Showing posts with label Nature Photographs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nature Photographs. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Monday, June 13, 2011
Moth Photograph, Hadena Capsularis
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Photograph of the Day, Mountain Top
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Photograph of the Day, Ancestral Homestead
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Photograph of the Day, My ScotsIrish
Friday, January 21, 2011
Photograph of the Day, ScotsIrish Homestead
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Photograph of the Day, Wild Pig
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Sunday, January 16, 2011
Photograph of the Day, Daisies
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Strange Patterns in the Snow
Upon waking up on Sunday, Jan 9, 2011, my hubby and I looked out our living room window only to notice very strange patterns in the front lawn’s snow-coverd ground. (See Pics) They were around 6 to 8 inches high and ran in a curvy pattern across the snow, where, mind you no underground gas, water, electric, nor any underground sprinkler system, nor underground dog fence are located there, plus there are no overhead lines or trees of any kind, either.
After much chatter, fun conclusions or debate within a forum about what could have created these strange patterns, we are pretty much sticking to the theory that perhaps a small twig, a cardboard box, or a bag with something heavy in it blew across our lawn leaving these unusual markings on the snow top. Notice there are places where the snow indents, and places where it seems also to rise up, also notice many of the markings are very similar in shape. We have no actual proof as to what happened, but in a Bonanza Forum people guessed everything from Alien writings to Angel messages to mole markings, I suppose we’ll never know, as today it snowed last night, and those same markings are very slightly visible now. So, what do you, the reader think they are? Well, dear reader, I end on a note that’s a quote from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: “Curiouser and Curiouser!”
Dee of http://www.bonanza.com/divinefabricsnmore
After much chatter, fun conclusions or debate within a forum about what could have created these strange patterns, we are pretty much sticking to the theory that perhaps a small twig, a cardboard box, or a bag with something heavy in it blew across our lawn leaving these unusual markings on the snow top. Notice there are places where the snow indents, and places where it seems also to rise up, also notice many of the markings are very similar in shape. We have no actual proof as to what happened, but in a Bonanza Forum people guessed everything from Alien writings to Angel messages to mole markings, I suppose we’ll never know, as today it snowed last night, and those same markings are very slightly visible now. So, what do you, the reader think they are? Well, dear reader, I end on a note that’s a quote from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: “Curiouser and Curiouser!”
Dee of http://www.bonanza.com/divinefabricsnmore
Friday, January 7, 2011
Photograph of the Day, Iris
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Discouraged
Ok, first let me say this. It may seem funny to read what I'm posting when you see I have only one sale. BUT, just because I only have one sale here doesn't mean I haven't sold my art before.
Now, to the heart of this post! I see so many people posting about being discouraged, low views, lack of sales, etc. I'd like to step in and say to stop feeling so down! Step back for a moment. Take a deep breath. Let me tell you a little story about me and my photography.
I've always loved taking photographs, I NEVER thought I'd ever make any money from it. It was my passion, my ultimate favorite hobby. I dreamed of being some National Geographic type photographer, but since I am self taught, never imagined anyone other than family would ever hang one of my photos on a wall, much less give me money for them.
A few years ago, I just couldn't help myself-I just had to upgrade my point and shoot to a DSLR. We didn't have a lot of cash, so I made a scary promise to my husband. We buy the camera and I'll find a way to sell enough photographs to pay it back (it was bought on a 6 months no interest credit card). Now I had six months to figure out not only how to use the camera, but also to get good enough photos to sell-and how to sell them!
I remembered a website I saw that sold prints and calendars and stuff-a club we belonged to used them to make t-shirts. I went there, created an account, and uploaded some photos. I knew NOTHING about how to do it. It took me days to get them sized right. I found the forums there, and in those forums were a lot of great folks that helped me learn a lot about not only how to use that website, but to run my business. It took a while, but I made a few sales. I learned more, upgraded things and finally, I paid back the camera. And then I kept making sales! I actually was earning money on my photographs!! People were paying money for my art, and it was hanging on their walls!
Think it was some little, cozy place like Etsy? Think you have a lot of competiton here? It's much, much bigger. It doesn't matter where it is, but for instance, a search on that site for "sunset photograph" brings nearly 2,000 results.
What I am telling you is that if I can do this, you can too. Find your niche. Find what makes you different than the others in it. Play it up to your customers. Get your OWN site. Promote it. Market it. Learn what SEO is. Learn about running your business. Absorb knowledge shared freely like a sponge. Even if you don't agree with someone, read their opinion, there might be a little something you can take from it. Don't get stuck in a rut and stay there. Learn from each mistake. The single most important thing I learned from my past few years is this-it's your business, not "abc company's". Own it. Don't let anyone tell you you can't, and don't believe that you can't. Believe in yourself, your craft and your business. YOU CAN DO THIS.
Now go create! Go work on tags and descriptions and things Google likes! OWN YOUR BUSINESS!!
Now, to the heart of this post! I see so many people posting about being discouraged, low views, lack of sales, etc. I'd like to step in and say to stop feeling so down! Step back for a moment. Take a deep breath. Let me tell you a little story about me and my photography.
I've always loved taking photographs, I NEVER thought I'd ever make any money from it. It was my passion, my ultimate favorite hobby. I dreamed of being some National Geographic type photographer, but since I am self taught, never imagined anyone other than family would ever hang one of my photos on a wall, much less give me money for them.
A few years ago, I just couldn't help myself-I just had to upgrade my point and shoot to a DSLR. We didn't have a lot of cash, so I made a scary promise to my husband. We buy the camera and I'll find a way to sell enough photographs to pay it back (it was bought on a 6 months no interest credit card). Now I had six months to figure out not only how to use the camera, but also to get good enough photos to sell-and how to sell them!
I remembered a website I saw that sold prints and calendars and stuff-a club we belonged to used them to make t-shirts. I went there, created an account, and uploaded some photos. I knew NOTHING about how to do it. It took me days to get them sized right. I found the forums there, and in those forums were a lot of great folks that helped me learn a lot about not only how to use that website, but to run my business. It took a while, but I made a few sales. I learned more, upgraded things and finally, I paid back the camera. And then I kept making sales! I actually was earning money on my photographs!! People were paying money for my art, and it was hanging on their walls!
Think it was some little, cozy place like Etsy? Think you have a lot of competiton here? It's much, much bigger. It doesn't matter where it is, but for instance, a search on that site for "sunset photograph" brings nearly 2,000 results.
What I am telling you is that if I can do this, you can too. Find your niche. Find what makes you different than the others in it. Play it up to your customers. Get your OWN site. Promote it. Market it. Learn what SEO is. Learn about running your business. Absorb knowledge shared freely like a sponge. Even if you don't agree with someone, read their opinion, there might be a little something you can take from it. Don't get stuck in a rut and stay there. Learn from each mistake. The single most important thing I learned from my past few years is this-it's your business, not "abc company's". Own it. Don't let anyone tell you you can't, and don't believe that you can't. Believe in yourself, your craft and your business. YOU CAN DO THIS.
Now go create! Go work on tags and descriptions and things Google likes! OWN YOUR BUSINESS!!
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Thursday, December 30, 2010
Photograph of the Day, Deer
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