Photographs capture pieces of time, preserving memories for years and generations to come. Sitting around an old photo album, laughing at pictures and telling stories of how those photos came to be can be great fun. The problem is every family or group of friends inevitably has someone who is seen in maybe one or two shots but no others. Why? That is the person behind the lens.

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One of the easiest ways of making extra money is with a camera. More people own cameras than radios and photography is the fastest growing hobby in the world. Yet using a camera as an extra income tool is largely overlooked!

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Last year at my mother-in-law's surprise birthday party, we showed a video montage containing a lifetime of photographs. Each of her seven children had selected a dozen photos. The photos were then transferred to a DVD and set to music. With the right equipment and some technological savvy, you can cash in on the ever-growing need to move memories. It was the best present we could have chosen for the birthday girl. In addition, it provided entertainment for the guests, as well.

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Scrapbooking is the next biggest thing in family arts and crafts. It is becoming a multi-billion dollar industry. Claim your niche business with a unique job. Offer to be a photographer for families at their special events and then place their photos into a scrapbook.

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Clothes shopping can be very overwhelming at times, especially if shopping for a completely new seasonal, or vocation, wardrobe. This could take a whole day of shopping, or even several days, of comparing styles and various department store options. We all know how hard it is to choose between many different clothing items. We are concerned with the way the clothes look on us, the way they fit, age appropriateness, etc. After trying on many different items, it is easy to become completely overwhelmed, not even remembering the first items tried on, when trying to decide which of the articles of clothing to purchase or invest in. It makes it even harder when trying to stay on a budget.

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What a great way to start slumbering in the evening. View a pillowcase that has a beautiful picture of a place you would much rather be at the time, then rest your head on your pillow after looking at it with the dream vacation set in your mind, as you close your eyes. Chances are you will start dreaming about the very place you last thought of before closing your eyes.

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Looking at a magazine cover, many of us wish that we had the same skin and complexion that the model on the cover has. However, these models do not always have the same skin and complexion shown on the cover. Sometimes these models have their photo retouched by photo-enhancing specialists to remove any wrinkles, blemishes, and any other flaws on the photos. Therefore, if you have a skill at photo enhancing, you could consider offering these services for a fee.

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If you are fantastic with Photoshop and good at taking pictures, this is the business for you! With Photoshop, you can take a black and white photo of someone and paint colors on it. The end result should look like an oil painting without all of the, well, painting.

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We take photographs to keep memories alive. However, sometimes old photographs fade and become discolored as time passes. In such cases, the advent of science now lets us restore these photographs to make them look as good as new. Therefore, you could start a service wherein you restore old photographs, and of course, charge the client for your services. In this way, the client gets new photographs, and you, a line of income!

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Aerial photos are regularly needed and used by different types of businesses. If you don't like to fly or want to fly to take these pictures, you can hire other people to take them for you. Companies that need to do studies on large lots of property often need these pictures too, to file studies on the land when it is being sold or having proposed buildings or roads built on them. Even government agencies require these up-to-date photos. You can even sell them to existing homeowners that need them for insurance or many other reasons.

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