This month’s poll asks ‘do you make money from photography ?’. There are hundreds of aspiring photographers out there but how many are able to take their love of photography into a profitable past time ? Some people are able to sustain an income from microstock others from studio but where do you start ? The poll brought some interesting responses. I genuinely believe successful photographers have the love of photography in common.
Perhaps your interest if for stress relief from the throes of your day job or you have embarked on a career. The Seven by Five community is diverse on the financial front :
The winning segment, and only just was that you don’t try and sell your work. Those of you who are making an income from your work perhaps you should offer some tips to the 24% of readers who only make a little ?
[Photo Credit : FlixelPix.com]
I do ….now… but there was a few years where I ate on a small budget and bartended/scaffolded to make the bills go away. It’s all worth it, but you certainly have to take a few risks to get ahead.
I don’t try to make money out of my photography, however I have done a few freelance gigs which gave me a bit of money here and there…