Though accounting for only 5 percent of the world's population, Americans consume 26 percent of the world's energy. (American Almanac) Last year, the city of 
Online stock photography websites have grown in the last few years as one of the easiest ways that photographers can get into to make a few extra bucks. Because of this, the competition is getting pretty fierce. The large stock photography sites now have several million photos online and they can be downloaded for just very cheap sometimes less than a dollar for a photograph.
Since so many photographers are doing stock photography to try to put a few extra bucks in their pockets it makes it extremely difficult for those that are doing it for a living. The key to being successful in stock photography is to provide great images of things that the customer is looking for. Obviously this is easier said than done, but it’s not impossible.
How do you find out what customers are looking for? Look at what is getting downloaded a lot. Try to find images that have many downloads but do not have many alternatives. Look at the popular photos and think about why they are popular. Think about how they could be used. Especially in advertising material.
