Lightstock Team
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What is a Board?
If you’re familiar with a light box, then you’ll understand what a Board is. It’s simply a way of organizing photos, videos and design elements on our website. Boards are great for simple bookmarki...
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How do I delete something I've uploaded?
If you are logged into your Partner account, you can click on the piece of content and then click the “Pull from sale” button at the bottom. This will pull the piece of content from sale immediatel...
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How long does it take for my accepted photos to go live on the site?
We strive to get your content live as fast as possible. We hope to make your accepted photos available for purchase on the site within a week.
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Is your review process automated?
No. All content uploaded to Lightstock is personally reviewed by a curator. They will be looking at its technical and stylistic aspects. Some photos may be fine from a technical standpoint, but may...
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Why are you asking for the "story" of a photo and is it required?
There is a "story" field on submitted photos that can be filled in. This was something featured at the beginning of Lightstock, and the story won't show anywhere on the site. You can just edit the ...
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Do you require me to write a title or description of the photo?
No. Lightstock can handle that for you. If you wish, you can make changes to the descriptions we set for your content after the fact.
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Can your uploader handle uploading multiple files at once?
Yessiree. Simply drag and drop all your files onto the upload region and let it go to work. Go take a nap, read a book or fly a kite. When you get back, your files will be done. We’ll take care of ...
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Do I need to tag and keyword my photos when I upload them?
Not unless you want to. It has been our goal all along to make the act of contributing as easy as possible. If you wish, Lightstock will tag and keyword all of your content. Literally, all you’ll n...
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What are the technical requirements for photos?
We’re asking for photos that are a minimum of 8.0 megapixels. An easy way to figure out the pixels in an image is to multiply the width by the length (3600 x 2400 = 8.64 million pixels). Also pleas...
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What's the Apostles’ Creed and why do I have to believe that to be a Partner?
For nearly 2000 years, the Apostles’ Creed has provided a basic, general statement of beliefs held in common by all Christians. All of the statements in the creed are grounded firmly in Scripture. ...