When my son was four years old, I took a black and white picture of him on a tire swing and everyone absolutely loved it. My sister thought that I should submit it as stock photos royalty free and try to make some money from it. I had never thought of this before and I decided to look into it.

I checked out several different stock photography companies and actually submitted the photo to eight different ones before it was accepted. The company that accepted it said that it was beautiful work and that I should send them some samples of my other work.

Imagine my surprise when I received my very first royalty check for the picture of my son. It was even more surprising to see my stock photo in print on a calendar. My son was thrilled with it and we hung it on his wall. It is now June all year long.