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Finding the time     posted on 3rd of september, 2007

Since joining Dreamstime and being bitten by the bug, one of the biggest problems I have come across is a very simple one... time.

I don't know what the proportion of amateurs to professionals is here on DT, but I suspect that the majority of people selling images are doing so as a hobby, or at least a part-time addition to their regular job.

This obviously raises the problem of time. Shooting images, processing RAW files, retouching, and for that matter creating illustrations, all take a significant amount of time. Which is sometimes hard to find when you are holding down a full time job and doing all the things which occupy our day to day lives.

One solution is to let the house get dirty, buy takeaway meals and paper plates, and hire a gardener!...

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Tags: amateur find hobby time working

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Help! I need more hands!     posted on 6th of september, 2007

This is so frustrating!

I have some shots I want to do for this months assignment. I have managed to get hold of the props I need, which are not common everyday objects in 99% of households...

But the frustrating part is I am so busy with work that I can't find time in the 24 hour day to shoot!!! Being self-employed is definitely a double-edged sword...

I get to be my own boss... but why do I have to be such a slave-driver?!

--sigh--

Enough typing. Back to work...


Tags: frustrating shooting time work

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Great, thanks!!! :) - posted by Stuartkey on September 09, 2007
Here you are!

 Hands Help  - posted by Imagodigipix on September 09, 2007

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I've been rumbled!     posted on 11th of september, 2007

I think all the lovely photo buyers out there have finally realized that there are so many amazing quality images here on Dreamstime, that they really shouldn't waste their valuable credits on my snaps anymore!

So, from the person who wrote blogs about "try not to check DT too often and the sales will come...", and also about finding the time to shoot more, etc... it seems that the bubble has finally burst and I am never going to sell another picture!!!

Don't feel sorry for me, I've pestered the poor admins about keywording and my last batch of submissions (otherwise known as 'rejections'...) so much that I wouldn't blame them if they kept all the profits from my sales for themselves.

Can you tell that I've been working almost non-stop since last Thursday, including...

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Tags: earnings sales slow waiting

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Well Stuart, being new to DT I look forward to the day when my sales reach a point that they can plummet from! Your portfolio is dynamic, be patient and keep shooting. Marilyn - posted by Marilyngould on July 16, 2008
Thanks, Carmen. Much appreciated :)

I have been spoiled the last couple of months by having two extended license sales, together with steady regular sales. So the switch to less than 1 image per day (it seems) is a shock to the greed system! :) - posted by Stuartkey on September 12, 2007
Ah, yes. Wise words both of you. Thanks for the moral support! :) - posted by Stuartkey on September 11, 2007

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