One account, two roles Live
You create a single account with your email. From there you can act as a business posting bounties, a shooter entering them, or both - the same person who shoots on weekends might post a bounty for their own storefront on Monday.
- Single login works for both posting and shooting.
- Magic-link email sign-in (no password) - planned for launch.
- Public profiles with a track record of bounties posted and won - planned.
- Shooter portfolios so businesses can preview your work - planned.
Open competition, one winner Live
A business posts a bounty with a deadline. Anyone can submit a photo until that deadline - it's an open competition, not a single assignment. Shooters can refine or replace their entry any time before the deadline.
- Multiple shooters submit to the same bounty; the business sees them all.
- At the deadline, submissions lock.
- The business picks one winner; everyone else is marked not selected.
- The business has 7 business days after the deadline to choose.
The reward is real before anyone shoots Planned
When a business posts a bounty, it funds the reward up front. That money is held in escrow - not paid to the business, not paid to any shooter - until a winner is chosen.
This protects both sides. A shooter never goes out for a bounty that turns out to be unfunded. A business never pays for a shot it hasn't seen and chosen.
- Funds lock the moment a bounty goes live.
- On winner selection, escrow releases the reward to that shooter.
- If no winner is picked within 7 business days of the deadline, the hold auto-refunds to the business.
- If a bounty is cancelled before any submission, the hold returns to the business.
Reputation that travels Planned
The long-term plan is for every resolved bounty to leave a mark. Businesses build a record of paying fairly and choosing promptly; shooters build a record of delivering on brief. That history is what lets a stranger with a camera and a business that's never met them do a deal with confidence.
- Two-way ratings after each resolved bounty - planned.
- Submission limits and anti-abuse controls - planned.
- Clear acceptance criteria to cut down on "that's not what I asked for" - planned.
AI for matchmaking, not photography Planned
The intent is to use AI to make the marketplace faster and fairer - never to fake the work. The photo always comes from a real person with a real camera. None of the AI features below are live in this test build; they describe where LensBounty is headed.
- Better briefs: turn a rough idea into a clear, shootable bounty - planned.
- Smarter matching: surface open bounties to the shooters most likely to deliver them well - planned.
- Quality & authenticity checks: help confirm a shot is genuine and matches the brief - planned.
- Fair pricing hints: suggested reward ranges so bounties get entered - planned.