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Event photography

You photograph weddings, parties, and corporate events, then deliver the edited gallery. You're booked per event, with weekends and season driving demand.

4.5Last review 6 weeks agoLow data
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Median monthly earnings
$1,500
50% of reviewers earn about $1,500
Effective hourly rate
$21.43
Earnings over the hours people logged
Hours per week
16 hrs
Median across reviews
Startup cost
$500–1,000
To get up and running
Time to first $100
1–4 weeks
From starting out
Monthly expenses
$150–300
To keep it running
Schedule flexibility
Some fixed commitments
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Would recommend it
100%
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How many reviewers use each platform. Many people work more than one.
Instacart
1 reviewer
How it scores
Happiness9.0 / 10
Would do it again100%
Schedule flexibility3.0 / 5
Pay predictability2.3 / 5
What surprised people most
Based on 1 review.
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Instacart· 1–2 years in · 6 weeks ago
Monthly $1,000–2,000Hours 60–80 hrs/moHourly $21.43

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