Imagine my surprise when I got this e-mail today:
Dear Mr. Lester,
My name is ______ and I am a Gorilla Keeper at the North Carolina
Zoo. I was just searching for some pictures online of animals at our
zoo and came across some of yours and then your website. The pictures
of the gorilla are amazing and so are the baboon ones too. I also work
at Africa Pavilion, so I spend a lot of time with the baboons and the
other animals inside the building as well. I was just curious if you
sold any of your photos at all and how much because there are some that
I would love to get and I know some co-workers of mine would too!
Thanks!
My name is ______ and I am a Gorilla Keeper at the North Carolina
Zoo. I was just searching for some pictures online of animals at our
zoo and came across some of yours and then your website. The pictures
of the gorilla are amazing and so are the baboon ones too. I also work
at Africa Pavilion, so I spend a lot of time with the baboons and the
other animals inside the building as well. I was just curious if you
sold any of your photos at all and how much because there are some that
I would love to get and I know some co-workers of mine would too!
Thanks!
So, since I’ve been approached about 3 times in about 7 days to sell my photos, I went ahead and established an account so that I can sell them. We’ll see how it goes.
Next is a redesign of the website, at some point, to make it look professional, and not just another blog. No, I’m not going Hollywood, I just want to put on a better presentation.
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I just thought about opening your text blog …
to be wowed by the text … congratulations … it’s really nice to know that someone is interested in buying your photos … Wish you the best for the future …
some bucks from one’s hobby is not a bad idea …
I am not surprised at all! I seriously doubt you are going to sell your soul. There is no reason why you can’t separate the creation of your art from the sale of some of it!
Congratulations Paul, that is wonderful news to hear. Keep us updated on how things go for you, and good luck on the site redesign.
Ptelea. I don’t think that I’ll have to sell my soul. I do think, though, that those types of things do happen when you are doing full time. You must produce images that produce income. You don’t really have an option. I’ve read many accounts of this happening. Sometimes people get caught up in making money and forget why they were doing the art in the first place.
I’m keeping my full time job, for sure!
Micki, thanks a lot! I don’t know when I’ll get around to the redesign. It’s just a thought rolling around in my head right now. With my current scheduled, who knows when I’ll be able to accomplish it!
YAY! I knew I wasn’t the only one. These photos you take are defiantly worth buying.