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Thursday, March 10, 2011

Stock Photography - A Great Way To Earn Extra Income

By Dan Feildman


If you are having a tough time making ends meet in today's economy you are not alone yet there is a great way you can earn extra income by turning your digital photos into cash. If photography is your passion you can turn it into an extra income. The incredible thing about this opportunity is that all you need is a digital camera, an internet connection, and access to a photo editing software program. If this sounds like something you would be interested in trying out simply read on to learn how you can succeed in this business.

Due to the popularity of the Internet we now have a global marketplace where you can find anything you want, including photos. Stock photography sites provide photos to consumers such as web designers, product marketers, newsletter creators, etc. It is through these stock photography sites where you could earn an incredible income simply by uploading your photos and waiting for these consumers to purchase them. Even simple, basic photos of flowers can attract customers.

It is significant that you decide on a theme for clicking photographs. For a photograph to sell, it should be appealing to the customer. So your perception should be worthy as an illustration and should benefit the customer. Basically people are looking for crystal ideas or illustrations that cater to their company's image. For example a lady with red lipstick in one hand and a cherry in other will sell more than a baboon jumping trees. Basically real people photographs sell more. If possible take photographs of models. This will not only generate interest in you, it will attract lots of buyers, and your online photography business will begin to flourish.

Are you a newbie to photography? Taking photos as a hobby is a bit easier than when you want to market them from a professional viewpoint. I recommend you do some research on how to take quality photos prior to submitting what you have to the stock photography sites. You can find a variety of tutorial e-books that can guide you through this process. Www.turnyourphotosintocash.com is one of the best books that I have found. It has clear instructions on how you can actually start getting great results in digital photography by following a few guidelines.

Yet another web site www.LearnElementsNow.com comes from an erudite in photography - David Peters. His e-book has step-by-step instructions on how to master your skills in Adobe Photoshop Elements in just 2 hours! These skills can help to edit your photos without losing image quality and will help to increase profits in your online photography business.

Submitting your photos is the next step, once your research has been accomplished and you have taken some quality photos. While each site has its own guidelines for submission you will find that most want the photos submitted in the .jpg format. Quality is key so you will want to make sure your photos are crystal clear with no grain or noise. Copyright infringement standards are strictly adhered to so you want to make sure you don't include name brands or labels in your photos as these will automatically be rejected. If you do have a photo with a label or brand name on it don't worry, you can use photo editing software to remove these items as well as fix lighting and quality problems.

One of the most important parameter that people often overlook is indexing the photograph. Try to name the photo by including appropriate keywords. For this you have to conduct good research. You can even use synonymous words in case your competitor has used a similar word for his photograph. Try looking for these words online or in dictionary. For example, for bar you can use alcohol, wine, whiskey, glass etc. If all goes well, you can get paid up to $100 for just about 200 photos, so get out your calculator now and just work out what that could mean to your online photography business.

So it is a wise idea if you upload your pictures in more than one agency site. It will minimize your loss too. There so many more important tips you need to make this an instantly profitable online business.




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