Creating an association
What is an association on Picstar?
An association is the space from which photography contests and leagues are organized. It has its own public page where photographers can discover it, see its activity, and get in touch to become members.
Step 1 — Access the creation flow
From your profile, go to Settings. Among the options you will find Create association. This process is only done once.
Step 2 — Fill in the association's details
Complete the form with the following information:
- Association name — full name (e.g. Agrupació Fotogràfica d'OA)
- Nickname — short, unique identifier (e.g. agfoga)
- Contact email — the association's public email
- Description — history, years of activity, relevant information
- Country — Spain or another country
- Address — required, since it will appear on the public page so interested people can find you
- This is a federation — turn it on if the association brings together other associations. When you turn it on, you can pick the associations that make it up, and they will receive an invitation. We explain it in Federations.
Step 3 — Plan and terms
Currently only the free plan exists. Accept the terms and conditions (they include the terms of use and data protection aspects) and click Send request.
Step 4 — Request review
The association is not created right away: when you send the form you will see the Request sent notice, and the Picstar team reviews the request before setting up the association. We will let you know the result by email:
- If we approve it, the association is created and you manage it. The email includes a link to its settings, where you can add the logo, the cover photo and its social links.
- If we do not approve it, the email explains why. You can fix it and send a new request.
While the request is pending, the nickname is reserved. You can have up to 3 pending requests at a time.
Following your requests
From your profile, My requests shows every request you have sent and its status: Pending, Approved, Rejected or Canceled.
- For approved requests, the Go to my association button takes you to its settings.
- For rejected requests, you can see the reason.
- While a request is pending, you can withdraw it with Cancel request. The nickname becomes available again.
The association's public page
Once created, anyone can visit your association's public page, where they will see:
- Logo and cover photo
- Association description
- Number of members
- Contests and leagues currently active
- Address and contact email
Managing the association
From My associations you will find the list of associations you administer. From there you have two actions:
- Manage — edit details and configure the association
- View public profile — preview how others see it
Inside the admin panel you will find a summary with:
- Active members
- Active contests
- Latest members who joined this month
- Disk space used
- List of recent contests and members
Managing administrators
An association can have several administrators. To add one:
- Go to the admin panel → Administrators
- Click Add administrator
- Search for the user by email or name
- Click Add — that person will then have administration permissions
From the same list you can remove administrators or view their profile to make sure you haven't picked the wrong person.
Here is a step-by-step video explanation: