my work to get approved for use on NewDarkRoom? |
Each piece of work uploaded to NewDarkRoom is thoroughly inspected by one of our image approvers. Each image is inspected for quality and content to keep with the high quality standards of NewDarkRoom. After it has been checked and the image approver is satisfied with the photos quality and content it is then placed onto the site immediately for sale.
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How much does a Photographer or Designer make on NewDarkRoom |
The going rate at the moment for our artists is 20% payout. The 20% is based on what the buyer has payed for the image. If they purchased an XL format you will receive a higher dollar amount than if the person bought a web quality size. Either way it is dollars not cents in your pocket every time your photo or work is downloaded.
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What are the image requirements for uploading to NewDarkRoom? |
• Images must be in .Jpeg form in RGB color
• All file sizes must be larger. The image itself must be at least 2000 pixels in one dimension either length or width. But remember the larger the photo size the better when it comes to sales.
• You must own the copyright on all work uploaded to NewDarkRoom ie. you either have to be the photographer of the image or the designer of the Illustrations.
• All copywritten logos and/or items with a copyright must be removed completely. This is closely inspected by our approval teams.
• Any image displaying a clearly visible person must have a model release with the upload.
• You must give a description and keywords upon upload. The Keywords you provide is how others will find your image in a search. So you must use all keywords that describe your photo including items in the photo, colors, emotions, sexes, etc.
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What if I am having trouble downloading or my download failed? |
Don’t worry! If you are unable to download a purchase you still have the ability to do so later. Every purchase you make gets sent to the My Downloads section. Here you can view all your purchases and download them at your discretion. Each purchase has a one week time out on it. The download is only valid for one full week after purchase. After that week expires the image will be removed from you’re My Downloads section.
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What if I forgot my password? |
First if you think you know your password but it is not allowing you acces into the site. Please make sure that you CAPS LOCK button is not on. Your username and password are case sensitive. But if you know for sure that your password is gone forever. Don’t worry! Just click on the “lost password” link located at the bottom of the member sign in box on the main splash page. Once clicked you must provide your username and your password will be sent to your email account provided at sign up.
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What is a lightbox? |
A lightbox is a personalized storage function for you to store the work you are interested in. You can make numerous lightbox’s for your account. You can also choose to make them public for others to see or you can keep them private just for your use. While searching for content on the site you can choose to add the work to a lightbox from the item details page. After you select to add it to a lightbox you can then view your lightbox from the main menu. Once you find all the images you would like to purchase and placed in your lightbox you can purchase the entire lightbox right from the lightbox menu. You can also edit your lightbox by deleting work from your lightbox and adding others.
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What is NewDarkRoom? |
NewDarkRoom is a growing archive of premium high quality stock photography and Illustration. This is a site directly driven by a community of photographers and designers who contribute some of the best “royalty-free” work on the internet, for sale on NewDarkRoom.
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What is the "Active Area" function? |
The “Active Area™” function is a unique way of searching through an images format. The active area function is loosely based on the photographers Rule of Thirds. The rule of Thirds uses imaginary lines (two vertical and two horizontal) to dissect the image into 9 squares. These lines are to guide the photographer on where to place active points in the photograph. We utilize this rule with our “Active Area” search function.
On upload of your work you can select where your active points are on our 9 squared 3 x 3 grid. Select what areas are full of your active points while leaving the areas without content blank. The user can then search for a specific layout for their project. For example if the user is looking for specific work that has a left side orientation, they can the use the search function by clicking on all the left side squares and hitting search.
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When can I expect my payment to be sent to me? |
In the My pay Options on the main navigation menu, you can choose when your payment gets sent to you either by Paypal or by check. If you check the middle on the month box, your payment will be sent around the 15th of that month. If you check the end of the month box, the payment will be sent around 28th – 31st depending on the month. These are the times the payments will be sent out either in the mail or electronically. This does not mean the day you will receive your payment.
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When do I need to upload a model release with my photo? |
Model releases are one of the most important items to have when shooting stock photography. It is imperative that you use a model release whenever you have an identifiable human in the photo. You can find links to our model releases on our legal page or on our upload page. You can download NewDarkRoom Model release on the Upload page Here!
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Where are the photos I just purchased? |
Every time you purchase a photo it gets placed in your My Downloads section on the main menu on the left. This is the section that stores all your purchases for future downloading. Each Purchase is available for you to download for one week before you have to repurchase the image. After you enter the My Downloads section you will see a thumbnail of all your purchases. If you click on the thumbnail it will take you back to the item details page of that purchase. Here you will find that the button to add the image to your shopping cart has been replaced with an arrow. This means that this image resolution has been paid for and is able to be downloaded. Once the arrow is clicked it will begin the download on to your computer.
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