Top 5 Sites for Photographers

You don't need a degree to have a career as a photographer. There is a big market for all kinds of freelance photography out there,
and this is just a few sites you can use to get yourself started.

1. Fotolia - It's a royalty-free stock photo site. You can make anywhere from 30-61% per download depending on your ranking which
stems from your total downloads. The downside is that you are put in a lower price bracket the less exclusive you make your photos,
so if you're using the other sites on the list you'll be making a little less from this one.

2. Gonogging - The site is more or less a freelancer's market. People can put up a request with a payment
and if other people are interested in it as well they can add money to the pool. For example, if a large amount of people
are looking for a certain photo and they have pooled their money up to $50 you can go ahead and submit a photo that meets their
guidelines and if it's approved you'll win the money. You can also put up your photos and set the price, with the additional options
of free, or pay as the buyer sees fit. The only money Gonogging will take is a few small service fees.

3. Shutterpoint - The site gives 85% back on your photos which is pretty damn good. In addition they give you an e-book
guide to marketable photography when you sign up along with a sub domain. Cool deal.

4. Shutterstock - They claim to be the "largest subscription-based stock photo agency in the world." so one would think
they get quite a lot of traffic. They also have a "footage" component of the site if you're into video. You make 25 cents
per photo, and after you make a certain amount of money the amount per download increases.

5. iStockphoto - The cool thing about this site is that you can distribute more then just your photos: you can
put up your illustrations, flash, video or audio. If you're multi-disciplinarian it is definitely a good
site to look into. You only downside is that you only get 20% back from the files that get downloaded.