How to make money, selling your photographs.

INTRODUCTION

If you know where to sell your images online, you may easily make some money as a photographer. Photographers of all levels of expertise are in high demand now more than ever. Simply get an account on one or all of these websites below, then upload your images and start making money.

Even though everyone has a camera on their phone these days, there’s still a need for these types of professionals for events like weddings.
Who Buys Stock Photos, and What Type of Photos Sell the Best? The largest buying base of stock photos are bloggers and small to medium-sized website business owners.

What type of images are they buying the most of?

-People: kids, adults and everyone in between from every country and culture!
-People working: These images are very popular with businesses. Folks working on laptops, writing, speaking at a meeting, etc. Just don’t make them so generic they become a meme.
-Food: Various types of delicious foods even empty unwashed plates.
-Tools: Gears, hammers, nuts, bolts and screws can convey a lot of things for potential buyers.
-Cities: Cityscapes, buildings, people commuting.
-Nature: This is a trainer that never gets old to shoot or sell.
-Travel  Shots from around the world are always in high demand.

EQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR THE WORK.

If you are a beginning photographer, tleapinga basic point-and-shoot to a full-blown professional-grade camera isn’t as easy as it may seem.
Of course, buying the camera itself is just a small part of the equation. But, it’s not always easy to know exactly what it is that you need to get ahead.

1. Prime Lenses
2. Tripod
3. Speed-Lite
4. External Hard Drive
5. Memory Cards
6. Reflector
7. Polarizing and ND Filters
8. Bag/Carrying Gear
9. Cleaning Supplies
10.Rechargeable Batteries
11. Color Checker
or Just you simply use your Phone: thanks to our mobile devices and the editing apps that come with them, we can now take high-quality photos and edit them without too many bells and whistles.

HOW MUCH CAN I MAKE?

-Hobbyist:
Free (or under $100). These are mainly people who love photography and simply like to practice their passion for fun. They offer to do shoots for relatives and friends for free or way below market price.
-Amateur:
$25 – $75 per hour. This is someone who is just beginning in the photography world.
-Student:
$50-100 per hour or $25-100 per image. Students’ rates depend on their skills and the amount of experience they have. But, if they are advanced, they can charge as much as professionals.
-Semi-Pro:
$50–$150 per hour or $50-125 per image. These are photography school graduates who have completed formal training and have some professional experience. Although they might not yet own their studio, they are not beginners and therefore charge a slightly higher rate.
Professional:
$75-$250 per hour or $75-$250 per image. This photographer has a lot of experience and has earned respect for his or her work.
-Top Professional: $200-$500+ per hour or $250-$1,500 per image. These are the cream of the crop, the elite, highly in-demand photographers.

COMPANIES TO WORK FOR;

Best Places to Sell Your Photos Online.

1. Sell Photos on Your Website:

The number one best place to sell photos online is on your website.
That’s because:
-You can set your prices.
-No one else takes a cut.
You have 100% control over how to display your photos.
You can set your terms and conditions.
In short, YOU’RE in control!

2. Adobe Stock:

Adobe Stock (formerly Fotolia) is a stock photo marketplace by the maker of the most popular photo editing software solutions, including Photoshop and Lightroom. This platform has been around for over 10 years and kis is known to be the very first online marketplace to sell photos.

3. Shutterstock:

Shutterstock has been a popular site for over 15 years to buy stock photos online. They have over 200 million images, videos, and music tracks for folks to purchase royalty-free which also means they have millions of purchasing customers.
As a photographer, you can earn great money with this marketplace in the long run. According to their site, sellers on Shutterstock have made over $500 million worldwide!
Shutterstock allows you to keep your copyrights protected, so it’s up to you to set the rights on your photos. Shutterstock also gives credit to the image’s owners, which is a major plus that protects your ownership and markets your brand. Once you become a site contributor, you begin earning money every time someone purchases and downloads your content. As a contributor, you can make anywhere from 20% to 30% of whatever your image sells for, which Shutterstock pays out monthly.

4. Alamy:

Alamy is another a great platform on which to sell stock photos because it doesn’t have any hard and fast rules.
The site may not have as many buyers as Shutterstock and Adobe Stock, but it’s still a great contender and another great option for revenue. Photographers can upload their photos to Alamy without licensing or any other copyrights issues. To date, Alamy has made $180 million in payouts to photographers.
Alamy’s rates are competitive, too. The marketplace pays photographers 50% of each sale, which is significantly higher than some other competing platforms.

5. Etsy:

Etsy is better known as a marketplace to buy and sell unique handmade goods, so you may not think of it when looking for places to sell stock photos. However, Etsy boasts over 30 million users and several different ways to sell your photos through its platform.
The great thing about Etsy is that they have a larger audience than most stock photo sites, and a demographic that is ready to purchase your images. Of course, you can sell digital images on Etsy, but you can also sell prints. So, if you’re looking to expand your photography business, even more, Etsy is a great option!
Just remember when selling prints, you’ll have to factor in the cost of printing, packing and shipping.
Etsy also allows you to price your photos, and the site gives you full control over how you display your photos to buyers. If you want full control over your photo selling but don’t want to make your site from scratch, Etsy might be a great fit for you

6. Fotomoto:

Fotomoto is not an online marketplace, but rather a widget that integrates with your website to help you sell photos online. After you add it to your site, tomato manages all the photo selling processes for you.
What’s great about Fotomoto is that the widget itself is customizable. You can adjust the widget’s settings to display your branding information, including your logo! That way, customers come to learn your brand and associate it with your images.

7. Crestock:

Crestock can be a more passive way to earn money for your photography. Simply set up a free account on Crestock and upload your photos. Once the Crestock team evaluates your images, they’ll add them to your restock portfolio so that customers can purchase them.

8. 500px:

500px is an online marketplace that helps you create a portfolio of your images and earn money. It is one of the best places to sell photos online.
This free site boasts a “Pulse algorithm” that increases your exposure by adding your new uploads to a Discovery page, which is viewed by thousands of visitors each day.
Getting started on 500px is pretty simple. Just set up a free account and add your images. Then, wait and see what you turn up! Also, watch out for contests to help you earn more and gain additional exposure.

Bonus:
1. 123RF.com
60% commission for every photo you’ve sold on the website.

2. BigStockPhoto.com
30% commission for every photo you’ve sold on the website.

3. CanStockPhoto.com
10%-20% commission for every photo sale.

4. DepositPhotos.com
It Varies, depending on your contributor level. Get paid anywhere between 34%-42% in commission sales.

5. Dreamstime.com
25%-60% commission on every photo sale.

6. Shutter stick.com
0.25$-28$ per image download.

Happy reading friends and have a blessed business.

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4 thoughts on “How to make money, selling your photographs.”

  1. There is a commercial that used to come on television that said that image is everything, we live in a world of images and images say a lot without even speaking or saying a word. The old Chinese proverbs say” that one picture is worth a thousand words”

    Taking and selling images or photos is really lucrative business from what you have shown I did not know that that is how much money can be made. Thanks so much for the breakdown including what you will need to take amazing professional photos.

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    • Thanks Norman and great weekend sir.
      I love it when you Concord that images sale a lot online these days. It will be a suicide mission for any online Busines that hid their faces. To every advert, their should be a picture and or video. Thanks for your time.

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  2. I have a Canon Rebel sitting down in my bedroom. And I picked it home about a month ago. I have been snapping pictures daily and have been really excited about it. So, now I am interested in selling some of my pics. It would be motivation to keep on going with my camera. And eventually buy a new Cannon. I really liked Dreamstime. I’ll start with that platform.

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    • that will be wonderful Ann. it is a good start and I bet you will not regret it. selling pics online is a great business these days and I tell you, no modern-day business can have a stay without image projecting the business. thanks so much for the comment and do fall to engagements.

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