This year, the theme of Nikon Photo Contest International will be the brand statement, ” At the heart of image” .

The contest has two categories:

1. free category in wich you may submit your work that reflect yout unique perspective and creativity.
2. “My planet” - this category is for images that express your feelings about your world. They may portray the environment, scenes from your daily life, or things and people you feel pasionate about.

The Nikon Photo Contest International is open to all photographers, professional or amateur, from any part of the world.

Entries are accepted from September 1st to November 30th, 2008.
 Entries by conventional mail should arrive at the nearest Entry Collection Point stated in this pamphlet either on or before November 30th, 2008.
 Entries received via the Internet will be accepted until 24:00 November 30th, 2008, Japan time.

Print dimensions: 19 x 24cm (8 x 10 inches) to 28 x 36cm (11 x 14 inches)
Please provide the information listed in the box on the right on the back of each print in block capitals.
One person can submit up to 2 entries for each category (a total of 4 prints). Please fill out the entry form attached to this pamphlet with the photograph(s), then send them by conventional mail to the nearest Entry Collection Point stated later in this pamphlet.

The winners will be announced in Nikon site by the end of July 2009.

The Corbis Photography Award will reward the best photography works created for advertising and promotion purposes, including print and online advertising, Direct Mailing, packaging and outdoor.

Qualifying entries:

• The competition is open to any agency or individual based in Europe.
• The works must have been created for usage on a territory that includes Europe but is not restricted to.
• Works can be submitted regardless of whether they have been published or not.
• Both entries published and unpublished must have been created or launched in 2006 or 2007.
• One photography represents one entry.
• A maximum of 10 entries per participant can be submitted. Each entry will be judged separately.

Fees
There are no fees for submissions to the Corbis Award for Creative Photography

Deadline
The deadline for registrations and entry submissions is September 7, 2007.

Award
The author of the best photography will receive an award of
5.000 Euros.

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Five Remarkably Successful Steps for Making Money In Photography by Arthur Turner

If you love to take pictures, you’ve probably wondered if there is any way you can make money doing your hobby. After all, you see photos everywhere, right? In magazines, on billboards, on product packages and more. And if you’ve ever said to yourself “people must get paid for those somehow”, you’re right. It is possible to be making money in photography, and there are many ways to do so. Here is a summary of five of them.

Portrait Photography

The easiest way to start making money in photography is to put together your own portrait studio. Individuals, families, friends, and even people with their pets come into your studio either by appointment or as a drop-in, and you take photos of them. This can be a very lucrative way of making money in photography, but it does take time and effort to become established. It also takes some cash. If you want to set up a portrait studio, you’ll need to pay for a location, pay the utilities for that space, and buy or rent lots of studio equipment such as photo backdrops, props, and specialty lighting.

Real Estate Photography

Another outstanding method for making money in photography is to take pictures of houses that are for sale. These types of photos are often used by real estate agents, brokers and home owners when they’re attempting to sell their property. Sometimes you can even sell your services to insurance agencies and they will assign you to take photographs of homes and property that are getting a new or replacement insurance policy.

Magazine Photography

This is another highly-used type of photography, but many people don’t give it a second thought. Magazines need photographers and well-taken pictures just like they need writers and well-written articles… and they’re willing to pay for them. Some magazines pay small amounts for photographs while others pay $100 or more each.

News Photography

This way of making money in photography is a perfect option for someone living in a busy city, particularly if you really like getting out and seeing what’s going on. With this type of Read the rest of this entry »

After we show you how to make money, selling your best pictures, now it’s time to find out how to make more money from your work !!

Photographers Direct is a photographic portal where photographers receive 80% of the sale price of their images (through an agency they normally receive 50%, through sub-agencies they may receive as little as 8% of the sale price!).
We have no set fees for images. Buyers looking for images can quote the budget available to them and our photographers can individually decide if this is acceptable.

What could be fairer!

All photographs are copyright protected and cannot be used without permission. The digital images on the Photographers Direct company website are available for licensing direct from the photographers who have submitted them. If you are interested in licensing any pictures you can submit a ‘purchase enquiry’ by entering your contact details and either quoting your budget or asking the photographer to send you a quote for the use of their stock photos. Your query will be automatically emailed to the photographer and you will also receive an email with the photographer’s contact details so you can contact them direct about their images. If you cannot find a photograph that is suitable for your needs on the website, please try our free online stock photography search service. We have photographers all over the world, so we have a good chance of finding any picture you need.

Photographers Direct is committed to assisting photographers in receiving the best possible commission rates for the licensing of their stock photography images.

You can make money with your photos. Even is photography it’s just a hobby for you why not trying to get an extra-buck or maybe more? Today I’ll tell you about a site where you can sell your photos. There are more than one site as this one, but for now let’s talk about www.shutterstock.com. Here you can put your photos to be seen by people from everywere around the world and they could buy them. You will get 25 cents per photo download. 25 cents for a photo is not much, but there are many thousands of people who can buy the same photo, so a good photo could worth much more than 25 cents.
“Since Shutterstock ShutterStock is an all-you-can-download subscription site, a user may purchase a subscription and download hundreds of photos. Your earning potential is endless!.For example, if your pictures are downloaded 1000 times over the course of a month, you will receive $250 for that month! If you make $250 per month, That’s $3000 per year from photos that would normally be collecting dust on your hard disk!” - sounds good.
So search you photos, don’t let them collect “dust on your hard disk”:), and start making money : www.shutterstock.com