Finally! Moolah!
posted on 25th of september, 2011
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I finally crossed the threshold and reached my first payout on Dreamstime. I've had to cut back on the submissions because I got hired for a day job but I visit DT everyday, watching my portfolio of 85 photos drop coins into my DT piggybank a little at a time.
Today, two weeks before the first anniversary of my "first accepted image", my earnings reached $100 and how interesting that the image that got me through was my "nest egg" concept photo!
Story behind the "nest of coins and origami dollars" photo:
When we moved into our new home, my husband discovered an abandoned Mockingbird nest in the hedge next to the garage wall. I kept the nest in a safe place, not knowing that about three years later, I would decide to use it in stock photography (at that time I didn't even know what stock photography was!).
I set up the nest in my lightbox and filled it with assorted coins. Then I had the idea of adding origami birds made from dollar bills! Of course, I wouldn't be able to use real dollar bills because the crane origami requires a square piece of paper, so I photocopied a dollar bill to print an enlarged version, cut out a couple of squares, performed some folding magic, and click-tag-submit!
The photo got accepted, and 70 views later, a sale! And a payout! I'm so happy! Dance of joy!
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Tags: earnings payout sales
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Comments (12)
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Go for it, Juvy! I'm sure it'll be "worth a million bucks"! ;)
- posted by
Rubybayan
on September 28, 2011 |
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Wonderful news, congrats!
Good tip about making copies of money--I actually thought about that the other day after receiving in the mail a fake $1000 bill, make copies so I can do a spread for background or somehting--now I just have to make those copies and proceed with the photoshoot!
- posted by
Jeniicorv8
on September 27, 2011 |
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Congrats !
- posted by
smartview27
on September 27, 2011 |
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....... talk about recycling used nests :-)
- posted by
Joezachs
on September 26, 2011 |
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Congrats!
- posted by
Iwhitwo
on September 26, 2011 |
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Thank you, everyone, for the kind words. Much appreciated! :)
- posted by
Rubybayan
on September 26, 2011 |
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Congratulations!!!
- posted by
Nero67
on September 26, 2011 |
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It is a great concept. Good luck.
- posted by
Egomezta
on September 26, 2011 |
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Great photo! Congrats!
- posted by
Mariaam
on September 26, 2011 |
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Congratulations Ruby!
- posted by
FabioConcetta
on September 26, 2011 |
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Creative!
- posted by
Akulamatiau
on September 25, 2011 |
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Congratulations! Very nice photo!
- posted by
Cmoulton
on September 25, 2011 |
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Ruby B. Llamas
(Rubybayan)
Orlando, US
>Life changes constantly; a moment you want to cherish forever vanishes in a split second. I am complelled to grab my camera to capture fleeting moments that I, and hopefully others, can relive anytime, all the time. Sans camera, I'm a writer/editor. And crafter.
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