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Do you love to take pictures? Though many of us are not expert at photography but we keep capturing our special moments by taking picture. Now we all have a smart phone which allows us to take high quality pictures. Keep doing this because it can become your income source in near future. There are several websites which are waiting for your pictures. Some of them are given below.
Photodune:
Here you can upload pictures and if they are approved by them then they will show you on their website. You will get percentage for per sell. It is under envatomarket. With this account you will get the access to work in other areas like themeforest, activeden etc. Join here.
Requirements: Your image should be at least 2 megapixel and they must be in RGB and JPG format.
If you do not follow the rules your files will be rejected though they are good. You need to use FTP upload to upload 5 photos at a time. Visit their website and see the quality of those pictures and cross that limit. Main advantage is that you can download one picture for free per month as a member.
Shutterstock:
Here you can sell both pictures and videos. Your picture should be at least 4 megapixels and must be in JPG format. You can also earn by referring others. Join here.
Dreamstime:
After creating account you will submit pictures for approval. After approval you will get 25-30% per sale as a contributor. But exclusive photographer receives more than that (60%). Minimum payout is 100$. Join here.
iStockphoto:
You will be given a quiz after creating account and you will be asked to submit your 3 best photos to get approval. Join here.
Fotolia:
Here credit is used to buy and sell photo. 1 credit = 1.4$. Minimum payout is low only 2$. This site supports paypal. Join here.
Tips for taking good picture:
Don’t zoom with smartphone: Modern smartphone gives you the opportunity to zoom your photo. But it doesn’t have any physical lens like Camera. It actually crops your image before taking picture and you lose pixels which decreases the quality of the picture. Go close to the object rather than zooming.
Use back camera: Always use back camera of your smartphone as its quality is much better than its front camera.
Take some time: Don’t take picture quickly. Focus the object and make sure everything is in the frame. Take few pictures of same object from different angle and then choose the best picture.
Take advice:Join any photography club and take advice from the experts.
Backgrounds:You always concern about a particular object but it has some backgrounds. This can influence the beauty of the picture. Suppose you have taken a picture of a person and with him you also took a picture of dustbin. Just think how bad will it be? Always create a relation between background and the theme of the image.
Don’t shake:Hold your camera in a correct way and don’t shake.
Take your camera everywhere: Don’t keep your camera at home. Take this where you go. Take picture what you like around and capture every moments. By doing this you will be able to take many pictures and become an expert one day.
Use of software: You can use image editing software like Photoshop to enhance brightness, crop, and give effects to pictures.
I first tried on the metal bikini (actually it was the rubber version made by Rubies) in 2009 at the request of a local radio station I was doing camera work for. While I had the costume on loan I took advantage of the opportunity and took some photos and posted them online. My pictures caught the attention of the right people and I was offered a job as an official Slave Leia model for the 2010 San Diego Comic Con and Star Wars Celebration (which sadly, I had to decline). Return of the Jedi was the only Star Wars film my family owned growing up and my siblings and I watched the VHS on a daily basis. I never thought I would grow up and literally be Princess Leia. I was more than thrilled to become an official model for Gentle Giant Studios. 
Since the Slave Leia PSA there has been a number of articles and Blogs (written mostly by women) crucifying anyone who has worn the metal bikini, labeling it a "problem" and "concern" at conventions. True there are times where there appears to be crowds of Slave Leias but its simply because those women were hired to be there. Things like the Slave Gathering, which takes place every year at the San Diego Comic Con (and have become legendary in addition to being a crowd pleasing event) have lured such celebrities as Olivia Munn and Adrianne Curry. It also receives massive press. One might complain that the metal bikini is too revealing when in fact, it shows as much as a two piece swimsuit at the beach. Ive seen women wear far less in cosplay even going as far as applying nothing but pasties over their bare breasts. Wheres the public outcry to ban those particular costumes at shows? Some may argue that were actually promoting slavery or sex slavery and that Leia was a victim who was sexually abused by Jabba the Hut. Unless theres a version of Return of the Jedi with a deleted rape scene that I missed, those theories and assumptions are best described as laughable. Stick with the facts; yes Leia was a prisoner and forced to wear that outfit as she watched her friends and allies suffer but did she sit there and play victim? No. 
This princess waited until the time was right and turned the tables on her captor, killed him and won her freedom. Its convenient that critics fail to recognize Leias accomplishment and bravery because of what shes wearing. Its no different than one women judging another because of the clothes she has on. Im often told by associates that they are surprised at how "nice" or "intelligent" I am for a model. Once again this is an example of stereotyping. People are accusing Leia cosplayers of not being "real" geeks without knowing that womans story or reason for putting the metal bikini on. Fingers are being pointed with accusations of us demeaning ourselves when in fact, we chose to wear it. No one forced us. Heres a life lesson for those who say were offensive; just dont look. To those who say the naysayers deserve to be heard, my response is that I dont deserve to be attacked and judged for the costume I choose to wear. Its just as easy for me to accuse someone of being jealous as it is for someone to accuse me of being an attention whore. We can play the blame game all night people. 
How is it that a princess who fought for her friends, beliefs and freedom offends the eye but not the dozens of cosplayers walking around dressed as murderers, thieves and rapists? Are you enraged at the sight of the Green Goblin because he murdered a helpless blonde atop a bridge? Do Joker cosplayers upset you because hes murdered children and paralyzed others? And what about Dr. Light? He raped Enlongated Mans wife on the Watch Tower. With incidents occurring at conventions such as raised ticket prices, the stealing of badges and assaults (such as last years pen stabbing incident at the San Diego Comic Con), youre biggest concern is a woman dressed as Slave Leia? Its time to get your priorities straight, let go of the hate and work on your self esteem. 
