It is simple if you are systematic. First to publish your work through mail, Internet exhibitions or even as free gifts to your friends and families. the word of mouth will increase your chance of winning other good assignments for you. First try to create a space of your own in your surroundings and then listen to others about your work, try to increase your presence in a target group. surely you can find a good business for you. This is a systematic and a success full strategy to make money for an amateur person who got some talent and interest in photography.
a) analysis and research b) product c) feed back.
Each main categories consist of 10steps except the final one which consist of only six steps
Now lets begin the process of making money from your photographs.
THE PROCESS
The process involves all the things we have to do for getting a good amount of money for the pictures.Don't expect much in the beginning. What the clients need from us? Just check your ability in photography, are you an amature taking some simple photographs? If so it is your turn now. Just polish your skill to earn something from your skill. First concentrate your area of int erst in photography whether it is outside, places and people, animals. micro, nature, faces, moods etc. Now Check whether your photos are up to the mark? do you find something special in it? If So it is time to move on. Money is waiting for you.
How can we do a good work? Develop a script for a photo.
Now we are entering into the 36 steps of photography for making money.
FINDING THE RIGHT MIX
It is the decision making process before a photo shoot. What you want in the frame? Decide and move to the next step.
IDENTITY
How to develop an identity for my photo? Some time we may say this photo is something unique, check your personal album and find out something unique.
PREE-BUDGET ANALYSIS
This step is to develop a financial budget for the process. We should avoid leakage of time while the time of the works. We should finish the work within the budget so a clear chart or an accounts book is to be prepared in this stage for recording our day to day process.
TIME CHART
Time limit to finish our work. How much time do we need to finish the work? The work flow should be monitored by you. It is mandatory to finish the work within the given period decided in your mind, don't spoil tour time for finding a theme or like. Some people rome here and there for getting the right picture but if you are not so confident don't go for that purpose of wastage of time. When you grow older you can spend as much time you want for the photo shoot.
THE WORK
Now we are on the fifth step. It is the time to start a work. Pack your equipments and move about the equipments for a beginner check the news link of this blog. A detailed description of first time equipments is clearly mentioned there which may be useful for a beginner.
production
Now the work is on your desk. The idea is developed in your mind. Now respect the given time limit for this particular work. CLICK click click click....
This step is meant for a work analysis. How you proceed from your first step. Now you are more systematic even though you are an armature photographer.Right?
DESIGN
The design or the first draft is developed at this stage. Enjoy the beauty of your work. Your product may be in jpeg or raw format. For up loading jpeg images are used since raw image is so heavy in size.
FINAL DRAFT
Now the final draft is ready, Now it is time to make some money from your skill. You got something valuable in your hand. something precious. Don't do much photo shop tricks on your photo.This may loose the authenticity of your photo. and you may loose a lot on money.
READY TO WEAR PRODUCT
Now the product is ready in all formats.Keep a separate file for your photos.
PRODUCT
WHERE TO PLACE PRODUCT
This is an important step in money making through photography. You should be keen enough in this step of photography. You can use your own sites or blogs to place your product. I believe Internet is the best option for a beginner or an armature photographer.
PLANING
This step is for making an analysis for the product release, the place, the space and the season. Where to publish the photo which site is more favourable for a beginner and what is the season now. If it s December company's demand for greeting cards photos are much higher. and if your photo fulfil that criteria you can sell your photo easily.
TIME AND FREQUENCY
The number of release for a particular product. Some time you may got some sequential picture like four or five in a raw. for example if it is a cat jumping and if you can catch four different snaps it is much valuable.
FINANCE ANALYSIS.
price NEGOTIATION AND PLACEMENT
Where to place the site in and the amount of expense. This can be calculated by the finance analysis ,how much money you can demand for a photo. fix am amount in your mind. don't go much higher and don't go much lower. always keep a medium position while pricing your product.
MARKET STUDY
A look at the market do we get a good mileage? There is an element of luck in photography. the same in photo selling also. Study how many clicks on your photo. Now you can realist the quality of your picture.
FINAL CHECK
This is the stage for a final check, now the product is moved into public. So a detailed check is encouraged. Don't make any mistakes , this may loose your credibility and you may loose money for your photograph.
PRODUCT INTO A DIGITAL FORMAT
Whether it is what kind of product, product should be finished in a digital format, for your library. Always keep the original digital details of the photo with you in the digital format copy .You can add even the minute details in your digital format. Like the use of tripods flash's other equipments etc.
PRODUCT RELEASE
release the product for public. This is the main stage and now you are entering into money making from your photos. don't hesitate even if there in not much enquiry at the beginning. wait you can earn money in the near future. always try to release more photos so that you can create a brand image of your own.
PRODUCT INTO MARKET
Now the product is released into the market. We need a close analysis of the out put. how many clicks....
FEED BACK
REACH OF THE PRODUCT
The reach of the ad is analyzed at this point. Whether it is worth while or not? You can analysis this through the clicks you earned for your photos. I'm sure if you upload 50 of your favourite photos you can earn money from at least five of it.
FINDING THE DRAW BACKS
It is the time for a self analysis. .where are our draw backs? Do we perform well? Only practice make a man perfect the same rule applied in photography also. more practice more perfect pictures.
COLLECTING THE DATA
This is meant for future in order to make a data bank. The money and time spent for the work.On a later stage you can realise how much you improved in your profession.
AN ANALYSIS OF THE DATA
We give a detailed analysis data to the client, for maintaining a good rapport with the client. including the photograph. This will increase your credibility and you can increase your amount of money from photography.
FURTHER BUSINESS
If you start this steps now within 30 days you can start to sell some of your pictures. Within the first month itself you can start earning from your photos. All you need is spend 10 minutes on Internet every day. for uploading your favourite pictures. When you sell your photo think what the client need from us, any further business? Did the bills get settled?
THE CYCLE IS COMPLETED
The cycle is completed and get a clear output of our photo and it is the time for a party.
www.photolibrary.com, www.gettyimages.com, www.shutterstock.com, www.imagesbazar.com are perfect places to publish your pictures.
