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Topic: PhotoBTC - A marketplace for photography, illustration and graphic arts. (Read 4931 times)

legendary
Activity: 924
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This is good idea. I will bookmark your page. As a need some good graphics and photos for my projects I will return back. Keep it alive and growing.
sr. member
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Merit: 250
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Show More Visualized recent images on the home page
legendary
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Yes in that case would be nice to have something so we could be able to refund without paying ourselves, but still an escrow service would be too much to work with the exception.
Instead of that we could implement a "maturing time" so an untrusted seller wouldn't be able to withdraw right after the purchase.

Yes that is true, but with a maturing time now sellers have to deal with bitcoin price changes which my bitcoin escrow service solves

Now you have a good point in there, and Nice video btw.
Grin thanks
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
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Yes in that case would be nice to have something so we could be able to refund without paying ourselves, but still an escrow service would be too much to work with the exception.
Instead of that we could implement a "maturing time" so an untrusted seller wouldn't be able to withdraw right after the purchase.

Yes that is true, but with a maturing time now sellers have to deal with bitcoin price changes which my bitcoin escrow service solves

Now you have a good point in there, and Nice video btw.
legendary
Activity: 1630
Merit: 1000
How a escrow would be better than the wallet system we already use?

I've a similar suggestions to my service. In most cases, an escrow system means money refunding when purchased content has been detected as scam. This is an additional buyer protection from the trusted service. For example, when verified seller upload a faked content after his verification.

There are no fake contents, all images are verified and after the verification the sellers are only able to edit things like price, title and description.
Also, in that case, if the buyer find something that is not correct, it is our responsibility to refund them, since we're the ones providing the use licenses.


Well my main idea is that if for example you miss something when verifying the photos

Yes in that case would be nice to have something so we could be able to refund without paying ourselves, but still an escrow service would be too much to work with the exception.
Instead of that we could implement a "maturing time" so an untrusted seller wouldn't be able to withdraw right after the purchase.

Yes that is true, but with a maturing time now sellers have to deal with bitcoin price changes which my bitcoin escrow service solves
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250

Great service, have you had a chance to advertise your service to thousands of potential clients?  Check out my banner and see for your self what a true bitcoin advertising platform can do for you.

Thanks for the advise, i've registered there and it looks really good, let's see if it works well.
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
has anyone able to receive money from this market place? I there anybody who has been successful already into selling their pictures using this services?

Our service is quite new and as you might know, take time to get enough traffic and content to attract big buyers like design agencies, big websites and retailers, and make them use bitcoin for that.
But if you're looking to the market outside bitcoin stock image sales is a huge market, but it's not easy for small players (amateur photographers/designers) to make money like this, because the competition is tough, professionals publish thousands of different pictures to sell enough for a solid income.

We had a few sales already, quite small, but we're only over 200 pics yet.
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
How a escrow would be better than the wallet system we already use?

I've a similar suggestions to my service. In most cases, an escrow system means money refunding when purchased content has been detected as scam. This is an additional buyer protection from the trusted service. For example, when verified seller upload a faked content after his verification.

There are no fake contents, all images are verified and after the verification the sellers are only able to edit things like price, title and description.
Also, in that case, if the buyer find something that is not correct, it is our responsibility to refund them, since we're the ones providing the use licenses.


Well my main idea is that if for example you miss something when verifying the photos

Yes in that case would be nice to have something so we could be able to refund without paying ourselves, but still an escrow service would be too much to work with the exception.
Instead of that we could implement a "maturing time" so an untrusted seller wouldn't be able to withdraw right after the purchase.
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
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My best wishes to your country, buddy.
Thanks you, all will be fine.

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Would be nice to have a online-local gallery, like a regular gallery but showing works from around the world that are on the website.
I think that off-line gallery is important as option. Because some famous artists may have interest to present them works to wide audience, not to web-users only. Your project is focused and it has a great potential to implement this feature in your area.

Think about and good luck anyway!

This would be an extension for the website, anyway it's not like we're going to do this now...
Thanks!
hero member
Activity: 728
Merit: 500

Great service, have you had a chance to advertise your service to thousands of potential clients?  Check out my banner and see for your self what a true bitcoin advertising platform can do for you.
legendary
Activity: 1630
Merit: 1000
How a escrow would be better than the wallet system we already use?

I've a similar suggestions to my service. In most cases, an escrow system means money refunding when purchased content has been detected as scam. This is an additional buyer protection from the trusted service. For example, when verified seller upload a faked content after his verification.

There are no fake contents, all images are verified and after the verification the sellers are only able to edit things like price, title and description.
Also, in that case, if the buyer find something that is not correct, it is our responsibility to refund them, since we're the ones providing the use licenses.


Well my main idea is that if for example you miss something when verifying the photos
newbie
Activity: 48
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My best wishes to your country, buddy.
Thanks you, all will be fine.

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Would be nice to have a online-local gallery, like a regular gallery but showing works from around the world that are on the website.
I think that off-line gallery is important as option. Because some famous artists may have interest to present them works to wide audience, not to web-users only. Your project is focused and it has a great potential to implement this feature in your area.

Think about and good luck anyway!
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
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You said you're looking for sellers every day, you run a gallery or something?
It's hard in our country now, there are many problems.

But internet and crypto solve them all. And we make our job in Sweden. Looking for creative peoples in social networks, forums and personal websites.
Also it's a good idea to run off-line gallery around the world, looks not easy but possible.

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My best wishes to your country, buddy.
Would be nice to have a online-local gallery, like a regular gallery but showing works from around the world that are on the website.

Like you said, not easy, but it sounds like a nice place to go have a coffee one day Cheesy
newbie
Activity: 48
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You said you're looking for sellers every day, you run a gallery or something?
It's hard in our country now, there are many problems.

But internet and crypto solve them all. And we make our job in Sweden. Looking for creative peoples in social networks, forums and personal websites.
Also it's a good idea to run off-line gallery around the world, looks not easy but possible.
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
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it is hard to find people that have enough interest in bitcoin to upload pictures, and it's even harder to convince people that aren't familiar with bitcoin.

Ah, I so understand you! Every day we looking for new sellers, but conversion is really low. Note, that only best artists that I've found going to the contact shortly and ready for experiments. I'm so grateful to them.

I think that only time makes a best job for us, because we need a trust, experience and unfamiliar talents need more time to understand bitcoin philosophy. Understand that bitcoin is not only drugs and guns. It's may be independency and beauty.

You're right, it will take time, but we're here already and i really think this is just the beginning of a big improvement in our society, like it was for me when i first understand Bitcoin's nature.

You said you're looking for sellers every day, you run a gallery or something?
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
I've been watching this thread and just wanted to chime in to say that I absolutely love the idea behind this service!

As a (no-so)full time photographer myself, the market is flooded with crap services like getty, shutterstock, and istock that literally only offer content creators pennies while the service providers get upwards of 90% of the sale. I myself refuse to be associated with such services, but somewhere along the line it became acceptable for content creators to get walked on.

Your approach is much more in line with what local galleries offer (for revenue split) and it is much more fair to the content creators. Kudos for breaking away from the "race to the bottom" method Wink

I've been consumed this past week with other projects on here, but I will certainly take a more detailed look at the website and provide more feedback when I have some more time. Smiley

Thank you for your feedback, we're not professional photographers or illustrators here, but it is something we really appreciate doing and it kinda hurts when we see services like that, even tho we don't relly on those services, we use them a lot, and it not feels good knowing that what i pay is not being distributed fairly.
Of course there are costs on running a service like this, but most stockphoto royalties are just joking.

Thank you for your time, and let me know of any suggestions you might have.

Regards
newbie
Activity: 48
Merit: 0
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it is hard to find people that have enough interest in bitcoin to upload pictures, and it's even harder to convince people that aren't familiar with bitcoin.

Ah, I so understand you! Every day we looking for new sellers, but conversion is really low. Note, that only best artists that I've found going to the contact shortly and ready for experiments. I'm so grateful to them.

I think that only time makes a best job for us, because we need a trust, experience and unfamiliar talents need more time to understand bitcoin philosophy. Understand that bitcoin is not only drugs and guns. It also may be independency and beauty.
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
Sure,

Photography is one of my hobbies, there are more than 15000 photos about nature, life and peoples around me Smiley
But professionally I'm a dev and my creative is raw code mostly. I've uploaded only best of photos, that match your rules and has commercial potential.

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We're open to suggestions and criticism, please share anything you have in mind about our services.
You already have a good website and your course is right. When I found something, I'll let you know PM.
Let's be friends, coz we follow a similar direction by different ways.

Wow 15000 pics is a lot! I'm not anywhere near that  Cheesy
Thank you very much for your uploads, and your help, it is hard to find people that have enough interest in bitcoin to upload pictures, and it's even harder to convince people that aren't familiar with bitcoin.

Whenever you have anything just talk in here, PM, or the email on the website.
hero member
Activity: 750
Merit: 500
I've been watching this thread and just wanted to chime in to say that I absolutely love the idea behind this service!

As a (no-so)full time photographer myself, the market is flooded with crap services like getty, shutterstock, and istock that literally only offer content creators pennies while the service providers get upwards of 90% of the sale. I myself refuse to be associated with such services, but somewhere along the line it became acceptable for content creators to get walked on.

Your approach is much more in line with what local galleries offer (for revenue split) and it is much more fair to the content creators. Kudos for breaking away from the "race to the bottom" method Wink

I've been consumed this past week with other projects on here, but I will certainly take a more detailed look at the website and provide more feedback when I have some more time. Smiley
newbie
Activity: 48
Merit: 0
Sure,

Photography is one of my hobbies, there are more than 15000 photos about nature, life and peoples around me Smiley
But professionally I'm a dev and my creative is raw code mostly. I've uploaded only best of photos, that match your rules and has commercial potential.

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We're open to suggestions and criticism, please share anything you have in mind about our services.
You already have a good website and your course is right. When I found something, I'll let you know PM.
Let's be friends, coz we follow a similar direction by different ways.
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
Looks reliable. 
I'll try to post a few photos to boost this project, keep it going!

Thanks!! Keep uploading!! =D

We're open to suggestions and criticism, please share anything you have in mind about our services.

Kind regards
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
Sweet! The UI needs some polishing, but it's a great start.
I've uploaded a photo and the process was pretty seamless.

https://www.photobtc.com/image/gv5toqX5mkNWYCymaabsX2eMohlYP5gE

Thanks! We already noticed that some screens need a few improvements, and we're working on that. =)

Nice picture by the way, thanks for uploading =D

Kind regards
legendary
Activity: 1050
Merit: 1004
Sweet! The UI needs some polishing, but it's a great start.
I've uploaded a photo and the process was pretty seamless.

https://www.photobtc.com/image/gv5toqX5mkNWYCymaabsX2eMohlYP5gE
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
PhotoBTC got a nice article/tutorial/review  from The Merkle.
Check here:


http://themerkle.com/service-reviews/photobtc-review-buy-photos-with-bitcoin

sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
great service! Just tried it out and wrote a review!  Grin

Only thing missing is more photos!

http://themerkle.com/service-reviews/photobtc-review-buy-photos-with-bitcoin/

Hey thank you very much!
Nice work you've done there.

Yes, the website still small, but with help like yours we'll sure grow.
full member
Activity: 202
Merit: 100
great service! Just tried it out and wrote a review!  Grin

Only thing missing is more photos!

http://themerkle.com/service-reviews/photobtc-review-buy-photos-with-bitcoin/
newbie
Activity: 48
Merit: 0
Looks reliable. 
I'll try to post a few photos to boost this project, keep it going!
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
How a escrow would be better than the wallet system we already use?

I've a similar suggestions to my service. In most cases, an escrow system means money refunding when purchased content has been detected as scam. This is an additional buyer protection from the trusted service. For example, when verified seller upload a faked content after his verification.

There are no fake contents, all images are verified and after the verification the sellers are only able to edit things like price, title and description.
Also, in that case, if the buyer find something that is not correct, it is our responsibility to refund them, since we're the ones providing the use licenses.
newbie
Activity: 48
Merit: 0
How a escrow would be better than the wallet system we already use?

I've a similar suggestions to my service. In most cases, an escrow system means money refunding when purchased content has been detected as scam. This is an additional buyer protection from the trusted service. For example, when verified seller upload a faked content after his verification.
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
Id be happy to provide escrow services for your site.

Edit: also emailed you

Hey, how do you think a escrow would be good to our service?

Hello,

Well your site is a marketplace for photos and other graphics. So using escrow can help to ensure neither party is scammed.

I'm sorry, i just don't see it.
Here is how we work.
1 - Seller posts pictures.
2 - We verify the pictures and make sure they don't violate any visible copyrights.
3 - Buyer select a license and pay in BTC to our Xapo wallet.
4 - Buyer download the pictures whenever he wants.
5 - Seller request withdrawal to his/her own wallet.

How a escrow would be better than the wallet system we already use?
legendary
Activity: 1630
Merit: 1000
Id be happy to provide escrow services for your site.

Edit: also emailed you

Hey, how do you think a escrow would be good to our service?

Hello,

Well your site is a marketplace for photos and other graphics. So using escrow can help to ensure neither party is scammed.
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
Id be happy to provide escrow services for your site.

Edit: also emailed you

Hey, how do you think a escrow would be good to our service?
legendary
Activity: 1630
Merit: 1000
Id be happy to provide escrow services for your site.

Edit: also emailed you
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
[Update]
- Upload multiple files simultaneously.
- Better Edit form
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
Hi

I have this domain for sale;

BTC.pictures

Maybe you want to buy it? Smiley

I'll be responding your PM, thanks.
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
for so long i'm looking for something like this..and now i found it..i can sell my photo on this site...it is really a very inovatif to create a market place where people can sell and buy a picture easily..Thank You
Nice thank you! If you have any doubts or suggestions just say it.
Regards.
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
Hello , i have a question :

I would like to try your website and upload my photographical skilled pictures but Xapo is blocked in my country , what should I do?

You don't need a xapo wallet to use the website, just register using the form on the right.
You can withdraw your coins for any bitcoin address.
Oh I see , then I will be looking forward to use the services of your website , thank you Smiley
Nice! Let me know if you have any doubts or suggestions, we're constantly improving the service.
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
Hello , i have a question :

I would like to try your website and upload my photographical skilled pictures but Xapo is blocked in my country , what should I do?

You don't need a xapo wallet to use the website, just register using the form on the right.
You can withdraw your coins for any bitcoin address.
sr. member
Activity: 434
Merit: 250
for so long i'm looking for something like this..and now i found it..i can sell my photo on this site...it is really a very inovatif to create a market place where people can sell and buy a picture easily..Thank You
legendary
Activity: 2968
Merit: 3406
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Hello , i have a question :

I would like to try your website and upload my photographical skilled pictures but Xapo is blocked in my country , what should I do?
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
[UPDATES:]
- Registration independent of useCryptos
- Content description, allow publishers to better describe their content and improve search results.
- Unified royalty rates, all users will have 80% royalty rate.
- Allow publishers to pause and exclude their contents.
- Allow publishers to share free images under Creative Commons licenses.
- Search by Author
- Extended licenses for high volume printings and product sales
- New search layout
- Login/Register with Facebook
- Login/Register with XAPO account
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
[We are currently working on:]
- Registration independent of useCryptos
- Content description, allow publishers to better describe their content and improve search results.
- Unified royalty rates
- Allow publishers to pause and exclude their contents.
- Allow publishers to share free images under Creative Commons licenses.
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
PhotoBTC got a nice article/tutorial/review in portuguese from BitCrew.
Check here:


http://bitcrew.com.br/2015/07/01/fotos-ilustracoes-e-vetores-com-bitcoin/
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
First 100 images uploaded. Thanks everyone!!
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
This is a bitcoin version of photo sharing networks like iStock Photo, alamy etc, OP should ensure that the photographs are well paid for this will definately entice people in fiat industries to patronize you.

The other major problem we have to deal is that, the fact we only take bitcoins as payment, will limit the market, but we're working hard on getting this more user friendly.
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
This is a bitcoin version of photo sharing networks like iStock Photo, alamy etc, OP should ensure that the photographs are well paid for this will definately entice people in fiat industries to patronize you.

Exactly, it is really hard to get non-bitcoin people to drop their "fears" and start taking bitcoin at least for testing, we are offering much better royalty rates, and withdrawal methods than regular networks, but still difficult to get to "fiat people".

sr. member
Activity: 434
Merit: 250
This is a bitcoin version of photo sharing networks like iStock Photo, alamy etc, OP should ensure that the photographs are well paid for this will definately entice people in fiat industries to patronize you.
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
Update:
- Upgrade in some screens and performance improvements.

We're heading for some big news soon, keep watching =)
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
Image

Here is a sample of how you can get your portfolio at photobtc.com.

Any thoughts?

Heem, I like that design..,
but, is the photos will be selected first?

You can upload the header and profile photo regardless your portfolio pictures.
Give it a try =)
legendary
Activity: 2044
Merit: 1075
Leading Crypto Sports Betting & Casino Platform
Image

Here is a sample of how you can get your portfolio at photobtc.com.

Any thoughts?

Heem, I like that design..,
but, is the photos will be selected first?
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
This is a really nice idea, I have introduced my partner to this and she is going to upload some photos in the next few days Smiley

Thanks! Let me know if you or she have any doubts, suggestions or anything, we're really excited to work on this.

Regards
newbie
Activity: 50
Merit: 0
This is a really nice idea, I have introduced my partner to this and she is going to upload some photos in the next few days Smiley
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
[Update]
- Upgrades on some screens of the website =)
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
[Next Updates]
- Search by author
- Content description, allow publishers to better describe their content and improve search results.
- General improvements on the image details
- Allow publishers to pause and exclude their contents.
- Allow publishers to share free images.
- Allow publishers to sell artistic contents with exclusive sales.
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
[Update]
-Upgrade on the download page so the users won't need to wait for the blockchain confirmation, just for the Double Spend test.
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250

Here is a sample of how you can get your portfolio at photobtc.com.

Any thoughts?
legendary
Activity: 1092
Merit: 1000
I have send you a PM about the project.
Cheers
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
Update:
- Improved profile/portfolio page.
- Sellers are able to edit their portfolio page with social information, website and a few images.
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
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
legendary
Activity: 1092
Merit: 1000
I think you got something here.
You realy need to get a big database with lots of quality pictures.
Good luck with your project!
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
Update:
-Fixed logout issue when you press the logout button at usecryptos, and it didn't logoff from photobtc.
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
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.
sr. member
Activity: 295
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We are planning to let people customize their profile pages using data like, social profiles, website, about description, etc
What would you guys suggest?
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
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.., Cheesy

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

legendary
Activity: 2044
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Leading Crypto Sports Betting & Casino Platform
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.., Cheesy
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
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.
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
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!
legendary
Activity: 2044
Merit: 1075
Leading Crypto Sports Betting & Casino Platform
how about the minimum resolution of the photos?
I have some beautifull photos taken by my phone, and it at least 3264x2448 p..
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
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
legendary
Activity: 1059
Merit: 1020
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
sr. member
Activity: 295
Merit: 250
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.
legendary
Activity: 1106
Merit: 1000
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.
sr. member
Activity: 336
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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.
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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
sr. member
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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.

legendary
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Nice site, although the photo is still a few. How about a transaction, funds,  escrow,?
sr. member
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[Update]
Upload of ID Card and proof of address is no longer needed.

sr. member
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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.

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Feel free to ask anything.

Kind Regards
Egidio
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