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How to Upload from Photoshelter

Uploading from Photoshelter is easy!
First you need to go to your upload page:  http://www.cutcaster.com/upload

There you will find your studio ftp information.  From here you can input your info into the Photoshelter FTP transfer page:

Most importantly here, you must put your personal path or FTP folder ID number in the space provided.
Your username and password are [...]

Cutcaster Referral Program Update

Do you know photographers, illustrators or photo buyers who could use Cutcaster and would benefit from you telling them about the site? Cutcaster pays you money for referring potential members to the site who purchase new content or sell content in the marketplace.  Referring new clients to Cutcaster is a great way to pick up [...]

CUTCASTER TAX GUIDELINES – How to report your earnings properly?

Taxes aren’t fun, and as your partner in business, Cutcaster wants to do it’s best to help you determine which tax forms are required by the I.R.S. and/or by us. While Cutcaster cannot explicitly provide tax and/or legal advice, we can provide the information we think is relevant to assist you in making a [...]

Cutcaster’s Photo Pricing Algorithm – How to price stock photography?

Ever wonder how much one of your photos or illustrations is worth? What you should charge for a great stock photo? Should the price of a stock photography license change depending on the image or buyer? If you charge too much will that scare away all the photo buyers?

Outside of a stock photography agency telling you what they are going to charge their photo buyers for a stock photo license or a buyer telling you directly what they want to pay, it’s hard to know what to charge for a stock photo. You can look at your costs, the uniqueness of the image or how the stock image will be used and come up with a some idea for what to charge. There are also some photo pricing tools for stock photography out there but most you have to pay for or, worse, are outdated.

How to Bid on Images at Cutcaster?

The first step to bidding on images and naming your price at Cutcaster is to create an account at Cutcaster under the Register page.  To bid on images and name your price you need to be a registered Cutcaster user.  It’s free.

Once you have selected the image you would like to bid for, you can look [...]

Share this Button leads to more views and sales

Hey! Are you on Facebook, Myspace, Digg etc. as much as we are?!?!?! Social media is amazing and you should take advantage of it by showing the world your wonderful works of art! And you can do that so simply by going to the media details page of whatever image you want to show and [...]

Add a link to our Photography Resource Page and get traffic back to your photo site

We are creating a large directory to help out visitors find the best photography related resources on the internet. If you would like to be added to this list, please contact us to request a link.

To have your link added to our links page, you will have to provide a link back to our [...]

How we review photos and illustrations at Cutcaster?

Although reviewing content is subjective and can be frustrating for both sides, we want you to understand that you are a part of our team now and we treat you like family. We understand how your content is the lifeblood of Cutcaster and will never forget that. Cutcaster is nothing without your contributions. We strive [...]

Free Photo Research from Cutcaster

Let us turn your words into picture perfect photos that beat your expecations and save you money and time.
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We know when you do something yourself you will do it right and it is hard to trust someone to do research for you, but why not leverage our free photo research and delegate it to [...]

“Content is King” but “Process is Queen”

“Content is King” but “Process is Queen” for anyone working in the publishing world. At Cutcaster, we work tirelessly to understand your unique workflow so we fit seamlessly into your photo buying process and make purchasing the best content with all the rights you need easy.

Our royalty free extended licenses are a one time payment [...]