How to make money with a digital camera and a bit of imagination

Once upon a time a camera was in the hold of one of this two types of people:
The professional who made a living with a fancy expensive camera, and the consumer who just played around with amature stuff. The digital revolution came and shuffle this two types into one... We all can be professional amatures and make money with affordable equipment. All we need is some knowledge of photography, a digital camera and some imagination.
In this articles I will start you up with some ideas of how to make money with your camera.

Be a journalist

Go out have some fun, document events. After getting good footage that has some kind of a public interest, contact a newspaper, Magazine, Internet magazine, church news-letter.... and see if you can get them interested in publishing your work. Document class reunions, amature sport events, organize scrapbooks and sell to those who were there and have some sentimental feeling. The business of documenting memories can be highly profitable.

Staging and Real Estate
There are a lot of competition in the real estate market, and realtors are looking constantly for an edge over their peers. You can get paid for taking pictures of the homes and you work may be published in newspapers, magazines and Internet. Not only will you get paid but receive free publicity!

Photographs data base
Web designers, graphic artists and filmmakers are constantly looking for raw materials. Create a CD full of your work and sell it as a royalty-free package.

Images Web site
You can publish your work at a cyber gallery. Similar to a regular gallery, people see the published work but with one difference - They don't leave their home.It is more convenient. It's easier to get published and you may get more of an exposure than in a regular gallery.

How to guides
One of the biggest fashions of our times is the "How to..." guides. Follow a project from a beginning to the end with photographs and text, publish and sell!

Community
There are such services that a community needs from a photographer. If you belong to a temple of any religion, chances are there may be a need for a data base that will serve the members of the community. A data base with pictures and text. Offer your services and name your price. 

This are only some ideas. If none of this ideas suits you, just sit down and think, exercise the imagination mussels.  With a bit of thought you may find your own passion that will provide you with lucrative opportunities.