You love snapping pics of your adorable five-year-old. But what if you could get paid for the 400 pictures you took at his backyard birthday party last weekend?
Meet Scoopshot, an app and crowdsourcing platform where big-name companies (USA Today and Heineken, for example) buy photos and videos from average Joe’s like us for mutually agreed-upon prices. Download the app, and then simply upload interesting images and videos that you think are media worthy. It’s a good idea to check out the “tasks” section to see what clients are looking for (which can be anything from the Eiffel Tower to a temple in Kyoto). After that, just name your price. Companies can browse your portfolio and reach out about publishing individual photos. You’ll always be properly credited, and the money will go straight into your PayPal account.
The average photo goes for anywhere from $4 to $50, but one man in Finland (where the app was created) earned more than $20,000 (!!) by snapping businesses across the country.
It’s worth a shot, right?
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