I was looking through the different pictures here on dreamstime the other day, and got to thinking... I like taking pics of sunsets, but mine that are online just are not selling. So I decided to look at some that are. I put sunset in the search box and checked only the levels 3, 4, and 5 boxes. That ended with the pics of sunsets that have been selling the most. WOW!!!! Now I can see why mine are not. Those are some beautiful pics! Anyway, now I have some ideas for my next sunset shots. By using these pics as a reference to what my pics should look like, hopefully I will get better at sunset pics. So, I am just telling all of you, if you have something that you like taking pics of, look at what is selling best in that area first, and then strive to make yours better than the ones online, and ...

I don't know about you, but I love taking pictures of the sky and clouds. It is a powerful and pretty part of nature. I haven't taken a bunch, but I have seen some very, very nice ones here on dreamstime. Anyway, clouds and skies make great backdrops for other subjects, whether taken with the actual sky behind the subject, or edited in photoshop. Here are a few of my sky and cloud pics.

I have 42 uploads so far, and I can't wait to reach 50. The assignments look so fun, I would love to participate in them. I was also thinking of becoming an exclusive photographer. Is this a good thing? I would love to hear from some exclusive photographers here, and see how it is going for them. Here are a couple of my newest uploads.

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