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How To Upload Your Images To Open Air Stock Images Web Site

The Following directions will help guide photographers, who are Already Registered and Approved for Open Air Stock Images, through the process uploading YOUR images onto our web site, so they can be viewed and sold.

These display images should be 500 pixels MAXIMUM on the largest dimension, and no larger than 64kb.

Important! If you want the image(s) to be available via a download, you will also have to upload the Hi Resolution Image(s) to a secure section of our web site. 

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1) Go to www.OpenAirStockImages.com

2) Go to Photographers > Photographers Login (which takes you to http://www.openairstockimages.com/stock-images/cb.php ).

3) Once logged in, go to "Media Manager", then select a category to place your image into, for example "Saudi Arabia".

4) Click "Add New Media"

5) Fill out the following information on the form form, most of which is self explanatory.

System Name - This is the image file you want to upload. Click the "Browse" button and navigate to the image on your computer (for example c:/MyPictures/Colorado/P56794.jpg). The file location will be automatically populated with the selected file name and path.

Display name - Display name of the image "Key West Sunrise" or "Great Wall Of China 4568" etc....

Author - Photographers Name

Copyright - Media copyright details. Typically the "year" or "studio name".

Keywords - Keywords are important because this is how the search function of the web site allows customers to find your images more easily.

Enter 2 to 10 keywords or key phrases describing your image. (Hint: Don't forget to include YOU, (the photographers name) if you want people to be able to find your images more easily!)

Keywords and/or key phrases can ONLY be separated using a semi-colon (;). For example: "Colorado; Rocky Mountain National Park; Elk; Joe Stevens"

Description - Description of the image, for example; "Christmas morning sunrise from Margarita Beach, Key West, Florida"

Category - Choose the category that you want to add your media to. You can choose multiple categories by holding down the Ctrl key while clicking on the category name in the list.

Media Type - Click the relevant radio button to specify the Media Licence Type. (for now leave at n/a)

Release Status = Does the image require a "Model Release" or "Property Release"?

Orientation - Is this a "Horizontal" or Vertical" oriented image? 

Product Type - Is this a downloadable image? a print? a video clip? or what? (at the time I am writing this, Download is the only option available, though that may change soon)

Downloadable Link = Don't for get to check this if your image is going to be available as an instant download. And, don't for get to upload your Hi Res "Download" Image.

Shipping Cost: (leave at zero for now)

Additional Shipping Cost: (leave at zero for now)

6) Click the "Submit" button to save the details and upload the image file to the server.

 

If you are having problems, you can e-mail them to support@openairstockimages.com. Don't forget to include your user name.