Today is a new landmark. We officially went above Victor’s pregnancy time. He was born at 19 weeks and 5 days. Little Francis (not decided on a name yet) is 19 weeks and 6 days into the pregnancy.
Cindy is followed very closely. She had like 15 ultrasound yet. She has blood test and all kind of things every week. This one his going to go thru.
But Victor.. You toys still miss you.
Annual report photographer David Tejada explains you how to use leading lines to help your composition. That is a very simple and basic technic, but I like the way he explains it with example.
As a self-employed photojournalist, even when I don’t have something to do (an assignment), I HAVE something to do. Beside the “business” side (billing, self-promotion, etc), a freelancer always have to try to find new markets and new ways to make money out of his skill.
I recently told you about going back to my archive to put my photos into stock bank. Now it’s done, so as soon as the weather is cooperative, I go shoot headquarters, landmarks, or anything that might sell.
And when it’s snowing, raining, or when it’s just cloudy? I just started to try a new market: creative (non-editorial) stock photography. Earlier this week, I selected the theme “coffee” and spent a couple of hours setting up a little studio and shooting everything in the apartment that was coffee related. Some example below, complete sets of coffee stock photography on my Photoshelter page.
Coffee beans overflowing from a Burlap sack
Keywords: bag, coffee, beans, bean, white, background, studio, shot, food, cuisine, diet, food and nutrition, meals, breakfast, beverage, drink, drinks, nonalcoholic, cafe au lait, café mocha, cappuccino, drip coffee, espresso, Burlap, close, up, Textures, caffeine, roast, roasted, legume, seed, raw, icon, symbol, pip, grain, detail, still, life, group, java, flavored, hot, ingredient, black, sack, texture, fabric, Abundance, morning, decaffeinated, decaf, Caffeinated, gourmet, flavor, rich, fresh
Coffee and milk poured into a cup
Keywords: Same as above + sugar, milk, glass, cup, transparent
A cup full of coffee with sugar and cinnamon sticks isolated over a white background
Keywords: Same as first + spoon, sugar, cinnamon, stick, cinnamon stick
Remember when I told you about being a CP contributor? I got my first Cheque, covering the sale made in the month of November.
I made 4 sales:
I was pretty confident the Bouchard-Taylor picture (or this other one with Cardinal Ouellet) would be a good seller. It was an important moment of an historic commission. I’m sure this photo will still sell 10 years from now.
I was pretty confident too that my 6 Max Gros-Louis portraits would be a good seller, and this first month proved me right.
The Quebec flag could be used in every story who need an illustration of the nationalist/separatist movement in Quebec, so I think it is something I will sell again in the future.
Yes, it’s “just” 4 sales, but it’s a good start. I can make recurring sale, and this will grow over time as I add new images. This is a neat addition to my current revenue. That will help during month where the phone will ring less often.
Régis Labeame shakes hand with Marc Boucher, husband of defunct Andrée P. Boucher, as early result suggesting Labeaume would become the next mayor of Quebec City Sunday December 2, 2007. Photo Francis Vachon for The Montreal Gazette
Technical: Canon EOS 20d, 1/60 at f4 with a 16-35 at 17mm – ISO 1600 + direct fill flash
Régis Labeame speaks to his supporters after wining the municipal election in Quebec City Sunday December 2, 2007. Photo Francis Vachon for The Montreal Gazette.
Technical: Canon EOS 20d, 1/80 at f4 with a 16-35 at 29mm – ISO 800 + direct fill flash
Leader of the Action Civique de Québec Claude Larose poses at his party headquarter in Quebec City November 22, 2007. Larose trail behind Ann Bourget and Régis Labeaume in the race to the Quebec city mayor for the December 2 election, triggered early by the death of the reigning mayor Andrée Boucher. Photo Francis Vachon for the Montreal Gazette.
Technical: Canon EOS 20d, 1/125 at f4,5 with a 85mm prime lens – ISO 200 + flash bounced into an umbrella on the left
The leader of the Renouveau municipal de Québec Ann Bourget poses at her house in Quebec City November 22, 2007. Bourget was leading up until Friday until a new poll shows Régis Labeaume as the winner of the race to the Quebec city mayor for the December 2 election, triggered early by the death of the reigning mayor Andrée Boucher. Photo Francis Vachon for the Montreal Gazette.
Technical: Canon EOS 20d, 1/125 at f3,5 with a 85mm prime lens – ISO 200 + direct flash on the right thru the stairs’ ramp
The leader of the Renouveau municipal de Québec Ann Bourget poses at her house in Quebec City November 22, 2007. Bourget was leading up until Friday until a new poll shows Régis Labeaume as the winner of the race to the Quebec city mayor for the December 2 election, triggered early by the death of the reigning mayor Andrée Boucher. Photo Francis Vachon for the Montreal Gazette.
Technical: Canon EOS 20d, 1/200 at f1,8 with a 85mm prime lens – ISO 200 + flash bounced into an umbrella on the right