The following is a step by step example of how you would upload your own photo. With your own action photo uploaded you can purchase a Big Shot of it the same as any other photos in the gallery.
Step #1
You should find at the very top level of the gallery a link that looks like the following. You can also just click here. This will take you to the new user form.
Step #2
Proceed to fill out the simple new user register form.
Step #3
After all the fields are filled in with accurate information, you may submit the form with the button labeled "Register".
Step #4
If your new account is successfully created then you will see a message like the following. You must now go to your email's inbox. From there you should find an email from bigshots@valleyscreen.com. Open this email and click the link found in the middle.
Step #5
After clicking the link found in the email, you should now see the following message that your user account is activated.
Step #6
Now it's time to login to Big Shots with your new user account. You will find a link labeled "Login" at the top right corner of the Big Shots Gallery pages. You can also just click here.
Step #7
Enter your user name and password for your user account. If you don't remember your username, you will find it in the email sent earlier. When both fields are filled in, click the button labeled "Login".
Step #8
After logging into Big Shots, you are taken to your private album. You can upload your own photos here. Just click the link in the middle of the screen labeled "Add a photo" or the link on the left side labeled "Add Items".
Step #9
Once you are on the "Add Item" screen, you will need your photo to upload. For best results please see our FAQ on photo file size and quality requirements.
Click the button labeled "Browse". This will display the file upload dialog box. From here navigate to the location on your computer and choose the file you wish to upload for your Big Shot. After the photo is found and selected click the "Open" button on the dialog box. You will see that the field to the left of the button is now filled in. Clicking the button "Add Item" found at the bottom of the page will start the transfer process. Please be patient as it may take some time for your photo to be uploaded to our server.
Step #10
When your photo has been uploaded successfully, you will see the message "Upload Complete" as pictured below. From here you may click the link labeled "Add more files" to add another photo file. When you are done uploading photo files to our server, click the name of the file you just uploaded to be taken to that photo where you may add your own photo to your shopping cart for checkout.
Getting Back to Your Photos
At any time after you login to Big Shots, you can get back to your own uploaded photos by clicking the link at the top right labeled "Your Album".
From your album, you may upload additional photos with the "Add Item" link on the left or purchase a Big Shot from any of your own photos with the "Add Photo To Cart" link below each photo.
