Policies and Fees
Purchase University Photos Online
Northwest has an online reprint service, which allows you to view your photos and purchase them online with a credit card or by mailing a check to our partner, Photoreflect.com. Photos are typically posted by request only and most galleries are password protected. If your photos are not online, please contact the university photographer to have them uploaded. All photos are sold for personal use only and may not be used otherwise without permission from Photo Services.
Use of Official University photos
- All university photos are copyright protected and may not be used to create any form of communication without prior consent of University Relations and Photo Services.
- Official University photos distinguish the official marketing and recruiting message of the Northwest Missouri State University.
- To protect the official message, photos are not released for personal webpages or class projects.
- Digital manipulation of university photos is not allowed outside of University Relations/Photo Services.
Publications Support
- We support University publications to reflect Northwest Missouri State's Culture of Quality. Photo Services supports official University publications with digital images for use by the University Relations publications design staff.
- Any University publication that is intended for a public or off-campus audience, should come through the University Relations office.
- Photo Services does not make reprints for publications. Reprint requests are subject to fees. (See below)
- Generally, Photo Services does not supply photos to departments for internal university publications.
Free Services Provided
- University departments are not charged for photo services that serve a "University purpose."
- A University purpose must promote the institution's interests such as promoting academia and recruiting students.
- Photos for University web pages, Power Point presentations by faculty/staff, university publications and press releases.
- Faculty/staff and students may have their headshots taken for academic publications such as academic organizations at no charge.
- Faculty/staff members traveling for official University business may have passport photos taken at no charge.
Reprint Services
- Most requests for reprints are subject to fees.
- Photo reprints for office decorating, departmental scrapbooks and personal uses are subject to fees.
- Gifts for students, faculty/staff, donors and alumni are subject to fees.
- Passport photos for faculty/staff and students, who are not traveling on University business, are subject to fees.