Interested in becoming a contributor of PHOTO PRESS SERVICE ? What is PHOTO PRESS SERVICE? PHOTO PRESS SERVICE is a concept in marketing news images. Founded by working news photographers. PHOTO PRESS SERVICE is also a digital photo service offering news, sports, entertainment, feature, travel and personality pictures live via the internet as well as an digital archive of more than 4 millions images available for immediate access. PHOTO PRESS SERVICE markets to publications not only reached by wire services but strongly for. PHOTO PRESS SERVICE strives to enlarge the market photographers previously reached with the goal of making more money for all photographers. How do I become a contributor? Send us an e-mail expressing your interest and provide a short bio of yourself. If you have a web site let us take a look at your pictures. Understand our terms and how we work by reading the FAQ, downloading the contributors agreement and sending it back to us. Once we have established contact, start sending us pictures! PHOTO PRESS SERVICE is syndicating more than 100 photographers worldwide. The most successful PHOTO PRESS SERVICE photographers tend to be those who consistently contribute high quality photography. The more strong images you have in the PHOTO PRESS SERVICE archive, the more sales you will generate. In addition to current events, good archive images and travel photography can generate a regular income. If you are able to begin your relationship with PHOTO PRESS SERVICE by sending a CD or Zip disk with archive images, you will see sales reports sooner. PHOTO PRESS SERVICE contributors can also help themselves by telling newspaper, magazine and web site editors about the service. What are digital images? Digital images are computer scans of film images or digital files created with high resolution digital cameras. How large are the digital images? PHOTO PRESS SERVICE standard file size is at least 10x8 inches at 300dpi, which equals approximately 14 megabytes. You should jpeg compress your files at "high" (#6) in Photoshop, baseline Optimized. What equipment will I need to join? You will need a computer, Photoshop software, a film scanner, a digital camera and access to the internet (email or ftp). Does it matter if I use a MAC of PC? No. We can handle both systems. How much will I get paid? You will receive 50% commission on all sales upon collection from the client. When will I get paid? We send out statements to photographers at the end of each month. If you don't make any sales during a billing period, you will not receive a statement. I don't cover news , can I still contribute? PHOTO PRESS SERVICE does not only offer news pictures. We also accept feature pictures, travel and destination pictures, people and personality, social issues, cityscapes and sports. What type of pictures sell the best? Pretty much everything sells at some time or another. Consistent sellers are always portraits and head shots of people in the news. Do you accept archive pictures? Yes. The best way to produce sales is to provide us with as many archive pictures as you can. The more pictures you have in the system the greater the chance that you will make sales. I sent in some pictures and never had any sales, what's wrong? Not everything sells right away. Sometimes you have to wait months before a picture sells. The best way to guarantee sales is to send pictures often and send in archives so you have a greater number of pictures in the system. If you only have two or three images in the system you will not receive many sales. Good sales reports come to consistent contributors. Can I continue to work for other agencies? Its up to you. Our goal is to increase your sales to publications that few have sold to before. Unless you are in photography for fun you should be doing everything you can to maximize your income from your pictures. PHOTO PRESS SERVICE does not ask for exclusive use of your pictures. Our only requirement is that you are the copyright holder of your pictures.