Ideas

I'm currently tossing around a few ideas of what I can do in the field of photography to make money. One idea is to sell prints, either as posters or cards. I think this is a pretty difficult way to go because you need such a high volume to make any money. I have recently been accepted to the stock photography site PhotoShelter. You need to present them with some of your best photos and if they are good enough then they accept you to the site. Two of my photos were accepted, and I have since submitted more but they're waiting for approval (or not). You can set your price as either rights managed or royalty free (and three separate levels of royalty free). So far I've set my photos as royalty free, and will see if they sell :)

Some other ideas I'm thinking about are real-estate photography and freelance journalism for outdoor magazines (specifically 4WD Action for starters). Firstly, real estate photography might be able to get me some small money coming in, but it won't be fantastically interesting type of work (I assume). The freelance journalism will be fun, but quite challenging in the writing department! I'll be giving it a shot on the easter weekend when we head off for a camping trip to Deua National Park.

Some todo items for the next few weeks are to work on a business plan, and hopefully buy a wide angle zoom. Top of the list are the Tokina 12-24mm and the Nikon 12-24mm. The Nikon (from reading reviews) is slightly better, but it's twice as expensive as the Tokina. Hmmmm.... gotta think about that one!