How To Make Money Selling Photos Online in Kenya.

If you have a camera and internet connection, then you can start making money by selling your photos online.

You don’t need to learn any complicated software or have an expensive fancy camera to make the most of this opportunity.

In this blog post, we’ll share with you some tips on how to sell photos online that will help turn your hobby into a passive income stream!

Is it possible to make money selling photos?

Yes, it is possible to make some extra money by selling your photos online.

However, if you are looking at becoming a professional photographer then this isn’t the way to do that as most of the photo-sharing sites pay very little for each sale.

In fact, many people share their photographs on Flickr and other websites in hopes that they will be discovered by a big-ticket agency and then be able to make a living by selling their photos.

That does happen, but not very often.

If you are looking for an easy way to earn some extra money or even start your own business on the side without having any special skills, I would recommend learning how to sell digital images online instead of physical prints.

Here are some of the best places to make money selling photos.

1). Join Foap. 

Foap is a website and app that allows you to sell your photos for $.05 each.

They take a commission of $.50 per photo sale, so you would earn $.045 for every photo that sells. 

You can submit up to five photos per day and they have an instant payment system which means you will receive your payment within 48 hours of the photo being sold. 

They also have a Missions program in which companies or brands will post specific requests for photographs and if your submission is chosen, you earn $100. 

To date, Foap users have submitted over two million photos and earned over $50,000.

2).  Sell your photos on Shutterstock

Shutterstock is a website that sells stock photography. This means that people can purchase licenses to use your photos for their own projects.

How much can I make?

You will earn between $0.25 and $12 per photo, depending on the type of license purchased. 

What types of photos are accepted?

Shutterstock accepts many types of photos including people, places, and things. 

You will have to submit your photo for review before it can be accepted so make sure that you follow their guidelines when submitting your work.

They don’t accept copyrighted images or any photos containing nudity.

Be careful not to violate copyright laws by accident!

3).   Sell your photos on iStockPhoto

iStockphoto is very similar to Shutterstock in that it sells stock photography. 

How much can I make?

You earn between $0.15 and $40 per photo, depending on the type of license purchased. 

What types of photos are accepted?

iStockphoto accepts a wide range of photos including people, places, and things.

They accept a limited number of copyrighted images per day so be careful when submitting your work.

4). Sell your photos on Dreamstime

Dreamstime is a website that sells stock photography and illustrations.

How much can I make?

You earn between $0.18 and $60 per photo, depending on the type of license purchased. 

What types of photos are accepted?

They accept all types of photos except for ones containing nudity or copyrighted images. 

You will have to submit your photo for review before it can be accepted so make sure that you follow their guidelines when submitting your work.

5).   Sell your photos on Alamy

Alamy is a website that sells stock photography, illustrations, and videos.

How much can I make?

You earn 50% of the sale price for each photo. 

What types of photos are accepted?

They accept all types of photos except for ones containing nudity or copyrighted images.

You will have to submit your photo for review before it can be accepted so make sure that you follow their guidelines when submitting your work.

They pay between $0.25 and $20 per photo, depending on the type of license purchased.  They also pay 50% for videos with a length of fewer than 15 minutes.  

6). Getty Images

Getty Images is a website that sells stock photography, illustrations, and videos.

How much can I make?

You earn 50% of the sale price for each photo.  They also pay up to $300 per video depending on its length and content.  

What types of photos are accepted?

As long as your photos don’t violate copyright laws, you can submit them to Getty Images.

You will have to get your photos approved before they are accepted so make sure that you follow their guidelines when submitting your work.

They accept most types of pictures including people, places, and things. 

Their stock content is available for web use only which means it cannot be used in print (e.g: newsletter, business cards) or in merchandise (e.g: t-shirts).

7). Create Your Own Website or Blog and Start Selling Photos Online

This is one of the best ways to make money selling photos online but requires a significant amount of work on your part first.

You will need to come up with an idea for a new site (or buy an existing domain name) that focuses on photography in some way.

You will then need to create new content on the site.

This might be a blog that highlights your recent work, or it could be photo galleries of images you have taken over time.

You can sell photos directly from this website/blog itself and earn affiliate commissions if you use affiliate links in your articles (discussed later).

Alternatively, you can also post your photos on social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest.

You do not need to create a separate website for this purpose alone as you could just use your regular profile pages and that would suffice.

Or you can simply share the link of your online store in these same networks (website/blog) which will result in more traffic and potential buyers.

Whichever option you choose, make sure to keep your site or blog updated with fresh content on a regular basis!

8). Adobe Stock

Adobe Stock is a stock photography service offered by Adobe Systems.

It allows users to license and purchase royalty-free images, videos, fonts, and other creative assets from a library of over 60 million items.

How Does it Work?

When you create an account with Adobe Stock, you will be able to browse its library of photos and videos.

You can then select the images you like and add them to your cart, where they will become available for immediate download once payment is processed (via a credit card or PayPal).

How Much Money Can I Earn? 

How much money you earn really depends on how popular your photos are since this determines their price tag.

However, Adobe offers an extremely generous royalty rate in comparison to many other stock photography services.

The company pays out 50% of its list price for photos priced between $0 and $150, 60% percent of the list price for images costing less than or equal to $500, 75% revenue share on items worth up to $1000, 80% percentage if they cost more than $1000, and lastly 85% for videos that are priced at $200 or more.

9). 500px

500px is a stock photography website where photographers can upload and sell their photos.

The site has over 40 million images from more than 500,000 creators which range in price per image from $0 to $399.

How Does it Work?

Uploading your pictures on 500px is quite easy as you only need to sign up for an account and then start uploading your photos.

The site does not accept every image, however, as it uses a team of editors to review each submission.

How Much Money Can I Earn? 

500px offers a 50% commission on all sales which is slightly lower than Adobe Stock.

However, the site has a much higher price point for its images which can go up to $399.

This means that you could potentially earn more money per sale on 500px than Adobe Stock.

Additionally, the site offers a number of different ways for photographers to make money beyond just photo sales.

These include licensing images for commercial use, selling prints and products, and even being paid to give talks or workshops.

So there you have it!

These are just a few of the many ways that you can make money selling photos online.

Whichever option you choose, make sure to keep your site or blog updated with fresh content on a regular basis!