Digital Photography Success

Photography is a fascinating and very interesting subject. It never seems to diminish in popularity. SLR photography has proven itself to be most versatile with the ability to interchange lenses on the cameras, which gives greater scope for a variety of types of photography.

A few years ago the digital camera was introduced and at first many seasoned photographers were very wary of it and a few said it would never catch on. They have been proved utterly wrong and nowadays nearly everyone has gone digital. The reason for its success can be seen in some of the major differences it has brought.

No Film - Memory cards replaced the need for film and its requirement to get processed after it had been exposed. Instant View - Immediately after you have taken a photograph, you can view it via the screen on the back of the camera. Keep or Delete - No filling up memory card unnecessarily, if you don't like it just delete it. Instant download to computer - No waiting for the shots to be processed and then returned to you. Just connect up to the computer and download.
In an age where everyone wants things quickly, the digital camera scores on all these points and that shows why it is so popular. Printing out your photos has become very easy also and some professionals have ventured into wireless printers which can receive photos direct from their suitably enabled camera and can have photos printed minutes after the shots have been taken.

This can be very advantageous at events such as wedding receptions, social events, etc. where the customer can walk away from the event with their photos. Another major opportunity that has been made a lot easier with the advent of digital cameras is selling your photos. A few years ago it was quite difficult to go through your collection of photos, select a few, then send them of to a photo library or other agency to see if you could get them approved for sale.

Nowadays there are many online photo libraries, stock photo and microstock sites. These make uploading your selected photos very easy and as long as you adhere to the guidelines they set for the quality and composition etc. of the photo, you have a good chance of getting them accepted for sale. This can be quite lucrative and many people have been able to sustain a fair monthly income by doing this. The beauty is that your photo can be downloaded from these sites many times and that increases the amount that is made from it. All in all, any photographer who is interested in trying to earn some money from their photographs should try this route.

This article was written by Alan Seel who is a keen photographer.Writing about the opportunities that digital photography has given to people has been an interesting exercise and if anyone would like to find out more about selling photos online then please visit http://www.alanseelonline.com where I explain more about this.