Anyone can become a member of our community, however we only accept quality-based photos for inclusion in our database. We carefully review each application received. You may apply to become a member by registering and uploading your first files. If they are approved, you will see them on your personal account. If they are not selected for inclusion in the database, you will be notified via email, including the reason and/or suggestions for improvement. After solving the problem, you can upload them again.


As soon as your application is accepted, your files will be available for sale on the site. Upon review, the file will be included as a 0 level file. Depending on the quality of the shot, composition, subject and print size, the file will have more or less downloads than other similar shots. Once a file exceeds a certain amount of downloads, it automatically moved to a higher level and sells for a higher price. Check table below for price and level structures. This approach is intended to give an equal chance to all files in the very beginning. It is also a way to encourage good shots that have fewer downloads, against other similar shots that have many downloads.

For each transaction, the photographer receives a 25-50 percent Revenue Share, which is calculated based on the net sales amount for the transaction. Exclusive images receive an additional 10 percent bonus, while exclusive photographers enjoy a 60 percent Revenue Share and an additional bonus of $0.20 for each approved submission.


Any photographer may request to be paid for his/her sales on Dreamstime.com as soon as the balance has reached $100 and the photographer submits a payment request from the Management Area. We currently send payments by bank check, Paypal or Moneybookers.


We ask our contributors to maintain/keep online a minimum of 70% of their approved/accepted submissions for at least 6 months.

The current pricing structure was released on January 2010. Note that credits acquired in the past may be based on a different pricing structure. In order to meet industry dynamics, market trends, technological and knowledge improvements, Dreamstime performs regular updates on its pricing.

Dreamstime.com acts as an agency providing quality images to professionals of the industry, as well as helping professional or amateur photographers sell their portfolio online. We do not require exclusivity for the images you upload, but each uploaded image becomes subject to our terms and conditions, and you must own the rights for each image you upload to our database.

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