Fotolia launches new collection and mobile app, Fotolia Instant

NEW YORK and LONDON, Oct. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to the new trends in Smartphone use, social media and mobile phone, the world-leading microstock agency, Fotolia, is launching a new app and collection, uniquely designed for Smartphone photos.  Created for iPhone 4 and up, Fotolia Instant offers fresh, new "in-the-moment" images taken using the new app, which allows users to shoot and upload to Fotolia directly from their Smartphone.

Instant offers new opportunities

With Fotolia Instant (http://en.fotolia.com/instant), iPhone photographers can take photos from their mobile phones, filter them, tag them and upload them directly to Fotolia. Thanks to a new filter and easy exposure control, the Instant app allows users to take better, more aesthetic shots without compromising image quality and resolution.

Photos submitted to the Instant Collection must meet the same quality and aesthetic standards and legal requirements related to image rights and intellectual property as specified by Fotolia.  The Fotolia Instant app makes it easy for photographers to upload digital Model Releases directly from their Smartphone, making the process simple and efficient.

New collection offers fresh images at affordable prices

Fotolia's Instant Collection offers users a new opportunity to enhance their visual communications with spontaneous, high-quality photos, which are legally sound, for only a few pounds. All images within the Instant Collection will go for the price of 3 Credits (about £2.50 depending on your package).

The Instant Collection features images that cater to a specific, more spontaneous and in-the-moment look. "The increase in social networking and the continuous improvements to the quality of Smartphone cameras have given birth to a more spontaneous and immediate iconographic culture. It's much less fixed and formatted than before," explains Fotolia's CEO and co-founder, Oleg Tscheltzoff.  "The incredible success of photography apps for Smartphones proves just how much society loves to share informal and spontaneous moments."

Downloadable for free from today in the Apple Store, Fotolia Instant will be available for Android next month. An iPad application allowing users to browse Fotolia's library, and download images directly to their device or Dropbox will be launched shortly.

About Fotolia

Fotolia, founded in 2004 in New York City, is a leading provider of royalty-free photos, vectors, illustrations and HD video. With over 24,000,000 files to choose from, Fotolia offers something for everyone on any budget. The first worldwide microstock organization to offer both crowd-sourced and professional images, Fotolia provides quality, reliability and affordability.  With over 4 million members, Fotolia spans the globe with websites in 15 languages in 23 countries.

Press contact:
Daniela Reissmann
Director, Fotolia UK/EU
daniela[at]fotolia.com