http://www.andyjdesign.com photo, design, and code in an age of renaissance men Sun, 13 Apr 2008 07:27:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Was I amazed when this email showed up in my inbox! I made my first sale. And shortly after that I sold another shot in a Medium size for $1.50! I wouldn't consider this a landslide start to a career in microstock but it is encouraging. ... http://www.andyjdesign.com/photo/selling-microstock-my-first-sale-at-fotolia/ The Slaughter County girls had their 4th bout of the season up in Bremerton at the Skateland. There was a great showing. My girlfriend, Coup d'eTatas was skating in her first bout since joining last fall and I ran the penalty box where I snapped some pictures. http://www.andyjdesign.com/photo/slaughter-county-roller-vixens-season-1-bout-4/ I was hanging around waiting for the start of the Wednesday Worlds at South Seatac so I popped over to the flow lines and dirt jumps to catch some shots of the riders. Shooting freeride shots is pretty fun. I went for some natural light and some of ... http://www.andyjdesign.com/photo/south-seatac-park-shooting-freeride-photos/ I raced the Seatac Shuffle on Sunday and came in 15th in Sport Men 19-34. Had a great time and there was a good, challenging field. The indie series has definitely matured since I last raced on the west side. I hung around the 1:30 race ... http://www.andyjdesign.com/photo/2008-indie-series-seatac-shuffle-photos/ I went out to race my new bike the other day and toted the photo equipment with me. It's a real challenge shooting riders is these quickly changing conditions. There are dark woods, bright sunny viewpoints, and plenty of speed. Here are my favorites: flickr I'd love to have ... http://www.andyjdesign.com/photo/race-day-cookin-in-the-kettles-2008/ As I'm learning the stock photo business and exploring new angles in photography every day I have been slowly gathering up my "go to" list of sites for quality photo insights. Here's my latest list: Photopreneur This is a great blog specifically about building your knowledge as a professional photographer. ... http://www.andyjdesign.com/photo/favorite-microstock-blogs-roundup/ There's a great new site out there called Pixish. Of course "Pictures + Publish = Pixish".  Why didn't I think of that? People are growing to understand the dynamics of crowd behavior on the internet.  They've coined terms for the behaviors like "crowdsourcing" - helping to determine the true value of ... http://www.andyjdesign.com/photo/get-your-pictures-published/ I've been a hobby photographer for a long time. From my (abysmal) high school portfolio to rally car photography to various trips in college I love to snap pictures of my world. A certain blend of talent for technology combined with an eye for composition has gotten me ... http://www.andyjdesign.com/photo/make-money-from-your-photographs-a-microstock-introduction/ I've been shooting lots of photos lately. I've had a few cameras over the years. I've taken photography courses and played around in the darkroom. Frankly, I love to take photos of just about anything. I recently acquired (and quickly destroyed, but that's for another day) ... http://www.andyjdesign.com/photo/still-shooting-film-heres-a-great-digital-solution/ Check out these photos I shot at the 2007 Copper Cross race in Seatac. They're available for print and digital media. http://www.andyjdesign.com/design/photos-from-copper-cross-2007-seattle-cyclocross/