What You Should Know About Working as a Freelance Photographer

How to work as a Freelance Photographer:

If you have an excellent digital camera 
And are good at using it, 
You can become a freelance photographer 
With hardly any experience today. Keep reading to learn what you should know about working as a Freelance Photographer!

If your deliverables look great to the recipient, 
That’s all that matters! 
So, don’t get too caught up in perfection with this career. 
You can make a part-time or full-time living 
As a freelance photographer, even if you’re learning on the job.

• Sell Stock Photos on Stock Sites or Make Your Own 
  – There are numerous stock photo sites 
  That allow you to upload your photos 
  And earn money if someone downloads them. 
  Sites like Shutterstock, Fotolia.com, iStockphoto.com, 
  And others have instructions on their websites 
  About how to earn from your photos. 
  Follow their directions, and you can be in business tonight 
  Using photos you’ve already shot. 
  Alternatively, you can set up a shopping cart 
  Using Amember.com or Gumroad.com on your own 
  And sell digital works via the platform. 

• Make Original Clothing Patterns 
  – You can do this in several ways, 
  But one way to do it is to 
  Use a site called spoonflower.com or weaveup.com. 
  Upload your patterns for other people to buy 
  And use or sell fabric directly through drop shipping 
  And printing on demand.  

• Design T-Shirt Art for T-Shirt Sellers or for Yourself 
  – You can set up a design shop for others to buy, 
  Or you can sell your designs right on t-shirts 
  By using platforms that already exist 
  Or by finding a t-shirt printer 
  And manufacturer to work with. 
  Look into working with Amazon Merch or Printify.com. 

• Sell Photo Art on Art Sites 
  – Sites like Art.com, deviantart.com, etsy.com, 
  And others offer you the ability to sell your photo art. 
  If you want to be in control of all aspects 
  Using your own materials and printers, 
  Amazon Handmade and Esty.com are good choices, 
  But you can also simply upload your designs 
  And let people print them on whatever they want 
  On some of the other platforms. 

• Create “Coffee Table” Photo Books 
  – If you’re good with editing your photos 
  And laying out a book using professional software, 
  You can create a print on demand photo book 
  If you have a good theme going. 
  For example, someone might love seeing a photo book 
  Of all the beaches in the Americas 
  Or all the birds you found on your adventures. 

• Develop Fun Calendars to Sell 
  – You can also determine a theme 
  And create yearly calendars that are fun to sell. 
  If you come up with a good theme, 
  You can make good money selling the calendars. 
  You’ll need to find a printer like 
  Printful.com or Printify.com to help you. 

• Turn Your Photos into Coloring Books 
  – A good editor can take photos 
  And turn them into coloring pages. 
  People love to color, 
  And the more creative the images, the better. 
  You can start a side business 
  Recommending the right pens and crayons to use too. 

Do Pop Up Headshots for Businesspeople 
– If you want to be more personal with people, 
You can offer headshots at a reasonable price 
To businesspeople in your local area. 
Real estate agents, authors, ministers, 
And others often need headshots 
That make them look pleasing. 

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• Work with Local Churches and Organizations to Offer Family Photo Packages 
  – One way to really make some money 
  Is to work with groups. 
  If you can get in on one good church 
  Or organization to do family photo packages, 
  You can make a full-time living. 

• Become a Wedding, Birth, or Other Event Photographer 
  – Most people want more professional photos 
  Of their family and all the events they have, 
  But often it can be costly. 
  Since you’re a freelancer with low overhead, 
  You can usually do it for a little less 
  To make it affordable for more people.

• Be a Resource to Local News Organizations 
  – Your images can be seen far and wide 
  If you share with your local news areas the photos 
  You’ve taken about anything going on in your community. 
  Be sure to put information on your website 
  And social media platforms about how to use your images. 

• Start a Fun Gig on Fiverr.com 
  – If you live in a beautiful touristy spot, 
  You can offer fun, creative opportunities on Fiverr.com. 
  For example, if you live on a beautiful beach, 
  You can write people’s names in the sand 
  Or with seashells to create a t-shirt or other art for gifts. 

As you see, if you’re good at photography, 
There is always a way to earn money doing it as a freelancer. 
It really depends on what you want to do. 
If you love taking photos of food, for example, 
You can work with local restaurants 
To help them capture better photos 
For commercials and their menus, 
Or you can even take pictures of what you cook 
To create stock photo options for bloggers and others. 
The sky is really the limit 
When it comes to photography and freelancing. 

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