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Just take some of your best photos and submit them to stock photography sites. They will be reviewed and if it’s a good photo, it will hopefully be accepted. You’ll get paid about $1-2 every time someone uses your photo.

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submitted by ayardstick 2009-09-10 07:40:00 pm    

 



Screensavers There’s a lot more money in screensavers than people realize. Take a series of photographs along a theme and make your own screensaver. If the photos are good, they’ll do great on screensaver sites or on eBay.

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submitted by ayardstick 2009-09-10 07:41:03 pm    


eBay Sellers Speaking of eBay, eBay can be a great source of business. eBay sellers often have very poor photos of images they sell over and over. Set up a local service photographing eBay items.

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Portrait Photographer The portrait business is a big business. You can work with a studio or set up your own practice for doing portraits. http://turnyourphotosintocash.com/a.php?a=ayardstick

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submitted by ayardstick 2009-09-10 07:54:00 pm    


While these tips are possible they aren't as easy as 'just do it' language implies! Photography is a very competitive field; real estate guys often shoot their own images now, microstocks want ever increasing quality . . be prepared to work hard!

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submitted by alexhd57 2009-12-18 04:41:36 am    


Most of the top iStockswebsites have referral programs which can be a great way to earn a little extra on the side. Done well, they can be extremely effective for the organization. .

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Online Dating Photographer Both men and women often want to have great photos of them taken for online dating profiles. This is a great way to make some quick cash. http://turnyourphotosintocash.com/a.php?a=ayardstick

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Wedding Photographer One of the more popular ways to work as a photographer. The key to getting wedding photography business is to have a very credible website and profile.

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submitted by ayardstick 2009-09-10 07:42:10 pm    


Restaurant Photographer Restaurants often need photos of their restaurant or their dishes for their menu’s and websites. You can work directly with restaurants or make yourself available to designers who work with restaurants.

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submitted by ayardstick 2009-09-10 07:42:32 pm    


People required to photograph belongings they’re insuring, often don’t want to bother learning how themselves. By positioning yourself as an insurance photographer, you can do it for them. http://turnyourphotosintocash.com/a.php?a=ayardstick

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submitted by ayardstick 2009-09-10 07:48:36 pm    


Photo Blogging People love looking at images. If you continue to take images people like to look at and publish them, you can quickly build up a following. http://turnyourphotosintocash.com/a.php?a=ayardstick

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If you love to take great photos you can turn your passion into profits. You can start showcasing your digital pictures on Flickr, you can upload small jpg's to prevent theft. http://www.learndigitalphotographynow.com/a.php?a=ayardstick

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submitted by ayardstick 2009-09-10 07:36:12 pm    


Working with Café’s Café’s would often love to have your art on their wall for free. In exchange, you can post your photos with a price tag on their walls until you get a buyer for your art. http://turnyourphotosintocash.com/a.php?a=ayardstick

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Sporting Events Local sporting events such as little league games or high school soccer games would often love to have photographers photograph their games. http://turnyourphotosintocash.com/a.php?a=ayardstick

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submitted by ayardstick 2009-09-10 07:50:29 pm    


Churches often want to have photos of their members along with contact information in a booklet called a church directory. You can position yourself as the go to photographer for that. http://turnyourphotosintocash.com/a.php?a=ayardstick

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submitted by ayardstick 2009-09-10 07:51:20 pm    


A great way to make money doing photography is to take great photos and put them on T shirts. You can sell these shirts on eBay, on your own website or sell the designs to other T shirt websites. http://turnyourphotosintocash.com/a.php?a=ayardstick

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submitted by ayardstick 2009-09-10 07:52:08 pm    


You can advertise yourself on Craigslist, a free and very popular online classifieds website. Position yourself as a photographer and you’ll be exposing yourself to thousands of people who’re looking for your services.

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submitted by ayardstick 2009-09-10 07:53:10 pm    


Submitting low-quality photos. Don't waste your time and energy. Nobody wants blurred, under-exposed and other types of low-quality photos.

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Real Estate Agents Real estate agents need listing photographs of new homes they’re listing. Get yourself a few real estate agents you work with regularly and you could quickly be booked with work. http://turnyourphotosintocash.com/a.php?a=ayardstick

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submitted by ayardstick 2009-09-10 07:46:23 pm    


With respect – Honestly, nowadays the stock photo business is very tuff and the multitude of micro stock agencies has only done it much worse. To succeed you have to be VERY persistent + focussed, VERY productive and VERY capable of knowing your market.

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submitted by PhotoSoren 2010-03-03 01:52:07 pm    


Income from photography at home: Offer people to have their portraits taken for social networking sites – claim you as a specialist with special knowledge of what is working best at these sites.

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submitted by PhotoSoren 2010-03-03 01:58:53 pm    

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