Do you own a modern digital camera?
Why not start making cash with it. Just look at one of my portfolios at Fotolia (this is one of the youngest services but also one of the fastest growing :
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I earn money as a professional advertising photographer, but I also shoot tons of photos just for fun. When it comes to these other photos, so far they have been only generating costs (I recently had to purchase a second 750GB hard drive to support my ‘habit’, not to mention the numerous printouts).
About a year ago, one of my friends recommended to try selling these photos through the numerous online stock agencies.
The way this works is that you get a certain percentage (usually 50% if decide to give the given agency exclusivity) of the sales price (which usually ranges from $1-$3 for low resolution pictures for use on the web – to even several hundred dollars for large resolution images with extended buyout license for billboards etc.).
This was an excellent idea, with these sales alone in the past year I was able to upgrade my camera to a modern 10MP model, buy an excellent 85mm/f=1.4 lens and two professional studio flash lamps with softboxes. (not to mention the numerous photos I also purchased myself from these sites for use in my graphics design business)
So how do you get started?
Just signup at these stock agencies and upload your best photos, to start selling them today:
DREAMSTIME
BIGSTOCKPHOTO
ISTOCKPHOTO
FOTOLIA
There are also some great books you can look into, if you want to earn money working on assignments, selling directly to magazines etc.
