1. Free Photo Service (introduction)
1. Credit photographers name: Photographers name is to be credited under the picture when using it. If the photographers name is not credited, the photographer will invoice for use of the picture. These conditions are made to secure the rights of the photographer. Therefore, all use of pictures done without following these conditions will lead to a fee of NOK 2.500,- per picture.
2. Please forward publication and/or information of usage to Finnmark Tourist Board within 6 months of publication.
3. The image files you download may only be used for the purposes you have specified in your order. Afterwards, the files must be deleted.
To gain access to photographs from our PhotoService without a watermark, you have to send us an order as instructed below. Our image bank is designed to offer a wide selection of quality photographs to everyone who is presenting and marketing Finnmark as a travel destination, including the press and tour operators. For use in national and international marketing of Finnmark as a destination, our image bank is available free of charge.
Some of our images can also be rented for other purposes than mentioned above. Please contact
Finnmark Tourist Board if you have any doubt or questions on your use of the image bank, or if your use is outside the area mentioned above - and you still wish to rent one or more photographs.
How to use the image bank:
To find the image you want, you can browse using the arrows at the bottom of the screen, or enter search criteria such as subject or geographical location in the menu to the left. When you find a relevant image, just click it to display detailed information on subject, photographer, available formats etc. If you want the photograph, just click the Cart to place it in your shopping cart.
When you are finished making your selection, click "Continue" (the button at the bottom). The content of your shopping cart is displayed; click the image number to view a photograph in a larger format, together with more detailed information such as subject, description, photographer, crediting required etc.
Next to each image there are three columns where you must cross off what you wish to use each photograph for. In order to receive image files without watermarks, you must check off at least one of these for each image and specify your planned use in greater detail.
We require you to fill out all the information marked *, before receiving access to the photographs without watermarks in our image bank. After you have read and accepted our terms, please click "Send Order". We will process your order immediately and send you the necessary information for downloading the images you want. NB: You must use this access within 72 hours!
You (or your advertising agency, printer etc) are given access to download the images via a Web browser. If you prefer to have the image files sent to you on CD-ROM, please send us your order in the standard manner. Most of the time we will immediately be able to send you a link. Send an E-mail containing your order number to
support@imageshop.no requesting CD-ROM delivery of your order. Our provider, Screenresort as, will provide the images at prices specified in chapter 6.
2. Searching for an image
Use the search boxes on the left of the screen if you are looking for an image from a certain category or with specific subject matter. You can use key words such as "Alta", "Midnight Sun " or "North Cape" - or you can enter the image number of a particular photograph. To browse the images that satisfy your search criteria, just use the arrows at the bottom of your screen.
2.1 Click a small image for details
When you click an image, it is displayed in a larger format together with key information such as subject matter, description, photographer, crediting, available file formats/file size, etc.
2.2 Ordering images
Ordering is easy - just click the Cart button beneath the images you want! When you have completed your selection, click "Continue" at the bottom left.
2.3 Interrupt or cancel an order
If you want to remove an image from your order, just click the Cart next to the Photograph one more time. To remove all images from you order, click "Reset". If you wish, you can now fill out a new order. When you have completed your selection, click "Continue" on the bottom left of your screen.
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3. Continue
When you have selected all the photographs you want, click "Continue" (the button at the bottom of your screen). The content of your shopping cart is displayed; click the image number to view a photograph in a larger format together with more detailed information such as subject, description, photographer and crediting required etc.
There are three columns next to each image number. Check off the purpose for which you wish to use each photograph. In order to receive image files without watermarks, you must check off at least one of these for each image and specify your planned use in greater detail.
Please note that you must fill out all the information marked *. Click Continue" to proceed to "Terms of use". Read carefully! After you have read and ACCEPTED our terms, please click "Submit Order". We will process your order immediately and send you the necessary information for downloading the images you want. Note: You must use this access within 72 hours.
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4. Terms of use
1. Credit photographers name: Photographers name is to be credited under the picture when using it. If the photographers name is not credited, the photographer will invoice for use of the picture. These conditions are made to secure the rights of the photographer. Therefore, all use of pictures done without following these conditions will lead to a fee of NOK 2.500,- per picture.
2. Please forward publication and/or information of usage to Finnmark Tourist Board within 6 months of publication.
3. The image files you download may only be used for the purposes you have specified in your order. Afterwards, the files must be deleted.
To gain access to photographs from our PhotoService without a watermark, you have to send us an order as instructed below. Our image bank is designed to offer a wide selection of quality photographs to everyone who is presenting and marketing Finnmark as a travel destination, including the press and tour operators. For use in national and international marketing of Finnmark as a destination, our image bank is available free of charge.
Some of our images can also be rented for other purposes than mentioned above. Please contact Finnmark Tourist Board (
nina@finnmark.org) if you have any doubt or questions on your use of the image bank, or if your use is outside the area mentioned above - and you still wish to rent one or more photographs.
5. Downloading files
If you are unsure about which files to download, we suggest you read our helpful comments on file formats, image quality etc.
5.1 Image formats
Every photograph in our image bank is identified by a unique six-character image number. For example, one of Finnmark Tourist Boards images bears the identification fb2345.
This number refers to all the image formats and files available for this photograph. To distinguish these, however, we have added two additional characters. These are shown in the table below. In addition, a suffix identifies the file type, e.g. ".jpg":
ls betyr lavoppløselig bilde inntil A5 størrelse (best til Internett og skisser), lm betyr lavoppløselig bilde inntil A4 (best til Internett og skisser), hs betyr høyoppløselig bilde inntil A5 format (kan benyttes til trykk). Andre høyoppløselige størrelser er hm (inntil A4), hl (inntil A3), hx (større enn A3).
5.2 Usage
For images to be used in Web presentations, select "ls" or "lm". For brochures, catalogues and other printed matter, you must select "hs", "hm" or "hl".
These will also provide the best results in documents produced on your own printer, because most modern colour printers offer a higher resolution than your computer screen (72 dpi).
However, in certain cases, the lower resolution images may yield more accurate colours. This is because our high-resolution image files are in CMYK format, while the lower resolution files are in RGB format, which normally has a greater colour span.
5.3 Image quality
Many of the photographs in our image bank have been specially scanned for us and are of very high quality suitable for high-quality reproduction. We have scanned them in two resolutions, so that you may scale the images to the size you are printing without deterioration in quality.
The photographs that have been specially scanned are labelled "H" to indicate "high quality".
Other images, for example those converted from a Photo CD, are labelled "M" for medium quality. However, this does not necessarily indicate that they are of lower quality, merely that the scanning has not been quality assured by our image provider, Screenresort as.
5.4 Which image should you download?
For printed matter, it is always best to download the high-resolution image file that is closest to the format you are actually going to use. In other words, if the photograph is being reproduced in size A5 or smaller, you should use a file for which the last character of the image number is "s" (small).
You can also use this file type for formats slightly exceeding A5.
For internet purposes you will find that the low-resolution RGB files yield the best results. It is also best to use RGB files in MS PowerPoint and similar presentations, and in MS Word etc.
5.5 A warning about the JPEG format
Most of the photographs you download from our image bank are in the JPG format. Every time you save an image in this format it will be compressed and thus lose some of its quality. We therefore strongly recommend that you avoid saving the image repeatedly. It is best to convert the file to an image format which does not reduce the quality when you save it.
In order to reduce the risk of reduced quality, we also recommend that you burn a CD-ROM or send the original file directly to your advertising agency/printer. Please also read our comments on image quality above.
Image files that are delivered by us on CD-ROM are often in the TIFF format. Although this is also a compressed format, you do not risk reducing the image quality through repeated saves.
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6. Ordering images via CD-ROM
Image files that are delivered on a CD-ROM are often in the TIFF format. Although this is also a compressed format, there is no risk of reducing the image quality through repeated saves.
Prices:
We will be happy to send you the photographs you request on a CD-ROM. However, this is a pay service. The prices are:
NOK 350 for the first CD-ROM, NOK 100 for each additional CD, excl. shipping.
On weekdays, your CD will normally be burned and shipped by our provider, Screenresort as, within 24 hours. If you require delivery by courier such as DHL, TNT or EMS, please notify us immediately by sending an e-mail to support@imageshop.no
Please note that you must make arrangements for shipping yourself and pay the costs of the courier service. We will notify you by e-mail when your CD can be picked up at our address:
Screenresort as
Fjøsangerveien 57
N-5054 Bergen
Norway
Tel.: +47 55 29 61 00
Fax: +47 55 29 61 01
Please notify us by e-mail if there are any special conditions we should know about: support@imageshop.no
6.1 Invoicing images delivered on CD-ROM
Our photo service provider, Screenresort as, will invoice you directly by e-mail for the services mentioned above.
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