PhotoBTC - A marketplace for photography, illustration and graphic arts.

[snakegi]

https://photobtc.com

PhotoBTC is a marketplace for photography, illustration and graphic arts in general.
When you upload your images to PhotoBTC you are showcasing your work to millions of buyers around the world, 24/7.
You receive your payments instantly in Bitcoin.
Join our service and receive the experience the best royalty rates in the market.

Advantages for the Sellers:
-Receives more royalties than conventional marketplaces (80%)
-Receives the sales in Bitcoin and can be withdrawn instantly.
-No Exclusivity

Advantages for the Buyers:
-No subscriptions
-No registration needed
-Buy only what you need
-Download free images under Creative Commons

Referrers receive 20% of the fees paid on the sales.

Requirements (FOR SELLERS)
Be at least 18 years of age
Be the exclusive author of every file you upload
Own or have authorization for all the rights to the elements represented in your files (e.g. products, people, property)
Your account must have been confirmed (by clicking the link included in the confirmation email)

We use the XAPO wallet to hold the bitcoins


Now, we're looking for Photographers/Illustrators/Designers that are interested in publishing their materials and provide us feedback on the project.

On the news:














Feel free to ask anything.

Kind Regards
Egidio

[snakegi]

[Update]
Upload of ID Card and proof of address is no longer needed.

[avatar_kiyoshi]

Nice site, although the photo is still a few. How about a transaction, funds,  escrow,?

[snakegi]

Nice site, although the photo is still a few. How about a transaction, funds,  escrow,?

Thanks, we just published so it will take some time to have a good amount of content.
The payments are handled via useCryptos invoice api, and are credited in your usecryptos wallet.

In future we'll be able to integrate into other online wallets like coinbase or blockchain.info so you can put your own wallet...

We're still working on some nice functionalities to match the big websites like shutterstock or istockphotos.

[snakegi]

Updates
-Thumbnails are no longer required for posting photos and illustrations, they will be re-sized from the original file.
-Dynamic thumbnail sizes on the Home, Category and Search pages.
-Category samples on the Category page
-Popover full image on searches
-Search improvements
-Upload improvements

[RustyNomad]

Some suggestions:

1) Would it not be better to set the price of each item in say US$ when uploading it and then have that price displayed and updated in btc?

When I upload a photo I decide on a price, let's say $2.00. At today's rate that might be 0.01 btc.

Over the next week the price of bitcoin goes up with say 30% making the selling price of my photo now $2.60 which might be to expensive in my opinion. This results in me having to readjust all my prices. However, if the selling price was based off a fixed 'fiat' value no such adjustment will be required.

2) Display the selling price of each item in both bitcoin and fiat (US$)

I know this is a bitcoin driven site but in reality we all price items in fiat and so will the buyers who visit this site. Its far easier to determine the value of an item in say US$ than it is in bitcoin. Also saves me the hassle of pulling a calculator out each time so that I can work out what the actual dollar value of an item is.

We would all love to live in a bitcoin dominated world but reality is that we price items in fiat.

[avatar_kiyoshi]

Some suggestions:

1) Would it not be better to set the price of each item in say US$ when uploading it and then have that price displayed and updated in btc?

When I upload a photo I decide on a price, let's say $2.00. At today's rate that might be 0.01 btc.

Over the next week the price of bitcoin goes up with say 30% making the selling price of my photo now $2.60 which might be to expensive in my opinion. This results in me having to readjust all my prices. However, if the selling price was based off a fixed 'fiat' value no such adjustment will be required.

2) Display the selling price of each item in both bitcoin and fiat (US$)

I know this is a bitcoin driven site but in reality we all price items in fiat and so will the buyers who visit this site. Its far easier to determine the value of an item in say US$ than it is in bitcoin. Also saves me the hassle of pulling a calculator out each time so that I can work out what the actual dollar value of an item is.

We would all love to live in a bitcoin dominated world but reality is that we price items in fiat.

This is good idea I think, especially with seller who want to sell their photo, I feel like that too, when I set price example: 0.0035(around $10) then the rate down, 0.0035 is around $7.
But my advice is use $ for display price only, but buyer of course pay with bitcoin.

[snakegi]

Some suggestions:

1) Would it not be better to set the price of each item in say US$ when uploading it and then have that price displayed and updated in btc?

When I upload a photo I decide on a price, let's say $2.00. At today's rate that might be 0.01 btc.

Over the next week the price of bitcoin goes up with say 30% making the selling price of my photo now $2.60 which might be to expensive in my opinion. This results in me having to readjust all my prices. However, if the selling price was based off a fixed 'fiat' value no such adjustment will be required.

2) Display the selling price of each item in both bitcoin and fiat (US$)

I know this is a bitcoin driven site but in reality we all price items in fiat and so will the buyers who visit this site. Its far easier to determine the value of an item in say US$ than it is in bitcoin. Also saves me the hassle of pulling a calculator out each time so that I can work out what the actual dollar value of an item is.

We would all love to live in a bitcoin dominated world but reality is that we price items in fiat.

Both are valid ideas and i think we can develop that soon.
I though about, you choose whether to input the price in USD or BTC, and the user will always see both USD and the corresponding BTC.
We're thinking about a shapeshift integration as well so users will be able to pay with altcoins.

[Salmen]

And a Site that have Bitcoin as payment processor.
There are not a lot of photos, i hope more photos will be adding soon.
The quality of the photos looks professional.
Good work :-)

Cheers
Salmen

[snakegi]

And a Site that have Bitcoin as payment processor.
There are not a lot of photos, i hope more photos will be adding soon.
The quality of the photos looks professional.
Good work :-)

Cheers
Salmen

Thanks! We just begun and there is already some good photos over there.
We have many ideas for the project and getting more good ideas from people.

Regards

[dezoel]

how about the minimum resolution of the photos?
I have some beautifull photos taken by my phone, and it at least 3264x2448 p..

[snakegi]

how about the minimum resolution of the photos?
I have some beautifull photos taken by my phone, and it at least 3264x2448 p..

The minimum photo resolution is 2400 x 1600 pixels (4MP), you can check all the requirements on the upload page, and in the section File Specifications here: https://photobtc.com/home/sell#specifications

Good uploads!

[snakegi]

how about the minimum resolution of the photos?
I have some beautifull photos taken by my phone, and it at least 3264x2448 p..

The minimum photo resolution is 2400 x 1600 pixels (4MP), you can check all the requirements on the upload page, and in the section File Specifications here: https://photobtc.com/home/sell#specifications

Good uploads!

Just make sure the photos are free from technical problems like exposure and interpolation.

[dezoel]

how about the minimum resolution of the photos?
I have some beautifull photos taken by my phone, and it at least 3264x2448 p..

The minimum photo resolution is 2400 x 1600 pixels (4MP), you can check all the requirements on the upload page, and in the section File Specifications here: https://photobtc.com/home/sell#specifications

Good uploads!

Just make sure the photos are free from technical problems like exposure and interpolation.

oh, okay..
will upload some photos, thanks..,

[snakegi]

how about the minimum resolution of the photos?
I have some beautifull photos taken by my phone, and it at least 3264x2448 p..

The minimum photo resolution is 2400 x 1600 pixels (4MP), you can check all the requirements on the upload page, and in the section File Specifications here: https://photobtc.com/home/sell#specifications

Good uploads!

Just make sure the photos are free from technical problems like exposure and interpolation.

oh, okay..
will upload some photos, thanks..,

Nice! We had some updates like:
-FAQ Page
-Search bug fixes
-User's profile pictures

[snakegi]

We are planning to let people customize their profile pages using data like, social profiles, website, about description, etc
What would you guys suggest?

[snakegi]

Update:
-The prices are set in Euro, and shown in Euro and Bitcoin for the buyers.
-The bitcoin prices are updated every minute.
-Improvements on the dashboard page.

[snakegi]

Update:
-Fixed logout issue when you press the logout button at usecryptos, and it didn't logoff from photobtc.

[LitcoinCollector]

I think you got something here.
You realy need to get a big database with lots of quality pictures.
Good luck with your project!

[snakegi]

I think you got something here.
You realy need to get a big database with lots of quality pictures.
Good luck with your project!

Thanks! We're trying to get in touch with most people possible, but it is always hard to get to people who are not used to deal with bitcoin.
We appreciate any help with that matter.

We're working on some more good updates for tomorrow so we can have an even more attractive platform.

Appreciate any tips you might have.

Regards