More about making money with Photography

You seriously want to make some extra cash. Here is another simple way to use Photography to make some money. This costs a little but if you want to make money from home or become an entrepeneur, you're going to have to spend a little.

What you'll need is a fairly decent camera. You can get away with around $400.00 for this. You'll need a few nice backdrops. They cost around $150.00 into the thousands. But here is a great way too that will save you some of that expense. Make your own. Go get you a pretty little antique sette and a large piece of silk to hang behind it. Pick up an easel and a nice painting from Hobby Lobby. Purchase a tall candleholder and change candles with the seasons and add some greenery around the bottom, just lying around on the floor. All of these are great ideas. I'm sure you'll think of more.

Next, you'll need a really good photo printer. Epson has one that works independent of a computer, makes really good prints. Just pop in the memory card from that digital camera, choose picture and print. This printer costs a couple of hundred dollars.

Now you need to go places where they want some instant 8x10 photos and just point, shoot, print, and sell.

My #1 suggestion is beauty pageants. They always want pictures and they don't want to wait for them.

You could do fairs, carnivals, festivals. Maybe you could even talk to someone about working up a booth at a local concert.

Just remember that you have to market any business you do. Make cards so if they do want the instant shots but later decide they want more photos they can contact you.

This isn't really the cheapest way to get into photography, but it is quick for extra money on a slow weekend. It is really cheap when you consider the fantastic expense of operating a full-time, photo business or studio. Those folks spend thousands of dollars to begin their business.

Happy working.