LifePics Pro/Event Solutions

How does your online solution for professional photographer work?
When you signup for the LifePics online solution for professional photographers, you can now post and publish all the photos you have taken to your personal LifePics website. Your website enables you to sell them very easily to your customers and have the orders fulfilled through your favorite photofinisher on the LifePics network.

How does the domain name work?
You get to choose your own sub-domain name for your website. For example, your sub-domain could be www.prophotographer.lifepics.com, of which you would be able to choose what you want in place of prophotographer. Once you have your website, you are able to completely customize the look and feel by using your own banner logo and welcome image. From this point, you can upload your event images, alert your customers of their online presence, and start to receive orders. When an order is placed, it is immediately sent to the LifePics Network lab of your choice. The lab will print the order and be able to offer you many post sale options for you to choose form. Please contact the lab to discuss these options.

How much does the LifePics Pro/Event solution cost?
We have two options:
1. $30.00 one-time set-up fee, $30 a month, and 10% commission on each order total.
2. $50.00 one-time set-up fee, $0 a month, and 15% commission on each order total.

How much does it cost to upload an event?
We do not charge to upload events. You can upload as many images as you would like for viewing and publishing off of your website. There are no limits on the number of images that you can upload and the images are stored for free for 6 months. Any storage you choose to get beyond the 6 months will cost a nominal fee of $19.95 for each 512 Mb of storage.

Who sets the pricing?
You set the pricing and have complete control over modifying and changing your product pricing and description.

Can I charge different prices per event that I set up?
Yes. The service allows you to have multiple pricing options by event. This way you can creatively and selectively sell your products at different prices to different clients if you choose.

Who collects the funds?
The LifePics Pro/Event solution allows you or your photofinishing lab to collect the funds. Typically the lab will collect the funds for you, pay the commissions from your orders, and write you a check for your remaining revenue. This allows you to shoot more events and not worry about credit card orders, sales tax, commissions, and lab payments. You and the lab will have access to a report that shows a breakdown of all revenues and costs.

How can I keep track of my sales and commissions?
You can monitor your sales and commissions at any time through our multiple reporting functions. You can track sales and commissions from a recent time period or search for orders by name, number, or within a certain range of dates.

How many photos can I upload per event?
We do not limit the number of uploads per event.

Can I upload a roll of film?
Yes, many of our pros still shoot primarily on film. Your photofinisher has an upload utility which can upload a roll of film directly to your account. Additionally, you can have the film transferred to CD so you can upload from your computer or send us the CD and let us upload the images for you.

Are events password protected?
All events are password protected with the password of your choice.

Can I modify my product mix per event?
Yes. You choose which products you would like to offer for each event from a list of your photofinisher's products.

How long does it take to upload?
Uploading speed can vary depending upon your internet connection, the size and amount of images, and the media to be uploaded from. Basic residential DSL/cable connections average about 100-200 MB/hr, premium residential DSL/cable connections average 300-450 MB/hr, and a T-1 connection averages 500+ MB/hr.

Can I upload full resolution images?
Yes, we recommend all pros upload full resolution images. This way all image sizes will be printed to the highest quality, and it saves you the trouble of uploading an image multiple times. One unique option to our service is that customers can view the high resolution images without being able to download them. This way they can see all the details of the pictures and feel more confident about placing orders, yet your images are still safe.

How can I tell who visited and viewed my albums?
If you want, each guest coming to view an event will be required to register in a guestbook, which you track via the site. You can at that point generate a report of any person that has viewed images, and solicit them with any additional promotions that you may choose to offer them.

How long does it take to get my site up and running?
Once we receive the contract we can have your site live by the end of the day.

Will my pictures be watermarked?
Yes, all LifePics Pro/Event sites have an optional watermark feature to ensure that only you or your designated photofinisher can print your images. You may customize the text, angle and opacity in which your watermark will appear on the image.

Is the LifePics Pro/Event solution Mac compatible?
Yes, the solution is both Mac and PC compatible. However, it requires Windows 2000 and newer or Mac OSX 10.2 and newer.