Discover the “Lazy Photographer’s Secret” to Pulling in over $1,200 a Month … in Your Spare Time!
Never mind the camera settings, studio lighting, editing software – or any of that “more advanced” stuff.
Instead, find out how simple, everyday photos you shoot in your home or backyard can sell more often and make you more money – than complicated, over-processed pictures.
You’ll be amazed at how fast – and easily – you can grow your online portfolio with the Lazy Photographer’s Secret to breaking into online stock photography!
Dear Photographer,
You can spend years mastering photography. And you can spend weeks capturing the “perfect” shot.
Or you can take the Lazy Man’s approach.
That is: take simple, everyday pictures without fancy lighting and with only a basic understanding of your camera. And you can build a nice stock portfolio in record time.
You won’t believe how quickly you can bridge the gap from your first $20 royalty check to your first $1,200 check … or $2,000 check … and watch it just snowball from there.
The Lazy Photographer’s Secret shaves hours off your work times and years off your learning curve. It’s a proven shortcut for getting your career launched fast – with the least amount of effort.
Why do more work than you have to? When you could start seeing an income stream now.
Let’s face it, how many utterly untalented people do you know that seem to find success behind every door? And how many extremely talented people are struggling?
It’s not talent that makes someone successful. It’s knowing the right path to take … and taking it.Less Work. More Money! More Fun!
Welcome to the Lazy Photographer’s FABULOUS Lifestyle …
Got kids? Capture wonderful moments, like this one – and you’ll have a bestseller. This photo has sold over 17,000 times!
My name is Lori Allen. I'm the director of the Travel Division at American Writers & Artists Inc.
I wouldn't exactly call myself lazy. I manage half a dozen live events a year, produce our e-letters every week, and help over 60,000 subscribers discover and live out fun careers.
I am however, like many professionals, short of time.
If you’re reading this, my guess is you’re short of time too. Getting your photos accepted into stock agencies can be tough. Especially if you don't know what you're doing. And even if you do know what you're doing, it can still be time consuming.
That’s why I created a special online guide called The Lazy Man's Guide to Stock Photography. It’s about getting started in stock photography without spending years in a classroom or hours behind a desk processing your images.
Here’s what I mean. Take a look at this photograph …
This photo has sold more than 1,400 times through the online stock photo agency, istockphoto.com. It’s a simple photo, the kind you can easily take and profit from, too.
Now take a look at this photograph …
This photo, too, has sold more than 1,400 times at istockphoto.com. It took the photographer a little longer to produce though. Look at the dollar signs in the binoculars. Lise Gagne, the photographer, had to spend extra time in Photoshop to get those dollar signs in the binoculars and process this image.
"My best-selling pictures aren’t necessarily the ones you’d think. In fact, my best-selling image for a long time was of a standard-issue red velvet curtain. And now I’m making about $2100 a month in royalties. I keep telling my friends: ’You guys need to do this!’ It’s so easy and it’s fun too."
– Shelly Perry
What’s the lazy photographer’s trick? Keep your photos simple – and you’ll have an easier time making FAST CASH from stock agencies!
It’s a great shot to be sure. And once you get the hang of shooting and submitting photos for stock, you may want to spend some time creating images like this too.
But in the Lazy Man’s guide, our rule is …
If it's not easy, don't do it. That’s why this guide shows you how to take good photos that don't require a lot of effort. Plus it shows you how to let stock agencies sell them for you – so you have more free time on your hands.
Will this guide turn you into the greatest stock photographer of all time? No.
Will it show you how to take photos like the money shot above and process them in Photoshop until they’re perfect? No.
But it will get your stock photo career up and running fast. It will help you take photos like that first, simple one. And it will show you how to create a portfolio packed with images that can make you money – in just a few short weeks.
Here’s a sample of what you’ll learn in The Lazy Man's Guide to Stock Photography …
Productive Photo Shoots
= More Money!
- Lazy Photographers know that growing a large portfolio is the key to making a ton of money in stock photography. But they don’t want to waste time building that portfolio. So they use a “trick” for capturing more saleable images from every photo shoot. (We show you what it is on page 26.)
- If you have a good eye for composition, you snap better pictures, more often. That’s why on pages 28-29 you’ll discover the Lazy Man’s two techniques for capturing stunning images – with little to no practice.
- Not sure what to photograph? The Lazy Man never reinvents the wheel. On page 39 you’ll gain access to a list of 101 stock-worthy ideas that are sure to sell.
Learn to Work Smarter! Not Harder …
- The Lazy Man doesn’t waste any time with expensive equipment or studio lighting. Instead, go to pages 15-17, to find out how to capture the best color and quality of light – without the expense … and without the set-up time.
- Avoid common mistakes and rejections. The Lazy Man doesn’t have time to upload photos that aren’t going to make the cut the first time around. On pages 26 and 28 you’ll find the most common mistakes new photographers make and the Lazy Man’s way of avoiding them. That way, you’ll only spend time on the money-making shots.
- Discover the Lazy Man's Way of processing photos in only a minute or two – rather than slaving for hours editing images. Plus: An online tutorial video that walks you through the steps of uploading and processing your photos for stock! (Page 25).
Your FIRST $2,000 Royalty Check
is Closer than You Think!
"The current recession gives micro stock photos an even brighter future … agencies look to those sites … as sources of quality photos at lower prices."
– Jefferson Graham,
USA Today
The Lazy Man’s Guide to Stock Photography is all about making the most money from the least amount of work. For example:
- Discover six microstock agencies you can get started in right away (page 11). Three simple images are all it takes to break in and get the money rolling! You can even upload the same photos to all six agencies – to maximize your income potential.
Stephen Coburn, a Web designer at Adobe Systems (and now a stock photographer) earns a whopping $6,000 per month from his photos! How? According to a New York Times article, he spreads his photos over five microstock agencies. Smart guy. He’s using a strategy the Lazy Photographer uses to make a ton of money – working less!
- The same photo can sell for different prices on stock agency websites. Since you're earning a percentage of each sale, how can you ensure your photo sells for the highest price, rather than the lowest price offered? Learn the simple secret to this on page 26.
- Why NOW is the best time to jump into stock photography as a new (or inexperienced) photographer: Discover a whole new market of buyers that’s creating an urgent need for your photos. See page 9.
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The #1 key ingredient EVERY stock photo must have no matter what you photograph. Use this winning ingredient and you’ll have a recipe for success – that attracts magazine publishers, graphic designers, entrepreneurs and an abundance of other photo buyers! Page 12.“Shelly knows every aspect about stock photography, but also about general photography, and is very ready to share that knowledge!”
– Ellen Stubbs
- Shrink the competition with your PASSION! Transform your hobbies, interests or expertise into photo opportunities no one else but you can capture! Whether you’re into pets, music, travel, cooking, sewing, or something else – you can make your photos more unique, more saleable, and even easier to find on stock websites! Page 14.
Stay at the Top of Your Game
Without Breaking a Sweat!
- The Lazy Man’s Fool-Proof Plan for Success: Obey this plan, and like a well-oiled machine, you’ll keep your career running in high-gear, pumping out more pictures, uploading faster, and earning bigger royalties. Ignore it, and you’ll get stuck in the daily grind of working too hard. Page 38.
Shoot this and You’ve Got a BEST-SELLER!
Transform flower arrangements into income! This close-up of a bouquet of roses has sold over 1,000 times!
It makes sense to take pictures you know will sell the best. It’s like a guaranteed ticket to FAST CASH! It’s real easy to do too. A New York Times article stated that you can “Earn big money taking photographs in your spare time!” with stock and that “‘lifestyle photographs — pictures of people at work and play — are usually top sellers.”
They’re right – the most lucrative stock photos include people in them! The problem is, anytime you include identifiable people in your photos, you need them to sign a legal document called a “model release.”
But in the Lazy Man’s guide, you’ll discover a fast alternative to photographing people that doesn’t require a release at all. Shelly Perry, one of our photo instructors, has become a pro at taking pictures of people this way. When you see her photos on pages 30-31, it will really open your eyes to the creative possibilities that exist.
You can easily turn any special event (a wedding, birthday party, high school graduation … ) into a money-making opportunity – without ever needing model releases there either! No paperwork! No awkwardness in approaching strangers! Yet, you’ll still have best-sellers in your portfolio. Which means, more money earned!
… All this … without ever needing to sell a single photo yourself. It’s a great lifestyle because you get to …Focus on What You Love: Taking Photos
And Leave the Hard Stuff to Someone Else
Turn your kitchen tableinto a mini studio! Simple compositions like this one – that you can take on your kitchen table – can sell for fast cash. This photo has sold over 600 times.
You don't have to own a gallery (or have a friend who owns a gallery) to sell your work. You don't have to advertise. You don't have to bother with printing, matting, and storing your photos.
And if you're shy (or busy), you never have to stand around at a farmer's market or art fair chatting up potential buyers and haggling your wares.
You simply take photos when you want or have the time to. Upload when you want, as often as you want … and make money in your sleep. Very few opportunities offer such a luxury!
You see, stock agency websites work all night. Photo buyers in France and Japan are online shopping while the rest of us are eating, showering, sleeping, driving.
It’s exciting, because you never know where in the world your photos will appear.Where in the World Will Your Photos Pop up?
Exciting! My Grandma Found My Picture in a Department Store!
My grandmother recently found one of my wedding pictures in a frame at Ross, the department store.
A few months ago, my aunt in Canada found a separate picture of us in a frame at The Dollar Store. Here they are:
How did this happen? We hired a stock photographer to photograph our wedding nearly three years ago. My husband and I signed model releases so that she could sell our pictures on iStockphoto.com just to see where they’d end up.
Already we've seen our faces on credit card reward ads, wedding planner websites, honeymoon websites, magazine covers, and now inside picture frames!
A little while ago, I flew to Chicago to visit friends for a birthday bash.
Walking past a bank, I looked up and noticed a photo by Shelly Perry (the photographer I mentioned a minute ago). It was one of the pictures she sells for stock, printed larger than life on a poster advertising low-rate mortgages.
I got a thrill from seeing it – and it wasn't even my picture! Imagine how you’d feel if that was one of your photos!
Shelly's stock photos have shown up all over the world – in glossy magazines like Oprah, Good Housekeeping, and Redbook. I found another one of her pictures in a coffee-table book at a hotel in Paris, too. Most recently, I spotted another on a package of printer paper at Office Depot. Shelly even saw one of her photos on The American Music Awards behind Chris Daughtry on stage!
You just never know where your photos will pop up. You might find yourself browsing through the music section in your favorite store and see one of your photos on the cover of a music CD.
Or when you’re leafing through a book or magazine … browsing online … watching TV … driving by a billboard … imagine seeing your photos there!
All this, simply because you put your images in an online stock photo agency.
I’m 100% confident this lifestyle can be yours – if you simply follow the advice in this guide.
I’ve got something special up my sleeve, too …
“Can I Send You this $100 Check?”
Your backyard can make you money!
This close-up of leaves has sold over 400 times.
To prove my confidence in you, I’m going to send you a $100 check if you’ll let me …
You see, I’m looking for success stories to help inspire others to pursue stock photography … the easy way. So, I’ve started something I’m calling, “The Lazy Man’s Challenge.” But I’m only going to do this for a limited time.
Here’s the idea: All you need to do is use the advice you find in The Lazy Man's Guide to Stock Photography. It’s that simple. The moment you get at least 15 photos accepted for sale on a stock agency – and they sell for the first time (which is a piece of cake when you use the Lazy Man’s approach) – just shoot me a note to tell me about it. (Details on how to reach me are included on page 39 of this guide.)
If I can use your story in an upcoming newsletter to inspire others, and I ask you for an interview or for some tips you can pass along to the rest of our readers, I’ll send you a check for $100.
Keep in mind, those 15 images will have started to make you money anyway. Yet, I’m happy to send you a $100 check on top of those earnings!
100% Satisfaction Guarantee: It’s Easy to Succeed
When You’re Armed with the Right Tools!
The “Lazy Photographer’s Secret” Is Right for You If…
You don’t have the money to invest in expensive equipment…
You don’t have the time to learn everything about your camera…
You don’t even want the hassle of selling your photos, but you want the income…
If you’d like a simple way to add $1,200 or even more to your income each month – in your spare time – then you’ll love The Lazy Man's Guide to Stock Photography.
The Lazy Man's Guide to Stock Photography is affordable! Only $29.95! An incredible deal. Especially when this guide is the perfect solution to getting your career up and running fast in online stock photography – with the least amount of effort possible!
But still, the risk is ours. Not yours. If you’re not thrilled with the shortcuts and advice you’ll learn, just let me know within 30 days for a full refund. But please keep the guide free, with my compliments. That way, you risk nothing.
What could be more fair?
After all, if you use the advice you’ll soon discover there’s no reason why you can’t see money roll in from your stock photos within the 30-day guarantee period.
You may even find that what starts as “extra income” blossoms into a full-time, money-earning venture!
Take Lise Gagne, for instance. She started out with a goal of earning a mere $20 a week in stock photography. But once she got on a roll, the money didn’t stop! She’s now earning more than $200,000 a year from her stock photos!
And, here’s the thing: She got nothing but flack from her family and friends when she first got started. They thought she was crazy trying to sell photos when she had no formal training and no experience. But look at her now!
You CAN do this, too!
Special events – like weddings – can make you money!
This picture of a wedding cake
has sold over 2,200 times!
The Lazy Photographer’s secret is all about cutting the right corners – so you can see results and money in your bank account in the shortest time possible!
ACT NOW, and you’ll gain:
- The opportunity to build an impressive online portfolio in just a few weeks – and see a second income stream pour into your bank account in no time!
- A $100 check when you get 15 photos accepted for sale in stock and I share your story with your fellow readers.
- The exciting experience of seeing your photos showing up anywhere in the world!
- The opportunity to make fast cash from something you love doing!
- The ease of having your photos work on sales-overtime, baring fruitful income for years to come ... while you relax, travel, and just enjoy life!
If that sounds like the fun, creative lifestyle you want, I urge you to place your order today.
Wishing you profitable stock photos,
Lori Allen
Director, AWAI's Travel Division
PS: If you pass on this offer, how will you ever know if this was the answer to “finally” getting your photo career up and running, quickly … and easily?
You won’t, unless you try. The truth is, if you go it alone, stock photography is a tough nut to crack. If you don’t get your photos just right, they will get rejected. And online stock agencies monitor your rejection rate. Too many rejections, and you’ll have to wait months before you can submit your photos again.
Do you really want to risk putting your career on hold? Especially, when you can get The Lazy Man’s Guide to Stock Photography at no risk … and learn the easiest, fastest route for jump-starting your photo career?
You’re only mere minutes away from making life more fun, easy and lucrative! All you have to do is sign up here, right now …
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