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Earn Money with Your Photos
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Who We Are And All About Our Agency
Picture Stock Worldwide is a huge photo stock agency with thousands of clients contacting us every week looking to purchase photographs to be used in ads, brochures, books, newspapers, magazines, television, billboards etc. all over the world.
We need to fill our stock files with tens of thousands of new pictures every month to meet the world demand for stock photos. We need pictures from every category you can imagine. If you have photos of people, pets, travel, news, nature, scenic, cars, wildlife, community events, parades, children, transportation, industry, weather, flowers, underwater etc., we desperately need them all. Pictures that are in your photo albums collecting dust could be worth plenty of money to you.
We are the only photo stock agency that will accept any and all photos from any photographer anywhere in the world regardless of subject because we have clients that will purchase anything and everything on a daily basis. Our information society has created an incredible demand for photographs.
If you are an amateur or a professional photographer, our agency needs you now. It does not matter if you shoot with inexpensive camera equipment or professional equipment, everyone?s work will be gratefully accepted - GUARANTEED!
How Our Agency Operates
As a photographer, you send us your pictures, negatives, slides or unprocessed film. We then scan all your photos, negatives or slides into our computer system. We will then send back your pictures, negatives, slides or freshly processed film and prints back to you within a few days in a cardboard box to protect your material. Now our sales department will begin to sell your pictures around the world as quickly as possible. Once sales are made, you will receive 65% of the money that the picture or pictures were sold for. We will also send you a statement showing you who bought your pictures, their address, what we charged them and where the picture(s) will be used simply and easy.
Commission checks are sent out in U.S. FUNDS on the 10th of each month for the previous months sales.
Unlike other photo stock agencies, we will soon have millions of more pictures than our competitors. We sell our pictures for a little less than they do and this is why we receive thousands of orders every week.
We will issue you a customer ID# the first time you send material in so that we can keep track of all your material in the future.
The more material you send us, the more you will earn. Pictures of any size are acceptable, however, we prefer 5X7?s or smaller. They could be in black & white or color, slides or unprocessed 35mm C-41 film process.
What Kind Of Pictures Are We Looking For?
Simply put, everything and anything. We get numerous requests for pictures of pets, children, wildlife, birthday parties, Christmas pictures, celebrations, travel, landscapes and scenic, fishing, all sports events, news, features, cars, boats, planes, trains, homes, crafts, flowers and plants, models, buildings, amusement parks, people of all races, ages, heights and weight, art, baby shots and anything you can think of because today?s photography market is bigger than ever.
We get requests for everything imaginable on a daily basis. No matter how different or unusual your pictures may be, we?ll always find a buyer somewhere in the world. We will provide you with model release forms after a company is interested in purchasing a picture with an identifiable person in it.
Where Your Photos Will Be Used
Your picture(s) may end up in a magazine ad, billboards, television, newspapers, published books, picture stores, postcard and calendars, advertising and travel agencies, the tabloids, subway ads, brochures and pamphlets, annual business reports for companies, newsletters, buttons, T-shirts, CD ROM publishers, on line photo catalogs, web sites and everywhere a picture can be used anywhere in the world etc. You?d be amazed at how many places your pictures could be used in.
How We Price Your Pictures To Clients
Every picture will be sold for a different price depending on where it?s going to be used, the circulation of the magazine, if it?s a front page or inside picture, how many billboards it will be on and the amount of time they remain on the billboards, the size they use the picture in, how many countries the picture(s) will run in etc.
Some pictures sell for $200.00 while others sell for several thousand dollars. On average, most pictures are sold for $350.00 to $800.00 each. EXAMPLE: If we sell one of your pictures for $800.00, we will send you 65% which is $520.00. If we sell the same picture 5 times, you will then earn $2,600.00 ($520.00 x 5 = $2,600.00)
We always have you, the hard working photographer in mind, therefore, we will try to get the absolute most money for any picture we sell. At the same time, the more we charge, the more we earn ourselves. It?s a win win situation. We need you in order to succeed. We will do everything to make sure you continue to send us material on a regular basis. This is why we offer FREE developing and expensive FREE gifts every time you send material in as well as a good income for your pictures.
Many of our customers have already quit their boring 9-5 jobs and are doing what they have always wanted to - that is, taking pictures for us everyday and earning a good living doing so either on a part-time or full-time basis.
Free Film Developing & Printing
We will develop and print all your unprocessed film absolutely FREE in our in-house film processing lab. (WE DO NOT PROCESS SLIDE FILM) 35mm C-41 process only. Our lab processes your film 24 hrs. a day, 7 days a week. Our lab never closes due to the high demand for our FREE film processing offer. We must say that we do a very professional job at developing and printing film. We will then scan all the images into our computer system and mail you your processed film and 4 X 6 prints back to you. There is no limit to the number of unprocessed film you can send us. We have the resources to process thousands of rolls of film each and every day.
Your Photo Albums Could Be Worth Thousands!
You do not have to go out and take new pictures if you do not want to. We will be more than happy to accept any or all your pictures that are sitting in your family photo albums right now. Or, if you have trays of slides collecting dust - send them in, they could be worth thousands of dollars. After we scan your material into our computers, we will very carefully and professionally wrap your material and box it with your FREE gifts and ship one big box to you usually within 2 or 3 days after we receive them.
How We Handle Your Material
Your pictures, slides or negatives mean a lot to you and we realize this very well. We will handle your material with the greatest amount of care. All our employees wear white gloves when they handle your work or when our technicians scan your material into our computers. This of course is to prevent any fingerprints from ending up on your pictures or negatives. If we develop your film here, we will return your negatives in protective sleeves and they will be returned in a cardboard box along with your FREE gift(s) so that they will arrive back to you in mint condition. You can trust us to make sure your material will look exactly the same way as when it left your hands.
"FREE GIFTS" Sent To You Every Time
A FREE gift will be sent each and every time you send us material - GUARANTEED! The FREE gift will be sent to you with your pictures, negatives or slides. If you send 50 or more images for us to scan into our computers, we will then send you 2 different FREE gifts. The 2 gifts will each be packaged in their own boxes and shipped in a larger box with your returned pictures, slides or negatives.
We stock a large variety of different FREE gifts. Depending on the number of pictures you send us each time, the better the gifts get. Some of the gifts we carry are electronic organizers, calculators, CD?s and cassettes, telephones, knife sets, clocks, pen sets, tool sets, camera accessories, rolls of fresh film, T-shirts, sweatshirts, photography and how to books, videos, camera cleaning kits, photo albums, frames, camera bags, am-fm radios, a large variety of sporting goods and dozens of other fine gifts. We are constantly changing our FREE gifts every week so you will NOT receive the same gifts twice. Even if you just send us 1 roll of film, we will still send you a nice FREE gift.
The Picture Stock Worldwide Press Pass
Our PRESS PASS is recognized around the world. It will enable you to get into all events covered by the media. Some of these events include sporting events, concerts, accident and fire scenes, entertainment shows, press conferences, areas where celebrities are, etc. If asked, just say your on assignment shooting for PICTURE STOCK WORLDWIDE of New York, a picture stock agency that will sell these photos to clients around the world. We have never had any reports of our photographers using this picture ID press pass denied entry to any event.
You must follow the rules of the event and when shooting concerts, remember, you are only allowed to stay for the first 3 or 4 songs. Always wear the pass around your neck and never refuse to show it up close when asked.
Do not interfere or get into the way of emergency crews at spot news scenes, other photographers or people who paid to watch events. Always be polite and please show respect to others. Remember, it is our name your carrying around your neck.
The cost of our WORLD PRESS PASS is $17.00 US FUNDS (postpaid) and the pass will be valid for 2 full years from the date you receive your order. You must send us a small picture of yourself either in black and white or color such as a passport photo in size. We will cut it to the correct size and laminate it on the press card pass before shipping it to you. We will also include a clip so you can wear your new press pass the day you receive it. In order for this official press pass to be valid, your picture must be on it and you must tell us your full name which will be electronically printed on your new PICTURE STOCK WORLDWIDE press pass.
This pass will enable you to get into any and all events no matter where you live around the world. You will now be an official photographer for the working press.
Earn Up To $5,000 Per Month Or More As A Distributor For Picture Stock Worldwide
(This Is Not Multi Level Marketing)
You know you?ll never make any serious money working for someone else. Today you can?t even count on job security or a good pension. Owning a business is one of the smartest things you can do for yourself, your family, and for the comfort and security today and tomorrow. Picture Stock Worldwide has one of the best track records in the country for putting people in business for themselves. We are a large debt free company dedicated to our clients and distributors around the world.
Many distributors start out on a part time basis then eventually start working this small home based business into a full time job. If you are not interested in taking pictures and sending them in to us, you can distribute our brochure with your personal ID# printed on the back and earn thousands of dollars per month. Thousands of people are already making their fortunes, thanks to this incredible industry. With no employees for you to hire, no overhead, no office space to rent or bills to pay, this is one of the best businesses to get into today. We do most of the work and you get paid every month from us. Nothing could be easier than that. Here?s your chance to join them.
THERE?S NOTHING LIKE OWNING A SMALL BUSINESS THAT MAKES MONEY FOR YOU WHILE YOU SLEEP
If your looking for a business opportunity, STOP LOOKING NOW!
You can be a distributor for us by simply sending out our brochure and earning a commission every time we sell a picture from the person who receives the brochure from you. You choose your own hours and never take orders from someone else again. Start on a shoestring. This is your golden opportunity to finally be self employed. Your distributor package will include your camera ready slick copies of our brochure with your ID# printed on the back page. Also included is 1,000 names and addresses of photographers who have shown an interest in sending in their pictures to be sold around the world on peel and stick labels. These names are from the U.S.A. only. We do not have any names from other countries. We will also send you easy to understand instructions to get you started the same day you receive your large distributor package in the mail. A free gift will also be included in your distributor package just for saying yes to this very profitable business opportunity.
Distributors will receive 20% of the amount we charge a client for a picture. The person who owns the picture receives 65% and 15% is our commission for selling the picture. Remember, one picture can be sold over and over again around the world and most are. You receive 20% every time the same picture is sold. If a picture sells for $1,000.00, you will receive $200.00 as a distributor for us. When that same picture sells again, you will get paid over and over again. If your a distributor and send in your own pictures, you will then earn 85% of what your pictures sell for. We sell thousands of pictures every day around the world. Just think of the money potential.
All you do is distribute our brochure. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can mail out the brochures with our return address on the envelope. That way no one will ever know who sent them the brochure, only us because only your ID# will be printed on the back. We do not report any commissions paid out to anyone. A camera ready slick of our very responsive envelope with our return address will also be included with your marketing package ready for the printer.
When someone sends in their pictures to us, we scan them into our computers and return the pictures with a Free gift(s). We then start selling those pictures and that is where you receive 20% of what we sell the picture(s) for. The same person usually sends in different pictures on a regular basis so you keep receiving commission checks over and over again even years after you have introduced them to our picture agency. You can then stop distributing the brochure and collect monthly commission checks or you can continue to distribute our brochure and earn more money. Our services are always in demand so you will prosper for years to come.
As a distributor, you will always remain in our computer system or until you advise us to remove you from our distributor list.
Some distributors are earning up to $5,000.00 per month, and some are earning much more for simply mailing out our very responsive brochure or handing them out to people.
The cost for the distributor kit and the right to be a distributor is only $57.00 US funds. This will enable you to be a distributor for life. There are no annual fees and you will never have to pay us anything else. This is a very small price to pay for a very lucrative and high income business that you can do from your own home without having to register a business. Your job is to get these brochures out. Period. We do all the work and mail you your checks every month. Nothing could be easier. Earn a substantial income for simply telling people about this picture agency. Everyone takes pictures, therefore everyone is a potential customer. Don?t miss out on something this good.
The best part of this business is - THE MONEY NEVER STOPS, SO DO TODAY WHAT OTHERS WON?T SO YOU CAN DO TOMORROW WHAT OTHERS CAN?T!
Your Pictures Entered In Major Photo Contests
As a FREE service to all our customers, we will automatically enter your pictures in hundreds of photo contests around the world every year. If we feel you have a picture or pictures that would win in a photo contest we will enter it and notify you immediately. We will include your name and address along with your photo(s) and mail them to the contest address after we receive the picture(s) from you. If you should be a winner, the prize will be sent directly to you. We will cover all the shipping expenses on your behalf as a way of saying Thank you for doing business with us. If you know of a photo contest in your area, please let us know.
Our Newsletters
We send out a newsletter periodically throughout the year. We will keep you up to date with the photo stock industry, tidbits of information about our agency, the photographers that send in material, what?s selling and general statistics.
We want everyone to be updated on any changes and trends that are happening.
Our newsletters also describe the types of pictures we get the most requests for at that time. For instance, in the spring, we need Christmas pictures so companies can start printing new cards for the upcoming Christmas season. Sometimes we?ll receive hundreds of requests for pet pictures so we quickly send out a newsletter to all our customers to send in as many pet pictures as they could. Your going to have so much fun with us and your going to get paid for it at the same time.
We will also advise of any new products or services that we are offering.
Testimonials
"I?ve been looking for a company like yours all my life. Thank you for accepting all my pictures that no other photo stock agency would. Picture Stock Worldwide is fabulous."
KEVIN JACOBS, LONDON ENGLAND
"I just saw one of my pictures in a magazine ad that is distributed around the world. I couldn?t believe my eyes. Thanks for letting my dream come true."
CYNTHIA MORGAN, ILLINOIS USA
"My pictures were returned the same way they left my hands. Thanks for handling my pictures with so much care and thanks for the free gifts. Also, your scanning fee of .50c is a very small price to pay considering the thousands of dollars I?ve already made."
JULIA SAUNDERS, CALIFORNIA USA
"I started sending you a few pictures every week, I have since quit my boring factory job and take pictures full time for your agency. I make more money now and this is what I wanted to do all my life. What a wonderful investment."
GENE GOODE, NEW YORK USA
"Your commission checks are always on time. I cannot believe the pictures sitting in my photo albums were worth $3,125.00 and counting."
PAMELA SU, HONG KONG
"Thanks for all the FREE GIFTS you keep sending with my returned negatives and thanks for the business opportunity. Your honesty does not go unnoticed."
JESSICA WEIR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
"I can?t believe all my film gets developed for free. I?ve told all my friends about your company. Your photo finishing is just excellent. Enclosed is another 12 rolls of film. I hope they sell as well as the others."
TROY MCCONNELL, MICHIGAN, USA
"You can use this testimonial anyway you wish. I just finished college and couldn?t get a job in the photo journalism field that I mastered in so I joined your agency. I am the happiest man in the world and getting paid for what I love doing everyday. Thank you and GOD bless you from down under."
JASON NICHOLSON, AUSTRALIA
"The mailing list you sent with my distributorship was excellent. I received a 6% response. I am ordering another 1,000 names from you. My check is enclosed."
MORGAN MYERS, TEXAS, USA
Questions and Answers Most Commonly Asked
Question: Who owns the rights to my pictures?
Answer: You always own the complete rights to your pictures. By you sending your material to Picture Stock Worldwide, you are only giving us permission to sell your work for you. Our buyers buy your pictures for a one time use only with the understanding that the pictures in our stock files may be sold to other buyers or may be in other photo stock agency files. You can sell the pictures you send to us to anyone or any other company or agency that you would like to.
Question: How long have you been in business?
Answer: We have been in business since March 1988.
Question: Where are you located and where are my pictures scanned?
Answer: We have offices in New York, Paris, London, Chicago, Los Angeles and Toronto, Canada. Our scanning department is located in Toronto. You can send your material and orders to our New York office in Niagara Falls or to our head office in Toronto. If you send your material to Niagara Falls it will be shipped to Toronto by courier.
For faster service, send all your material and orders to our Toronto address.
Our offices in Paris, London, Chicago and Los Angeles are our sales offices.
Question: How do I know I will receive my commission checks after a picture is sold?
Answer: Once a picture is sold, we will send you 65% of what we sold the picture for on the 10th of the next month. If we did not send out commission checks, word would quickly spread and we would be shut down immediately. If someone saw his or her picture in a publication and did not get paid from us, we would be sued. We have been in business since 1988 and we have an excellent reputation. We would not dare risk losing our business or ruining our name for non payment of someone?s commission. It is not how we do business. We are a very respectful company who do business around the world with thousands of clients and this is how we have always been and how we will always be.
Question: Why does each picture cost .50c to scan into your computer system?
Answer: We charge .50c for each picture we scan into our computer system to pay the computer technician as well as the cost for storing your material in our computer data files. It actually costs more than .50c for each image to be scanned and stored but we absorb the balance of the cost ourselves. We do not charge an annual fee to keep your material stored or any other fee for that matter. Our computer system costs millions of dollars just to store the hundreds of thousands of images in it. The .50c fee per image is a very small price to pay considering how many times your pictures will be sold around the world.
Question: How can you afford to develop and print my film for free regardless of how many rolls I send you?
Answer: We own 16 picture processing machines and they are working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We know that the pictures we develop and print for free for our customers will end up selling and this is where we make our money. Many people take advantage of this free service but we do not mind because the more pictures we have in our computer system, the more money we will make. You will always earn 65% of what we sell your pictures for whether you send in film to be processed or pictures. It is just a free service we offer. We will also send you a free gift with your 4X6 prints that we develop and print for free. The only cost to you is .50c for every image that we have to scan plus the shipping and handling fees to return your material back to you with your free gift(s). Example: If you send us 1 roll of 24 exposures to be developed and printed, your cost would be .50c for each image which totals $12.00 plus $6.00 for shipping, handling and your free gift.
Question: What type of pictures are most in demand?
Answer: We receive picture requests for just about everything and anything. There is really no subject matter that sells better than something else. Remember, we are a huge agency with offices in other parts of the world. When a buyer requests a picture of something, chances are we will have it, therefore, we ask that you send in any picture of any subject matter because chances are we will sell it regardless of what it is. If we really had to narrow down the types that sell more than others, we would have to say nature, travel, children, pets and animals, celebrations, scenery, and people are always in high demand.
Question: How long does it take to have my pictures returned to me?
Answer: If you send your pictures or film to our Toronto address, it normally takes 2-3 days in our offices before being shipped out back to you. If you send your pictures or film to our New York address add about 2-3 extra days. Sometimes we are swamped with pictures that all come in at the same time however, when we are very busy, an extra shift is added and we do the best we can to ship your package with your free gift(s) back to you as quickly as possible.
Question: How long does it take before my pictures are sold?
Answer: Some pictures are sold the very same day we receive them while others may take days or weeks. It really all depends on what our clients are looking for at the time. We do offer a selection of pictures to our clients once they ask for a specific picture. For example, if a buyer was looking for a picture of a dog, we would send about 20-30 pictures of dogs and the buyer would then tell us which one he or she would like to use.
Question: Should I send pictures, negatives or slides and what size?
Answer: You can send us anything you like however we do prefer pictures up to 5 X 7 in size or slides. Do not send us your photo album. Instead, send pictures wrapped in an envelope or slides in a slide sheet cover to protect them. It does not matter if the pictures are glossy or matte finish. You can send negatives but should your package be damaged or lost by the post office, your original negatives will be lost forever. It is best to keep the originals and just send prints or duplicates. Although we have never had a case where anyone?s material was lost or damaged, the potential of this happening is always there. It?s better to be safe than sorry.
Question: What type of film do you develop and print and is there any type of film that I should not send you?
Answer: We only develop and print C-41 process film. We do not develop slide film, 110 film or film from SEATTLE FILM WORKS. The size of your prints will be 4 X 6 in size.
Question: When my photos are sold, do I get a photo credit under the picture(s)?
Answer: Depending on the buyer and where the photo will be used, sometimes a photo credit is used and sometimes it is not. For example, any magazine, newspaper or print media will print your name. If your photo is used on a billboard or in one of the tabloid type papers, then no name credit is given.
Question: Can I order additional mailing lists from you if I become a distributor?
Answer: Absolutely. Your distributorship package will include 1,000 names of photographers on peel and stick labels however, you can order additional names on peel and stick labels at $50.00 for 1,000 labels. An order form is included in your distributorship package.
Question: What if a buyer wants the rights to one of my pictures?
Answer: If a buyer wants the rights to one of your pictures, we would contact you and you would have the final say. The price for the rights to a picture is usually several thousand dollars but you would also have a say in how much you would want and/or if you want to part with one of your images for good. We would suggest a price but we would always ask you if you agree or if you would want more money to part with one of your images. If you decide to sell the rights to one of your pictures, we would then remove it from our files and you would have to provide the original negative or slide to that picture. The company who buys it can then do whatever he or she wants with the picture in the future. You would also have to sign a form stating that you are indeed selling the rights to one of your pictures.
Question: Do I have to identify each and every picture that I send in?
Answer: You do not have to identify any of your pictures that you send in to us. We are seldom asked by our buyers for information pertaining to any of our photographs. If a buyer does need some information about a photo, we will then contact you for any additional information.
What Would You Pay For Our Services?
Well, to begin with, we make all our money when we sell your pictures. We take 35% and pay you 65% of each and every picture we sell. We feel this is fair. Other stock agencies take 50% and your work must be superior in order for them to accept it. It is very difficult to convince stock agencies to look at your work let alone accept it. They deal with world professionals only and most deal with a small number of photographers leaving out the average person who tries unsuccessfully to break into this lucrative market. For most, the chances of having a stock agency look at your work is very, very slim if at all.
We on the other hand, accept everyone?s work for two reasons: 1) We feel everyone?s pictures and work is special and 2) We have clients around the world looking for every possible type of picture. For example, we receive requests for pictures that are out of focus for eyeglasses ads to show how a person will see without glasses. So, even if some of your pictures are out of focus, send them in as well.
We are different from other photo stock agencies because we scan each and every image into our computers. This way, we can get your picture to a buyer on the other side of the world within minutes. Other agencies have to courier to their buyers and also, other stock agencies will only accept slides, as for us, we will accept anything and everything anytime.
The only cost to you is .50c for every picture, negative or slide that you send us in order to help pay to scan it into our computer system and save it in our memory banks which is extremely expensive. This is to help us offset the expensive time it takes of scanning every image into our computer system. We also ask that you pay for the shipping to get your material back to you.(See chart for shipping charges on the order form page) That?s it! No clubs to join, no membership fees to pay - EVER! Plus, we will develop and print all your film absolutely FREE!
If you were to send us a roll of 24 exposures, we would develop and print it for FREE. The only cost to you is .50c per frame for scanning every image into our computers which is $12.00 and $6.00 shipping to get your package back in the mail to you with your FREE gift in one large carton.
We then immediately start selling those 24 pictures over and over again around the world and send you your commission checks with a computer statement every month each time your pictures are sold.
Your pictures will remain in our computers until you want them removed. There is no additional or annual fee to keep your images stored. Some pictures sell over and over again for years. Your one time fee of .50c per image is the only fee you will ever have to pay us to help offset our costs of scanning and storing your work in our data banks. This fee is mostly to pay for labor of our computer technicians to scan all your work into our computers.
The more pictures you send us, the more you will earn. We have some photographers who send us 10-25 rolls of film a week while others will send us 20-50 pictures per week. It?s up to you. There is no pressure on anyone, you just send in material when you can and want to. Remember, the earlier you send in your material, the sooner you will begin to earn money.
Once you join our stock agency, we will issue you an ID#. When you send us material in the future, just attach a small note with your ID#.
How do I get started?
For complete package send :
$3.00 for printing and shipping and handling to:
Xavier
RR 6 Box 9728
San Juan, PR 00926-9508
Your package will arrive in less than a week.
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