This one is for all those who love their cameras. Whether you are a full time photographer or you moonlight as one, if you have photos that can speak out for themselves then internet is the best medium for you to express yourself.
There are numerous photo agencies online, which can help you earn a few bucks off your photos. This option is perfect for those with decent camera and with a knack for photography. Of course it is best not to post your personal photographs online; you can use your more generic photos for uploading. In case you choose to upload person photos (photos featuring any person, or persons) you need to ensure that you have informed the person/persons of your intention of uploading the photo online. Also make sure that they are ok with the uploading. You don’t want to end up with some irate subjects objecting to your photos online later on. Also you can do some research on image selling sites as which kind of images are sold maximum and then take idea from it as which type of images you should sell to make most money out of it.
Photos that you upload are used by blogs, websites, news agencies, and many more online media. Hence you can work with varying subjects ranging from inanimate to animate. Food photography is quite popular and equally popular is abstract photography.
Recently an India specific image website has been launched, this point to the growing interest of Indian audience in India specific online photos. So get your cameras clicking.
How to Make Money from This:
- Pick up your camera and snap some good pictures. Register at one or all of the popular photo sites like, shutterstock, shutterpoint, istockphoto, Fotolia, Dreamstime Upload your photos. Most sites conduct moderation of new registration. Once the moderation is complete, if your photo meets their guideline you will be notified of the same. In some cases issues like poor camera quality etc, might cause rejection. However you will be notified of the reason for rejection as well. Once your photos are accepted, you can setup the other account details, and voila your photos are ready to earn money for you.
Earning potential – 20% on non exclusive photos, upto 60 % for exclusive photos. Depending on how you well your photos sell. Also if you give exclusive rights of your photos to any particular website, you can earn better from them.
Expertise Level required – The better your photography skills, the better you can earn.
I nvestment required – Nil if you already have a camera or a Smartphone with high megapixel camera.
Where can you start – Shutterstock, Shutterpoint, istockphoto, Fotolia, Dreamstime
