In the era of Internet and virtual communication, online photo sharing is extremely popular both among serious photography enthusiasts and family snappers. Almost any photographer today has their own online photo gallery with dozens (or even hundreds) images uploaded. But a few know that they can make profit from their hobby without any investment.

Sounds intriguing? OK, then listen.

Shutterstock is the website, which allows the photographer to upload their images in the gallery and get money each his/her photo be downloaded. Image submission is free at shutterstock, so it may seem very appealing to many enthusiasts who have quite a number of photos on their hard drives or in their online photo galleries. 

The thing is that you earn only $0.25 for each download. Not much, is it? Well yes. I can’t imagine that one can earn living from downloads, but $50-100 as a bonus each month is not bad. In fact, they promise $500 (US) per month with about 2000 downloads monthly. You just do what you like, then upload your works and get money. It doesn’t take much time or efforts, especially if you have already a solid collection of digital photographs. 

‘We want your photos! Submit your photos to Shutterstock and get paid every time one of your photos is downloaded. Web designers, magazine editors, and other graphic artists purchase monthly subscriptions to Shutterstock to download photos from our site.  

is different than other stock models. Buyers subscribe on a monthly basis and can download up to 750 images over the course of 30 days. Our subscription model encourages buyers to download a greater volume of images than they would at most other agencies’  

There are three ways to make money with this program: refer photographers, refer Stock Buyers (make 20% off their subscriptions), and submit photos for sale! Join this program for FREE now!

Shutterstock guarantees a solid protection for your images, but also has strict guidelines that determine what photos you can upload into their system for sale. You can visit their Guidelines Page for more information.

For more information visit http://www.shutterstock.com/ or the Submitters’ Forum. 

You can earn cash at SHOTADDICT as well. Our site allows its users to add banners or text ads below each image uploaded in shotaddict photo gallery. You can advertise your services, products, affiliate products and services of other companies. To maximize your earnings, share links to your images with friends, relatives; post them in forums, social websites (like MySpace) and blogs. Read more here. 

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If you are interested in a career in digital photography, if you want to enter the photography business and get solid profit from your hobby, you’ll need to learn the marketplace and marketing strategeis first. No matter weather you are a student attending a photography school or a serious professional with many years experience, you can’t go without understanding the principles of photography business.

There are lots of books, websites and communities available online to help you learn photography marketplace.

Photography Marketing is a photo business book from Dan Heller’s Photography Business Series, in which the author shares the experience of making money from digital photography.

The book provides any level photographer with an analytical, progressive approach to understanding and succeeding in today’s photo industry. It is written in a comprehensive language and aimed at both beginners and professionals. The book gives a detailed description of the modern marketplace and describes different marketing strategies, allowing photographers to choose the one that suits them best. ‘Photography is one of the rare businesses that supplies every other kind of business in the world. But not every photographer does the kind of imagery that may be required by any kind of client. Put it all together, and you can have an infinite permutation of marketing strategies can generate business.’

Floatograph Technologies introduces two e-books: PHOTOGRAPHY MARKETING GUIDE and BUSINESS PLAN GUIDE, that provide the photographer with important information on developing photography business. ‘The marketing guide contains three separate sections. Business guidance is emphasized in the first section. The Selling/Marketing and Legal protection outlined in the last two sections are crucial to your continued achievement in the field as either experienced professional or accomplished amateur supplementing other income.The marketing strategies include the widely respected approaches of some of today’s most successful photographers, studios, and stock photo agencies. The business and legal sections cover a lot of what you need to know about contracts, pricing, taxes, copyrights, starting a business, and invasion of privacy and other legal risks.’ ProfitableStudio.com is the International Best Selling Success Marketing Program for Portrait and Wedding Photographers. That’s the place for those who are eager to grow their business and earn more profits.The website offers many innovative ways to help you grow your own photography business, expand your wedding photography business, earn more sales and profits with children and baby portraits and discover the secrets to digital photography. You’ll find there handy tips, strategies and success principles to kick start and skyrocket your photography business. PhotoPortfolios.net is another useful source of information for aspiring photography businessmen. The site contains a great selection of photography marketing books and instructional articles.

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Kodak announce the launch of four new digital picture frames (EASYSHARE EX-1011, EASYSHARE EX-811, EASYSHARE SV-811 and EASYSHARE SV-811) that will create digital photo albums for you.

The new frames are available in 10-inch and 8-inch Wi-Fi and 8-inch and 7-inch standard versions, they boast true plug-and-play ease of use and a full menu of versatile features with an intuitive, multifunction remote control. Optional interchangeable faceplates let you match your dйcor and show off your style.

“Why frame one picture and hide the rest in your computer? Now there is an easy and exciting way to display all of your favourite digital pictures and videos,” said Julian Baust, Country General Manager, Eastman Kodak Company. “You can enjoy your pictures and videos accompanied by your favourite music right out of the box because Kodak has made it so simple”

“Why frame one picture and hide the rest in your computer? Now there is an easy and exciting way to display all of your favourite digital pictures and videos,” said Julian Baust, Country General Manager, Eastman Kodak Company. 

“Why frame one picture and hide the rest in your computer? Now there is an easy and exciting way to display all of your favourite digital pictures and videos,” said Julian Baust, Country General Manager, Eastman Kodak Company. 

The frames are colour tuned to Kodak standards and use KODAK Color Science for vibrant colours and pleasing skin tones - displaying pictures in brilliant colour and crisp detail. Set up is a snap, and you can enjoy any JPEG picture, most video types (MPEG 1 and 4, MOV, AVI) and MP3 music using all the popular memory card formats (CF, SD, MMC, xD and MS). You can also source digital files from any digital still camera, home PC, Jump Drive and Flash Drive via USB 2.0. Stereo speakers are built into the frames for dramatic sound accompaniment to your slide shows.

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