How to Request Proof of License from Shutterstock

There are many reasons why you might need to ask Shutterstock for some sort of proof that you have licensed an image, video, or music track. Amazon requires that you show a proof of license whenever you list something for sale, such as a self-published eBook, that has a photograph on the cover or within the book. More commonly, copyright enforcement agencies, such as PicRights and Copytrack, may contact you

HOW TO LOCATE THE ID NUMBER OF A SHUTTERSTOCK IMAGE

How do I find a Shutterstock image ID number? There are several ways to do this. The techniques work the same for finding the ID of a Shutterstock video, as well. ON THE SHUTTERSTOCK WEBSITE If you are on the Shutterstock website, you can find the ID of an image below the image on the asset detail page. Scroll down below the individual image and you will see in grey

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HOW TO SEE YOUR LICENSE HISTORY ON SHUTTERSTOCK

Benefits to Viewing Your License History Being able to view the history of all of the assets you have licensed on Shutterstock allows you to: Redownload assets Download assets in different sizes Provide evidence that you are using content that you have properly licensed View the type of license you purchased for the asset (e.g. Standard License, Enhanced License, Media License) See whether the asset is for commercial or editorial

HOW TO SUBMIT A MODEL RELEASE TO SHUTTERSTOCK

If you are submitting commercial content to Shutterstock and the image, illustration, or video contains a recognisable person, you must include a model release for each person in your submission. You can use Easy Release, which is an amazing mobile app which allows your model to sign the release on your phone, or you can download a Shutterstock model release for free. If your content was rejected for a Missing

HOW TO PURCHASE AN ENHANCED LICENSE ON SHUTTERSTOCK

There are basically two types of Shutterstock Licenses: Standard and Enhanced. These two licenses fit most people’s needs for the end usage of the content. Shutterstock offers many more license types, for most of us only need a Standard or Enhanced License. Here is a side by side look at the difference between the two licenses: STANDARD LICENSE ENHANCED LICENSE License Duration Perpetual Perpetual Regions of Use Worldwide Worldwide Digital

HOW TO LICENSE AN IMAGE FROM SHUTTERSTOCK

Need an inspiring image for your travel blog? Need some illustrations for your presentation? You can license an artist’s work through Shutterstock which you can use for your business, your personal blog, print on a t-shirt, or even to decorate your home or office. Shutterstock does not sell content. It sells licenses to photos, illustrations, video, and music which enable third parties, such as yourself, to use that content under

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS TO SHUTTERSTOCK

As a very active contributor on Shutterstock, I am always encouraging my friends and fellow photography enthusiasts to sign up to Shutterstock and start submitting their work. Most have never submitted to stock photography agencies before and don’t know where to start. Here is the advice that I give them. Create a Shutterstock Contributor Account Step 1 is to create a Shutterstock Contributor Account. It takes less than 5 minutes