Looking for ways to make money online? Business Owl has come up with 101 ways to do exactly that! Number eight on the list – sell photos online.
Snap Happy?
If you are a talented amateur photographer, with reasonably good photographic equipment, you could be harnessing your photographic prowess to make money online.
How Do I Make Money From Selling Photos Online?
Print and online publishers, private individuals and advertising agencies often use stock photos which they buy from photo agencies and photo libraries. Simply submit your photographs to online photographic agencies and libraries and every time someone purchases your image, you will be paid a commission.
How Do I Sell Photos Online?
- Focus on taking good photographs in a few nîche areas, for example food and wine. Photographing everyday objects – pens; pencils; coffee cups; books etc. – is particularly lucrative. Stay clear of photographing brands and be careful to get signed model release forms when photographing people and places.
- Register with a reputable online photo agency or stock photo library
- Submit your photos to the agency or library – make sure you follow their technical requirements and submission procedures
- The more people download your photos, the higher the commission you can earn.
Online Photo Agencies
Try these stock image libraries:
