DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest You are not logged in. (log in or register
 

DPChallenge Forums >> Photography Discussion >> My first sale! (And i don't mean print)
Pages:  
Showing posts 1 - 8 of 8, (reverse)
AuthorThread
05/20/2005 12:16:44 PM · #1
My recent entry and first blue ribbon, , received quite a lot of attention through word-of-mouth and now i've been offered a vague suggestion of £200 to use the image for publicity material for an opera production.


It was also suggested that if i could provide an image of a falcon taking wing, with the falconer's arm still visible, it would be even more suitable. Anyone got any tips for taking such a shot? I know a few falconries that would be of help, but does anyone have any experience with this sort of shot specifically? Should i try to keep the light in front of the falcon, to keep its eyes bright, or should i try to backlight it so the thin feathers in its wings glow?
05/20/2005 12:24:36 PM · #2
Why not try several different setups? If you are getting the help from the falconries already you might as well get as many shots from different angles, lighting setups, etc.

I loved this photo BTW. It is very striking!

Mike
05/20/2005 12:26:00 PM · #3
Congratulations! That's a fantastic endorsement of your skills!
05/20/2005 12:27:54 PM · #4
awesome!
05/20/2005 12:51:48 PM · #5
Excellent, Eugene! After 7 months, I finally sold my first prints this week, too. They were sold at base price, so I made diddly/squat. I don't know whether to be thrilled at my first sale or disappointed that it took months to give away my highest-rated and most-favorited photo for "free." :-(
05/20/2005 12:56:59 PM · #6
Originally posted by scalvert:

Excellent, Eugene! After 7 months, I finally sold my first prints this week, too. They were sold at base price, so I made diddly/squat. I don't know whether to be thrilled at my first sale or disappointed that it took months to give away my highest-rated and most-favorited photo for "free." :-(


Nonsense! You should definitely be thrilled that someone appreciates your work enough to actually pay to look at it!! If anything, that's a much greater compliment than someone buying your work to try to sell what they're producing.
05/20/2005 01:01:40 PM · #7
Congratulations! That's fantastic.

While your at it, ask them if they want to buy a red-ribbon bridge to go with it ;)
05/20/2005 01:11:29 PM · #8
How exciting and wonderful for you. That image is nothing short of amazing.
Pages:  
Current Server Time: 08/17/2025 05:55:19 PM

Please log in or register to post to the forums.


Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2025 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 08/17/2025 05:55:19 PM EDT.