Jacky's Photograpy

The economic changes of the past eighteen months or so have led many to start researching on how to make some extra income. So whether you're trying to supplement your current income to save for something special or you're looking for the right option for a complete career change, professional photography could be a really viable option.

So how could you profit from photography? There are so many different options in photography and so many different target markets that you could get into if you have the right skills. Now, the availability of on-line tutor assisted photography courses makes this an attainable goal.

The availability of these online courses allows aspiring photographers who would like to turn professional have all the benefits of having a personal tutor, with none of the disadvantages of travelling to lectures, having to attend classes at particular times and having to work to pressurised deadlines. Distance learning based photography courses allows the person who wants to profit from photography to learn, work and study in their own time, and fit their career development around their family and business commitments. It allows participants to stay in their current employment while still developing their skills to change careers, or even to plan for an additional income stream so that they can earn the extra cash for a family holiday, upcoming wedding, or home renovations. Many of the top US financial experts say that if home owners had had an extra $1000 a month spending capacity their home repossessions could have been avoided.

So what areas could you get into if you were to attend an online photography school and develop professional skills that can be turned into hard cash?

Well, one of the most obvious options in Wedding Photography...everyone who's having a wedding needs a photographer, and people skilled in wedding photography and the related business skills required to run a wedding photography business can earn around $1000 for a SINGLE wedding. You could have all this, doing something that you love doing, while developing a second income stream or going full time.

And how about Glamour photography. Imagine learning how to enhance photographs with lighting, how to set up your own studio, how to get the model to pose correctly, and how to sell your images. You would also need to learn how to edit and improve photographs after they've been taken, all very exciting stuff.

Yet, another way to profit from photography is Freelance photography...knowing how to capture, market and sell top quality freelance images....if you learn about current photo markets and who needs your services from the experts, you could save a lot of time and money by trying it trial and error....learn professionally and get access to the knowledge and experience of those who have already done this and understand current market trends. To succeed in Freelance Photography, you need to understand commissioned photography, stock photography, how to research your market, find clients, submit photographs and understand the legal side of the business. But all of these skills can be easily learned at a great on line photography school.

The first step is to learn the basics, whether it's film photography or digital that you're most interested in. Then, depending on where your passion lies, move onto learning about black and white photography, or maybe even a course on perfecting the art of taking landscape shots. Whether you just want to focus on one niche market, or you want to become a very versatile professional photographer, there are many excellent online photography schools where you can start to profit from photography.

Copyright (c) 2009 Aileen Gallagher