Requester
Ask for photos
Provider
Sell photos
A photo trading platform
When I was working on some design projects, finding well-suited images is always a big problem. Inspired by this experience, I did a project for people who have trouble getting specific images such as photos of specific places.
Problem
How can I get photos from a specific spot?
There are tons of photos on the internet. People search for photos for aesthetic and content value. However, when people need to get specific information in a specific location through photos(e.g. get some photos from an exhibition), only a few approaches are available.
What are existing solutions?
Market Research Insights
Target Users
Who wants those photos?
In high-level, people who are not able to be on the spot but want to get photos taken in the locations are the target audience for this project.
Requester:
Amateur level in photography mostly is white collars and college students who have the motivation to gain information from photos.
Provider:
Expert level in photography, mostly are photographers who earn income by actively producing photos.
Context and needs
Ideation
Two problems to solve
How can I find people who can take the photos?
How can I find people who wants my photos?
Prototype
Prototype for Requester
Moka Requester
Search for a location
Search a specific place on the map in which you want to get photos. The map shows where providers are located in real time. When the user finds the desired spot on the map, he can start creating a task from there.
Create a request
After the user finds the desired spot, he/she can start adding more details to the requirements for the photos by adding a budget, deadline, captions, etc and publishing the task to providers’ timeline.
Make a purchase
After the request has been published for a while, the user will receive a set of photos that might meet their needs. The user can check out these photos in the profile section, and go to the details page of the photo to get more information.
Prototype for Provider
Moka Provider
Submit photos
A list of requests from the requester will be presented on the providers’ end. The provider goes to the task page and submits photos that meet the requirements. Then these photos will be listed on the mission page.
Check joined missions
After the provider submit the photos for some missions. He can go back to those missions or add more photos to a mission by going to the profile section.
Purchased by requesters
When a user purchases the photos others provided, the user will get notifications. The money can be found in the wallet section.