Ordering Stock Photography

What are stock photographs?
How are stock photo prices determined?
What are Rights Managed photos?
What are Royalty Free photos?
Are your photographs copyrighted?
How do I order a stock photo?
How can I request exclusive use?
Who is SmugMug.com?
What if my use category is not shown?
Can I get quantity discounts?
Can I get discount for a non-profit or educational use?
Where can I see a copy of the user license?
How long is the user license good for?
If I stop using a licensed photographs can I get a refund?
What are your file formats?
What resolution are your photographs?
Can I buy your photographs on other web sites?

Ordering Prints

How do I order prints?  
What fine art print sizes are available?
What canvas print sizes are available? 
What are rolled canvas prints?
What are mounted canvas prints? 
What are the domestic shipping charges?
How will my order be shipped?
What are the international shipping charges?
Do you offer framing?
What types of mat board do you use?
What type of glass do you use?
What type of frames do you use?
 

Payment

What forms of payment are accepted?
When will my credit card me charged?

Ordering Stock Photography

What are stock photographs?

These are photographs not taken for a specific client or purpose that are available for use via a license. Stock photographs are commonly used in three general areas: commercial (advertising, packaging, displays, etc.), editorial (news articles, textbooks, educational materials, etc.), and personal. Stock photographs are usually licensed for a specific time period and for a specific use. Exclusive use can be purchased which will prevent the same photograph from being used by two competing businesses or organizations.

How are stock photo prices determined?

Traditionally, license fees are based on the type of use, placement, industry, size, circulation, distribution area, and time period, among other factors. Calculating the license fee based upon the traditional pricing model can be quite complicated. Unlike most stock photo agencies, Seattle Photographs uses a simplified pricing model of only 4 price levels:

• $25 - Personal Low-Res (1 Mpix) about 800 x 1200 pixels - personal blogs, web sites, presentations

• $45 - Commercial Low-res (1 Mpix) about 800 x 1200 pixels - commercial web sites, Power Point Presentations, blogs

• $95 - Commercial Hi-Res (4 Mpix) about 1600 x 2400 pixels - newsletters, brochures, product packaging, software, annual reports, post cards

• $195 - Commercial Original (varies from 6 to 13 Mpix) 2000 x 3000 to 2900 x 4300 pixels - books, magazines, newspapers, billboards. posters, calendars, any other application where you need maximum resolution and detail.

That’s it. The placement, industry, circulation, territory, distribution do not matter.

What are Rights Managed photos?

Rights managed means the right to use a given image is granted to a certain user that will prevent the same image from being used by two groups at the same time for the same purpose. A use history can be maintained that chronicles the use of a given image for the benefit on any prospective future users.

What are Royalty Free photos?

Royalty free images are typically purchased for a one time fee, and can be use for most any legal purpose by anyone at any time. There is nothing to prevent two companies, even in direct competition, from using the same image, which can be disastrous for branding. Royalty free images are usually priced based on the size of the image. Royalty free images are normally sold in CD collections of about 100 images for $300 - $500. Low quality royalty free images can also be purchased as a part of clip art CD's at most computer stores, but these have very limited applications. In order to get a few usable images, you need to purchase the entire collection.

Are your photographs copyrighted?

Yes. All photographs shown on our web sites are copyrighted by Seattle Photographs. Use of any of our photographs without accepting the terms and conditions of our license is illegal.

How do I order a stock photo?

1. Find the photograph you want to use. Our photographs are organized into galleries by subject (The Space Needle, Seattle Waterfront, Pike Place Market, etc) or you can search our entire collection by keyword.

2. Click on the Buy button, then click on the Downloads tab, choose the appropriate use and size category and click on the "+" or "-" in the Quantity box as needed.

3. Click on the Checkout button and your shopping cart will be displayed. If the photos listed are correct, click on the Checkout button again and enter your payment information. SmugMug will be shown on your credit card statement. We accept MasterCard, VISA, American Express and Discover Cards.

4. Click on the Next: Confirm Order button and verify your order information is correct, then click on the PLACE ORDER button. There are no shipping charges or sales tax on digital downloads.

5. Click on the Download Photo button(s) and save the photo(s) to your computer. If the download in interrupted you can download it again. If you order an original size photo the download may take several minutes as these can be large files.

You will be e-mailed a receipt from SmugMug that contains a link to the photo.

Who is SmugMug.com?

SmugMug.com is an order fulfillment company designed for photographers. Our galleries, search function and shopping cart for stock photography and fine art prints are provided by SmugMug.com. Your payment and order details are available on the SmugMug.com web site link that is included in your order confirmation e-mail.

How can I request exclusive use?

Yes! Send your request by e-mail to howard@seattlephotographs.com. Exclusive use is granted for a 50% additional licensing fee, after which the photograph will be removed from our web site.

What if my use category is not shown?

Just use the closest available category. If you use is very unique and you cannot figure out what use category to use, just call us at 253-226-5717 and we will be glad to assist you.

Can I get quantity discounts?

Yes! 3 to 5 photographs quality for a 20% discount and 6 to 10 photographs quality for a 40% discount. This is given as a rebate issued to your credit card.

Can I get discount for a non-profit or educational use?

Yes! Non-profit and educational organizations qualify for a 50% discount on our commercial license fees. This is given as a rebate issued to your credit card.

Where can I see a copy of the user license?

The user license is available here: License

How long is the user license good for?

Our user license is good for five years. Upon expiration of the license, additional five year renewals are available for 50% of the original license fee.

If I stop using a licensed photographs can I get a refund?

No. All license fees are non-refundable. However, if you would like to substitute another photograph for a photograph you have all ready licensed, please contact us at howard@seattlephotographs.com and in most cases a substitute photograph can be provided at no additional cost.

What are your file formats?

The photographs available for immediate downloads are high resolution, high quality JPEG files. These are great for most purposes. If you require a TIFF file, e-mail your request to howard@seattlephotographs.com and a TIFF file will be provided to you via FTP or mailed to you on a CD at no extra cost. Please allow at least 2 days for FTP delivery and one week for CD delivery.

What resolution are your photographs?

The original size of most of our digital photographs vary from about 2000 x 3000 pixels up to about 2900 x 4300 pixels, depending on the camera that was used. Downloadable digital stock photographs are available in these sizes for these suggested uses:

• Personal Low-Res (1 Mpix) about 800 x 1200 pixels - personal blogs, web sites, presentations

• Commercial Low-res (1 Mpix) about 800 x 1200 pixels - commercial web sites, Power Point Presentations, blogs

• Commercial Hi-Res (4 Mpix) about 1600 x 2400 pixels - newsletters, brochures, product packaging, software, annual reports, post cards

• Commercial Original (varies from 6 to 13 Mpix) 2000 x 3000 to 2900 x 4300 pixels - books, magazines, newspapers, billboards. posters, calendars, any other application where you need maximum resolution and detail.
   

Can I buy your photographs on other web sites?

No. Our photographs are available on our web sites and nowhere else. We do not submit our photographs to any stock photo agencies.

Ordering Prints

How do I order prints? 

1. Find the photograph you want to use. Our photographs are organized into galleries by subject (The Space Needle, Seattle Waterfront, Pike Place Market, etc) or you can search our entire collection by keyword.

2. Click on the Buy button, choose the desired print size and click on the "+" or "-" in the Quantity box as needed.

3. If the photographs needs to be cropped, this can be done automatically or you can do it yourself by clicking on the Crop Adjust button and a new window will open up where you can move the crop template around as needed. For mounted canvas prints the dark blue area around the edge of the photo will be wrapped around the wood stretcher bars and will not be visible from the front.

3. Click on the Checkout button and your shopping cart will be displayed. The Color setting should be set to True by default since Auto Color is not needed for our photographs. If the photos listed are correct, click on the Checkout button again and you will be prompted for your shipping address.

4. Click on the Next: Shipping Options button and choose your desired shipping option.

5. Click on the Next: Payment Info button and enter your payment information. SmugMug will be shown on your credit card statement. We accept MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Discover Cards.

6. Click on the Next: Confirm Order button and verify your order information is correct, then click on the PLACE ORDER button.

You will be e-mailed a receipt from SmugMug that includes a link where you can check your order status. SmugMug handles our order fulfillment.

What fine art print sizes are available?

Our fine art prints (framed or unframed), are available in these sizes:

• 8” x 12”

• 12” x 18”

• 16” x 24”

• 20” x 30”

• 24” x 36”

The width of the mat varies from 1” wide for smaller prints to 3” wide on larger prints.

What canvas print sizes are available?

Prints on canvas (rolled or and mounted on wooden stretcher bars) are available in these sizes:

• 12” x 18”

• 16” x 24”

• 20” x 30”

• 24” x 36”
   

What are rolled canvas prints?

What are mounted prints on canvas?

What types of mat board do you use?

We use only high quality pH buffered mat board. All farmed photographs come with custom cut double mats. We use an off white outer mat and a dark colored inner mat that compliments the colors of the photograph.

What type of glass do you use?

We do not ship framed and matted prints with glass. Rather, we use a type of acrylic plastic, such as Acrylite OP-3, Lexan XL 10 of similar material. This is very durable and will not break during shipping. If you live in the greater Seattle area we can use glass instead of plastic if we can deliver the photograph to your location.

What type of frames do you use?

We use 1” deep aluminum frames with a black finish. All frames come fully assembled and include a wire mounted on the frame, so they are ready to hang right out of the box.

Payment

What forms of payment do you accept?