NOC Stock Photography

the last time i wrote something here was 16 July 2008, time goes fast when you have a little baby, little Nicholas is now almost two months old and starts to smile and laugh a lot, he is the happiest person in the world!



during this time i had my 1100th and 1200th sale and will be having 1300th sale very soon.....

my 700th sale is here

in chinese we say “會總結的人，才會進步”which means only those who know how to summarize their past can move forward. i've been doing the stock photography for the last six months, i often ask myself have i been making progress in photography and have i been enjoying the life i have.

before january this year i didnt know anything about photography and i didnt notice any beauty about my ordinary life, once i pick up the camera i start to look at things from a different angle, things that usually look boring now suddenly look more alive through the lens.

things i gain from this hobby:

1. understand photography better. i've learned so much through this progress, in the beginning my acceptance ratio is 32.1% and now my acceptance is 95.1%. the funny thing is the more i learn the more i need to learn
2. change of my personality, before i did stock photography, i was bored lacking anything interesting outside of work, now i really enjoy and appreciate life.
3. getting to know more people outside my normal social circle.
4. learnt some english
5. some cash.

things to do:
1. shoot more (photos not people lol ) - to enlarge my portfolio, using all opportunities possible.
2. learn more - especially human portrait.

i send one of my photo to Pix Magazine and it get published on May/June issue.



as always you can download it from dreamstime.com

Just want to record my 200th sale of stock photography here.