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Sold My First Photo!

Postby The Ruptured Duck » Thu Jul 17, 2008 9:04 pm

Quite by chance, a lady was at the airport dropping her husband off to go fly his plane, and she saw me taking pictures.  A week later she called the airport asking who it was with the long camera lens and of course my name popped up.  She asked me for an 11X14 print for her husbands birthday, so I downloaded a trial version of photoshop played with the dodge tool and sent it in to be printed at Douglas Photographic Imaging in town.

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Not my best, however it is a start.  I only charged her $55 (a steal if you look at some pros shots) mostly because I always told myself that the first person to purchase a print of mine will get a good deal in order to get my name out there.
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Re: Sold My First Photo!

Postby Papa9571 » Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:06 am

Congratulations on your first photo sale.  
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Re: Sold My First Photo!

Postby tcco94 » Fri Jul 18, 2008 2:14 am

Nice shot ;)
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Re: Sold My First Photo!

Postby pepper_airborne » Fri Jul 18, 2008 2:34 am

Congrats!
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Re: Sold My First Photo!

Postby Mictheslik » Fri Jul 18, 2008 3:25 am

$55 for that!!!!!!  ;D ;D ;D

JK, congratulations on your first earner ;)

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Re: Sold My First Photo!

Postby The Ruptured Duck » Fri Jul 18, 2008 10:23 am

[quote]$55 for that!!!!!!
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Re: Sold My First Photo!

Postby BFMF » Fri Jul 18, 2008 11:01 am

Nice, what kind of camera do you have?
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Re: Sold My First Photo!

Postby Willit Run » Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:01 pm

Congrats and nice shot!!

I would have given it to the nice lady!!  ;)

But hey, if you got $55 for it, good for you!!!!
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Re: Sold My First Photo!

Postby The Ruptured Duck » Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:40 pm

Nice, what kind of camera do you have?

Canon Rebel XTi with a 70-300mm
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Re: Sold My First Photo!

Postby The Ruptured Duck » Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:42 pm

[quote]Congrats and nice shot!!

I would have given it to the nice lady!!
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Re: Sold My First Photo!

Postby machineman9 » Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:44 pm

Congrats....

Looks like it could be a nice way to earn some side-cash if word of mouth gets around.
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Re: Sold My First Photo!

Postby Willit Run » Fri Jul 18, 2008 1:08 pm

[quote][quote]Congrats and nice shot!!

I would have given it to the nice lady!!
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Re: Sold My First Photo!

Postby evanatorx » Fri Jul 18, 2008 4:30 pm

This will be a great way to pay for a 40d, now if I could only convince my parents.
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