How to Find Photos

Press the "Find Photos..." link at the top of any page. Most of my photos are linked there in an index like manner.

How to Crop

On purchased photos, I -WILL- crop all photos if you do not do so or do not tell me not to !!

Once you have selected all of the photos you want to buy in the cart, press "Checkout".

Then, each photo will have a couple of buttons to its right. One of them is Crop - "Adjust". Click on the "Adjust" button, then using the mouse, grab one of the corners and adjust the crop of the photo to your content.

Don't worry, there is a cancel button.

How to View the Image Larger

• Move the mouse over the image on the right.
• Wait a second and a "fly in" box will appear.
• Choose the image size of choice.

How to Buy

There is a button labeled "Buy", press it and then press either "This photo" or "Photos in this Gallery". You may buy from multiple galleries at one time by many methods, one being by clicking on the "Back to Photos" button in the lower left corner of the "buy" screen...you can always then navigate back to the previous galleries by clicking on "Jeff" in the upper left corner. In the checkout screen, you can press the "Continue Browsing Photos" button.

There are a number of print sizes and printable items available. Press the "Buy" button, then the "this photo" link to see what is available for a specific photo. I have been satisfied with the prints I have ordered from SmugMug. They also have a very nice Help Page and Print Guarantee.

How to Order Direct From Me

Primarily, my photos are only available via the website and my price models assume delivery via my website. In some rare cases, I will print photos locally and deliver them in some manner, sometimes via a third party. There is a surcharge or handling fee for this service as well as the addition of local taxes. Inquire if this is something you desire.

How to Download the Free Photos

First, if the word "proof" or "purchase" appears anywhere in the image, it is a violation of copyright law to download that image without paying for it (unless you have my written permission). I do own the copyrights to all photos I take. In some cases, I am giving you a license to download that photo at no charge for personal use only. These "free" images do not contain the word "proof" or "purchase" on them. Personal use means you may print it, store it on a computer or digital picture frame, email it to family/friends, or put on a web site that you control all on an unlimited basis. Where possible, I'd appreciate a photo credit. You may not resell the image or have the image published by another entity without my written permission. You may not give the image to someone who then repackages the image (like hiring someone to make a collage) without my permission. You may not alter the image (however, there is no problem with printing the image and cutting it down to fit into a scrapbook). If you aren't sure if you can freely download the image, please ask. Otherwise, I do shoot a large number of events where the photos are free to download:

• first, from the left side, click on the photo of interest
• this action will bring up the photo on the right side (or bottom) of the browser...if the word proof appears in the photo of interest, you may not download that photo for free.
• move the mouse slowly onto the image on the right side
• a small window will slide into view over the image which will have choices to select from
• select "save photo" from that menu
• generally, follow the resulting prompts, but remember where you put the photo(s)

How to Contact Me

jeff @ jeffsimsphoto.com (remove spaces)...please note that email is not completely reliable. If you have not heard from me in 48 hours, please try again. I do NOT ignore customers or potential customers. I have had one recent instance where our internet service was out for nearly 3 days.