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Wednesday 9 April 2008

Freelance Photography Business From Home


Hi

For today I thought we could look at the possibly of your starting a home business in photography.

Personally I just point and snap so as with everything in life, if you have no experience go straight to the experts and here is one of the best.

I have reprinted here an article by Michael Kryzer.
Titled ‘Freelance Photography – 3 ways to Sell Your Photos’

If you love photography then a career as a freelance photographer is well worth considering. If you want to start a business in freelance photography there are three main ways to sell your photos.

1. Stock Photography Stock photography refers to a stock of existing photographs that can be licensed for specific uses. Publishers, magazines, advertising agencies, filmmakers, web designers, and graphic artists are all examples of users of stock photography. They can use stock photography instead of hiring a photographer to shoot the photographs they need. As a photographer when you take photographs those photos become a part of your “stock”. As the copyright holder you can license the images again and again. Your stock photos can be sold online through stock agencies and microstock sites, or by approaching publishers and other users directly, or you can sell them through your own web site.

2. Photography Products You can take your photographs and create products for sale. Some examples of possible photography products include posters, prints, postcards, t-shirts and even books. At CafePress, for example, you can design a wide variety of customizable products using your photos with zero upfront costs and zero inventory investment.

3. Photography Services Another way to work in freelance photography is sell your skills, to sell your services as a photographer. In this capacity you could work on assignment for portraits, for weddings, or for various types of business project. If you only want to work part-time at your photography, then working as a freelance photographer is still a great way to earn a little extra cash or to pay for your next digital camera or lens.

About The Author If you would like to start your own freelance photography business and learn how to sell your photos, please visit: http://shlumo.sellphoto.hop.clickbank.net You'll discover all you need to know including which photos to take and how to get the best fees possible for your photos.

Until next time

Mike

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