So THAT'S What It Feels Like

LlywellynLlywellyn Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 3,186 Major grins
edited July 8, 2008 in Mind Your Own Business
I've made sales on my site to family and for two hired shoots, but I've never had someone unrelated to me in any way decide to buy one of my prints...until today!!! This to me feels like my first real sale. It's silly how giddy it's made me. :barb :ivar

I find it so random what will appeal to others. This is not a photo I took to sell; it's just a nice memento for me of a very dear pet:

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I'm thrilled somebody loved it enough to buy a print of it. Sketch will be getting lots of snuggles in gratitude tonight. :D

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  • iChinchillabuttiChinchillabutt Registered Users Posts: 19 Big grins
    edited July 4, 2008
    sweet! i can see why they bought it :D
  • goldenstarphotogoldenstarphoto Registered Users Posts: 252 Major grins
    edited July 4, 2008
    iChinchillabutt wrote:
    sweet! i can see why they bought it :D

    Very nice! Congrats. thumb.gif
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited July 4, 2008
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  • LlywellynLlywellyn Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 3,186 Major grins
    edited July 4, 2008
    iChinchillabutt wrote:
    sweet! i can see why they bought it :D

    Aw, thank you! iloveyou.gif
    goldenstarphoto wrote:
    Very nice! Congrats. thumb.gif

    Thank you! :D
    Andy wrote:
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    !!

    clap.gifD :ivar

    Sketch is now officially annoyed from all the hugs. mwink.gif
  • IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited July 4, 2008
    Congratulations. Your work is always very nice. You may never know, but wouldn't it be heartwarming if your photo reminded the buyer of a pet he/she had lost recently?
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  • thenimirrathenimirra Registered Users Posts: 697 Major grins
    edited July 8, 2008
    that's wonderful and very inspiring! I haven't made any random sales yet, as all of mine have been associated with events I have covered. But your success (and that lovely shot) gives me hope! clap.gif
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  • cmorganphotographycmorganphotography Registered Users Posts: 980 Major grins
    edited July 8, 2008
    It's the colours and the pretty cat. Looks like Halloween [my fav holiday] I'm going to have to stash this in my cue of "things to buy with fun money (when I have it)" I want one too!!!! I'd hang it in my witch flying over the moon frame. :D Seriously, give me some time, I want to buy one!
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  • LlywellynLlywellyn Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 3,186 Major grins
    edited July 8, 2008
    Icebear wrote:
    Congratulations. Your work is always very nice. You may never know, but wouldn't it be heartwarming if your photo reminded the buyer of a pet he/she had lost recently?

    Thank you. And you're right, that would be very heartwarming. iloveyou.gif
    thenimirra wrote:
    that's wonderful and very inspiring! I haven't made any random sales yet, as all of mine have been associated with events I have covered. But your success (and that lovely shot) gives me hope! clap.gif

    Thank you! I'm sure it's just a matter of time for your own random sale. I follow your threads and you have some amazing shots. thumb.gif
    cmorganphotography wrote:
    It's the colours and the pretty cat. Looks like Halloween [my fav holiday] I'm going to have to stash this in my cue of "things to buy with fun money (when I have it)" I want one too!!!! I'd hang it in my witch flying over the moon frame. :D Seriously, give me some time, I want to buy one!

    Laughing.gif! Thank you! :D He is the perfect Halloween decoration. :giggle
  • cmorganphotographycmorganphotography Registered Users Posts: 980 Major grins
    edited July 8, 2008
    How did you light that smoke? Is it a cigarette? I'm having a hard time properly lighting really thick smoke. What' the set up - lights and whatnot.
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  • KennySKennyS Registered Users Posts: 85 Big grins
    edited July 8, 2008
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  • LlywellynLlywellyn Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 3,186 Major grins
    edited July 8, 2008
    cmorganphotography wrote:
    How did you light that smoke? Is it a cigarette? I'm having a hard time properly lighting really thick smoke. What' the set up - lights and whatnot.

    I actually used one or two sticks of incense. You only need one off-camera flash (or strobe, which is what I used) and a very, very dark room. The tricky part is severely controlling the spill of light. Here's a how-to I read before attempting it: http://www.photocritic.org/artsmoke-photographing-smoke/

    It's equal parts frustration and fun. :D
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