Away we go!
Hi & welcome back! NiltoMil is officially off and running again – I’m keywording, submitting, pushing images and then working on shooting some new today.? I’m going to be pushing some older images even though I know they won’t sell as well as I’d like simply because I want the momentum to begin NOW not in a month when I get new stuff edited.
I’m ready for 2010!? January will be a very poor month since I’m starting so late but February should show some recovery.
In the last 6 months …
Be a ________.
During the last few months one of my major goals has been to shoot more food photography.? I am really interested in the subject, I enjoy all aspects of it, and I think I can do it well (eventually).
So my past few months have been focused on learning – studying food photos, “becoming” a foodie, learning styling techniques – I never wanted to jump straight into food but rather be a food person who knew how to photograph.? I’ve been studying food, food photos, collecting recipes, deciding on what I …
Halfway back and rolling
Images are going up now – mostly stuff I’ve shot in the past because we’re moving and my photo stuff is packed.? I am working on submitting older images.? I know they won’t sell quite the way I want but honestly I need to start getting momentum back and start submitting, get into all the right habits and patterns, etc.
Once we get moved a lot of our work is going to be focused on fixing up the house, prepping the new studio locations, shooting some new images, and so on.? …
My Lookstat trial
Lookstat offers a trial of their new keywording & uploading back office services.? 25 images will be uploaded to up to 10 sites for no charge, no strings, no payment info given.
Now, before anyone asks, you do have to provide your microstock site credentials.? If you aren’t comfortable with providing this to a service provider you need read no further.? Understandably, you’re not going to be interested in this service.? That’s the first stage of getting setup.
Onto my trial!
I ftp’d the 25 images to Lookstat and a few days later …
Directing my energy
Let me quote myself.
I am not going to stick around and pretend to be something I?m not.? Too many people set goals and fail to reach them, yet still continue the journey unfazed.? I often share my experiences and ideas in hopes of helping you.? If I can?t help myself first, I can?t help you.
If I fail to reach both goals (10k images, $25k for the year) by 12/31/09, NiltoMil.com will close for good whether I continue to shoot microstock or not.
At this point in the year it is obvious …
My (next) shoot?
As if wedding season here wasn’t busy enough, we just bought a new house!
So here’s my shoot idea:? I’m going to shoot the ENTIRE thing.? Shoot the packing the moving out, the empty new place, cleaning it up, boxes packed, the moving van/truck, new colors on the wall, colors half on the walls as its being done – all sorts of moving concepts.
I’m very excited to get back to work.? The summer months are always an incredibly difficult time for me to concentrate on stock – we shot 20 weddings …
I’m not dead!
Last year in November I wrote “imagine walking away from your house for 4 months and life kept happening around you ? that?s what I did.”
This year, wedding season is compressed.? The VAST majority of our work is/was in August, Sept and early Oct.? Not really June & July which was good for us.
That being said, I haven’t worked for one minute on microstock this month.? I haven’t figured earnings out yet – I will around midnight – but I assume they’re going to be very poor for all this …
Time spent…
I’d like to address something – the time I spend on microstock.? I think some people who read this blog are slightly confused about me slaving away and getting nowhere.
In July, I added 15 new images to my sites.? That means I worked on it for under 1 hour in July.? I made $500 in July.
In June, I added 150 new images.? About 4 hours of work.? I also made $450.? I’ve now in 2 months made $950 on 5 hours of work.
In May, I added 160 new images.? About …
Food 101
This post is more for my benefit – to look back on and laugh – than it is to educate & inspire you all.? We’ve been doing a LOT of learning & shooting on food lately.? I posted the brownies, we shot some shorter shoots (cupcakes too!) and we are doing another on Saturday (learning pasta I guess!).? I just wanted to get a few things out.
1) I bought two food photo books: Digital Food Photography by Lou Manna and Food Styling for Photographers by Linda Bellingham and Jean Ann …
New sponsor: Corbis
I just wanted to take a moment to thank our new NiltoMil sponsor, Corbis for supporting NiltoMil and helping us along the journey.? I don’t factor any advertising earnings into my quest for $1,000,000 but I do appreciate the boost and wanted to thank them publicly.
Many of you know but some may not – Corbis has transformed SnapVillage into the Veer Marketplace.? Veer looks great – my images have been transferred and I await the results now.? I hope to see some movement there soon.? Keep an eye on my …
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