Chances are high that you've a hard drive full of photos that can help you mint money now! If you're wondering that if we are referring to the photos you downloaded over a time, then let it be known that we are referring to the photographs taken by you! Surprised? Then read on.
The Idea of Photography
Photographs are used to capture moments and memories that will stay with us forever. And with the advent of the internet, sharing such captures has become even easier. Thanks to the virtually unlimited storage space that we have managed to create for us, photo storing is not at all a problem anymore. If you're an avid internet user, you will know what is being talked about here. Ask yourself, what are the type/class or photographs that are the most commented upon or viewed? Photographs that are unique and scandalous are the ones we are talking about! No wonder, the paparazzi is so shutter-friendly!
If you use online social networking sites, you will know that not all photos of yours get commented upon. Photos that are unique and portray you in the best fashion (not necessarily in a right way!) are the ones most liked and commented on! These are the kinds of pictures that evoke maximum response. By now you must have understood and remembered that these pictures are stashed in your hard disk to its brim! External hard drives are being bought just for this purpose and you still haven't got the link to make money? Sounds unnerving?
For making money using your photos, you need not:
• Have a top-of-the-line camera.
• Be a master professional photographer
• Be a master editor of the same.
Though about the last point, some cool Photoshop-ing work definitely works to evoke response but that is another thing. All you need to become is shutter friendly and click everyday photographs. Then find a site where you can upload photographs according to the in-built classification groups or categories. And with each download, you will get a certain amount of money.
Who are the purchasers of such photographs?
Such photographs are bought mainly by media groups who want a story on a particular topic, websites that have an image-sharing based business, etc. You will garner extra cookie points if you manage to have a celeb clicked in a natural setting. Though it is immoral, voyeurs are the highest paid of the lot. There are voyeuristic pictures that have a good circulation on the internet; but then no one is forcing you to become one. Nature photographs, photographs that highlight a social cause are amongst those which are highly rated and most downloaded. All you need to have is a creative outlook on most things and an understanding on how the image shall work once published.
This is one of the few part-time jobs on the internet that does not involve much working hours or a specific skill set or even much funds investment. Just become a shutter bug and see the world thorough the view-finder!
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