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delay or cancel payment to you, please verify that your information is correct. Fotolia
reserves the right to deny validation for accounts whose authenticity appears
questionable.

Usurpation or seizure of personal information not belonging to you will involve serious
legal consequences. To submit photographs, you must be old enough to enter a contract
within your country (18 years old for UK citizens).

Fotolia conforms and respects trademarks and international copyright right laws. We
cannot accept any file containing:

 Company Logos
 Trade marks
 Names of companies
 Names of products or
 marks

We cannot accept any file containing:

 Protected product designs (toys, watches, trademark computers etc.)

 Clearly identifiable clothing
 Protected forms of transportation (the Segway, and Audi TT etc.)

Fotolia conforms to and respects intellectual property laws.

 It is prohibited to deposit images or capture an image that violates another authors

royalties
 To submit an image you need to be the owner of the image and the items featured
or have written permission to use the items in the image

It is prohibited to deposit files images of the following categories without serious legal
penalty:

 Representations of protected artistic or literary works (painting, sculpture, text,

photography, etc.)
 Edifices or buildings of which architecture or lighting are regarded as creative
works
 Copies of images coming from other stock image databases
 Copy of charts, texts, drawings of which you do not hold the copyright
 Images or photographs derived from a work of which you are not the author
If the photograph contains the image of recognizable people, it is their right to agree or
disagree with the use of the image. To submit a photo representing a person, the
photographer needs to make sure the image was not captured while violating the persons
privacy. The photographer would need an authorization to sell the image of that persons
likeness.

 All photography presenting an identifiable human face must be accompanied with

a model release. There is no exception to this rule.
 If the imaged person is a minor the model release needs to be signed by both two
parents or the legal guardian.
 A model release is also mandatory if the photograph shows the photographer
himself (self-portrait).
 A photograph representing several recognizable people requires a model release
for each person before the image can be submitted.
 Photography of property (transportation, residences, animals) generally needs a
property release from the owner.

You can find model releases in your "Toolbox " by clicking on "Releases". To deposit
model or property releases:

 Download and print the document

 Fill out the form, make sure it has been signed by the model or property owner
and scan the document.
 Upload the document during step number 4, Depositing Photographs.

Type of Images: Fotolia accepts image files

 with a minimum size of 2400*1600 pixels.

 with at least 4 Million pixels.
 with normal image proportions.

Larger file sizes increase the chance of Fotolia accepting the image into the database.
Fotolia cannot accept up sampled or interpolated images i.e. photographs whose
dimensions are modified to exceed the size of the original photograph.

Image formats: Please note that Fotolia only supports Vectors (SVG), JPG or JPEG
files. The file formats Bit Map PNG, PSD, RAW, TIFF cannot be accepted; CMYK
images will be also rejected.
Image Content: Fotolia reserves the right to reject certain photographs according to
following criteria:

 pornographic, violent, racist, or illegal content.

 poor composition

Image Quality: Image quality is the most important criteria of image selection.
Photographs containing the following defects will not be accepted:
 under/over exposure, chromatic aberration
 out of focus, subjects too far in distance, poor framing
 saturation, contrast
 noise, pixilation

Image Composition: Images submitted to Fotolia should be free from excessive artistic
effects. Images containing the following items cannot be accepted:

 borders and frames

 artistic blur
 additional text

What is Fotolia looking for? Fotolia is especially looking for :

 simple, common, or unique images

 pictures of people in common situations; sports activities, at work, with family
 solid representations of abstract ideas (pleasure, creativity, ect.)
 photographs of people expressing feelings or emotions at work, in nature, during
sports, or with friends and family events, ect.

Black Swan, Animal, Bird, Swan, Black Swan in Autumn, Wilderness, Water
So your membership application has been thoroughly checked by our staff to make sure
you have met all the requirements, don’t worry we are not the M.O.D. but we do take this
very seriously. You have now received your validation e-mail, accepted your
membership and you are ready for the good stuff, finding and purchasing your images.
First things first, how do I find the perfect image? Here at Fotolia we have developed a
quick and easy search function to make this process as painless as possible. It is
comprised of four specially designed areas:
Search, Detail Search, Category Search, and Gallery Search.

Search:
At the top of your member page you will find a Search box where you put in the word
that best describes the image you need.

For example:
If you are working on a campaign for a Fitness Centre you may want to enter the words
fitness and centre, you could also put in words that describe a Fitness centre like gym, or
spa or even health. You will then be able to view the most compatible images in our
database pertaining to Fitness Centre.
As you can imagine with the number of images available on Fotoloia you could have
your eyes full so we have come up with ways to help you narrow your search to only
images that suit your specific needs.
Detail Search:
To the right of the Search box you will see Detail Search by clicking on this you can
search specifically for images by:
Relevance:
Most relevant to your keyword choice
Price: Find only the images listed at the price you want.
Date: Orders images by date of upload, list images in numerical order for easy to find
image numbers.
Views: Shows the number of times the image has been viewed.
By clicking the appropriate boxes beneath you can choose to see only Photos, Illustration,
or Vector. If you know you want to use a real photograph for the Fitness brochure you
can eliminate any illustrations or vectors from your search. Like wise if you want to find
a funny illustration of someone trying to get fit, with the red cheeks and sweat pouring
off, to use in a pamphlet for the Gym you can look for only illustrations.

You save a lot of time if you remove images you know you wont use from your search.
The Detail search will also appear on the left hand side of the screen and can be used
along with all other Search functions
Category Search:
The Representative Category: Is what it sounds like, topics which directly represent the
thing you are looking for. Images that would suit a project for a fitness centre are more
likely to be found in the representative sub-category Health or even Leisure where the
images such as someone running, eating healthy or even relaxing in the hot tub represent
aspects of a fitness centre.
The Conceptual Category: Use your imagination for this one. An image of someone
lifting weights with bulging arms could also be a good metaphor for the strong
foundation your company has built. In the same way a picture of a Buddhist monk
meditating is a good concept to advertise your relaxation spa. In the Conceptual category,
your mind is the only limit.Again you can use the Detail Search in conjunction with your
Category Search

Gallery Search:
Members have created many different Galleries on the site in which all the images pertain
to one subject. Say for example you need an image of someone running in the gym click
on Gallery Search and look for a gallery devoted to fitness or even running if you find
one, and all of the images in that Gallery will have something to do with fitness health or
running.
As you can see there are so many ways for you to help yourself find the perfect images
quickly and easily, that you may even find time to enjoy the spa, or gym, or fitness centre
for yourself!!