Net Hustlin'

With the number of bloggers, webmasters, and digital photographers growing every day demand for graphic design and photo retouching is on the rise. Even if you've never used photoshop before there are thousands of tutorials on the subject to get you started if you are interested in doing this line of work. You can buy a cheap copy of photoshop on e-bay and go to sites such as Goodtutorials.com to learn the ropes of photoshop design.

Here are a few of the ways you can make money with photoshop:

Design logos and banners for webmasters.

As website competition heats up, everyone is looking for personalized graphics for their websites. There are many webmasters out there that aren't good at graphic design or just don't have the time for it. If you can do logo and banner design you'll want to get listed in design web directories so webmasters can find you. Here are a few sites where you can list your services:

http://www.getafreelancer.com
http://www.freelancedesigners.com
http://www.elance.com

You can also find logo design contests in various webmaster forums. In the digital point forums buy sell or trade section there are always contests for logo and web design. However, the offers on the forums are significantly less than the offers on sites like Elance. I would only recommend Digital Point if you are desperately in need of fast money.

Participate in Contests

If you have creative and original ideas they can take you a long way in photoshop contests. Here are the most popular photoshop contest sites:

Photoshop Contest This site has ongoing contests with prizes such as DVDs and Ipods.

Worth 1000 One of the biggest photoshop contest sites. Hosts corporate contests with cash prizes that usually range from $50 - $500.

SitePoint Design Contests A popular forum with various photoshop contests for cash.


Do photo retouching

You can do photo-retouching for models and actresses, or just the average person looking to spice up their facebook profile. Photo retouching can be as simple as brightening a picture and removing blemishes and flyaway hairs. If you want to do this you should create your own website to look professional and let people find you. Here are two examples of popular photo-retouching websites:

Pic Wash This site has photo retouching starting at $7. Their target customer base appears to be teens and college students who need basic photo fixes. This is a great idea because it isn't just limited to fashion photographers and webmasters. Most people on Myspace or facebook can afford this service and probably find it useful.

Glenn Feron Here is an example of a professional photo-retouching site by the freelancer Glenn Feron. This site is geared toward models, actresses, and clothing designers. Prices start at $70 for a half-hour of work.

Design brushes and other tools that can be sold

Web designers and artists are always looking for new brushes to use. Unfortunately there are a lot available online for free. However there are people who make money selling high-quality brushes and textures. You can create a collection of high-resolution, high-quality brushes and sell them on your website or at forums.

Textures, actions and patterns aren't as popular as brushes but you can still build a good collection with them or add them to your collection of brushes. There is a lot of competition out there with designing brushes and textures but if you build a high-quality product you can be successful.