If you own a decent camera, or have a collection of good photos which you have taken yourself, then you could be selling your photos online. Traditionally, one had to be a talented and experienced stock photographer in order to sell stock photos, but traditional stock photos cost so much money, few people could afford them.

Photo buyers are now turning to the microstock photography websites, where photos are bought for a mere dollar or two per photo. The benefit to the buyers (and microstock photographers) is that cheap photos sell in great quantities. My best photos have sold up to 10 times each per day! You may only earn roughly 50 cents per photo sale (and perhaps 10-30 dollars for extended license sales) but with a large portfolio of stock photos it's possible to make thousands of dollars per month, just working part time, selling your photos via the microstock photography websites.

Just a few months after beginning microstock photography as a part time hobby, I was selling up to 50 images a day on shutterstock alone (shutterstock is the most lucrative microstock photography website, check it out). You simply need to ensure that your photos are technically good, feature a saleable subject, have an appropriate focal point, complimentary lighting, a good composition and no/low noise. You then keyword your photos before uploading them to the various microstock photography sites, who promote and sell your photos for you.

This site covers all areas of microstock photography, and is geared towards helping beginners get started, as well as helping more experienced microstock photographers maximise profits. Its not a bad way to earn your bread :)