How to make money online from your photos
A guide to making money by selling your photos online.
Step 1
Go and check your hard drive and organise all your photos in one place.
Step 2
Separate the photos which you think are your best work and store them in a folder.
Step 3
Sign up with these sites and submit your work.
www.fotolia.com
www.shutterstock.com
www.istockphoto.com
www.dreamstime.com
www.bigstockphoto.com
www.istockphoto.com
Step 4
Each of these sites have their own terms and conditions. Some of these sites allow you to sign up directly and submit your pictures. Some will ask for your drivers license or passport copy and only after validation you can submit your photos.Some are so strict that you are asked to submit your best work to them upfront. They evaluate the quality of those photos and if they are considered valuable, then you will be accepted as a member of their site. So always read the fine print before submitting. Also dont get discouraged if you are not accepted immediately, keep trying and your skills will surely improve with time.
Tips
- Before submitting, make sure you read all the rules and regulations carefully.
- Some stock photo sites have strict rules for image dimensions, like minimum resolution must be 4 mega pixels, so check your image size before you submit.
- Learn a thing or two about stock photography and its techniques. The internet has loads of information about this.
Don’t expect to make money overnight, as it may take a long time for your photos to get accepted.