In years past having a successful photography business was a difficult prospect for many. However, with today\'s digital technology and the Internet there are many professional and amateur photographers who are selling their photos and earning money hand over fist. Yet, because there is so much potential for earning money there is fierce competition and consequently no room for mediocre photos. If you would like to get in on this money making phenomenon and you believe in the quality of the images you take, here is some information that can give you a head start on how you can make money online through stock photography.

First and foremost, look for stock photography sites. These are popular sites who invite young talents to stock their best art pieces and photographs with them. Now these photographs are viewed by potential visitors belonging to varied walks of life like, web designing, interior designing, editing, advertising et al. If they are impressed by the photograph, they download it for free. The main advantage of these sites that entice a lot of art lovers is the free download option which enables them to search and save the best piece of art for them. However, the site seeks around 50 %-70% of commission as compensation against every download.

While there are more sites opening up daily a few of the more popular stock photography sites include: iStockphoto, Stockexpert, Fotolia, Crestock and Dreamstime. Because of its longevity and reputation iStockphoto is undoubtedly one of the most popular sites among many photographers. There are thousands of amazing photos that are sold daily on this site. Here you can be assured that there will be many people looking at your photos, and the more they are being viewed the higher the potential you will have for sales.

Stockexpert is another popular site known both for its variety and quality of photographs offered for sale. Here you can find considerably lower priced photographs that are offered for sale not only to consumers but on the stockexchange team as well. The rest of the sites I mentioned all operate in much the same way however please make sure you check out the terms and methods of payment prior to committing to them. For most sites you can register for free which will allow you access to member areas and have the opportunity to upload your photos; it is important to remember that each of these sites retain the right to accept or reject your photos based on quality as well as a variety of other considerations.

Other than the above mentioned sites, there are some other sites that offer entertaining modes to market your photographs. Sites like Cafepess, Phototrade give you the opportunity of embedding your pictures on mugs, T-shirts and other accessible items to sell your photographs in unique and attractive modes. You may also come across sites that seek membership payment from you and in return access viable marketing tools to attract hits from targeted visitors across the globe. Shutterpoint is one such paid site that demands a requisite member fees ranging $19 to $49, depending on the kind of membership availed.

Please remember, this is not an overnight success opportunity. Quality is key in this business and you must only submit quality photos that are guaranteed to be on par with their current inventory of photos.