Photography

I wouldn't even compliment these photos if my mother took them, they're so average.

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Good luck with finding a job, hope you find one soon and that you enjoy, sadly these photos are not going to make you any money.

But I'd really like your opinion on the picture that I take.

Are the pictures any good?

Some are. You would look better overall as a photographer if you were a lot more selective about what you publish.

Also be careful about what you do with your white balance setting.

Could I perhaps leverage them for extra income?

Making money from photography isn't so much about being able to take good photos as it is catering to market demand. I don't think there is much or any market demand for what you shoot. Not many people want to pay money for photos of that subject matter. The few who do have better existing options already online, so there's no real reason they would buy from you instead of your competition. And you would need to spend money on marketing to even get people to look at your material, so you could potentially just put yourself in a hole.

https://www.reddit.com/r/photography/wiki/business#wiki_how_do_i_make_money_with_my_photography.3F_where.27s_a_good_place_to_sell_my_photos.3F_is_stock_photography_.22worth_it.3F.22

I'm currently unemployed, seeking a job.

A regular part-time job will make way more money, way more reliably.

Your technique is adequate. Sorry, though, but your eye is not. These are, at best, snapshots of things you like or think are interesting. None of them say anything. Any art can be considered successful when it allows its audience to have a better understanding of themselves and the world they live in. In that context, your photographs are not successful art. I'd recommend studying some of the great photographers. Focus on their selectivity. Ask yourself, "What does this photographer think about his/her subject?" Then go out in world with your camera and look for opportunities to speak through your photographs.

I didn’t scroll that far because it seemed redundant. But your first picture of a sunflower isn’t properly exposed or lit. Was definitely shot in midday-

I would look at studying light more and how to shoot in a midday setting.

I'll be the nice guy here by saying some positives...

You're asking some very seasoned photographers about your work. Take it as constructive criticism. Don't get down and dumpy over it, but take it as a lesson. Not too many in the craft would even give you this much attention.

You also have created your own portfolio (website). Not many know how to do that starting out. Most who say they want to be a photographer saturate an Instagram account and think they're the next Ansel Adams.

Your photos are purely snapshots. Work with that. Work on your lighting and white balance, as mentioned in the other comments.

Go to the local library and peruse the photography books and literature. It's free and you can learn more than what you can imagine. Not only how to take a photograph, but also the history. Immerse yourself in the how's and why's.

Good luck! We've all been there, and all have different beginnings.

First of all, you need to massively edit your portfolio, and only post your very best work — and no more than one from each set of shots.

And while I don’t think that your photos as they currently stand are sufficient for you to make much money in terms of technique or composition, I question whether you could make a living shooting this subject matter even if your work was significantly better.

The questions I have are, “Who is paying for photos of bugs and flowers and how much are they paying?” I have to think that the market for this kind of work is quite small, and the work would have to be truly extraordinary to provide the basis for paying one’s bills.

I can easily see how someone who shoots people, events, products or sports can make a living doing so. I have done some of that myself, and I’ve also hired people to shoot some of those things and paid them well. But flowers and bugs? I don’t even know where one would start with that kind of portfolio to cobble together a decent income.

Art is subjective so its hard to tell what someone else will like. You do seem to have more than a few slightly underexposed and out of focus pictures though. I wonder if you are just shooting everything wide open? Also maybe pick the best couple from a set? No sense posting 20 pics of the same bug or squirrel. Are you trying to make a living with the subject matter on your site? Not sure theres a huge market for this kind of stuff. Why not try selling at a stock photo site. Real quick and dirty way of finding out if your stuff is marketable.

Just wanted to chime in that I can see that you've spent quite a bit of time and effort shooting photos, and a few I wanted to point out that were good were the first picture of the mama bird feeding her baby. That one tells a bit of a story and even has a sort of "funniest animal picture" vibe.

I also like the photo of the hawk/eagle who had just snatched a fish out of the water. It looks like you patiently waited on that shot and that's definitely the right thing to do. Next time, if you have the opportunity and this place is nearby, think about where around the lake/sea and at what time of day the light will hit the bird best, and try to get the bird's eyes in focus and looking at the camera. If that shot is from the front at the right time of day, with the bird's eyes in focus, you have a pretty special shot.

Keep shooting, looking at other people's photos and taking feedback!

You cannot make an income with nature/wildlife photos.