The following companies have extensive ranges of materials and consumables for the Digital Printer:
Bryerpatch,com
Compuquilt.com
Myinks.com
Printersupplyshop.com
Paper-paper.com
Michaels.com
Acmoore.com
Getcreative.com
There are lots of companies out there and new ones coming online all the time, but for now you should find everything you need here if you want to try out some of the ideas mentioned in" 101 WAYS TO START YOUR OWN DIGITAL BUSINESS! "
Thursday, 29 April 2010
101 WAYS TO START YOUR OWN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC BUSINESS! (91to101)
101 WAYS TO START YOUR OWN DIGITALPHOTOGRAPHIC BUSINESS! (91 to 101)
Want to make money with digital photography? Want your own Photographic Business? Its not just wedding phorography, read on to find out 101 other ways to make money and start your own business in the exciting world of Photography! Here is a list of the tenth 11, with an outline of the type of business that can be made.
Your own digital, photography based, home business could start here. . .
* FOAM MITTS. Large foam mitts for sporting events, or even personal use if you want to start your own cheerleading team. Support your team, or star. Sell to supporters, or even sports firms, good advertising for them. Lots of markets here.
* TALKING BUSINESS CARDS. First you had the business card, then the photo business card, now the photo talking business card, what next video? Business cards are the number one promo tool and now they talk, get in there!
* WATER BOTTLES. Again sports, or even just leisure lots of people carry water or other beverages around with them. Themed, promotional or personal. Look for markets, bicycle retail outlets for example, clothing too. Sports stores. Teams. Picnic areas. Tourist areas.
* SCRATCH OFF PHOTOS. This is a novel item.You supply the photos, or photo derived art under the scratch off panel. Great promotional items. For local in-store promotions. Or run your own competitions!
* CUTTING BOARDS. Great mothers day presents. Great kitchen promo items. Where food is prepared or displayed a chopping board is not far away. House warming gifts, personalised wedding gifts.
* TILES. You can create stunning works of art on clear film on a ceramic tile. Choose the subject and colours carefully, mount on a complimentary tile and stand back. Home decor, gifts, souvenirs.
* WINE BOXES. Another great wedding or housewarming unusual gift. Don't forget wine outlets, wine bars, holiday resorts. On their own, or added to coasters, placemats, tablecloths. Not with the same picture of course, same subject, different aspects.
* CLIP BOARDS. Usually to be avoided when waliking the high street, especially when in the hands of a grim looking opinion taker. Next time tell them in your opinion their clip board is drab and lifeless and give them your card as the number one promo clip board king! Seriously some eyecatching photo and colour may entice more people to stop. Office supply, businesses, census takers, students, white collar industry, blue collar industry. Many markets.
* CLOSE-UP PUZZLES. Used to be a favourite of mine as a kid, a close up photograph of a household item at an unusual angle. I always looked forward for the answer in the local paper, quite often followed by me muttering 'what household do they come from?'. Apart from newspapers there are competition magazines that run these, or start your own.
* CANDID WEDDINGS. At most weddings there is the traditional photographer, stuffed to the gills with expensive equipment and a big bill. That is a good market, but your photo skills have to be top drawer to compete and you have to be able to organise large groups of people. This may, or may not be your talent. A recent addition photographically to the big day is the candid photographer. This chap doesn't charge much, comparatively but his, or her, creative scope is much more relaxed. You can charge for the whole day, or just parts of the day. You can capture your images with a handheld digital compact, or small video. Video is easy to conceal and you can get good images from it. Also no one is aware they are the subject. Offer the whole video, if you go that way, or selected prints from the video. Same with the still photos, show them all, to you it may not be a great moment technically, but to the bride and groom it may be a priceless moment.
This is number 101. Hope you have caught the others and have gotten your mind open to the possibilities of the great home business opportunities offered by digital photography today. Remember, its not just wedding photography, or portrait studios that make money!
* ROLLER BLINDS. Printed roller blinds are a great addition to any bathroom, but personalised ones, thats another level. Ally yourself with an interior designer and offer personal, or a personalised theme. Good promo tools too, in bathroom display showrooms, manufacturers, trade shows and exhibitions. Don't forget the pet or children lovers.
This is just to get your creative juices going and your brain storming with ideas! The internet has opened up a never ending need for images, of anything and everything. Stock photography has changed, gone are the highly professional, large format shots of models and beaches, that had to be technically perfect, well they are not gone, but they are not the only opportunities for aspiring photographers who want to make a living with their hobby, their passion. Images that you would'nt believe started life as a photograph end up everywhere these days and the ability to transform these images is available to everyone, and in the comfort of their own home.
Don't forget a lot of well known high street businesses started life on a kitchen table, why not yours?
Want to make money with digital photography? Want your own Photographic Business? Its not just wedding phorography, read on to find out 101 other ways to make money and start your own business in the exciting world of Photography! Here is a list of the tenth 11, with an outline of the type of business that can be made.
Your own digital, photography based, home business could start here. . .
* FOAM MITTS. Large foam mitts for sporting events, or even personal use if you want to start your own cheerleading team. Support your team, or star. Sell to supporters, or even sports firms, good advertising for them. Lots of markets here.
* TALKING BUSINESS CARDS. First you had the business card, then the photo business card, now the photo talking business card, what next video? Business cards are the number one promo tool and now they talk, get in there!
* WATER BOTTLES. Again sports, or even just leisure lots of people carry water or other beverages around with them. Themed, promotional or personal. Look for markets, bicycle retail outlets for example, clothing too. Sports stores. Teams. Picnic areas. Tourist areas.
* SCRATCH OFF PHOTOS. This is a novel item.You supply the photos, or photo derived art under the scratch off panel. Great promotional items. For local in-store promotions. Or run your own competitions!
* CUTTING BOARDS. Great mothers day presents. Great kitchen promo items. Where food is prepared or displayed a chopping board is not far away. House warming gifts, personalised wedding gifts.
* TILES. You can create stunning works of art on clear film on a ceramic tile. Choose the subject and colours carefully, mount on a complimentary tile and stand back. Home decor, gifts, souvenirs.
* WINE BOXES. Another great wedding or housewarming unusual gift. Don't forget wine outlets, wine bars, holiday resorts. On their own, or added to coasters, placemats, tablecloths. Not with the same picture of course, same subject, different aspects.
* CLIP BOARDS. Usually to be avoided when waliking the high street, especially when in the hands of a grim looking opinion taker. Next time tell them in your opinion their clip board is drab and lifeless and give them your card as the number one promo clip board king! Seriously some eyecatching photo and colour may entice more people to stop. Office supply, businesses, census takers, students, white collar industry, blue collar industry. Many markets.
* CLOSE-UP PUZZLES. Used to be a favourite of mine as a kid, a close up photograph of a household item at an unusual angle. I always looked forward for the answer in the local paper, quite often followed by me muttering 'what household do they come from?'. Apart from newspapers there are competition magazines that run these, or start your own.
* CANDID WEDDINGS. At most weddings there is the traditional photographer, stuffed to the gills with expensive equipment and a big bill. That is a good market, but your photo skills have to be top drawer to compete and you have to be able to organise large groups of people. This may, or may not be your talent. A recent addition photographically to the big day is the candid photographer. This chap doesn't charge much, comparatively but his, or her, creative scope is much more relaxed. You can charge for the whole day, or just parts of the day. You can capture your images with a handheld digital compact, or small video. Video is easy to conceal and you can get good images from it. Also no one is aware they are the subject. Offer the whole video, if you go that way, or selected prints from the video. Same with the still photos, show them all, to you it may not be a great moment technically, but to the bride and groom it may be a priceless moment.
This is number 101. Hope you have caught the others and have gotten your mind open to the possibilities of the great home business opportunities offered by digital photography today. Remember, its not just wedding photography, or portrait studios that make money!
* ROLLER BLINDS. Printed roller blinds are a great addition to any bathroom, but personalised ones, thats another level. Ally yourself with an interior designer and offer personal, or a personalised theme. Good promo tools too, in bathroom display showrooms, manufacturers, trade shows and exhibitions. Don't forget the pet or children lovers.
This is just to get your creative juices going and your brain storming with ideas! The internet has opened up a never ending need for images, of anything and everything. Stock photography has changed, gone are the highly professional, large format shots of models and beaches, that had to be technically perfect, well they are not gone, but they are not the only opportunities for aspiring photographers who want to make a living with their hobby, their passion. Images that you would'nt believe started life as a photograph end up everywhere these days and the ability to transform these images is available to everyone, and in the comfort of their own home.
Don't forget a lot of well known high street businesses started life on a kitchen table, why not yours?
101 WAYS TO START YOUR OWN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC BUSINESS! (81to90)
101 WAYS TO START YOUR OWN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC BUSINESS! (81 to 90)
Want to make money with digital photography? Want your own Photographic Business? Its not just wedding photography, read on to find out 101 other ways to make money and start your own business in the exciting world of Photography! Here is a list of the nineth 10, with an outline of the type of business that can be made.
Your own digital, photography based, home business could start here. . .
* DESK CLOCKS. Most people at work, or even who have a desk at home have a clock on it. Some may have some sort of advertising on it, like a freebie from a manufacturer. But how many people would prefer a photograph of their loved ones? Most I would imagine. And if you don't want to go the personal route, approach a manufacturer and offer to produce a clock for them, with their photo and company details. Its a huge market, people are making a living doing it, get in there.
* BLANKETS. Nursing homes, private hospitals, care providers and don't forget the average household, all use them. Personalise or promote, your choice, how about personalise and promote. I am not going to make any references to that being a blanket strategy, or you should cover both markets. I wouldn't do that.
* COOLERS. Drinks coolers are everywhere, not just in the summer either. A great place for a message or a personal note. Drinks companies are an obvious choice, but what of places where the drinks are consumed. What event doesn't have drinks and drink coolers?
* LETTER OPENERS. At work and at home, we get letters everywhere and its nice to have a proper opener, rather than tearing. Promotional, personal, souvenir. Keep an eye where you see them, or where you think they are needed. Mail boxes for example, or blocks of flats or holiday apartments.
* RECIPES. There are more cook books than anything, along with tv shows, chat shows, everyones cooking and eating, or talking about it. Recipes are given away to promote such markets, either books, shows, or foodstuffs. Lots of customers there. Don't forget local recipes, that can carry a message of the area.
* BALLOONS. Normal balloons, helium balloons, shaped balloons. Millions are sold or given away every year. And you know the ones with cartoon characters and personalities (kids) are not cheap to buy. There is a big market for promotion, personal here, look into it first, try and specialise.
* PILL BOXES. Unfortunately a lot of people are on pills, some people are on a lot of pills. Hence the arrival of pill boxes. Do you know someone who would like a personalised one? If you do, so does everyone else. You can get nice ones, but where do you get personal ones? Again there is the promo market and even the souvenir market. Everyone on holiday knows someone at home who could benefit from such an attractive pill box which would lift their spirit.
* PLANNERS. If you fail to plan then you are planning to fail. A lot of companies and individuals use planners. They have been hanging in doctors surgeries for years, paid for and given free to doctors and practices. Some people act as the middleman, getting the advertising and putting together the planner with the promise it will be given to and seen regularly by so many thousand medical proffessionals. Theres a big opportunity in itself. Take it into other industries, autos, sports, etc.
* RULERS. I have a joke about measuring tapes, that I don't use as a rule, but none on rulers thank goodness, I draw the line there. Newsagents, office supply, schools, businesses, uni, this is quite a big one. And quite cheap to produce.
* MEGAPHONES. Sports, drama, getting the kids in for their tea ( a drama in itself), Coaches and parents need them. They are a fun item too. Funny, promotional, political, lots of opportunity for messages here.
This is just to get your creative juices going and your brain storming with ideas! The internet has opened up a never ending need for images, of anything and everything. Stock photography has changed, gone are the highly professional, large format shots of models and beaches, that had to be technically perfect, well they are not gone, but they are not the only opportunities for aspiring photographers who want to make a living with their hobby, their passion. Images that you would'nt believe started life as a photograph end up everywhere these days and the ability to transform these images is available to everyone, and in the comfort of their own home.
Don't forget a lot of well known high street businesses started life on a kitchen table, why not yours?
Want to make money with digital photography? Want your own Photographic Business? Its not just wedding photography, read on to find out 101 other ways to make money and start your own business in the exciting world of Photography! Here is a list of the nineth 10, with an outline of the type of business that can be made.
Your own digital, photography based, home business could start here. . .
* DESK CLOCKS. Most people at work, or even who have a desk at home have a clock on it. Some may have some sort of advertising on it, like a freebie from a manufacturer. But how many people would prefer a photograph of their loved ones? Most I would imagine. And if you don't want to go the personal route, approach a manufacturer and offer to produce a clock for them, with their photo and company details. Its a huge market, people are making a living doing it, get in there.
* BLANKETS. Nursing homes, private hospitals, care providers and don't forget the average household, all use them. Personalise or promote, your choice, how about personalise and promote. I am not going to make any references to that being a blanket strategy, or you should cover both markets. I wouldn't do that.
* COOLERS. Drinks coolers are everywhere, not just in the summer either. A great place for a message or a personal note. Drinks companies are an obvious choice, but what of places where the drinks are consumed. What event doesn't have drinks and drink coolers?
* LETTER OPENERS. At work and at home, we get letters everywhere and its nice to have a proper opener, rather than tearing. Promotional, personal, souvenir. Keep an eye where you see them, or where you think they are needed. Mail boxes for example, or blocks of flats or holiday apartments.
* RECIPES. There are more cook books than anything, along with tv shows, chat shows, everyones cooking and eating, or talking about it. Recipes are given away to promote such markets, either books, shows, or foodstuffs. Lots of customers there. Don't forget local recipes, that can carry a message of the area.
* BALLOONS. Normal balloons, helium balloons, shaped balloons. Millions are sold or given away every year. And you know the ones with cartoon characters and personalities (kids) are not cheap to buy. There is a big market for promotion, personal here, look into it first, try and specialise.
* PILL BOXES. Unfortunately a lot of people are on pills, some people are on a lot of pills. Hence the arrival of pill boxes. Do you know someone who would like a personalised one? If you do, so does everyone else. You can get nice ones, but where do you get personal ones? Again there is the promo market and even the souvenir market. Everyone on holiday knows someone at home who could benefit from such an attractive pill box which would lift their spirit.
* PLANNERS. If you fail to plan then you are planning to fail. A lot of companies and individuals use planners. They have been hanging in doctors surgeries for years, paid for and given free to doctors and practices. Some people act as the middleman, getting the advertising and putting together the planner with the promise it will be given to and seen regularly by so many thousand medical proffessionals. Theres a big opportunity in itself. Take it into other industries, autos, sports, etc.
* RULERS. I have a joke about measuring tapes, that I don't use as a rule, but none on rulers thank goodness, I draw the line there. Newsagents, office supply, schools, businesses, uni, this is quite a big one. And quite cheap to produce.
* MEGAPHONES. Sports, drama, getting the kids in for their tea ( a drama in itself), Coaches and parents need them. They are a fun item too. Funny, promotional, political, lots of opportunity for messages here.
This is just to get your creative juices going and your brain storming with ideas! The internet has opened up a never ending need for images, of anything and everything. Stock photography has changed, gone are the highly professional, large format shots of models and beaches, that had to be technically perfect, well they are not gone, but they are not the only opportunities for aspiring photographers who want to make a living with their hobby, their passion. Images that you would'nt believe started life as a photograph end up everywhere these days and the ability to transform these images is available to everyone, and in the comfort of their own home.
Don't forget a lot of well known high street businesses started life on a kitchen table, why not yours?
101 WAYS TO START YOUR OWN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC BUSINESS! (71to80)
101 WAYS TO START YOUR OWN DIGITALPHOTOGRAPHIC BUSINESS! (71 to 80)
Want to make money with digital photography? Want your own Photographic Business? Its not just wedding photography, read on to find out 101 other ways to make money and start your own business in the exciting world of Photography! Here is a list of the eighth 10, with an outline of the type of business that can be made.
Your own digital, photography based, home business could start here. . .
* PET BOWLS. You could stick the photo onto the bowl on the outside with a transfer, or you can get bowls that come apart for the insertion of a photograph. Pet accessories are a huge market along with toys ,food and training. Millions is being spent daily. You only need a very small share of that market to make a good living, or even a life changing income. Apart from personalised bowls, how about general cute photos, or promotions for individual pet shop owners, pet toy and food manufacturers. The company who make these bowls did not go into it lightly, they made sure there was a market. Use their research to grab yourself a slice. Don't go to the market with a sieve,go with a personalised pet bowl!
* WINDOW ADVERTISING. How many windows can you see if you, ahem, look out of your window? Quite a few I bet, not only in buildings, but vehicles too. How many are in commercial buildings or vehicles? Still quite a few isn't it? Well with reverse cling film you can put photographs and sales messages on these windows. Window replacement companies, estate agents, politicians (they might be reluctant in case you see through them!), Try Yellow Pages, how many companies in there would look into this kind of advertising? Must stop here I am becoming a pane, no that was'nt me I was framed.
* BANNERS. Personalised banners with photographs on are much better than just the words 'happy birthday'. How about street parties. local events, tractor pulls, conker contests, garden fetes, Search out event diaries in your local press and contact them to see if they want a photographic banner with the organisers on, rather than that tired, tatty old one that can hardly be read anymore.
* SECURITY HOLOGRAMS. The security business is huge, holographs are easy to do now, put the two together and you are an innovative 21st century security company. Search security holograms on the internet and let that show you what others are doing and what they are charging. Then go to my blog and see companies that can help you.
* CERTIFICATES. Sports, academic, lots of certificates being printed out in schools, organisations, pre-schools, companies, training colleges every day. Get your certificate in front of the buyer with a school photo, appropriately engineered, or samples of what you can do.
* FUZZY PRINTS. This is a relatively new media to print on and will go into any standard inkjet printer. Obvious markets include animals (the ones with fur), landscapes with foliage, promotional postcards for material manufacturers. Maybe even a seaside postcard, I know water is'nt furry, but it moves. As I say, this is new and I haven't tried out all the possibilities yet, but you can!
* AUTO SHADES. Functional auto sun shades. Advertising for car lots, holiday destinations, sun cream, sports like golf and tennis, humour, political statements 'the sun always shines with our party'. Very good advertising media, try local tradesmen who leave their vehicle all day.
* PLAQUES/TROPHIES. So many organisations and businesses that present plaques and trophies to their outstanding members or people. Have a look at whats on offer, where can it be improved? Fuzzy plaque for this years top suede shoe seller!
* BINDERS. Lots of these being carried around by students and business people. Colleges and companies may benefit with their own binders. Personalised binders, sports or music themed, promotional items for sports or music companies.
* MEMO BOARDS. Go into any business presentation and you will most likely see bland memo boards. Offer something new with the company photograph and mission emblazoned on it. Don't forget memo boards for home.
This is just to get your creative juices going and your brain storming with ideas! The internet has opened up a never ending need for images, of anything and everything. Stock photography has changed, gone are the highly professional, large format shots of models and beaches, that had to be technically perfect, well they are not gone, but they are not the only opportunities for aspiring photographers who want to make a living with their hobby, their passion. Images that you would'nt believe started life as a photograph end up everywhere these days and the ability to transform these images is available to everyone, and in the comfort of their own home.
Don't forget a lot of well known high street businesses started life on a kitchen table, why not yours?
Want to make money with digital photography? Want your own Photographic Business? Its not just wedding photography, read on to find out 101 other ways to make money and start your own business in the exciting world of Photography! Here is a list of the eighth 10, with an outline of the type of business that can be made.
Your own digital, photography based, home business could start here. . .
* PET BOWLS. You could stick the photo onto the bowl on the outside with a transfer, or you can get bowls that come apart for the insertion of a photograph. Pet accessories are a huge market along with toys ,food and training. Millions is being spent daily. You only need a very small share of that market to make a good living, or even a life changing income. Apart from personalised bowls, how about general cute photos, or promotions for individual pet shop owners, pet toy and food manufacturers. The company who make these bowls did not go into it lightly, they made sure there was a market. Use their research to grab yourself a slice. Don't go to the market with a sieve,go with a personalised pet bowl!
* WINDOW ADVERTISING. How many windows can you see if you, ahem, look out of your window? Quite a few I bet, not only in buildings, but vehicles too. How many are in commercial buildings or vehicles? Still quite a few isn't it? Well with reverse cling film you can put photographs and sales messages on these windows. Window replacement companies, estate agents, politicians (they might be reluctant in case you see through them!), Try Yellow Pages, how many companies in there would look into this kind of advertising? Must stop here I am becoming a pane, no that was'nt me I was framed.
* BANNERS. Personalised banners with photographs on are much better than just the words 'happy birthday'. How about street parties. local events, tractor pulls, conker contests, garden fetes, Search out event diaries in your local press and contact them to see if they want a photographic banner with the organisers on, rather than that tired, tatty old one that can hardly be read anymore.
* SECURITY HOLOGRAMS. The security business is huge, holographs are easy to do now, put the two together and you are an innovative 21st century security company. Search security holograms on the internet and let that show you what others are doing and what they are charging. Then go to my blog and see companies that can help you.
* CERTIFICATES. Sports, academic, lots of certificates being printed out in schools, organisations, pre-schools, companies, training colleges every day. Get your certificate in front of the buyer with a school photo, appropriately engineered, or samples of what you can do.
* FUZZY PRINTS. This is a relatively new media to print on and will go into any standard inkjet printer. Obvious markets include animals (the ones with fur), landscapes with foliage, promotional postcards for material manufacturers. Maybe even a seaside postcard, I know water is'nt furry, but it moves. As I say, this is new and I haven't tried out all the possibilities yet, but you can!
* AUTO SHADES. Functional auto sun shades. Advertising for car lots, holiday destinations, sun cream, sports like golf and tennis, humour, political statements 'the sun always shines with our party'. Very good advertising media, try local tradesmen who leave their vehicle all day.
* PLAQUES/TROPHIES. So many organisations and businesses that present plaques and trophies to their outstanding members or people. Have a look at whats on offer, where can it be improved? Fuzzy plaque for this years top suede shoe seller!
* BINDERS. Lots of these being carried around by students and business people. Colleges and companies may benefit with their own binders. Personalised binders, sports or music themed, promotional items for sports or music companies.
* MEMO BOARDS. Go into any business presentation and you will most likely see bland memo boards. Offer something new with the company photograph and mission emblazoned on it. Don't forget memo boards for home.
This is just to get your creative juices going and your brain storming with ideas! The internet has opened up a never ending need for images, of anything and everything. Stock photography has changed, gone are the highly professional, large format shots of models and beaches, that had to be technically perfect, well they are not gone, but they are not the only opportunities for aspiring photographers who want to make a living with their hobby, their passion. Images that you would'nt believe started life as a photograph end up everywhere these days and the ability to transform these images is available to everyone, and in the comfort of their own home.
Don't forget a lot of well known high street businesses started life on a kitchen table, why not yours?
101 WAYS TO START YOUR OWN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC BUSINESS! (61to70)
101 WAYS TO START YOUR OWN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC BUSINESS! (61 to 70)
Want to make money with digital photography? Want your own Photographic Business? Its not just wedding photography, read on to find out 101 other ways to make money and start your own business in the exciting world of Photography! Here is a list of the seventh 10, with an outline of the type of business that can be made.
Your own digital, photography based, home business could start here. . .
* HOLIDAY PHOTOS. Holiday photos can be sold to holiday companies, or agents who supply holiday companies. I am presuming here that you have some skill with a camera, but don't think you have to be a pro. If the shot is unusual or humerous, some degree of imperfection can be corrected or overlooked. A lot more instant capture, on the run stills and videos are making it onto the front page, or tv screen now as advertisers try to get more 'real'. Also remember there is quite an industry surrounding the holiday companies too, car hire, golf courses, hotels, to name a few. Always have your camera ready and don't discard that shot out of the plane window too quickly. Someone may want it, the inflight magazine for example.
* BROCHURES. Brochures are everywhere for every type of business. With your computer you can not only provide the pictures, but the rest of the brochure. Brochures, flyers, business cards are all commonplace business promotional items, but what about specialising? Become the brochure king in your area, with not only competitive prices, but extra personal service, do a bit more than your competition and see the difference.
* STOOLS. I'm not talking animal droppings here! But stools you sit on, in your kitchen, at a fast food outlet. You can easily personalise them, or make them into a great promotional item for bars, restaurants and burger joints. You can either supply the graphic for them to apply, or source some stools of your own and offer the complete finished product. This would offer you more room for profit.
* TRAYS. You have probably seen stacks of trays in cafeteria style eating places which are just plain brown. Isn't that a great place for a message? Special offers, or to reinforce the company message. Care homes, day centres, how many trays do you think are out there?
* VIDEO COVERS. I know we are all into dvd's now, but videos still exist! Video outlets, second hand video outlets wedding videos, personal collections, promotions, there are millions of kids videos out there who have lost their covers. Investigate the market, someone will.
* VASES. These are great for adding photographs to, both inside and out, just takes some imagination. How many plain vases do you see. Look in a flower shop, they need something extra, that excites and entices the people in, not to say promotes the shop as well.
* PENS. Pens are amongst the cheapest items to use as promotional items. They can be given away by the box full, for less than a short newspaper ad. And carry on working long after. Pens with pictures on invite further investigation than ones with just words. How many words does a picture paint?
* DOOR KNOB HANGERS. You know the ones you hang on hotel room doors, do not disturb and the like. There's a big market right there, B&B's, office blocks, millions of doors out there. Not to mention doors in the home, 'keep out' with a scary photo of little angel!
* CEREAL BOXES. You can get printed well known cereal boxes with your own photo on. Hotels and guest houses again spring to mind, but what about in the home, to help the kids eat up those healthy cereals?
* FINGERNAIL DECALS. This is a great one on its own, but would go even better with temporary tattoos. Can be sold with a general image on, or maybe on behalf of a manufacturer. Personalised ones could be offered by mail, or with a booth in a shopping centre. You decide.
This is just to get your creative juices going and your brain storming with ideas! The internet has opened up a never ending need for images, of anything and everything. Stock photography has changed, gone are the highly professional, large format shots of models and beaches, that had to be technically perfect, well they are not gone, but they are not the only opportunities for aspiring photographers who want to make a living with their hobby, their passion. Images that you would'nt believe started life as a photograph end up everywhere these days and the ability to transform these images is available to everyone, and in the comfort of their own home.
Don't forget a lot of well known high street businesses started life on a kitchen table, why not yours?
Want to make money with digital photography? Want your own Photographic Business? Its not just wedding photography, read on to find out 101 other ways to make money and start your own business in the exciting world of Photography! Here is a list of the seventh 10, with an outline of the type of business that can be made.
Your own digital, photography based, home business could start here. . .
* HOLIDAY PHOTOS. Holiday photos can be sold to holiday companies, or agents who supply holiday companies. I am presuming here that you have some skill with a camera, but don't think you have to be a pro. If the shot is unusual or humerous, some degree of imperfection can be corrected or overlooked. A lot more instant capture, on the run stills and videos are making it onto the front page, or tv screen now as advertisers try to get more 'real'. Also remember there is quite an industry surrounding the holiday companies too, car hire, golf courses, hotels, to name a few. Always have your camera ready and don't discard that shot out of the plane window too quickly. Someone may want it, the inflight magazine for example.
* BROCHURES. Brochures are everywhere for every type of business. With your computer you can not only provide the pictures, but the rest of the brochure. Brochures, flyers, business cards are all commonplace business promotional items, but what about specialising? Become the brochure king in your area, with not only competitive prices, but extra personal service, do a bit more than your competition and see the difference.
* STOOLS. I'm not talking animal droppings here! But stools you sit on, in your kitchen, at a fast food outlet. You can easily personalise them, or make them into a great promotional item for bars, restaurants and burger joints. You can either supply the graphic for them to apply, or source some stools of your own and offer the complete finished product. This would offer you more room for profit.
* TRAYS. You have probably seen stacks of trays in cafeteria style eating places which are just plain brown. Isn't that a great place for a message? Special offers, or to reinforce the company message. Care homes, day centres, how many trays do you think are out there?
* VIDEO COVERS. I know we are all into dvd's now, but videos still exist! Video outlets, second hand video outlets wedding videos, personal collections, promotions, there are millions of kids videos out there who have lost their covers. Investigate the market, someone will.
* VASES. These are great for adding photographs to, both inside and out, just takes some imagination. How many plain vases do you see. Look in a flower shop, they need something extra, that excites and entices the people in, not to say promotes the shop as well.
* PENS. Pens are amongst the cheapest items to use as promotional items. They can be given away by the box full, for less than a short newspaper ad. And carry on working long after. Pens with pictures on invite further investigation than ones with just words. How many words does a picture paint?
* DOOR KNOB HANGERS. You know the ones you hang on hotel room doors, do not disturb and the like. There's a big market right there, B&B's, office blocks, millions of doors out there. Not to mention doors in the home, 'keep out' with a scary photo of little angel!
* CEREAL BOXES. You can get printed well known cereal boxes with your own photo on. Hotels and guest houses again spring to mind, but what about in the home, to help the kids eat up those healthy cereals?
* FINGERNAIL DECALS. This is a great one on its own, but would go even better with temporary tattoos. Can be sold with a general image on, or maybe on behalf of a manufacturer. Personalised ones could be offered by mail, or with a booth in a shopping centre. You decide.
This is just to get your creative juices going and your brain storming with ideas! The internet has opened up a never ending need for images, of anything and everything. Stock photography has changed, gone are the highly professional, large format shots of models and beaches, that had to be technically perfect, well they are not gone, but they are not the only opportunities for aspiring photographers who want to make a living with their hobby, their passion. Images that you would'nt believe started life as a photograph end up everywhere these days and the ability to transform these images is available to everyone, and in the comfort of their own home.
Don't forget a lot of well known high street businesses started life on a kitchen table, why not yours?
101 WAYS TO START YOUR OWN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC BUSINESS! (51to60)
101 WAYS TO START YOUR OWN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC BUSINESS! (51 to 60)
Want to make money with digital photography? Want your own Photographic Business? Its not just wedding photography, read on to find out 101 other ways to make money and start your own business in the exciting world of Photography! Here is a list of the sixth 10, with an outline of the type of business that can be made
Your own digital, photography based, home business could start here. . .
* PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTICLES. This involves a bit of writing. You can write about the photograph, or use a photo to illustrate your article. This market is changing too, instead of having to be a recognised journalist, you can now supply the market. A lot of web based news mags welcome material from its viewers, as do tv companies, well known manufacturers. The whole are of reporting has changed. Which means more opportunity for you.
* COMPETITIONS. You can not only make money here but win lots of cool stuff. There are professional competition entrants out there who have won lots of cash, holidays and loads of other stuff. Why, because they are always entering. Good thing is these days its all online, you don't have to carry a ton of magazines back from the newsagent! Get cracking.
* PORTRAIT. Here is another lucrative market. Family portraits, babies, pets. Don't forget to offer 'paintings' on canvas! A mobile portrait service is a good idea, not only for families, but businesses too, sporting arenas, car shows, motorcycle shows, the beach. Instant portrait service!
* RESTORING. Old cracked and grainy photographs can be given a new lease of life when scanned in to a computer. A lot of people have these photos of old relatives in drawers and cupboards that they would like to pass on to younger family members. Make old memories new for your customers. Advertise in supermarkets, shops, over fifty press, they are out there.
* BUSINESS EXTERIORS. Go into any hotel, restaurant or bar and you will see a photograph on the wall. With your computer you can offer much more than just a straight photograph. Any artistic interpretation that you want, printed on any number of speciality paper. From canvas to film, from metal to silk. I'm sure you could come up with something striking that lends itself to your subject.
* GUIDES. Another writing/photographing assignment. Do you know good walks, cycling routes, good places to fish? Is there anything historical near you? Lots of guide books and travel writers in the bookshop. Take a bus trip, take pictures and write a few words. Offer it to local shops at a discount, or on sale or return. Or offer it online for a download.
* AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY. I don't mean flying in a plane, but good aerial shots can be gotten using other methods. Cameras are lighter and better now, most do video, its easy to run through video now frame by frame and print out individual scenes. Kites, model aeroplanes and helicopters, helium filled balloons, rockets. There are numerous ways to get a camera into the sky, you may have a lot of editing to do, but it will be worth it to find that great view. People, businesses buy aerial shots. Artistic skyscapes are unusual subject matter.
* MAGAZINES. There are so many magazines on the shelves now, from general subjects to specific interests. Do any of them interest you? You can submit photos and or short stories to any of them. Find out how they like their submissions to be made and submit away. Try the smaller magazines first, where the competition may be a little easier.
* NEWSPAPERS. As above search out the publication you feel an affinity to and then search out stories. Check out the local press for ideas, follow up on quirky or unusual stories, redo them in your own style and with your own photos and submit them to national papers, or online agencies.
* BOOKS. Books need illustrations and don't forget with a computer and some software you are not limited in what you can provide. Check out the book market, see what books appeal and start creating fantasy images that could illustrate the cover of the latest science fiction masterpiece. Someone does it, why can't it be you?
This is just to get your creative juices going and your brain storming with ideas! The internet has opened up a never ending need for images, of anything and everything. Stock photography has changed, gone are the highly professional, large format shots of models and beaches, that had to be technically perfect, well they are not gone, but they are not the only opportunities for aspiring photographers who want to make a living with their hobby, their passion. Images that you would'nt believe started life as a photograph end up everywhere these days and the ability to transform these images is available to everyone, and in the comfort of their own home.
Don't forget a lot of well known high street businesses started life on a kitchen table, why not yours?
Want to make money with digital photography? Want your own Photographic Business? Its not just wedding photography, read on to find out 101 other ways to make money and start your own business in the exciting world of Photography! Here is a list of the sixth 10, with an outline of the type of business that can be made
Your own digital, photography based, home business could start here. . .
* PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTICLES. This involves a bit of writing. You can write about the photograph, or use a photo to illustrate your article. This market is changing too, instead of having to be a recognised journalist, you can now supply the market. A lot of web based news mags welcome material from its viewers, as do tv companies, well known manufacturers. The whole are of reporting has changed. Which means more opportunity for you.
* COMPETITIONS. You can not only make money here but win lots of cool stuff. There are professional competition entrants out there who have won lots of cash, holidays and loads of other stuff. Why, because they are always entering. Good thing is these days its all online, you don't have to carry a ton of magazines back from the newsagent! Get cracking.
* PORTRAIT. Here is another lucrative market. Family portraits, babies, pets. Don't forget to offer 'paintings' on canvas! A mobile portrait service is a good idea, not only for families, but businesses too, sporting arenas, car shows, motorcycle shows, the beach. Instant portrait service!
* RESTORING. Old cracked and grainy photographs can be given a new lease of life when scanned in to a computer. A lot of people have these photos of old relatives in drawers and cupboards that they would like to pass on to younger family members. Make old memories new for your customers. Advertise in supermarkets, shops, over fifty press, they are out there.
* BUSINESS EXTERIORS. Go into any hotel, restaurant or bar and you will see a photograph on the wall. With your computer you can offer much more than just a straight photograph. Any artistic interpretation that you want, printed on any number of speciality paper. From canvas to film, from metal to silk. I'm sure you could come up with something striking that lends itself to your subject.
* GUIDES. Another writing/photographing assignment. Do you know good walks, cycling routes, good places to fish? Is there anything historical near you? Lots of guide books and travel writers in the bookshop. Take a bus trip, take pictures and write a few words. Offer it to local shops at a discount, or on sale or return. Or offer it online for a download.
* AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY. I don't mean flying in a plane, but good aerial shots can be gotten using other methods. Cameras are lighter and better now, most do video, its easy to run through video now frame by frame and print out individual scenes. Kites, model aeroplanes and helicopters, helium filled balloons, rockets. There are numerous ways to get a camera into the sky, you may have a lot of editing to do, but it will be worth it to find that great view. People, businesses buy aerial shots. Artistic skyscapes are unusual subject matter.
* MAGAZINES. There are so many magazines on the shelves now, from general subjects to specific interests. Do any of them interest you? You can submit photos and or short stories to any of them. Find out how they like their submissions to be made and submit away. Try the smaller magazines first, where the competition may be a little easier.
* NEWSPAPERS. As above search out the publication you feel an affinity to and then search out stories. Check out the local press for ideas, follow up on quirky or unusual stories, redo them in your own style and with your own photos and submit them to national papers, or online agencies.
* BOOKS. Books need illustrations and don't forget with a computer and some software you are not limited in what you can provide. Check out the book market, see what books appeal and start creating fantasy images that could illustrate the cover of the latest science fiction masterpiece. Someone does it, why can't it be you?
This is just to get your creative juices going and your brain storming with ideas! The internet has opened up a never ending need for images, of anything and everything. Stock photography has changed, gone are the highly professional, large format shots of models and beaches, that had to be technically perfect, well they are not gone, but they are not the only opportunities for aspiring photographers who want to make a living with their hobby, their passion. Images that you would'nt believe started life as a photograph end up everywhere these days and the ability to transform these images is available to everyone, and in the comfort of their own home.
Don't forget a lot of well known high street businesses started life on a kitchen table, why not yours?
101 WAYS TO START YOUR OWN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC BUSINESS! (41to50)
101 WAYS TO START YOUR OWN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC BUSINESS! (41 to 50)
Want to make money with digital photography? Want your own Photographic Business? Its not just wedding photography, read on to find out 101 other ways to make money and start your own business in the exciting world of Photography! Here is a list of the fifth 10, with an outline of the type of business that can be made.
, Your own digital, photography based, home business could start here. . .
* TEMPORARY TATTOOS. People love tattoos, kids love them, but after a while they lose their novelty. Thats where temporary tattoos are king! You can remove them, or they wear off. Apart from a personalised service, tattoos of loved ones, pets etc, how about a mobile service? Track meets, races, football, fairs, carnivals, markets. Add it to cartoons as well, with the right media, a camera and a printer you are in business.
* LIGHT SWITCH COVERS. You have seen the plastic light switch covers in hardware stores. Well how about making your own, either a cut out print on its own, or behind the plastic bought cover. Business premises, households, gifts, souvenirs. Advertise in electrical outlets.
* FAKE HEADLINES. We have all seen the newspapers (genuine), that were printed on the day people were born. How about copying, (not exactly don't want to get sued) front pages of newspapers,trade press, magazines? Offer a front page spread of someone's story on their favourite rag "Cindy Taylor Is 11 Today!" "George Trent Catches Worlds Biggest Fish!" You gert the idea, have some humerous fake news stories to fill out the page.
* MIRRORS. Stickers or transparency film work well to liven up ordinary mirrors, can be bought ready to go, made quite cheaply, or picked up for pennies at sales, or markets. A mirror covered with a theme, or personalised as a gift stands out. You can't buy them. Cat lovers, fishing nuts, sports, you decide.
* PHOTOMONTAGE. You can make great unique works of art here, with many images of a famous place, or any theme you like. Make it big, sell as a poster,or frame it. Keep it on your memory ,as you may need lots of copies!
* SUNCATCHERS. Suncatchers, or even dreamcatchers made from transparency film are great selling items. And you can let your imagination go wild on the dreamcatchers. Light landscapes work well on the suncatchers, when they are illuminated by the sun and cast colourful images around the walls. Good for advertising, or themed ones, how about coffee shops?
* KEYCHAINS. Personalised keychains, or corporate ones can be made quite inexpensively with oven shrink film. How about hand carwash places as advertising media? Car hire firms, taxi companies, couriers? There are a lot of keys out there, don't forget the housing market estate agents, rental properties!
* STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY. This is a broad subject that includes libraries and agencies. Basically you lodge your best photographic efforts with them and they try to sell it for you with their, hopefully, strong contact base in the publishing industry. For their trouble they take a percentage. This was an area where your work had to be mostly large format and on slides. And technically perfect. A lot has changed with the digital photographic revolution and the arrival of the internet. Most things are digital now and the subject matter is endless, the internet wants pictures of everything. It is still a crowded market though. Why not start your own? Or just have your own website, selling your particular area of interest.
* BOOKMARKS. Lots of places to sell these, bookshops have become coffee shops, or is it the other way around? Either way the bookstore owner or coffee purveyor would love the customers to be using their bookmarks.
* AMATEUR SPORTS. You have to be careful here, with the privacy laws that exist, for example in swimming pools. But I am sure if you introduced yourself as a budding sports photographer who would make available prints, or downloads for any rising star at a competitive price, you would be welcomed. Especially if you looked the part and acted in a professional manner at all times.
This is just to get your creative juices going and your brain storming with ideas! The internet has opened up a never ending need for images, of anything and everything. Stock photography has changed, gone are the highly professional, large format shots of models and beaches, that had to be technically perfect, well they are not gone, but they are not the only opportunities for aspiring photographers who want to make a living with their hobby, their passion. Images that you would'nt believe started life as a photograph end up everywhere these days and the ability to transform these images is available to everyone, and in the comfort of their own home.
Don't forget a lot of well known high street businesses started life on a kitchen table, why not yours?
Want to make money with digital photography? Want your own Photographic Business? Its not just wedding photography, read on to find out 101 other ways to make money and start your own business in the exciting world of Photography! Here is a list of the fifth 10, with an outline of the type of business that can be made.
, Your own digital, photography based, home business could start here. . .
* TEMPORARY TATTOOS. People love tattoos, kids love them, but after a while they lose their novelty. Thats where temporary tattoos are king! You can remove them, or they wear off. Apart from a personalised service, tattoos of loved ones, pets etc, how about a mobile service? Track meets, races, football, fairs, carnivals, markets. Add it to cartoons as well, with the right media, a camera and a printer you are in business.
* LIGHT SWITCH COVERS. You have seen the plastic light switch covers in hardware stores. Well how about making your own, either a cut out print on its own, or behind the plastic bought cover. Business premises, households, gifts, souvenirs. Advertise in electrical outlets.
* FAKE HEADLINES. We have all seen the newspapers (genuine), that were printed on the day people were born. How about copying, (not exactly don't want to get sued) front pages of newspapers,trade press, magazines? Offer a front page spread of someone's story on their favourite rag "Cindy Taylor Is 11 Today!" "George Trent Catches Worlds Biggest Fish!" You gert the idea, have some humerous fake news stories to fill out the page.
* MIRRORS. Stickers or transparency film work well to liven up ordinary mirrors, can be bought ready to go, made quite cheaply, or picked up for pennies at sales, or markets. A mirror covered with a theme, or personalised as a gift stands out. You can't buy them. Cat lovers, fishing nuts, sports, you decide.
* PHOTOMONTAGE. You can make great unique works of art here, with many images of a famous place, or any theme you like. Make it big, sell as a poster,or frame it. Keep it on your memory ,as you may need lots of copies!
* SUNCATCHERS. Suncatchers, or even dreamcatchers made from transparency film are great selling items. And you can let your imagination go wild on the dreamcatchers. Light landscapes work well on the suncatchers, when they are illuminated by the sun and cast colourful images around the walls. Good for advertising, or themed ones, how about coffee shops?
* KEYCHAINS. Personalised keychains, or corporate ones can be made quite inexpensively with oven shrink film. How about hand carwash places as advertising media? Car hire firms, taxi companies, couriers? There are a lot of keys out there, don't forget the housing market estate agents, rental properties!
* STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY. This is a broad subject that includes libraries and agencies. Basically you lodge your best photographic efforts with them and they try to sell it for you with their, hopefully, strong contact base in the publishing industry. For their trouble they take a percentage. This was an area where your work had to be mostly large format and on slides. And technically perfect. A lot has changed with the digital photographic revolution and the arrival of the internet. Most things are digital now and the subject matter is endless, the internet wants pictures of everything. It is still a crowded market though. Why not start your own? Or just have your own website, selling your particular area of interest.
* BOOKMARKS. Lots of places to sell these, bookshops have become coffee shops, or is it the other way around? Either way the bookstore owner or coffee purveyor would love the customers to be using their bookmarks.
* AMATEUR SPORTS. You have to be careful here, with the privacy laws that exist, for example in swimming pools. But I am sure if you introduced yourself as a budding sports photographer who would make available prints, or downloads for any rising star at a competitive price, you would be welcomed. Especially if you looked the part and acted in a professional manner at all times.
This is just to get your creative juices going and your brain storming with ideas! The internet has opened up a never ending need for images, of anything and everything. Stock photography has changed, gone are the highly professional, large format shots of models and beaches, that had to be technically perfect, well they are not gone, but they are not the only opportunities for aspiring photographers who want to make a living with their hobby, their passion. Images that you would'nt believe started life as a photograph end up everywhere these days and the ability to transform these images is available to everyone, and in the comfort of their own home.
Don't forget a lot of well known high street businesses started life on a kitchen table, why not yours?
101 WAYS TO START YOUR OWN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC BUSINESS! (31to40)
101 WAYS TO START YOUR OWN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC BUSINESS! (31 to 40)
Want to make money with digital photography? Want your own Photographic Business? Its not just wedding photography read on to find out 101 other ways to make money and start your own business in the exciting world of Photography! Here is a list of the fourth 10, with an outline of the type of business that can be made.
Your own digital, photography based, home business could start here. . .
* SCREENSAVERS. Check out screensavers on Google, lots of companies there. So they must be making money. You probably have seen the windows basic screensavers, green fields and fluffy clouds in the blue sky. Could you not do better than that? Use your imagination, digital photos manipulated till you get the effect you are after. Put it out there, there are millions of screens out there who want something different. There is a lot of free, or low priced programmes too.
* CLOCK FACES. Battery operated quartz clock movements are very cheap now. And can be added to almost anything to make a clock, all you need is a unique photo to individualise and personalise it. Gifts, promotions, businesses, many huge markets. Retirement gifts, anniversaries, are just another couple of examples.
* APRONS. With cooking shows always on the t.v. there are endless possibilities for humour here. What about cookware companies, they might like to give away aprons with their name and graphic on. Are there any trade shows going on? Fathers Day gifts, Mothers Day, Birthday, Souvenir. This product lends itself to a lot of great markets.
* FISH TANKS. Photographic scenery at the back of fish tanks is another area. Not just underwater views, but family faces, the family cat! Other fish, plates of chips! Manipulated photos of the pet supply company premises, like it had been on the sea bed for years. How about sunken ships with ss whoever on? What about the bottom of the canal, bikes, old cars, post boxes, telephone boxes, have fun. Humour and a corporate message goes a long way.
* BUTTON BADGES Again a very popular promotional item, or novelty gift, or statement, that used to need heavy investment in equipment to produce. Now you can test your markets with minimal investment to see what sells.
* COASTERS-PLACEMATS. Cafes, restaurants are obvious targets here. But again companies that supply kitchen equipment, or even kitchens are possible markets here, as are dining furniture manufacturers. What about all the national and smaller furnishing shops that display furniture, wouldn't they like the opportunity to put their name in front of the prospects who browse their store, with their company slogan or message?
* MOUSE MATS. Mouse mats and screensavers go together well, matching sets, who has them? Lots of offices with banks of computers would like their corporate image coming out of the screens and onto the mats. There is a huge market here, along with the gift and souvenir markets as well. Don't worry about the mass produced ones, two for a penny, they are not unique and never will be, they try to cover the major markets. Look at them and take ideas from them, but put it in front of your smaller, but big enough for you, market.
* NIGHT LIGHTS. Night lights or even just room lightshades are available now, even with sticky surfaces for your prints. Personalised, or themed sets are great gifts. Baby ones, again check out the maternity wards, or notices of births in the paper. How about halloween, or valentines? Put your mind to work on it and you could soon have more possible markets than you could ever handle.
* SNOW GLOBES. Fantastic items and not just for Christmas. Can be bought as a kit, you insert your photo at the back and there is a wonderful promotional item for winter clothing, ski equipment, holiday shops. Just stretch that imagination. Souvenirs, even novelty display items for any business.
* PICTURE BOXES. These are great and could go to lots of the above mentioned markets, holiday shops, souvenirs. What about pets, or kids? Makes of cars, motorbikes, football teams, or players?
This is just to get your creative juices going and your brain storming with ideas! The internet has opened up a never ending need for images, of anything and everything. Stock photography has changed, gone are the highly professional, large format shots of models and beaches, that had to be technically perfect, well they are not gone, but they are not the only opportunities for aspiring photographers who want to make a living with their hobby, their passion. Images that you would'nt believe started life as a photograph end up everywhere these days and the ability to transform these images is available to everyone, and in the comfort of their own home.
Don't forget a lot of well known high street businesses started life on a kitchen table, why not yours?
Want to make money with digital photography? Want your own Photographic Business? Its not just wedding photography read on to find out 101 other ways to make money and start your own business in the exciting world of Photography! Here is a list of the fourth 10, with an outline of the type of business that can be made.
Your own digital, photography based, home business could start here. . .
* SCREENSAVERS. Check out screensavers on Google, lots of companies there. So they must be making money. You probably have seen the windows basic screensavers, green fields and fluffy clouds in the blue sky. Could you not do better than that? Use your imagination, digital photos manipulated till you get the effect you are after. Put it out there, there are millions of screens out there who want something different. There is a lot of free, or low priced programmes too.
* CLOCK FACES. Battery operated quartz clock movements are very cheap now. And can be added to almost anything to make a clock, all you need is a unique photo to individualise and personalise it. Gifts, promotions, businesses, many huge markets. Retirement gifts, anniversaries, are just another couple of examples.
* APRONS. With cooking shows always on the t.v. there are endless possibilities for humour here. What about cookware companies, they might like to give away aprons with their name and graphic on. Are there any trade shows going on? Fathers Day gifts, Mothers Day, Birthday, Souvenir. This product lends itself to a lot of great markets.
* FISH TANKS. Photographic scenery at the back of fish tanks is another area. Not just underwater views, but family faces, the family cat! Other fish, plates of chips! Manipulated photos of the pet supply company premises, like it had been on the sea bed for years. How about sunken ships with ss whoever on? What about the bottom of the canal, bikes, old cars, post boxes, telephone boxes, have fun. Humour and a corporate message goes a long way.
* BUTTON BADGES Again a very popular promotional item, or novelty gift, or statement, that used to need heavy investment in equipment to produce. Now you can test your markets with minimal investment to see what sells.
* COASTERS-PLACEMATS. Cafes, restaurants are obvious targets here. But again companies that supply kitchen equipment, or even kitchens are possible markets here, as are dining furniture manufacturers. What about all the national and smaller furnishing shops that display furniture, wouldn't they like the opportunity to put their name in front of the prospects who browse their store, with their company slogan or message?
* MOUSE MATS. Mouse mats and screensavers go together well, matching sets, who has them? Lots of offices with banks of computers would like their corporate image coming out of the screens and onto the mats. There is a huge market here, along with the gift and souvenir markets as well. Don't worry about the mass produced ones, two for a penny, they are not unique and never will be, they try to cover the major markets. Look at them and take ideas from them, but put it in front of your smaller, but big enough for you, market.
* NIGHT LIGHTS. Night lights or even just room lightshades are available now, even with sticky surfaces for your prints. Personalised, or themed sets are great gifts. Baby ones, again check out the maternity wards, or notices of births in the paper. How about halloween, or valentines? Put your mind to work on it and you could soon have more possible markets than you could ever handle.
* SNOW GLOBES. Fantastic items and not just for Christmas. Can be bought as a kit, you insert your photo at the back and there is a wonderful promotional item for winter clothing, ski equipment, holiday shops. Just stretch that imagination. Souvenirs, even novelty display items for any business.
* PICTURE BOXES. These are great and could go to lots of the above mentioned markets, holiday shops, souvenirs. What about pets, or kids? Makes of cars, motorbikes, football teams, or players?
This is just to get your creative juices going and your brain storming with ideas! The internet has opened up a never ending need for images, of anything and everything. Stock photography has changed, gone are the highly professional, large format shots of models and beaches, that had to be technically perfect, well they are not gone, but they are not the only opportunities for aspiring photographers who want to make a living with their hobby, their passion. Images that you would'nt believe started life as a photograph end up everywhere these days and the ability to transform these images is available to everyone, and in the comfort of their own home.
Don't forget a lot of well known high street businesses started life on a kitchen table, why not yours?
101 WAYS TO START YOUR OWN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC BUSINESS! (21 to 30)
101 WAYS TO START YOUR OWN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC BUSINESS! (21 to 30)
Want to make money with digital photography? Want your own Photographic Business? Its not just wedding photography, read on to find out 101 other ways to make money and start your own business in the exciting world of Photography! Here is a list of the third 10, with an outline of the type of business that can be made.
Your own digital, photography based, home business could start here. . .
* Matchbooks. Weddings, parties, birthdays, firework parties, barbecue supplies. Here are a small sample of markets you could approach with this product. Or add to your ever growing lists of personalised items. I know people don't smoke in restaurants, bars and the like anymore, but a book of matches for people to take outside and home, is a great marketing tool for a lot of businesses.
* Memo Pads. Memo pads are another great marketing ploy, like above, or how about the souvenir market? A lot of small trademen and women would love a reasonably priced memo pad, that not only had their name and phone number, but a striking image of them, or their vehicle as well. To give to their customers.
* Napkin Rings. Personalised napkin rings, for the discerning entertainer. Or again weddings, parties, restaurants. A lot of people would pay well above shop prices for an unusual gift like this.
* Tins. Tins are everywhere, not only the obvious like biscuit, flour, other kitchen tins. But other types of storage, valuables, old letters, old coins, nick-nacks, pens and pencils, artificial flowers. What about the tins that look like food, but are where you put your money? You can (no pun) get, blank tins, or how about recycling?
* Stick Puppets. Stick puppets are great toys, hours of fun for adults (who wouldn't like to see some politicians on a stick?), or kids, (their mum and dad, pets, friends). You can print out sticky back prints to put onto readymade card & sticks, or offer the personalised service for individual images. Again great gifts, souvenirs, etc stick to it and you could make a great home business!
* Old Photos. Lots of people find old photographs interesting. You have the ones of towns and cities a hundred years ago and the victorian style portraits. You can recreate this with a view that doesn't contain anything obviously modern, capture the image and turn it into a sepia print, either digitally or with a print kit. Apart from enlargements as souvenirs, they also make great postcards. There still are expensive franchises for victorian portrait businesses available today, the exact same prints can be made on your computeror by kit. You could offer the full portrait service if you wanted, with clothes to change into, you decide.
* Mosaics. There are artists today who make a living creating mosaics, from artwork or photographs. And there is great software that will do it for you. Mosaics make great advertising, also works of art like oil paintings. So again put your thinkin cap on, personalising, or business? Do you know any builders? A mosaic of their premises would look good on boards, cards ,letterheads.
* Mobiles. People make a good living making products for proud parents of newborn babies. You see the ads in the maternity ward or bulletin board and lets face it there's not a lot to read while dad is waiting for littleone to make an appearance! Mobiles make great gifts too.
* Mugs. One of the most popular advertising medias around, they are everywhere with every conceivable image on them. Narrow the market, focus on smaller groups, people buy everything that represents their hobby or passion. I won't even start a list here, you know what I mean. . . oh alright, golf, fishing, football, horses, dogs, cats, ducks, wallabies, centipedes, ok I'm getting sarcastic!
* Shopping Bags. You can have fun with these, they are great for humour, you know a photo, or cartoon of a worn out man, with the caption 'I shop, he drops'. Or political like ' **** happens, so don't vote Labour.' Or your own view of the town, or what ever graphic message you can dream up. Look out for special events, they may need bags. Look at the bags around you, where do you think you could improve, or do they give you other ideas?. . .
This is just to get your creative juices going and your brain storming with ideas! The internet has opened up a never ending need for images, of anything and everything. Stock photography has changed, gone are the highly professional, large format shots of models and beaches, that had to be technically perfect, well they are not gone, but they are not the only opportunities for aspiring photographers who want to make a living with their hobby, their passion. Images that you would'nt believe started life as a photograph end up everywhere these days and the ability to transform these images is available to everyone, and in the comfort of their own home.
Don't forget a lot of well known high street businesses started life on a kitchen table, why not yours?
Want to make money with digital photography? Want your own Photographic Business? Its not just wedding photography, read on to find out 101 other ways to make money and start your own business in the exciting world of Photography! Here is a list of the third 10, with an outline of the type of business that can be made.
Your own digital, photography based, home business could start here. . .
* Matchbooks. Weddings, parties, birthdays, firework parties, barbecue supplies. Here are a small sample of markets you could approach with this product. Or add to your ever growing lists of personalised items. I know people don't smoke in restaurants, bars and the like anymore, but a book of matches for people to take outside and home, is a great marketing tool for a lot of businesses.
* Memo Pads. Memo pads are another great marketing ploy, like above, or how about the souvenir market? A lot of small trademen and women would love a reasonably priced memo pad, that not only had their name and phone number, but a striking image of them, or their vehicle as well. To give to their customers.
* Napkin Rings. Personalised napkin rings, for the discerning entertainer. Or again weddings, parties, restaurants. A lot of people would pay well above shop prices for an unusual gift like this.
* Tins. Tins are everywhere, not only the obvious like biscuit, flour, other kitchen tins. But other types of storage, valuables, old letters, old coins, nick-nacks, pens and pencils, artificial flowers. What about the tins that look like food, but are where you put your money? You can (no pun) get, blank tins, or how about recycling?
* Stick Puppets. Stick puppets are great toys, hours of fun for adults (who wouldn't like to see some politicians on a stick?), or kids, (their mum and dad, pets, friends). You can print out sticky back prints to put onto readymade card & sticks, or offer the personalised service for individual images. Again great gifts, souvenirs, etc stick to it and you could make a great home business!
* Old Photos. Lots of people find old photographs interesting. You have the ones of towns and cities a hundred years ago and the victorian style portraits. You can recreate this with a view that doesn't contain anything obviously modern, capture the image and turn it into a sepia print, either digitally or with a print kit. Apart from enlargements as souvenirs, they also make great postcards. There still are expensive franchises for victorian portrait businesses available today, the exact same prints can be made on your computeror by kit. You could offer the full portrait service if you wanted, with clothes to change into, you decide.
* Mosaics. There are artists today who make a living creating mosaics, from artwork or photographs. And there is great software that will do it for you. Mosaics make great advertising, also works of art like oil paintings. So again put your thinkin cap on, personalising, or business? Do you know any builders? A mosaic of their premises would look good on boards, cards ,letterheads.
* Mobiles. People make a good living making products for proud parents of newborn babies. You see the ads in the maternity ward or bulletin board and lets face it there's not a lot to read while dad is waiting for littleone to make an appearance! Mobiles make great gifts too.
* Mugs. One of the most popular advertising medias around, they are everywhere with every conceivable image on them. Narrow the market, focus on smaller groups, people buy everything that represents their hobby or passion. I won't even start a list here, you know what I mean. . . oh alright, golf, fishing, football, horses, dogs, cats, ducks, wallabies, centipedes, ok I'm getting sarcastic!
* Shopping Bags. You can have fun with these, they are great for humour, you know a photo, or cartoon of a worn out man, with the caption 'I shop, he drops'. Or political like ' **** happens, so don't vote Labour.' Or your own view of the town, or what ever graphic message you can dream up. Look out for special events, they may need bags. Look at the bags around you, where do you think you could improve, or do they give you other ideas?. . .
This is just to get your creative juices going and your brain storming with ideas! The internet has opened up a never ending need for images, of anything and everything. Stock photography has changed, gone are the highly professional, large format shots of models and beaches, that had to be technically perfect, well they are not gone, but they are not the only opportunities for aspiring photographers who want to make a living with their hobby, their passion. Images that you would'nt believe started life as a photograph end up everywhere these days and the ability to transform these images is available to everyone, and in the comfort of their own home.
Don't forget a lot of well known high street businesses started life on a kitchen table, why not yours?
101 WAYS TO START YOUR OWN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC BUSINESS! (11 to 20)
101 WAYS TO START YOUR OWN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC BUSINESS! (11 to 20)
Want to make money with digital photography? Want your own Photographic Business? Its not just wedding photography, read on to find out 101 other ways to make money and start your own business in the exciting world of Photography! Here is a list of the second 10, with an outline of the type of business that can be made.
Your own digital, photography based, home business could start here. . .
* LINE DRAWINGS. Line drawings are easily made from digital photos. And can be used for illustration purposes Where before an artist was commissioned to produce the drawing, now you can do it with an image, a computer and cheap software. Cards, letters, club flyers, adverts anything that lends itself to an illustration rather than a photograph, can be done easily at home. Look around for the market that attracts you and that you see using drawings.
* CD &DVD LABELS. CD & DVD labels are not just for the music industry you know, although if you know any artists! Maybe theres a rehearsal room near you, or a community centre. If so there may be budding musicians, singers, performers who are thinking of bringing out a demo disc. Don't forget the press. But I digress, other businesses produce dvd's and cd's to promote their products, they are looking for someone to take the photo add some imagination to it and produce their labels. What industry do you know?
* TRANSFERS. Anything can have a photo transferred onto it these days, without complicated darkroom techniques, or expensive equipment. Wood, slate, phones, bags, flags, tags, placemats (for cafes/restaurants), playing cards, labels, kites.You name it, it can have a photo on. And a business to boot (baby boots?) !
* CALENDARS. You see them in the shops, but there is another huge calendar market that you don't see. Personalised calendars, business promotion calendars, special event calendars, how about wedding calendars with calendars that start on the day of the wedding? Use your imagination, check the local paper, if theres something going on, they may need a calendar!
* PAPER MASKS. Ideal for parties, kids or otherwise! Could combine with other photo-based printed products for the complete party package. Or as stand alone novelty items, Boris Johnson masks? Halloween masks? You decide.
* TIES. Ties make great presents and promotional items for small businesses. Bridge clubs, golf clubs, chess clubs, tennis clubs, schools, restaurants. I am sure you can add to the list. Source a cheap supply of ties of the appropriate colour, or they may already have, produce your image or logo, arrange as many as you can per page and print onto transfer paper. Looks and feels great.
* RUBBER STAMPS. You don't have to think of rubber stamps as being just words. Any image can be reduced to its simplest form, like a pen and ink drawing and made into a rubber stamp. There are lots of rubber stamp makers online, or in the press. A rubber stamp can personalise a dreary letter, or invoice.
* GIFT WRAP. Create an image,keep in mind the size of gift its for, repeat the image. How many people can you think of who would like their own gift wrap? Private householders maybe, to go with the calendars, cards you offer. But what of small shops, flower shops? Experiment with paper, legal paper, or roll paper for the bigger wraps, if your printer accepts it. Have fun.
* CANDLE CUPS. Decorate your own votive candle cups with patterns printed on backlight film, make sure to put the film on the outside of the cups. Can be supplied as individual items, or in sets. Again personalised or how many candle selling outlets do you know? Make great Christmas gifts.
* PHOTO SOAP. Print out a copule of small photos, with a suitable embellish, stick them back to back. Protect the images with clear tape. Fill up a soap mould half full and put your photo in. Use a clear glycerine soap mixture, fill the mould! Personalised soap, or how many small hotels, bed and breakfasts, restaurants would like their own soap? Probably at a competitive price too. You could clean up here!
There are a lot of craft ideas here, with a sprinkling of high street businesses scaled down, thrown in. But rest assured this is just the tip of the photographic opportunities available today
This is just to get your creative juices going and your brain storming with ideas! The internet has opened up a never ending need for images, of anything and everything. Stock photography has changed, gone are the highly professional, large format shots of models and beaches, that had to be technically perfect, well they are not gone, but they are not the only opportunities for aspiring photographers who want to make a living with their hobby, their passion. Images that you wouldn't believe started life as a photograph end up everywhere these days and the ability to transform these images is available to everyone, and in the comfort of their own home.
Don't forget a lot of well known high street businesses started life on a kitchen table, why not yours?
Want to make money with digital photography? Want your own Photographic Business? Its not just wedding photography, read on to find out 101 other ways to make money and start your own business in the exciting world of Photography! Here is a list of the second 10, with an outline of the type of business that can be made.
Your own digital, photography based, home business could start here. . .
* LINE DRAWINGS. Line drawings are easily made from digital photos. And can be used for illustration purposes Where before an artist was commissioned to produce the drawing, now you can do it with an image, a computer and cheap software. Cards, letters, club flyers, adverts anything that lends itself to an illustration rather than a photograph, can be done easily at home. Look around for the market that attracts you and that you see using drawings.
* CD &DVD LABELS. CD & DVD labels are not just for the music industry you know, although if you know any artists! Maybe theres a rehearsal room near you, or a community centre. If so there may be budding musicians, singers, performers who are thinking of bringing out a demo disc. Don't forget the press. But I digress, other businesses produce dvd's and cd's to promote their products, they are looking for someone to take the photo add some imagination to it and produce their labels. What industry do you know?
* TRANSFERS. Anything can have a photo transferred onto it these days, without complicated darkroom techniques, or expensive equipment. Wood, slate, phones, bags, flags, tags, placemats (for cafes/restaurants), playing cards, labels, kites.You name it, it can have a photo on. And a business to boot (baby boots?) !
* CALENDARS. You see them in the shops, but there is another huge calendar market that you don't see. Personalised calendars, business promotion calendars, special event calendars, how about wedding calendars with calendars that start on the day of the wedding? Use your imagination, check the local paper, if theres something going on, they may need a calendar!
* PAPER MASKS. Ideal for parties, kids or otherwise! Could combine with other photo-based printed products for the complete party package. Or as stand alone novelty items, Boris Johnson masks? Halloween masks? You decide.
* TIES. Ties make great presents and promotional items for small businesses. Bridge clubs, golf clubs, chess clubs, tennis clubs, schools, restaurants. I am sure you can add to the list. Source a cheap supply of ties of the appropriate colour, or they may already have, produce your image or logo, arrange as many as you can per page and print onto transfer paper. Looks and feels great.
* RUBBER STAMPS. You don't have to think of rubber stamps as being just words. Any image can be reduced to its simplest form, like a pen and ink drawing and made into a rubber stamp. There are lots of rubber stamp makers online, or in the press. A rubber stamp can personalise a dreary letter, or invoice.
* GIFT WRAP. Create an image,keep in mind the size of gift its for, repeat the image. How many people can you think of who would like their own gift wrap? Private householders maybe, to go with the calendars, cards you offer. But what of small shops, flower shops? Experiment with paper, legal paper, or roll paper for the bigger wraps, if your printer accepts it. Have fun.
* CANDLE CUPS. Decorate your own votive candle cups with patterns printed on backlight film, make sure to put the film on the outside of the cups. Can be supplied as individual items, or in sets. Again personalised or how many candle selling outlets do you know? Make great Christmas gifts.
* PHOTO SOAP. Print out a copule of small photos, with a suitable embellish, stick them back to back. Protect the images with clear tape. Fill up a soap mould half full and put your photo in. Use a clear glycerine soap mixture, fill the mould! Personalised soap, or how many small hotels, bed and breakfasts, restaurants would like their own soap? Probably at a competitive price too. You could clean up here!
There are a lot of craft ideas here, with a sprinkling of high street businesses scaled down, thrown in. But rest assured this is just the tip of the photographic opportunities available today
This is just to get your creative juices going and your brain storming with ideas! The internet has opened up a never ending need for images, of anything and everything. Stock photography has changed, gone are the highly professional, large format shots of models and beaches, that had to be technically perfect, well they are not gone, but they are not the only opportunities for aspiring photographers who want to make a living with their hobby, their passion. Images that you wouldn't believe started life as a photograph end up everywhere these days and the ability to transform these images is available to everyone, and in the comfort of their own home.
Don't forget a lot of well known high street businesses started life on a kitchen table, why not yours?
101 WAYS TO START YOUR OWN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC BUSINESS!
101 WAYS TO START YOUR OWN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC BUSINESS!
Want to make money with digital photography? Want your own Photographic Business? Its not just wedding photography, read on to find out 101 other ways to make money and start your own business in the exciting world of Photography! Here is a list of the first 10, with an outline of the type of business that can be made.
Your own digital, photography based, home business could start here. . .
* T SHIRTS. A great business can be made with these, novelty T shirts with your own unique photo are steady sellers at markets, car boots or even online at Ebay! Topical, Political, Satirical, Humorous, Sporty, you decide what to photograph. And, you only need to print up as many as you can sell at a time, no huge stocks.
* POSTCARDS. If you plan it well you can compete in this market, you don't need to be a professional photographer, with short runs of unusually put together views, artistic portrayals or humour. Of course you don't have to head for Trafalgar Square, small towns and villages need postcards. Don't forget Ebay, lots of people from all over the world came from small towns and villages.
* MAGNETS. An obvious market here are fridge magnets for local business advertising. Other less obvious ones are To Do Lists, Shopping Lists, Calendars, Useful Phone Numbers, all can be produced from or with your photograph. Not just householders here, what about surgeries, shops, businesses?
*GREETINGS CARDS. Moonpig is not hogging the market here! A lot of people have no idea how to take a good photograph and would welcome an enterprising photographer who presents the finished article, a great photo of their house, car, pet (are just a few ideas) with a selection of Birthday, Christmas, Easter cards etc. Great home business!
* BUSINESS CARDS. Again an obvious market. A lot of tradesmen would pay someone to do the whole job for them, with a decent photo! How about Business Cards combined with Fridge Magnets and Customer Contact Cards, (appointments, offers etc)? A good photograph, or with a bit of manipulation with easy to use software, there is a market here.
* PUZZLES. People love puzzles, jigsaw puzzles for example. How about personalised puzzles? Great promotional items for the right business. What are puzzles but photographs or paintings cut up? There are many inexpensive, easy to use, software programmes that will produce a work of art from a photograph. Puzzle blanks are available, great gifts, personalised, delivered and for less than the local print shop.
* BUMPER STICKERS. How about a photo of your dog and or cat with a witty slogan like 'Dogs think and Cats know!' People love animals, funny, striking images, with or without words make great bumper stickers. Photographs can be turned into cartoons, how about 'If you can read this, clean the back window!'
Have fun, again don't forget personalising, some people would love to give bumper stickers away. Everything you photograph, manipulate and write is copyright to you.
* SILK. Photos can be transferred onto silk, or directly printed on to, for personalised cushions, pillow cases, quilts, bags. The list is endless. Promotional items, gifts for people. Copy someone's intricate cross stitching for them and print it as samples, or sell as copies. Think silk! A few years ago, putting a photograph onto silk and making a business of it in your own home was unheard of, now its easy.
* CAKES. Cakes you say, whats the use of photographing cakes? Edible transfers are available, when they first came out people had to spend thousands on special machines, not now. Now you can produce them at home. Follow the instructions carefully though, you don't want to poison anyone on their special occasion! Try to get out of the habit of thinking of the photograph as the end product, it is'nt the end, its just the beginning of another product, a business. . .
* OIL PAINTINGS. As previously mentioned there are numerous reasonably priced software programmes to convert any photographic portrait into an 'oil painting' of any style,or indeed a pen drawing, pop art any style that suits, printed onto canvas. Markets? How about Portraits of loved ones for Christmas or Birthday? Pet Portraits. Horses. Greyhounds. Houses. Cars. Motorbikes. Gardens. Its quite a list. Wasn't long ago when people in the Far East were kept busy painting portraits from photographs as gifts. Now you can do it at home, with a small ad in the local vet for example.
There are a lot of craft ideas here, with a sprinkling of high street businesses scaled down, thrown in. But rest assured this is just the tip of the photographic opportunities available today.
This is just to get your creative juices going and your brain storming with ideas! The internet has opened up a never ending need for images, of anything and everything. Stock photography has changed, gone are the highly professional, large format shots of models and beaches, that had to be technically perfect, well they are not gone, but they are not the only opportunities for aspiring photographers who want to make a living with their hobby, their passion. Images that you wouldn't believe started life as a photograph end up everywhere these days and the ability to transform these images is available to everyone, and in the comfort of their own home.
Don't forget a lot of well known high street businesses started life on a kitchen table, why not yours?
Want to make money with digital photography? Want your own Photographic Business? Its not just wedding photography, read on to find out 101 other ways to make money and start your own business in the exciting world of Photography! Here is a list of the first 10, with an outline of the type of business that can be made.
Your own digital, photography based, home business could start here. . .
* T SHIRTS. A great business can be made with these, novelty T shirts with your own unique photo are steady sellers at markets, car boots or even online at Ebay! Topical, Political, Satirical, Humorous, Sporty, you decide what to photograph. And, you only need to print up as many as you can sell at a time, no huge stocks.
* POSTCARDS. If you plan it well you can compete in this market, you don't need to be a professional photographer, with short runs of unusually put together views, artistic portrayals or humour. Of course you don't have to head for Trafalgar Square, small towns and villages need postcards. Don't forget Ebay, lots of people from all over the world came from small towns and villages.
* MAGNETS. An obvious market here are fridge magnets for local business advertising. Other less obvious ones are To Do Lists, Shopping Lists, Calendars, Useful Phone Numbers, all can be produced from or with your photograph. Not just householders here, what about surgeries, shops, businesses?
*GREETINGS CARDS. Moonpig is not hogging the market here! A lot of people have no idea how to take a good photograph and would welcome an enterprising photographer who presents the finished article, a great photo of their house, car, pet (are just a few ideas) with a selection of Birthday, Christmas, Easter cards etc. Great home business!
* BUSINESS CARDS. Again an obvious market. A lot of tradesmen would pay someone to do the whole job for them, with a decent photo! How about Business Cards combined with Fridge Magnets and Customer Contact Cards, (appointments, offers etc)? A good photograph, or with a bit of manipulation with easy to use software, there is a market here.
* PUZZLES. People love puzzles, jigsaw puzzles for example. How about personalised puzzles? Great promotional items for the right business. What are puzzles but photographs or paintings cut up? There are many inexpensive, easy to use, software programmes that will produce a work of art from a photograph. Puzzle blanks are available, great gifts, personalised, delivered and for less than the local print shop.
* BUMPER STICKERS. How about a photo of your dog and or cat with a witty slogan like 'Dogs think and Cats know!' People love animals, funny, striking images, with or without words make great bumper stickers. Photographs can be turned into cartoons, how about 'If you can read this, clean the back window!'
Have fun, again don't forget personalising, some people would love to give bumper stickers away. Everything you photograph, manipulate and write is copyright to you.
* SILK. Photos can be transferred onto silk, or directly printed on to, for personalised cushions, pillow cases, quilts, bags. The list is endless. Promotional items, gifts for people. Copy someone's intricate cross stitching for them and print it as samples, or sell as copies. Think silk! A few years ago, putting a photograph onto silk and making a business of it in your own home was unheard of, now its easy.
* CAKES. Cakes you say, whats the use of photographing cakes? Edible transfers are available, when they first came out people had to spend thousands on special machines, not now. Now you can produce them at home. Follow the instructions carefully though, you don't want to poison anyone on their special occasion! Try to get out of the habit of thinking of the photograph as the end product, it is'nt the end, its just the beginning of another product, a business. . .
* OIL PAINTINGS. As previously mentioned there are numerous reasonably priced software programmes to convert any photographic portrait into an 'oil painting' of any style,or indeed a pen drawing, pop art any style that suits, printed onto canvas. Markets? How about Portraits of loved ones for Christmas or Birthday? Pet Portraits. Horses. Greyhounds. Houses. Cars. Motorbikes. Gardens. Its quite a list. Wasn't long ago when people in the Far East were kept busy painting portraits from photographs as gifts. Now you can do it at home, with a small ad in the local vet for example.
There are a lot of craft ideas here, with a sprinkling of high street businesses scaled down, thrown in. But rest assured this is just the tip of the photographic opportunities available today.
This is just to get your creative juices going and your brain storming with ideas! The internet has opened up a never ending need for images, of anything and everything. Stock photography has changed, gone are the highly professional, large format shots of models and beaches, that had to be technically perfect, well they are not gone, but they are not the only opportunities for aspiring photographers who want to make a living with their hobby, their passion. Images that you wouldn't believe started life as a photograph end up everywhere these days and the ability to transform these images is available to everyone, and in the comfort of their own home.
Don't forget a lot of well known high street businesses started life on a kitchen table, why not yours?
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