Earning pocket money from togging...

[Pupp]

Ok, the stock library route has been done to death on here and I know that's a possibility but is there any other acknowledged path to earning from snapping without going fully pro (or standing on pro toes)?

Deal is I do a part time job that I can't stand but would miss the extra income this brings (not a fortune but enough for the odd holiday and occasional toys etc). Just idly wondering whether I can jettison the job, recycle the time doing something I actually enjoy, and something like match the extra income? Don't wanna give up the day job

Prolly not
awaits the 'your pics are crap...' responses

[Simpo Two]

Depends how good you are and, equally important and often overlooked, how good your marketing/sales skills are.

[RobDickinson]

Options?

Try take some fine art shots, print & frame and sell / get in galleries
Get some wedding gigs, you need some kit and the time/customers but can earn.
See if you can get pics for local rags/local news/events.

[Scho]

i did the sort of thing you're thinking about whist i was at uni. i have a good designer mate who would throw me the odd job and also this regular-ish gig photographing signs (how thrilling!). got that one through the uni. i also sold a few landscape prints, not many mind, probably helped by the fact i had a mate in a lab that would print me stuff for free meaning i could sell them cheap. You can also sell images to magazines if they use them, you can find submission details on websites ect, i won some kit from digital photographer as they put my stuff in a readers gallery-which i promptly sold on ebay!

i think it helps if you know people in industry, other than that just try EVERYTHING!