Online earnings taking photos with your smartphone

@Meramar (2695)
October 17, 2018 3:29pm CST
A few days ago, I read a review talking about the posibity of earning money taking photos. There exist some apps and some websites too, where useres may sell their photos. It seems to be an interesting option. So, I am wondering if someone has any experience by this kind of online earnings.
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
17 Oct 18
I have submitted several photos to Pixabay and received some compensation for a few of them. Enough for a couple cups of coffee.
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@Meramar (2695)
17 Oct 18
That sounds good!
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@LadyDuck (457822)
• Switzerland
18 Oct 18
I did the same as @DWDavis you do not make a lot.
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@Meramar (2695)
18 Oct 18
At the beginning, it needs some dedication to get enough great captures until you fill in a few albums. After, you need good luck to find clients interested in your images.
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@LadyDuck (457822)
• Switzerland
19 Oct 18
@Meramar Many people use the images without paying, I see people using copyrighted images even here.
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@Meramar (2695)
19 Oct 18
@LadyDuck Perhaps, many don't know how to check if the image they want to use is under copyright.
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@Aquitaine24 (11653)
• San Jose, California
17 Oct 18
You can use sites like zazzle to put your photos on their products
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@Meramar (2695)
17 Oct 18
I will check out that site. Thanks for sharing! Do you use this one?
• Germany
28 Oct 18
I am uploading a bit over 1 year to EyeEm.com, where they sell stock photos and the good ones are even listed on Getty Images. But with almost 6,000 uploads I have had only 4 sales :-(
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• Germany
29 Oct 18
@Meramar Yes, that would be the best option but I don't have enough time for that. I rarely find time to upload our vacation photos and I thought I'd give it a try with those. Can't go out and "produce" stock photos for the market. You would have to find and pay models, too.
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@Meramar (2695)
29 Oct 18
@stine1online Of course, time is important. What I usually do is taking advantage of every place. Everywhere I go, on the to work, shopping, to visit someone like my mom, I look around to see if there is something which serves for a capture. Also, when my children go on an excursion from school, I ask them to take photos. Not all photos need a model. There are many options around you for great images or you also may create some at home.
@Meramar (2695)
28 Oct 18
That's not a big deal. Maybe, you could try other sites and make a research which kind of photos are the most sold. Based on the results, you can try to change the kind of photos you take to upload.
@hillhjill (23664)
• United States
17 Oct 18
I did it for awhile and never made anything from it, buts that's me. If you are real good at taking good pictures than you have a chance. The only picture app I made money from was, take your selfie.
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@Meramar (2695)
17 Oct 18
It may not be easy getting the right photos which catch the interest of possible buyers.
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@hillhjill (23664)
• United States
17 Oct 18
@Meramar No I don't think it's easy at all. But some people are very good at pictures.
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@Meramar (2695)
17 Oct 18
@hillhjill It needs at least a lot of practice and experience. Besides, good eyes (a creative view).
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• Philippines
18 Oct 18
That's cool. You can try Spare 5 too.
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@Meramar (2695)
18 Oct 18
Thank you! I will have a look. Did you use that site?
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@Meramar (2695)
19 Oct 18
@freelancermariagrace One dollar is not that much. It should be easy to reach it.
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• Philippines
19 Oct 18
@Meramar Yes. But I don’t visit it that often. If my memory serves me right, the minimum payout is one dollar.
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@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Nov 18
This is a good idea if you enjoy taking photos and are good at it.
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@Meramar (2695)
5 Nov 18
Thank you! Taking good photos is something you can learn, if you like it.
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@renicemae (4883)
• Philippines
22 Oct 18
I downloaded an app, submitted some photos but never made money out of it.
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@Meramar (2695)
23 Oct 18
Did you submitted the photos a long time ago? I checked up some users of the app which I downloaded. That's right that some of them downloaded more than a thousand of photos and sold maybe one or two hundred of them. Internet is full of free and beautiful pictures. As all earning sites, I suppose we have to be patient and it requires time and a bit of effort.
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@renicemae (4883)
• Philippines
24 Oct 18
@Meramar Yes I submitted it a year or two ago.
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• Philippines
17 Oct 18
I didnt try it. Hehe, caus i dont have a good quality photos in my gallery.
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@Meramar (2695)
18 Oct 18
If you like taking photos, once you know you can earn money with, maybe you could take some captures in your free time.
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• Philippines
19 Oct 18
@Meramar ,yeahn hehe. I will...
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@domiwla (398)
• Venezuela
17 Oct 18
I do not know yet a good place to do that.
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@Meramar (2695)
17 Oct 18
Me neither, I just read about an app called "Floap". But, I am not sure if it works well.
@domiwla (398)
• Venezuela
19 Oct 18
@Meramar I would have to try it
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@Meramar (2695)
23 Oct 18
@domiwla Of course, until we try, we won't know if it really works.