HOW TO MAKE MONEY WITH YOUR CAMERA

 Several millions homes nowadays have some kind of photography

equipment. Some operators are strictly amateurs but others do a
professional job shooting for fun, even with very inexpensive
equipment.

If you own a camera and can take some reasonably good pictures,
you definitely can make money with your hobby by selling
pictures.

The market for pictures is tremendous. It has been estimated that
magazines and newspapers buy over 60 millions photos a year,
although most of the pictures are taken by professional
photographers, there is a good deal of non professional hobbyists
making a good extra income selling their pictures to specialized
markets, little known by the majority of people.

This information is intended to help you find a market for your
pictures, assuming you already take pictures good enough to be
sold. If you feel that your work could be improved, there are a
number of courses available, and you can also develop
professional touch and technical know-how by simply subscribing
to specialized magazines.

There is an incredible amount of markets for selling your
pictures, and the number is growing every day.

The beginners should avoid markets already overcrowded by
professional competitors, like very well known magazines, which
obviously deal only with professionals.

The best markets for a non professionals are

* Trade journals,
* Special interest magazines,
* Real Estate,
* Small local papers.

By consuming a great amount of pictures, maintaining a constant
demand for new ones, and paying less than well known magazines,
they avoid the competition of professional and industrial
photographers, and buy mostly from non professionals like
yourself.

Special interest magazines attract very special groups of
readers. For example, magazines on hobbies, sports, gardening,
etc...They are bought by subscriptions or on newstands.

Trade journals are directed at very special professional and
Trades. They generally sold only by subscription.


To begin with, it would be advisable for you to get a book on
professional photography from your local library. This step will
enable you to get acquainted with copyright laws and special tips
for selling your pictures.

The starting photographer should concentrate on subject he is
familiar with, for example a special hobby and what he enjoys
shooting the most, whether it is sceneries, children, animals,
etc...

By finding out what is your speciality, you will be able to
select your market and determine what magazines could be
interested in your work.

The following guide is just a sample of companies in the market
for photos. It is difficult to keep such a directory current as
companies constantly change their policies, addresses, editors
and so forth. It is up to you to develop your own markets by
submitting photos you believe to be appropriate to editor's
needs. After the addresses are listed the rates paid more for
extraordinary subjects depending of the news value and the
quality for the accepted photo.


GENERAL NEWS AND FEATURE INTEREST PICTURES SYNDICATES:

* Service, Box 2801, Washington, DC 20013
$10 to $40.

* Newsweek International Service, 444 Madison Ave., NY 10022
$20 and up.* Transworld News

* Stock Photos Unlimited, 29 W 38th St NY, NY 10018
$10 to $40.

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