STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY

Experience with trying to make money on stock photography websites.

A look into stock photography image fraud and how people get caught.

Stock photography is photography which is shot to increase a photographer's portfolio or collection. In contrast, assignment photography - which is the opposite of stock - is photography created for a specific client, advertising campaign, or other specific request.

Fotolia.com and Dreamstime.com are two Web sites where you can potentially find royalty-free stock photography images to enhance your freelance writing and AC content.

Stock photography is a collection of images with rights for sale. There are several ways to purchase these rights and some stock photography grants certain rights for free.

With the affordability of high quality digital cameras, even amateur photographers can get in on the business of making money selling photographs.

There are many websites that allow you to upload your own photographs and pay you every time someone downloads one of your images. These are some things I've learned over the last year, while selling my own stock photos.

Despite my lack of photographic fortitude, I still manage to make roughly $200-$300 per month by selling my images online.

Stock photography which includes recognizable people is covered by additional laws and restrictions. Business and website owners need to know these things in order to protect themselves before buying photos and graphics online.

Stock Photography takes a little imagination and could possibly open the doors to a new career.

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