I'm Going to Be Published!
This bubblemail greeted me this morning…
“Ann,
I’m the Editor/Art Director of a national fireworks magazine. I’d love to use the photo of your nephew and his sparkler for a future issue. Great photo!
www.76pyro.com
Anyway, let me know and you can either send it to my personal email address* or I can send you a password to send it to our ftp site. You will be given full credit for the photo and I’ll send you a free copy.
Michael Richards”
*e-mail address omitted for privacy’s sake.
This is the image that he’s referring to…it won best of show at our local fair this summer. I couldn’t be more thrilled!
dpennyor
CONGRATS!!!! SUPER!!!!!! WAY TO GO ANN!!!!
Ann Rodriquez replied
Thanks, Dennis! You know about how this feels, I’m sure, with your work displayed at the hospital…thrilling!
Emily Peak
AWESOME! I am so excited for you! YAY,ANN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Ann Rodriquez replied
Aww, thanks Emily! I can FEEL your excitement for me, and it makes me even MORE excited. Ha! : )
Sandy Stewart
Way to go and congratulations Ann!!! :))
Ann Rodriquez replied
Thanks, Sandy! I’m still slightly on cloud 9. : )
Marita McVeigh
wonderful news!
Ann Rodriquez replied
Thanks, Marita! I thought so too!
Andy Mueller
That is awesome, love the “halo” around the sparkler ….. Congrats, Ann!!!
Ann Rodriquez replied
Thanks, Andy! Me too. I am still rather fascinated by this photo myself! lol : )
Rachel Leigh
Congratulations!!!
Ann Rodriquez replied
Thanks, Rachel! My nephew is going to be thrilled, and his brother is going to be jealous! lol
dpennyor
YEP!!!! it’s a good feeling… waiting for the results for the children’s hospital in indianapolis to see if I have any going up in there!!!
Michael Beers
Ann that is great I know how that feels I have had several of my photos publised and it feels like the first time every time. My image Elk Hunter was published in a 100.00 coffee table book and is in the library of congress as well. That was my first but the images that have been in the news paper meade me just as happy.
I am proud of you well done my friend well done.
Happy dance time
Michael Beers
oops ( PUBLISHED ) I should read before I hit send
Michael Beers
double oops ( MADE not meade) I dont know whats wrong with me today LOL.
Ann Rodriquez replied
LOL It’s Monday and you’re on hunting hangover, maybe? LOL : ) Thanks for the comment(s!)...yes, it always IS exciting to make forward progress with pictures, isn’t it?! FUN!
oh yeah, happy dance!!
MooseMan
Way totally super cool, Ann!! :) That’s gotta be a feather in the cap… is there room for another feather? :)
Ann Rodriquez replied
Oh yes, always room for another feather!
And I’ll have you know I’m quite cranky that you retracted my FREE CAMERA. Jerk.
; ) you’re too funny.
jgolder
Ann, that is pretty cool !!!!! nice job!
Ann Rodriquez replied
Thank you! It’ll be out in February, and they’re sending me a copy. That’ll be fun to see!
Rosemary Scott
fantastic!!! Well done Ann!
Ann Rodriquez replied
Thanks, Rosemary! : ) I’m still kind of floating… ; )
Rosemary Scott
Because you received this wonderful news via bubblemail, I’m presuming this is how Michael Richards found your image.
This is great news for all in redbubble, because it shows that it’s not only other RB artists looking at our images, apparently editors do too! Hopefully gallery owners, publishers, advertising execs etc. will start to see RB as a genuine source of good images!
Wouldn’t that be great!
Congrats once again :o)))
Ann Rodriquez replied
INDEED, Rosemary! Pretty thrilling, isn’t it? That’s what I’m hoping. Michael actually has a RB account with some nice images in it…he probably keeps his eyes open for fireworks images here.
Al Bourassa
CONGRATS, IT IS A GREAT SHOT!
Ann Rodriquez replied
Thank you, Al! : )
Bryan Peterson
Very nice image and well deserving of being published Ann—Congratulations and well done.
Ann Rodriquez replied
Thank you, Brian! : ) I always appreciate your kind and affirming words.
down23
Congratulations! That is so cool ~ I’m happy for you!
Ann Rodriquez replied
Thanks! I’m rather happy for me too! teehee :)
Amanda Moscoe
Ann, that is so exciting!! Congrats to you!!!
Ann Rodriquez replied
Thanks, Amanda, I thought too that it was pretty exciting! ; ) Yipee!
ericseyes
Wow, way to go!!!!!!!!!!! I’m so happy for you! You’ll have to let us know when it’s published so we can check it out! Go Ann!
Ann Rodriquez replied
Thanks, Eric! I knew you’d be excited for me! : ) And I just got back from my first baby portrait session, and it went GREAT, so I’m absolutely floating today! LOL
Jeralynn
Congratulations! Love the photo!
Ann Rodriquez replied
Thank you, Jeralynn! : )