How to Make Money by Selling Stock Photos 🥳

If you're a photographer, you can sell your photos on stock photography websites like Shutterstock, iStock, or Adobe Stock. Businesses, bloggers, and content creators need high-quality images, and stock photography can generate passive income as your photos are downloaded by users.

Potential Earnings:

$0.25–$5+/photo sold.

Required Skills:

Photography, editing, marketing.

Steps to Follow:

• Step 1: Take high-quality, well-composed photos that cater to popular niches (e.g., business, lifestyle, nature).
• Step 2: Edit your photos for brightness, sharpness, and composition.
• Step 3: Create accounts on stock photography sites like Shutterstock, iStock, or Adobe Stock.
• Step 4: Upload your photos, using keywords and descriptions to optimize them for search.
• Step 5: Promote your portfolio on social media or photography blogs.
• Step 6: Scale by uploading more photos and diversifying into different niches.

Time Commitment:

10–30 hours/week, flexible.