Sell Photos Online
PhotoSecrets
How To Sell Your Photos
Make Money From Photography
A free, online guide to the many ways of getting paid for taking photos
If a picture’s worth a thousand words, how many dollars is that?
By Andrew Hudson
Last updated: July 30 2010
First published: June 2007
- Introduction
- Stock Photos
- Copyright
- Web
- Stock Agencies
- Microstock
- Storefront
- Website
- Direct
- Magazines
- Products
- Books
- Services
- Law
- Pricing
- Bibliography
Author
Hi, my name is Andrew Hudson, and in 1996 I quit my job as a telecom engineer/sales manager to publish travel photography books. Since then, 100% of my income has come from photography and publishing. If I can do it, you can do it; we can all do it.
Taking photos is fun. What’s more fun, is getting paid for taking photos. Then you can spend more time doing what you enjoy. In this free, “online book,” I’m going to reveal how you can make money from photography. Welcome to PhotoSecrets How To Sell Your Photos.
The most popular question I receive is:
“How can I sell my photos? I took some great pictures of (something). My friends say the shots are terrific and could be used in magazines, advertising, etc. Is that possible? How can I do that?”
Yes, you can make money from your photos. In fact, thanks to the wonderful Internet, it’s now easier than before for photographers to reach buyers. You can sell your pictures and thereby become a published, professional (or at least “semi-pro”) photographer. It just takes time and effort.
To speed your way to profitable photography, I’ve put all the tips, ideas and links that I know of into this section, designed as an “online book.” Everything here is for free, supported by advertising (such as that column on the right). You can read the pages in series like a book (just click on the “Next page >>” link), or jump directly to the info you want.
Following an introduction, we’ll talk in depth about the three ways you can sell photography: as stock photos, products, and services. I’ll discuss copyright, licensing, law, and pricing. Along the way, we’ll meet people who do this for a living and hear their success stories. And if there’s something that I’ve not covered, please let me know. I hope this is helpful and gets you some well-deserved cash.
Meet successful photographers
Every photographer has some great photos; every person likes to make money. Now let’s combine them and make you rich. After all, how else are you going to pay for that nice, new lens?
