2 Simple Photography Tips

Photography Tip 1: Did you know that you can sell your images on istockphoto.com and get paid? It’s really easy and free to setup an account. Just go to http://www.istockphoto.com and click on “sell stock photos” in the lower right hand corner. You’ll get paid $105.00 for every photo you sell. If you are serious about starting a career in Photography, this is a great way to get started. You will know right away if your images are worthy of selling or publishing. Don’t be disappointed though if your images don’t sell right away. There are millions of images to choose from at iStock, so it’s easy to get lost in the croud. The best way to get started is to look at what is already on the website for purchase, and start making your list of ways to improve it. I don’t recommend basic landscapes, skies or flowers. These categories have been covered billions of times and don’t really need additions. Your best bet when selling photos on a service like iStock would be to choose industry specific imagery, discover what is needed or missing, and then set a goal to shoot 50 or more images for that industry. Following this tactic will put you several steps ahead of everyone else.

Photography Tip 2: Use ShutterFly.com to upload your images. Shutterfly.com offers unlimited uploads, which basically means you can save a ton of hard drive space. Using Shutterfly.com you will also have access to any type of photography printing service you need. The best part, is when you travel, you can still access your images from anywhere on the planet, as long as you have an internet connection and a computer. While traveling, you can upload your images to save that precious drive space on your laptop if you don’t have an external drive. When I travel out of the country, I tend to shoot between 2,000 - 4,000 digital images. Since I shoot in RAW format, it’s really important to put those large files somewhere else other than my laptop hard drive.