Apply as a BIA Photographer

Apply as a BIA Photographer

We are always looking for new photographers who can supply outstanding bird photographs. Most interesting for us are photographers with a very large portfolio of many different bird species. You can check out our Species List to see which species … Continued
Requirements for images

Requirements for images

All images should be in JPEG format highest resolution (at least 300dpi) and highest quality (level 12) files size > 4 MB recommended color space AdobeRGB 98 (preferred) or sRGB keep all exif- and metadata in the images 3×2 ratio … Continued
What kind of images are we looking for?

What kind of images are we looking for?

We are looking for images of males, females, pairs, chicks, young birds, nests, eggs. Birds in all situations: singing, flying, foraging, preening etc. Missing bird species are colored red in our Species List.
Do we also accept other nature photos?

Do we also accept other nature photos?

Yes, we do. From which genres can I send images? We do accept images from all areas of nature photography: – animals, – plants, – landscapes, – macro photos, – etc. Since the market is flooded with nature photographs, the … Continued
How many images do we accept per submission?

How many images do we accept per submission?

The number doesn’t matter. Sorted submissions by species are very pleasant. So we would prefer to take 20 pictures of a Common Chaffinch than of 20 different species.
How to encode filenames

How to encode filenames

The file names should contain the most important informations to the image, e.g. to: country, region, species, name, gender, age, date created… Please note: Don’t use any spaces or special characters in file name. Examples: USA_OH_common_starling_adult.jpg (or USA_Ohio….jpg) CA_BC_common_eider_female.jpg (or … Continued
Browserupload

Browserupload

Backend → Article & Store → Upload Directory Step 1 Choose the media type (Images, Videos, Audios, Others) you want to upload and select the files on your computer to upload. Step 2 If your upload is done click on … Continued
FTP-Upload

FTP-Upload

Create a connection to our server to open appropriate media folder and load the single files into there (e.g. image files into “image”). Please don’t create or upload any subfolders. If the upload is done, login into the Agency Backend, … Continued
Release / Rejection

Release / Rejection

We have to release your images after your upload. Unfortunately sometimes we have to reject images. There could be several reasons for this. Usually we explain the reason for the rejection in releasing. A “rejection” is not a rating of … Continued
I have found a mistake

I have found a mistake

I have found a mistake in the keywording of an image. Please send us an E-mail and describe the mistake. We will fix it immediately. You will find a link “Please tell us” below the detail view of each image.
I have re-processed an image

I have re-processed an image

Have I to send this image as a new one? No, you can exchange it in your Backend. Please contact us to get special permissions.
How to exchange an image?

How to exchange an image?

Click images Click pencil symbol Set the path to your new image on your HDD and click “Save”
Checking of Credit

Checking of Credit

The current credit can be checked in the Backend. To do this go to the Tab “Administration” -> Tab “Shares”.
Paying out of credit

Paying out of credit

For payment available are amounts for which the Bill status is “Paid” and the Accounting status is “Open”. Payments will be made by the agency according to the request of the photographer. You can request a pay out at any … Continued
Features in Backend

Features in Backend

Backend 1 = Choose multieditor (permission required) 2 = Select single page 3 = Images per page 4 = Export your data in csv-format 5 = Order data ascending – descending 6 = Enter keywords to filter data
Configuration of the table view

Configuration of the table view

Backend 1 = Display or hide a column 2 = Order of columns 3 = Width of columns 4 = Save settings
Checking last upload date

Checking last upload date

1 = Checkbox active / column is displayed in data table 2 = change position in data table if you like 3 = adjust the width of the column if you like 4 = Save settings