Freelance photography

You feel different holding a camera in your hand. Isn’t it? The world seems to be a new and fresh place all together. And you see things with a new perspective and a new zest. Your fingers know one language than—the language of click, click and click. But at the end of the day what you have is a collection of your own photographs just bringing you inner satisfaction.

But let me ask you, what is your photographs worth off, if they become nothing but a fantastic collection of your creativity and imagination. Photography is all about a celebration of creating and sharing your pictures with the world and not about keeping a pile of them with you in your stock.

The World Wide Web offers you an ocean of opportunities where you can exhibit and flaunt your pictures and in return earn a decent amount for it by getting them published worldwide or selling them to the prospective buyer. And if you love photography so much then, what’s the harm in making your hobby a source of living?

Photography is a vast world and as vast it is, the same is the number of lovers who enjoy it and love taking them even more. You can either work for individual assignments or can sell your pictures to magazines and websites as a freelance photographer.

How to build your portfolio?

A portfolio is something that shows a glimpse of your creativity. So try and put up the best of your artworks whether published or not. The seeker will see your creativity and not the number of your published images.

Some important tips:

1. View as many pictures as you can in magazines and newspapers
2. Make a comparison of the best pictures and your work
3. Learn well about light, focus, colors and backgrounds
4. Study the environment
5. Observe as much as you can

There are numerous opportunities for freelance photographers:

• Portrait work
• Advertising agencies
• The Internet
• Electronic journals
• Newspapers
• Magazines
• Stock photo agencies
• Commercial/industrial photography

What’s best?

It doesn’t matter where you live! Working as a freelance photographer you can work from anywhere in the world. There is no boss to guide you. You work like a free bird wandering around places and get paid for your work. And in case you don’t feel like working, you can just pack your bags and go around with family and friends. This is a great career offering you a truly exciting lifestyle.