What is Wirephoto.com?
Wirephoto is a company dedicated to providing services to freelance photographers shooting for publication.  We are working to help freelancers keep competitive in the rapidly changing world of professional photography.  To achieve this, Wirephoto offers two web-based software tools: the Photodesk and the Lightboard.

What is the Wirephoto "Photodesk"?
The Wirephoto Photodesk is an alternative to working with a photo-agency.  By placing photographs on the Photodesk, photographers gain the advantage of being part of a "one-stop-shop" where photo-editors can search a single site for photographs from many different photographers. 

Isn't the Photodesk just another online agency?
The Photodesk is not an agency.  Once a potential customer finds a photograph he/she is interested in licensing, that customer contacts the photographer directly.  The Photodesk serves only as a directory to match photographs, photographers, and photobuyers.  Wirephoto does not take any percentage of your sales, nor do we get in between you and your customer in any other way.  We simply provide the software that helps you interact more professionally with your clients.

What is the Wirephoto "Lightboard"?
The Lightboard is software that allows individual photographers to safely, easily, and privately show and deliver full-resolution photographs to multiple clients, all the while retaining complete photographer control over copyright, distribution, and licensing fees.

What is the difference between the Photodesk and the Lightboard?
The Photodesk is a public system while the Lightboard is a private system.  Any websurfer can search the Photodesk, but only clients you authorize can view your Lightboard or download full-resolution files from your Lightboard.  It can also be integrated directly into your home page, so that the software can be identified with your business.  The Lightboard is powerful image-distribution software and can be an important complement to the Photodesk: once a potential client contacts you after finding your pictures on the Photodesk, you can give that client a look at a more extensive edit of pictures on your password-protected Lightboard.  If you and your client agree to licensing terms, you can then instantly allow the client to download the full-resolution file from your Lightboard.