Help on Buying Photographs
Overview
You find photos to buy using either the Galleries, or Search Tool
There are three Product Types for purchase: Rights Protected and Royalty Free Licenses and Photo Prints. Photo Comps are available for download as a complementary offering.
You can order photos via email, with our assistance, or automatically, online.
If you simply contact us we'll respond with requests for more information if needed, and provide you with a price quote for you to approve before we place your order for you.
Online ordering is the quickest way to buy, and its ideal for repeat customers who want to keep track of their orders.
The basic steps for buying photos online are:
- Click on any button found under all Gallery, Lightbox, and Search Results thumbnail photos.
- This will take you to the Product Details page where you will choose the product type and add it to your Shopping Cart
- Once you have your Shopping Cart the way you want it, you Checkout
- This is where you enter your Account Information (if you're not already Signed In) and your shipping method
- You'll then go to the Order Payment page where you choose your payment method.
- Then you'll end up on our Thank You page. If you choose to pay via PayPal, there will be a link here to Paypal to complete the payment process
- We'll ship your order as soon as we either receive your check or a payment verification from PayPal
Your payment method can either be by credit card, by PayPal (the on-line payment service), or by sending a check or money order via regular mail.
Regardless of how you order, you'll receive an email confirmation that your order has been received. As soon as we received payment, we'll attach your (JPEG) photo to an email message (or send you a CD if you want it in high quality TIFF format).
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Index
Buying Process
- You can buy photos straight from the Galleries, your Lightbox, or the Search Tool by first clicking on the button found under each photo. This brings up a listing of the available products for the photo you're buying.
Here is where you choose the specific cost, quality and size of the Product Type: (license or print) you want, buy clicking on that products button
- You'll then be taken to the 'Product Details' page where you choose which product option, like size, and its price and the quantity you wish to purchase. Clicking on the button will display the current contents of your shopping cart, which you can revisit anytime by clicking on the Shopping Cart link in the header.
- Once you are satisfied with the contents of your shopping cart, you click on the button which display the page where you fill in your account information and choose your Shipping Method (e.g. regular or express mail). You then click on the button to finalize your order (or 'Continue Shopping' to abort the ordering process).
- The 'Order Payment' page shows you the total cost of your order and allows you to enter any special order comments. Here is where you choose which Payment Method ('Credit Card','Paypal', or 'Check by Mail') you wish to use. You then complete your order by clicking on the button or the button to abort the ordering process.
- The last page you'll see during the ordering process is the 'Order Confirmation' page which confirms that your order has been placed
You can also click on the button under each photo to collect photos from the Galleries or Search Tool into your own personal Lightbox workspace before you decide to buy them.
You access your Lightbox by pressing the Your Lightbox link found in the header of all pages. If you want the contents of your Lightbox to be saved, so they're available next time you visit, you'll have to 'Sign In' to Your Account if you have one or 'Sign Up' for a new one if you don't by clicking on the links in the footer.
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Exploring Photos
There are two tools for finding and exploring photos: Galleries, and the Search Tool. Each of these tools allow you to review photos, and optionally to view a large comp version of the photo.
Using the Galleries
Using the Search Tool
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Payment Method
You can choose to pay for your order either online, via your credit card, or by using Paypal - or via regular mail.
Pay by Credit Card
Pay using PayPal
Pay by Check using Regular Mail
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Delivery Method
Depending on Product Type, you can receive TIFF format photos via Online Download or JPEG format photos by email with no shipping cost, or TIFF format photos on CD by mail with a shipping cost. We make every effort to put your purchased image up for download ASAP but please allow up to 24 hours. Photo Prints are always mailed.
If you've ordered a Rights Protected or Royalty Free Licensed Photo, you will see the following Delivery Options:
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