I’ve seen so many people still asking why they’ve still not sold any artwork on Redbubble! So I’ve compiled all my enterprising, marketin…
I’ve seen so many people still asking why they’ve still not sold any artwork on Redbubble! So I’ve compiled all my enterprising, marketing, sales and money-based articles written over the last two years. I really REALLY hope you enjoy reading and applying them into your sales-campaign. First, let’s take a look at you, the artist within. Wait, that sounds like the first article… 01. Defining the Artist Within / 02. I Have a Special Condition! / 03. Keep that Entrepreneurial Spirit Alive / 04. Two Crafty Ways to Become a High Profile Photographer / 05. Playing the Popularity Game Without Caring if You Win or Lose / 06. What Makes You Think Your Art is Good Enough? Here is the guts of this article, the really in-depth stuff that should help understand how to better use Redbubble in your venture to either make money or make a name for yourself: 07. Are You Selling More Artwork ? / 08. Helping YOU Make a Profit on Redbubble ! / 09. Pleasure from Profit from Pleasure / 10. Quality Marketing Equals Sales / 11. Selling Your Art Successfully / 12. Sell, Give, Donate and Use Your Skills / 13. My Marketing Strategy / 14. How to Sell Anything / 15. Tips to Successful Photography. / 16. Twelve Months on Redbubble The trick is to read each article, and then ask yourself: ‘How does this apply to my situation?’. I’m very sure you’ll find a way to incorporate the ideas I’ve used here to improve your situation and increase your sales! I look forward to hearing how much more sales you make over the next few months!! EDIT [11:32 PM 15/05/2009] / Some of you will now want to run an exhibition, gallery or stall of your artwork. For that I have compiled another list of links that should help you! / ... Running Sheet for Exhibitions Since this is my article, I have to get a few shameless-plugs in here somewhere. I have T-shirts for sale that will get you noticed! / ... Your Name on a PHOTOGRAPHER Shirt / ... Photographer Shirts / ... Redbubble Shirts for Artists, Writers and Photographers Postscript / I started writing simple tips that any Redbubble Artist could use. I don’t write them so much any more, but I keep them here for my own reminder. I hope you enjoy these two that relate to this post enormously: / ... Tip #001 / ... Tip #004
It’s not sales and marketing, it’s marketing and sales. How can you sell something before you’ve marketed it? / Anyhow, for those who thou…
It’s not sales and marketing, it’s marketing and sales. How can you sell something before you’ve marketed it? / Anyhow, for those who thought this was going to be an expose on how to market and sell your redbubble art, you might be slightly dismayed. I say slightly because the message is surprisingly simple. This is marketing . I plurked about my recent befriending of a fellow train-catcher that resulted in a discussion that enabled me to promote my photo-hobby. This is sales: I sold a framed image from my RB gallery today. This is Naked Porcupine , medium, black frame, bright white matte. / For the tech-nerds at Redbubble headquarters who are saying ‘Hang on, hang on, our records show that YOU bought this from your own gallery!’: Yes, you are right, I purchased it myself. Let me explain why: I told a handful of friends earlier today that I’d be ordering a heap of cards and shirts this weekend, and that if they wanted anything in particular to tell me the names (and style) ASAP so I could include them. Within 10 minutes, a request for the aforementioned frame was asked of me, plus a request on how it could be paid for quickly and easily without using online facilities. / I agreed to pay for it myself and deliver to its new home … whereupon payment will be made. In closing, this is for those readers who’ve been hanging out for my usual marketing tips that bring in the sales, here they are: 1. Promote your work wherever you are: / ... Including public transport, family events, football stadiums, your local pub’, and online social networking (and in this circumstance, plurk.com) . / 2. When introducing yourself to new friends, tell them you are a photographer/artist/etc. / ... Don’t be embarrassed to tell people what you enjoy. Even if it’s only a hobby now, a little bit of exposure might be all the push you need to make your time and energy into a career. / 3. When asked to see your artwork, have it available. / ... Finally having an Apple Touch is worthwhile for something more than getting email and free wifi ! / 4. Be prepared to buy your own work if that’s what it takes to sell your artwork. / ... I have two boxes of my own cards, plus an online list available for people to choose which photographs they’d like to buy as card from me . / ... I also keep a handful of cards (protected by individual plastic bags to include the white envelope within the card) in my day-bag for letting people see and feel them. Everyone wants to know about the quality of the paper, the gloss of the image and to see them in-detail. Hope this helps you, because it all works very well for me!
Sixteen Ways to Increase your Sales...
Sixteen Ways to Increase your Sales Sixteen Ways to Increase your Sales by Stephen Mitchell is a great journal full of links….. please check it out if you are interested in maximising your potential sales here on red bubble :)
After a not so good day – I just saw that I’ve been featured on the Home Page / (my first ever Home Page Feature) ! Thank You to the…
After a not so good day – I just saw that I’ve been featured on the Home Page / (my first ever Home Page Feature) ! Thank You to the wonderful hosts for the features and to all you great RB people for the votes! Floral Emblem of Tasmania was featured on the Home Page Wreck of the Carpentaria Light Ship Won the Rustic Challenge Your Most Rustic Submission to the Rustic Group Ruins of a Huon Pine Barge featured in the Top 10 of Rusty Crusty and Falling to Bits Challenge Nautical relics Sailing the Coral Sea featured in Nature’s Macro Canvas Banksia Plagiocarpa featured in Protaceae Family Meet Michael Mitchell featured in Image and Writing Wreck of the Carpentaria Light Ship featured in Old and Rusty Captives featured in You’re Accepted Wooden Windmill featured in the Scavenger Hunt Telopea speciosissima – Waratah featured in Protaceae Family Sphere within Sphere featured in Globes Spheres and Curves Really appreciated! / Marilyn xo
As usual I’ve been reading journals around Redbubble where I’ve stumbled across something of interest: An article asking this question / ...
As usual I’ve been reading journals around Redbubble where I’ve stumbled across something of interest: An article asking this question ... ... Are you an ARTIST? ... ... / links to original article Because my comment was getting quite lengthy, here it is: Let’s look at the word Artist. It has two syllables, each of which are pertinent to this discussion. ART ... Well, that is a subjective subject, that is very often objectified, objected to, and made an object of conjecture. Don’t get me started on that word. IST ... This is the important component, and this is the best explanation I can give. The suffix -ist is a suffix which is added at the end of a noun which corresponds to those verbs which end in the suffix -ise (which is spelt in American English as the suffix -ize) or those nouns which end in the suffix -ism. The suffix -ist is used to denote a person who either practices something or a person who is concerned with something or a person who holds certain principles, doctrines, etc. / For example, a person who apologises is known as an apologist, a person who writes plays is known as a dramatist, a person who works on a machine is known as a machinist, a person who believes in realism is known as a realist, a person who believes in socialism is known as a socialist, a person who believes in capitalism is known as a capitalist. / Extracted from an article at blurtitDOTcom . Therefore: If you practice art, you are an artist. Does this answer the question? Maybe not. / But it does bring up a far better question: ... ... Are you practicing/producing art? ... ... I’m not expecting nor wanting you to answer. That’s entirely your decision. Say it aloud if you must, feel free to tell the world that you are an Artist. I say it would be far easier just to be yourself, and to let the artist be revealed.
This is a response to Craig Goldsmith journal entitled Image Management System...
This is a response to Craig Goldsmith journal entitled Image Management System . The wording got so long and complicated that I had to test the formatting. Which we have all learnt can only be done in our journals, not after posting (yet!). Sooo … I figured it might as well start and stop here: Just before I got hooked on RedBubble earlier this year, my wife and I rearranged our photography database. Here is the basic tree structure: /Year / Year,Month / Year,MonthDate / Label (Location,Item,etc) / ie / /2007 / 2007,Jan / 2007,2007Jul / Farm Each YEAR directory has every MONTH. Every MONTH has every DATE. Each DATE has its sub-directory’s of photograph types, plus one called FLICKR (for cropped/resized images reside, thereby leaving the original images untouched) which has a subdirectory entitled UPLOADED. But then I have an extra directory entitled “_Red_Bubble”, structured a little different. No dates, just three sub-directories. / 1. UPLOADED (Self explanatory) / 2. NEW_SHOTS (For the new work as I decide its good enough for you to purchase! / 3. UPLOAD_AGAIN (Some earlier works have been reworked or re-sized, thus…) But I do hear that Lightroom is a great multimedia package! May consider it later this year. So anyone considering purchasing a grand program for organising their photograph collection: Stop. Think. Revise. Resort
Thank You so much to the wonderful person who bought two Calendars of / *Meet Michael Mitchell. !http://images-2.redbubble.net/img/c…
Thank You so much to the wonderful person who bought two Calendars of / Meet Michael Mitchell. Meet_Michael_Mitchell To find out where Michael is now, go to: Find_Michael My Calendars are now linked to Michael’s Website: The_Great_Walk_Home* Other Calendars are: Support_Vehicle_for_The_Great_Australian_Cancer_Bush_Walk Cape_York_Calendar_2009_-_For_Charity
Suggestion of the day to RB Admin. If any other exhibitors disagree or agree with my idea, please comment here! *I’d prefer the defaul…
Suggestion of the day to RB Admin. If any other exhibitors disagree or agree with my idea, please comment here! I’d prefer the default when opening the ‘purchase cart’ to be on the cards (the least expensive item) rather than framed options. This might seem mad, but there are two reasons: 1. We prefer more sales, rather than none at all. Some people may baulk at the prices of these framed images – even though they are fair and reasonable!! So let them see the cards first. (Some people may prefer to purchase 50x$5 cards than purchase a $250 framed image.) / / 2. I had someone say, “Hang on, this says ‘From $3’ – but I don’t see anything under a $100.” They simply didn’t see the choices of frames, canvas, etc. They arrived at the first screen and figured that was all there was.
After viewing a few works around RB tonight, I felt compelled to determine two things: ^1. If it is legal to use, edit, or alter pho…
After viewing a few works around RB tonight, I felt compelled to determine two things: 1. If it is legal to use, edit, or alter photographs of other professional or nonprofessional photographers or artists. This includes photographs of paintings. / 2. If it legal to resell imagery/photographs of other professional or nonprofessional photographers or artists. I was unsure if it were legal/appropriate to make a profit from a composition, montage, mosaic, or crop parts of an original photograph. I viewed a lot of interesting ‘images’ that comprised of montage, mosaic and composition work , and asked: “Is it truly legal to sell this without the permission of the original photographer or artist?” I’ve seen a few montages that incorporate record-covers into interesting circular formations. It looks nice, but is it legally allowed to be sold? There’s no question you can create it and store it on your own computer, but can you sell it to others if you are not the originating artist? Your work might be original … but the images used to create it are someone else’s! A lot of googling, reading, researching has gone for the past THREE HOURS. Verbal debate with my wife on the matter was interesting. We both agreed and disagreed on a number of issues. Thus, I had to compile the list of sites we read through… These web sites may help you to determine if ‘imagery’ may or may not be able to be sold through Redbubble: 01. Legal Pitfalls in Taking or Using Photographs of Copyright Material, Trademarks and People / This one is VITALLY important we all read, specifically Section 1.5 / 1.5 Will you do something that actually constitutes an act which the copyright owner has the exclusive right to make? / As indicated earlier, photographing a copyright work is considered a way of reproducing the work, and this is an act which the copyright owner has the exclusive right to do. This is why you may need to get prior permission to include a copyright work in your shot. Some other activities that only the copyright owner has the exclusive right to do (and for which you may need permission) are: / 1. Making prints of a work, scanning it into digital form, photocopying it, copying digital works, etc.; / 2. Making a collage from several different photographs or images; / 3. Adding new artistic elements to an existing work (e.g., colorizing a black and white picture); / 4. Photographing someone’s work and then displaying the photo to the public (e.g., exhibiting the photo in a gallery, supplying copies to the public in postcard form, putting it on a website, sending it to customers via email, etc.). 02. Publicity Celebrities and Photographs … 15 Minutes of Fame Is A Property Right By Andrew Hudson, PhotoSecrets.com 03. Business of Scanning Art and reselling , Photo.net, July 2004 04. The Law for Photographers: Do I Need Permission? An Introduction to the Legal Aspects of Travel Photography , By Dianne Brinson, copyright attorney for PhotoSecrets.com 05. Copyright : It Costs You Nothing 06. Digital Manipulation of Photography 07. What is Copyright Protection 08. The Australian Commonwealth Consolidated Acts … Copyright Act 1968 09. All of Andrew Nemeth’s Articles and Essays . These make great reading. I started writing this article at about 10.00am. It’s now 1.40am, and my mind is filled with new information that has revolutionised my thoughts about photographing people in public places! 10. Privacy Laws, Commonwealth of Australia Before you react, I don’t mean to be a killjoy. / I applaud the amazing efforts and creativity of the people that spend time producing their work. But I also want you to know what is appropriate and fair use of intellectual property on the internet. You might find yourself in a lot of hot water if you don’t take a read of the websites listed above! So take care when you the following statement on a web page, in a book or wherever … “All images and content on these pages are the exclusive property of name of artist. They may not be saved copied reproduced or used for any reason without written permission from name of artist.” Take care when you present the image of a celebrity within your montage. They may not appreciate you making money at their expense. Would you like to go up against Bono, dollar for dollar? I suspect he can afford bigger lawyers. This post also is a follow up piece to the previous article of a similar nature Laws Against Defacing Art
I’ve written two new articles, both based on responses to emails from LinkedIn acquaintances. / Maybe …
I’ve written two new articles, both based on responses to emails from LinkedIn acquaintances. / Maybe you can glean some ideas from these two new articles to help sell your artwork upon Redbubble or any other web-based photo-gallery. / 1. Selling Your Art Successfully / 2. Sell, Give, Donate and Use Your Skills
A very big Thank You to Australian_Travel_Photography_and_Writing...
A very big Thank You to Australian_Travel_Photography_and_Writing / for featuring Meet_Michael_Mitchell I am so very grateful to be given the opportunity of gaining some exposure for Michael and for his wonderful cause! Marilyn :o) Whilst travelling around Cape York Peninsula (May 2008), I had the great honour to meet Michael Mitchell and camp with him and his Uncle Dave at Cockatoo Creek. Michael is walking Australia to raise $1M to support The Cancer Council’s lifesaving cancer research, education programs to help detect and prevent cancers, and support services for Australians in great need. Michael left the “Tip” of Cape York Peninsula, Far North Queensland on the 5th of May 2008 and is expected to arrive at South Point, Wilson’s Promontory, Victoria, on the 27th June 2009. Michael has been an enthusiastic bush walker for the past 15 years. His treks have included The Australian Alps Walking Track from Walhalla in Victoria to Canberra in the year 2000, raising money for St Vincent’s Hospital Cancer Services in Melbourne. 100% of proceeds received from Redbubble in respect to sales of “All my Cape York Photos and Calendars” will be donated to “thegreataustraliancancerbushwalk” for the Cancer Council. Please check out Michael’s website www.thegreatcancerwalk.com.au To See Where Michael is now, go to: / Find_Michael Please also check out my Art_4_Charity_Calendars For_Charity / Meet_Michael_Mitchell / The_Great_Australian_Cancer_Bush_Walk /
To any of you who know Vicky, you will also know that over the past little while she has suffered the loss of two of her beloved pets, he…
To any of you who know Vicky, you will also know that over the past little while she has suffered the loss of two of her beloved pets, her dog Chelsea and her cat Elizabeth. I am sad to say that yesterday, Vicky and her husband John suffered the loss of yet another beloved animal, their cat Adolf. He was 16 and died of advanced kidney failure. Vicky shared a special bond with Adolf who she had had since he was a kitten and she is devastated by his loss. If you feel inclined, please send Vicky your condolences, thoughts, prayers to let her know that you are with her to help her through her pain. Thanks and God Bless you all. Love, Ruthie
That’s my prediction. Set up our calendars now , and within the next f…
That’s my prediction. Set up our calendars now , and within the next few months (if not sooner, and I hope it is), Redbubble will start converting them to the 2010 months. We can make it happen. Yes, we can! Why am I saying this? Calendars make fantastic Christmas gifts! / So I want Redbubble to make the change NOW. My clients and I need to be able to purchase long before Christmas, thus being able to post/deliver to the recipient. I have started promoting calendars already, so I eagerly (and patiently) await the format-change to our calendars!
Because the forums are filled to the brim (if it had sound, it would be like a beehive with the lid off!), this is my preferred medium …
Because the forums are filled to the brim (if it had sound, it would be like a beehive with the lid off!), this is my preferred medium to send my message. IDEA: I’d like to be able to put descriptions and tags on multiple photographs. / Rather than having to go through ALL 200 photographs (which take hours), an option to CTRL and hold several images at once, then send the same tags and description, would be most beneficial. Tagging would be easier with choices of word already used, similar to http://del.icio.us/ allows. What I’d really like to be able to do is add/adjust the description field of multiple photographs. I don’t know of any site that does that already. I’m sure you know exactly what I mean, so I won’t describe it any further. All thoughts from fellow artists welcomed on this. I look forward to any response on this idea.
Are you displaying any of your own Redbubble Artwork within your home? / How many? Card, Canvas, Frame, etc? / Feel free to display t…
Are you displaying any of your own Redbubble Artwork within your home? / How many? Card, Canvas, Frame, etc? / Feel free to display the link/original image from within your gallery. I’m keen to know how many artists buy their own work. Because, as I often say to other artists, if it’s so good to put onto Redbubble for someone else to purchase … Have you bought it yourself? Answer this any which way you want, I appreciate your thoughts on this matter. This is the first of a variety of questions I will be asking Redbubble Artists over the next few weeks.
The biggest advantage of adding ‘tags’ or ‘tagging’ your uploads to RedBubble is that you can group together certain types of photogr…
The biggest advantage of adding ‘tags’ or ‘tagging’ your uploads to RedBubble is that you can group together certain types of photographs. / ie. Landscape, Water Colour, Cartoons, Etc. To show you how this helps me, for the past three hours (between watching some television) I have been adding specific tags to my images. Consequently, I now have these ‘Series’ of related images. 1. Flowering Bulbs / 2. Kangaroo Island, April 2007 / 3. Kangaroo Island, April 2007 / 4. FlickrSA / 5. Landscape / 6. Architecture, Abstract / 7. Farm Machinery / 8. Beach, Kangaroo Island As you can see, tagging is important to get noticed. So here are a few ways to tag your work: 1. Don’t put in commas ( , )—just leave a space between each word. RB put the comma’s in automatically. 2. If you feel comfortable with worldwide recognition, Add your name. Either as separate words or conjoined. To join them, use an underscore and no spaces. / ie. Stephen_Mitchell / Otherwise, add your avatar. 2. The style of the image: / ie. black_and_white pens pencil isograph penmanship / ... and whatever else best describes the style of your work. 3. Location. / There are a lot of people on RB (and around the Internet) who’d probably love to discover these places or know of them. So add words that tell us where you were—the country, the town, even the railway station, etc. 4. Use descriptors. / Words that describe your emotions, the weather, the colour, the texture of the objects in the photograph. All these tags help your work to get noticed. / There maybe someone looking for a rainy afternoon on a railway station drawn with isograph pens ;) or wanting a computer wallpaper that’s vibrant red with bubbles. So those words are what they will search on, either here or on Google. Happy tagging!
It took a while tonight, but I eventually found a few links t…
It took a while tonight, but I eventually found a few links to the winners of that fantastic photo competition we all entered a few months ago! Whilst I was not a winner in any of the categories (I had submissions in three of them), I’m still winning by being a registered member here. See, I am selling my work. I use my RedBubble gallery as a base to display my work … and I sell a lot of photographs offline! Last week I had 60 prints (at 6inch x 4inch) of my photography on RedBubble printed at TEDS in Rundle Street in Adelaide . No big deal. Took them to work yesterday. Showed a few women. Within an hour, quite a few of those ladies put instant requests in. A couple just wanted more 6×4’s, and one wants a couple at A4 size. Late this afternoon one remarked that I should have brought in MORE cards for Father’s Day! Damn, but I had a good come back line, Next Year!. Actually, I’m planning to get about 100 to 200 printed through RB before the end of November – for Christmas cards. I’ve been informed they should sell VERY fast! So now we are moving a few steps ahead: Tomorrow we (the wife and I) are getting 20 x A4 prints of these photographs, all of which are on display on RB: From SaharaBelle’s Collection / 1. Walking on Sunshine / 2. Diggin In / 3. Starry Eyed / 4. Like Pollen Through a Straw / 5. Honey Pot / 6. Flower Bug / 7. Sweet Prison / 8. Flaming Nectar / 9. Loaded / 10. Seed Pods / (Yes, number 10 is in my collection. However, because it sold as one of mine, SWMBO has agreed to leave it where it is! Otherwise it would be deleted as a sale!) From Stephentrepreneur’s Collection / 1. How to Bee A Lily / 2. White Gums II / 3. VOC Portrait / 4. VOC Left Door / 5. VOC Tray II / 6. The Cart Behind The Horse / 7. Coffee in the CarPark / 8. Shell Necklace / 9. Tranquiliser / 10. Open Arms Plus two more for a very lovely female friend who wants to frame these her own way : gold gilding on a large frame! / 1. Off His Hinges / 2. Waiting But what then? , I hear you all cry out! Well, I’m forming a portfolio. / Next year I’d like to do a proper photographic course. I’ve been waiting twenty-something years to afford to do this … which is WAAAY too long. After watching younger people around me jump into fantastic jobs and positions over the last few months, I’ve decided it’s FINALLY time to and be more. All the photographs above will be put into a new A3 folder I purchased some time ago. Then I will take that around with me to show off. You want to buy one? OK, either you buy straight from the folder (though I am not sure about that idea), or I take your details and deliver. The whole concept is still being worked on, so we have some planning to work out. My father is an astute business man, and I have a brother whom is a brilliant salesman … so I hope to get both their time-tested advice on certain issues very shortly. / The folder will also be used to convince Adelaide TAFE that I am a worthy student. I won’t write my sales-pitch to the TAFE here, it’s a little corny … but all very true. More about the next stage of this new adventure in my life will be on display over the next week. And I’ll be writing about how we plan to build a Home-Studio and the New Kitchen over the coming months! Fifteen Cards for Sale on Redbubble / / Fifteen Cards from RedBubble / A Big HELLO to everyone around Adelaide who’s seeing more of my photography! Particularly those people at my day job. I guess my life outside of work isn’t a secret anymore! And why I smile more often than I have in a long time.
This will be the the last journal entry I will be posting on redbubble. I just wanted to say thank you all again, your support has bee…
This will be the the last journal entry I will be posting on redbubble. I just wanted to say thank you all again, your support has been very inspiring and overwhelming. I may be back someday, but for now my life has simply led me in a different direction. I will still maintain my Deviant art site as a test site for images before they are loaded as prints for purchase on my own domain. If you would like to keep up and see what I have been doing you are more than welcome to watch me there, do be advised it will not be the most up to date versions of my photos though: / http://benjamin-charles.deviantart.com My most current and purchasable prints will be most efficiantly and directly accessed through my new domain: / http://www.bcphotography.us On a final note a few friends and I made it into the Outdoor Photographer Natures Colors contest finals. I am not a competitive person at all really so I will advertise for everyone… I wish you all the best of luck, and am so proud to see all of us in there. Me: http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/photo-contests/2nd-annual-natures-colors/finalists/25759-no-name.html Nick: http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/photo-contests/2nd-annual-natures-colors/finalists/25708-tamarack-forest.html Nolan: http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/photo-contests/2nd-annual-natures-colors/finalists/25748-eastern-sierras-and-wild-iris.html Michael: http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/photo-contests/2nd-annual-natures-colors/finalists/25704-road-of-dreams.html Again I thank you all, and hey who knows, keep me on your watch list, I might be back to suprise you one day.
Originally to be posted as a comment at Jo O’Briens article entitled Selling Greeting Cards Through Stores...
Originally to be posted as a comment at Jo O’Briens article entitled Selling Greeting Cards Through Stores (22 July 2007), but it grew too big! Jo said: / Too many people give their cards different prices when in the eye of the customer they all look pretty much the same I totally agree. / Be consistent. Stick to it. If the work is quality, you can increase the price on your cards, either individually or as a pack. But never drop the retail value. That’s like dropping your standards. Jo said: / Recently I bought a bunch of RedBubble cards and gave them all to friends. The response was amazing. They all got online to find more! Next step for me is to buy a bunch of my own cards and find excuses to give them to people. I did this with my recent purchases . / I only bought 30 of my cards. Gave 4 to close friends as gifts. Then my friends bought my stock within a few minutes. Thankfully I had enough remaining for family! I plan to purchase about 100 more … just before Christmas! Wherever I meet friends and family .. I promote my work. You are correct … with an ABN, a stamped receipt book, a stack of business cards … we become business people. Jo also has a great idea to pack each card in plastic for retail presentation, plus a great way to convince retailers to take some stock for their shop! I’m working on an idea for putting framed works in local eateries/cafés, so Jo OBrien has provided very good reading !
SaharaBelle is a new member to RB, but not much of a writer. Because I like her work (_both…
SaharaBelle is a new member to RB, but not much of a writer. Because I like her work (both in the kitchen :D and with a camera), I’m showing you some her amazing photography. Thankfully SaharaBelle made a few comments during the upload process – so I’ll divulge these with you. Basically, this post serves as an easy way for our family and friends to quickly see all the cards of her amazing photography. There will be more soon. In fact, some of my collection will moving across. Yes, I took credit for her work … with her permission! But now she is a member, she wants them back. Anyway, here are all the cards of our recent visit to the Wittunga National Park. I encourage people to leave nice comments on her work. Or critique’s. We’re always looking for extra help on how to take a better photograph! You might recognise this photograph! I cropped this one to a square image to make her avatar. I love this photograph … it’s so vibrant and almost blinding! What do you think?! / “This one will make a great Christmas card!”. Her words after this uploaded. / I suggested this shot – because she had the Macro-lens. It turned out a lot better than I ever expected. It helps that SaharaBelle made sure the blue sky was in the background of these shots, thereby allowing a lot more light to come through the ‘field of focus’. / Nice shadows in this one. The yellow stamen look like antenna … don’t they? / Hehe, nature’s feather duster! I suspect it would leave more pollen than it would remove! / I just love how this is the colours of the Australian flag! / This little bee is getting his money’s worth of nectar… / It took a while to think of a suitable title. But this choice works well. / Sometimes the title’s are just so apt. Yet come out of nowhere. / I originally suggested “Toilet Brush”, but apparently my humor was NOT appropriate. / I’m sure you can see why this title was chosen. This little bee probably wasn’t imprisoned at all, but they do look like bars around his face! / This is a flower in the process of blooming. When we return next weekend, I hope to capture these in full bloom! / Hehe, this little guy was filling up like a car at the petrol-pump! I’m sure he saw the camera coming toward him, but just had to get that nectar! / This amazing shot was incredibly lucky. With a dedicated macro lens, she was going to shoot just the flower … but found the little black bug inside. / This amazing little bee was sticking his face straight into the flower, digging all the nectar out. / We think this was an ant, but not real sure! He was swimming around the nectar, presumably doing the anty-paddle (doggy paddle, get it?!). / Here is that bee again. This was the last time we saw this guy before he flew back to the hive… / SaharaBelle tells me this is her favourite shot, and I agree. The detail in those wings is outstanding! / But this is not the end! SaharaBelle and I have plans for more day-trips, even with the SA Central group later this year! SaharaBelle and I hope you all (wink wink at friends and family!) like these cards enough to purchase a few.
Thank You to Art_for_Charity for featuring Water_Lillies_at_Cape_River...
Thank You to Art_for_Charity for featuring Water_Lillies_at_Cape_River I really appreciate the feature – I am honoured!! :o) 100% of proceeds received from Redbubble in respect to sales of “Water Lillies at Cape River” will be donated to “thegreataustraliancancerbushwalk” for the Cancer Council. Please check out Michael Mitchell’s website www.thegreatcancerwalk.com.au To See where Michael is now: Find_Michael
I was directed to Stephen Mitchell’s journal after asking, and being asked questions about how to increase your sales here on RB. It is f…
I was directed to Stephen Mitchell’s journal after asking, and being asked questions about how to increase your sales here on RB. It is full of useful links so run over and check it out. Sixteen ways to increase your sales – by Stephen Mitchell
Are you a photographer who wants everyone to know about YOUR hobby, small-business, skillset, and/or passion? Do you attend events, only to find people asking questions like “Are you a photographer?”, even when you holding a dSLR that could take down a elephant from two miles away? Do you want people to able to easily find & view your artwork on Redbubble – even when you are out on assignment, on a field-trip, or walking in public? If you answered “YES” to any of these questions, you are in the right place! I invite you to choose and purchase any of the Photographers-Shirts displayed below. , , Available in every Colour, Size and Style, for Men and Women. , , Don’t Delay, They’re Available Every Day! , SPECIALISED SHIRTS / Get your PERSONAL or BUSINESS NAME on your shirt at no extra cost! / Philip Johnson did … and liked them so much he bought TWO! REMEMBER to take a photograph of yourself in your new Photographers-Shirt and display within the Buyers Booth, and then tell us how good the print is … I’d like to know if they need improvement. / OTHER ARTICLES about these Shirts: / ... Your Name on a Photographer Shirt / ... Redbubble Shirts for Artists, Writers and Photographers / ... Four T-shirts for Professional Photographs / ... Photographer Shirts All artwork is copyright© to Stephen Mitchell / All Rights Reserved. / You may not use, replicate, manipulate, redistribute, or modify my photography, writing, and artwork without my express consent.
Wondering where I have been? Probably not. But in case you were: I’ve just returned from a week on Kangaroo Island! As such, I’m…
Wondering where I have been? Probably not. But in case you were: I’ve just returned from a week on Kangaroo Island! As such, I’m currently uploading the best of the best photographs to my RB portfolio. You are welcome to view through my Kangaroo Island Collection
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