Picfair gives photographers a web-based portfolio and store for presenting and selling their images. Photographers can offer digital downloads and printed products, choose their own prices, and use Picfair for download delivery as well as print production and shipping. Store layouts and templates can be customized with a logo, biography, social accounts, and personal links. Albums may be public or private with password protection. Picfair says it manages licensing and payments globally for sales made through the service. It applies watermarks to uploaded images in display and metadata and records licensed downloads. Images can be uploaded through the website, FTP server, or API. The maker says photographers can join from anywhere in the world. Lite allows up to 20 images in a preview store but does not allow publishing or print and download sales. Plus supports up to 10,000 images, a published store, sales, and a connected domain. Picfair was founded in 2013 and is based in Castle Donington, Derby, England. Its website also offers a Support Centre and contact form.
Who it is for
Picfair suits photographers seeking a customizable online portfolio and store, with options to sell downloads and printed products. It is also relevant to photographers around the world who want Picfair to handle licensing, payments, download delivery, and print fulfillment.
What is good
- Customizable store templates and layouts include personal branding details.
- Supports public and password-protected albums.
- Photographers set prices for prints and downloads.
- Picfair handles print production and shipping.
- Images can be uploaded by website, FTP, or API.
What to know first
- Lite is limited to 20 images and a preview store.
- Lite cannot publish or enable print and download sales.
- The listed Plus price is 19.16 PLN per year.
Verdict
Choose Picfair if you want a web portfolio that can also sell photographs as downloads and printed products, with store customization and fulfillment handled through the service. Look elsewhere if you need Lite to publish a store or make sales, or if contributors must be able to opt out of licensed digital downloads.
Get started with Picfair
- Visit picfair.com.
- Create a store on the web.
- Upload images through the website, FTP server, or API.
- Use Lite to preview a store with up to 20 images, or choose Plus to publish and sell.
- Customize the store layout and add a logo, biography, social accounts, or personal links.
What the free plan stops at
Lite accommodates up to 20 images for a preview store and does not allow publishing or print and download sales. Plus supports up to 10,000 images and includes a published store and selling features.
Questions about Picfair
Is Picfair free?
Yes. Picfair Lite is free and supports up to 20 images in a preview store.
What does Picfair Plus cost?
Picfair Plus is listed at 19.16 PLN per year, billed annually.
Can I sell both downloads and prints?
Yes. Plus supports print and download sales, and photographers can set their own prices. Picfair says it handles download delivery, print production, shipping, licensing, and payments.
Which platforms does Picfair support?
Picfair is listed as a web service.
Can contributors opt out of licensed digital downloads?
No. Picfair says contributors cannot opt out of making uploaded images available for licensed digital downloads.
Can photographers join from outside the United Kingdom?
Yes. Picfair says photographers can join from anywhere in the world.
Picfair plans and pricing
All plansCompared on stock photo websites
- Free plan
- Yes
- Editorial assets
- Yes
