There hasn't been a single college student who wasn't tempted by the allure of a career in photography. Sadly the educational endeavor has been hailed as a foolish quest of flowery hippies that will lead to poverty by parents, counselors, and teachers alike.
Despite the cultural stigma, the profession has been rated to make 20-60K yearly or an average of $17 an hour. truth be told, this is just scratching the surface of what a skilled photographer can make with just a little effort and creativity. Here are are some of the methods that a photographer utilize to make a decent living.
Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate marketing has always been shrouded in mystery. It's actually quite a simple concept, you sign up for an affiliate program like Amazon, find a product, buy the product, photograph it, and promote it on social media or something like that. For a photographer, this can be an extremely lucrative way to establish an income that may become passive if given enough following and proper marketing. The pay is commission based and requires a few computer skills.
Weddings
First of all, everyone loves weddings and they are an honor to be a part of. For a photographer, wedding are our cash cow. With the uncountable amount of weddings in the summer, a photographer can make a year's wage. The difficult part of is that weddings are an acute event that usually does not reoccur in a person's lifetime, hopefully. With weddings, your primary method of marketing yourself is word of mouth.
Crime scene Investigation
Poshmark Pictures
www.poshmark.com is a used clothes resale website. The method of poshmark is simple, you gather old clothes, model them, resale them for a good sum of money. Poshmark even allows you to start your own boutique to sell wholesale items for a profit. With the best method of selling something on poshmark a good photographer can benefit greatly. You can either get into reselling or offer your services to others who are in need of high-quality photos for their closet.
If you end up setting up a poshmark account please do me a favor and use my code NOAHHETZ to give me a boost.
Private photoshoots
I don't know why but for some reason there has been a rise of personal photoshoot and instagram models who would love nothing more than to get together with anyone with a camera and are willing to pay top dollar for it.
Patreon
Despite the cultural stigma, the profession has been rated to make 20-60K yearly or an average of $17 an hour. truth be told, this is just scratching the surface of what a skilled photographer can make with just a little effort and creativity. Here are are some of the methods that a photographer utilize to make a decent living.
Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate marketing has always been shrouded in mystery. It's actually quite a simple concept, you sign up for an affiliate program like Amazon, find a product, buy the product, photograph it, and promote it on social media or something like that. For a photographer, this can be an extremely lucrative way to establish an income that may become passive if given enough following and proper marketing. The pay is commission based and requires a few computer skills.
Weddings
First of all, everyone loves weddings and they are an honor to be a part of. For a photographer, wedding are our cash cow. With the uncountable amount of weddings in the summer, a photographer can make a year's wage. The difficult part of is that weddings are an acute event that usually does not reoccur in a person's lifetime, hopefully. With weddings, your primary method of marketing yourself is word of mouth.
Crime scene Investigation
Poshmark Pictures
www.poshmark.com is a used clothes resale website. The method of poshmark is simple, you gather old clothes, model them, resale them for a good sum of money. Poshmark even allows you to start your own boutique to sell wholesale items for a profit. With the best method of selling something on poshmark a good photographer can benefit greatly. You can either get into reselling or offer your services to others who are in need of high-quality photos for their closet.
If you end up setting up a poshmark account please do me a favor and use my code NOAHHETZ to give me a boost.
Private photoshoots
I don't know why but for some reason there has been a rise of personal photoshoot and instagram models who would love nothing more than to get together with anyone with a camera and are willing to pay top dollar for it.
Patreon
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