Money Pictures
What are Money Pictures? Originally they are the pictures that carry the image of currencies, but in this article we are not going to talk about that type of photography. Instead we are going to discuss how to make money from selling photography online, by submitting photos to in demand photo sites. I know this sounds too easy and to good to be true, but the truth is that it really works, but you need to follow some guidelines in order to succeed in this online business venture.
To start taking money pictures, that is pictures that are good enough to be sold online, you have to buy a decent camera, I know it may be expensive but it is worth it. You can also use cameras that are not so expensive in fact there are very cheap cameras that will get the job done, the cool thing about a high quality camera is that you can make money pictures a lot easier, because the quality is better and the work is easier, meaning that your work will be faster. If you decide to use a cheaper camera you can still take great pictures that make money, but you have to tweak your enviroment a little bit if needed, by using extra lighting and stuff like that.
How to Take Quality Pictures?
- Good lighting is the initial and most important factor to have in mind, you must have a real good amount of daylight if possible, if not then you must use other sources of artificial lighting, like lamps with daylight bulbs that you can purchase for a very low cost. If you are going to use artificial light then remember to use a tent to prevent shadows from appearing in your money pictures, and also you have to use more than one lamp I would recommend 2 to 3.
- To take money pictures you must use a tripod and you should try to avoid using flash.
- You must set you camera to take pictures with the highest resolution, highest quality and you must use the lowest compression to take the best possible picture.
- You can edit your photos to increase their value by using editing softwares for pictures, like photoshop.
- If you are going to take pictures to make money from isolated objects you must use a perfectly white background because that is what the royalty free photo companies demand, you also have to use good ligting and you can also edit these photos to enhance their look.
If you followed these steps appropriately now you have money pictures, all you have to do is go with your royalty free stock photos and offer them through in demand photo sites. These sites will take your pictures and they will be offered and sold as many times as they can, so you can actually make money from the same photo more than once. The more photos you have the better, there is a lot of people making money from this type of business and they make a lot of money, thousands and thousands of dollars every month.
If you want to make money pictures you can start taking photos to anything you want, because everyday every hour, every minute there are people buying pictures from these sites because they need them for a lot of different things like magazines, blogs, websites, newspapers, school work, etc. The demand for quality pictures is too high and a lot of people that need them don’t have the time or the skill to take they type of pictures that they need, that is why you must take advantage of this opportunity to take pictures that make money. In demand photo sites can help you take the money pictures, when you join these sites you will be able to see what type of photos are in demand, because they specify it rather well, so you don’t go around taking pictures that won’t make you any money at all.
You can make a lot of money by taking high quality pictures and it is very easy, if you have over 1000 money pictures online you can easily make over $10.000 u.s dollars a year, so if you decide to take thousands and thousands of pictures and you use the best in demand photo sites you will be able to make much more than that. You could easily earn $50.000 u.s dollars a year if you work hard enough, if you take pictures that are good enough.
Where to Sell Royalty Free Photos ?
If you want to make money with pictures you have to find the best companies for this purpose, you need to find in demand photo sites that give you as much exposure as you can, because if your pictures don’t get seen by the right cutomers they won’t be bought, so you will have piled up a large set of money pictures that don’t make money. So you have to choose the appropriate sites, which are:
All of these sites are free to join!
- istockphoto.com is one of the best in demand photo sites and it is the one that will make you the most money, but they do have some requirements that you must meet and the quality of the pictures has to be better probably than the rest of sites that you could submit to, but once you are in you will be able to capitalize your money pictures better than in most sites.
- Shutterstock.com is considered by many the best in demand photo site, they also have requirements that must be met, and as well as istockphoto you must get a certain number of pictures accepted, you must pass a test, 7 out of 10 pictures must be ok’d, but once you are in you will make more money with this company than with any other in demand photo site.
- Fotolia.com is another great place to offer your money pictures.
- Dreamstime.com is a very well known in demand photo site that provides very high quality for the stock photography community, they also have a great market and they will be able to properly monetize your high quality pictures.
- Crestock.com is great site as well.
- StockandPrints.com will get the job done as well.
The best money pictures are objects that are isolated on white backgrounds, also people represent good pictures to make money, but you will have to ask for the people to whom you are taking the picture to sign you a model release they must know and they must accept that you may get some money from the pictures you took from them. Landscapes and nature don’t have as high demand as you would expect, but they can make you money nonetheless. Remember your best money pictures will oftenly be photos that have a concept behind like people working at the office, children playing, people smiling, men at work, stuff like that, someone asked me about architectural pictures, well architectural pictures only make money if they are famous landmarks.
Remember to tag well your money pictures so they can be found accordingly by people who are looking for the theme of your pictures to buy them. Also tag the pictures as well and upload them you can use the google base uploader you can also use devianart.com, Smugmug.com and orderpicture.com for this purpose.
Now you know what to do and where to go to sell your money pictures, the best pictures that you have. I make over $500 u.s dollars a month from just over 200 high quality pictures that I have uploaded to shutterstock, and believe me it is some of the easiest money I have ever made. If you want to make money with pictures then follow this guideline and you will be on your way to creating another income stream that’s worth the while. If you have recommendations about other sites or other ideas to get money from your money pictures please leave a comment, share your knowledge with us!
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