Simplified procedure for model releases

We are aware that the procedure for uploading model releases is time consuming. Especially for photographers with many images containing (many different) models this will be a lot a work.

For photographers with many releases and many images, we accept a easier solution:

The photographer can send all releases by e-mail to info@scanstockphoto.com.
Furthermore, the photographer must send new releases when using models for whom no release have been provided.

We will be selective when granting this simplified process. Please send us an e-mail and ask if you want to use this simplified process.

Politicians

In a previous post, we asked for images of candidates in the US Presidential Election.

We see, from sales of images of Norwegian Politicians, that there is a good idea to have more editorial images of politicians.

Of primary interest, are images of the Prime Ministers in Scandinavian (and other European countries) as well as other Ministers from the same countries.

Also other politicians figuring in the media are of interest.

Images of this kind will be sold as “editorial use only”.

Description and key wording is as always important.    

Presidential Election, USA, November 6, 2012 - we want images

 Photographer Endrias Zewde / Image 1117991

Related to the Presidential Election in the US, we want images of the Republican Presidential Candidates, as well as other images related to the Presidential Election. A collection of images will be presented on the front page of scanstockphoto.

Photographer Carsten Reisinger / Image 1181836

Happy new year - recent news from Scanstockphoto

Yesterday, Scanstockphoto released the new search functionality. Not a revolution, but a evolution in our strive to make the customers experience as best as possible. So, what is new on search: Most important, faster. The new search engine is dimensioned for more use, and the result will be shown faster. Furthermore, filters have been added. And finally, we have added the possibility to exclude keywords from the search. There are more features to come.

We believe that new search engine will increase number of downloads. Good for you photographers, as well as good for us.

We want images from celebrations of National Days

Don’t forget to bring your camera when celebrating your country’s National Day. We do want more images from parades and similar from 17 of May in Norway, 6 of June in Sweden and other countries around the world. Both editorial images as well as regular stock images are welcome.

 Photographer Ståle Edstrøm / Image 65049

Customer searches with few hits - week 13 and 14

Selected customer searches with less than 200 hits week 13 and 14 2011:

empty store
bunnies (easter bunnies)
Control Center
ultrasound
ipad
alarm system
floor plan
encryption
firewall

Keywords in bold have been used numerous times and have always been in demand

Images is sometimes fresh goods

Sometimes, images are interesting for only a short period, or at least the sales potential are higher for a limited number of days. Examples are images from nature disasters, sports events or incidents with interest across i.e. the whole of Europe. If you have uploaded images from such an incident, and want us to review them at once, we need to know. Therefore, send us an e-mail about your images, and we'll push the images first in the review queue.

 Photo: Carolina K. Smith, M.D / ScanStockphoto / Image 738841