Martoon Kingsi
It's been an insanely boring week at work and you're checking your emails for the 500th time today. But this time something looks different. You lean in. Blinking at you is a little email saying funds have been deposited into your PayPal account for sales of your digital photos. You fight back a smile and decide you'll check that out further when you get home...
Sounds pretty good, doesn't it? The cool thing is that there are photographers all over the globe who do this day in and day out. So if you really want to start selling your digital photos, then here's 3 quick ways to get the ball rolling right now:
1. Take photos of things other people won't
Taking photos of houses for sale, vehicles than need insurance photos, household products, pets, and even signage and textures isn't exactly the glamorous photo job most of us dream about. But these are the sort of photos that many companies NEED on a daily basis. Choose to do this type of photography (and do it well) and you'll have yourself a photography income before you can say 'next please!'
2. Emulate the professional stock shooters
Visit the top stock photo websites and observe the masters at work. You're looking at the work of stock photo shooters who put hours into each shoot, plan out their photo shoots and are consistently adding images to their folios. No need to dissect how they do it or copy their every move, but by emulating what they shoot, being consistent and adding your own style, you will make bank too!
3. Find out what photos are needed and deliver them
Tempted to take pretty photos of sunsets and flowers? Skip that and go straight to the page where the stock photo websites list EXACTLY what they want. Do not surrender to the 'pretty sunset' theory! Everyone does that! It's all about the NEEDS of the photo agency. They'll tell you what they want... You go and produce the photos they need! Got it?
We've barely touched the surface here but those 3 points will help you sell your digital photos online and start getting those 'made a sale' emails flooding in. Go now and do it, before your mate beats you to it! :)
Martoons has been writing articles for nearly 3 years. His latest photo host website helps people find out the best free image hosting sites for hosting and sharing digital images and creating cool online photo galleries.
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