I'm trying out a new blog on Vox. It has a lot of the same community that I work with on iStockPhoto, so I'm going to try it out for a bit and see if I like it. If you'd like to check it out please go to the following link:
My wedding photographer, Eric Francis, was the 2003 Photographer of the Year for the Wedding Photojournalist Association. I came across this article and realized that one of the images used in the article was from my wedding! The image above is the image used, and here's the link to the article. Eric also just recently contacted me for a testimonial, and so I think some more of our wedding photos will be featured on his website.
I just was emailed about another photo of mine (above) that was used ... click here to see it "in action". ;)
I also hit an important milestone on iStock today as well: I have sold a total of 500 photos and made it to the Bronze level, meaning I can contribute more photos per week, and I also make a little bit more money per photo sold, too!
The above photo is Copyright 2006 Nicole Young. Please visit iStockPhoto.com for more information.
Just yesterday I found out that one of my photos (see above) has been used in a catalog! Here's the link to the site on iStock, and the link to the catalog it was used in (scroll down to page 6 of the pdf after it loads).
The above photo is Copyright 2006 Nicole Young. Please visit iStockPhoto.com for more information.
I was checking my "Together We Serve" profile (it's kind of like a "military" MySpace) and noticed that the former MCPON had viewed my profile! I thought it was kinda cool so I copied a snapshot of the screen. :) (I'm such a geek!)
This week was busy. Regular work was busy as usual, and then I had mid-watch last night so my whole weekend is shot (I woke up at 2pm today ... I'm just hoping I can fall asleep at a normal time so I'm not dead all day tomorrow!)
To balance out the busy-ness I have had some new "toys" to play with. I just got a new camera, a Nikon D200 with an MB-D200 battery pack to give it some more power and the bulk of a pro SLR I'm very much used to. To top it all off I also got a new video iPod. I'm a bit overwhelmed with stuff to do right now :) I also have a whole bunch of photos that need processing (I had around 100 ... about 1/4 of the way through them so far). The photo above is one of them I took last weekend withe my new black background.
The above photos are Copyright 2007 Nicole Young. Please visit iStockPhoto.com for more information.
I attempted to photograph water-droplets today, trying to capture them as they hit the surface. I got some cool shots to start out with, and I'm going to keep trying throughout the week to see what else I can get.
The above photos are Copyright 2007 Nicole Young. Please visit iStockPhoto.com for more information.
Did another photo shoot today with Amy's kids. What dolls! We had so much fun. She gets free babysitting all day, and we both get a bunch of great photos in the end. :)
The above photo is Copyright 2007 Nicole Young. Please visit iStockPhoto.com for more information.
Here's the before and after image of my desk with my old and new monitors. Okay, so I'm a geek ... but it's so great! I can have two near-full-sized browsers open one my monitor side-by-side! :)
A photo of my cat, Fuji, was purchased for the first time today. What a cutie ... I'm so proud of him ;) I also got my 22" computer monitor in the mail. It's huge! It will save me some eye-strain, for sure, and I'm not arching forward at my desk anymore.
Work is going really well. I'm always busy, but I'm finally organized and things are running smoothly. It's a lot more work than I had before, but I enjoy the job more so it's a nice balance. :)
The above photo is Copyright 2007 Nicole Young. Please visit iStockPhoto.com for more information.
I finally decided to get a new monitor for my computer. The 15" I have now is really all I've known, but I'm realizing that I could use some more work-space since I sit at my computer so much doing photography stuff. Sooooo, I did some online research, read some reviews, and bought an Acer AL2223Wd 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor. I'm so excited! I feel like a little kid waiting for Christmas :) This will be an enormous upgrade to what I have now; I'll probably even post "before" and "after" photos of my desk when I get the thing!
The photo above is from Val's tee-ball game on Saturday; I thought it would be fun to take some photos. There wasn't a whole lot of action, plus it was windy and cold, but it was fun :) It's so cute seeing little kids learn how to play ... like the kid in the photo to Val's left -- I don't think there's any kick-boxing in baseball ;)
This photo is starting to be a really good seller. Val and Araya are so cute! I plan on doing some Easter-themed shots with them, as soon as I get some Easter eggs :)
Work is keeping me extremely busy. I have today and tomorrow off and I plan on relaxing as much as possible. I need to run to Office Max sometime this afternoon, and I'm going over to the Bell's house tonight to watch American Idol, and tomorrow I have no plans. Ahhh ... just how I like it!
The above photo is Copyright 2007 Nicole Young. Please visit iStockPhoto.com for more information.
I bought some flowers last weekend and had fun in my studio. My portfolio on iStock is really soaring, too! I'm also in the process of changing my user name on the site, but it isn't official yet. I'll post the new link to the site when it changes for those of you that are interested ;)
In other news, I'm going to be submitting an application to be cast on the tv show Lost. They basically will just collect my photo and some info about me, and if I happen to fit in with a character they want to use as an extra then I'll get a phone call. Cool, huh! Wish me luck, everyone :)
The above photo is Copyright 2007 Nicole Young. Please visit iStockPhoto.com for purchase information.
More fun with photos ... this is my friend's kid, Araya. I babysat her and her brother, Val, and my "payment" was that they got to be my models for the day :) Such cute kids! Once again, this is in the "queue" waiting inspection and approval at iStock. I'm crossing my fingers!
The above photo is Copyright 2007 Nicole Young. Please visit iStockPhoto.com for purchase information.
Angie was willing to be my model for a day while she was here, and we got some great shots. Here's one that's awaiting approval right now (all photos go through an inspection process before being accepted to the iStockphoto website). Hopefully it will get approved and be on the website in a week or so :)
The above photo is Copyright 2007 Nicole Young. Please visit iStockPhoto.com for purchase information.
My favorite breakfast is what you see in the above photo - Eggs Benedict. They are usually just a treat when we go out to eat for breakfast since it's not simple to make, but I recently decided to try making them at home and now I think I've doomed myself to fatness cause not only can I make them at home, they tasted so good! Well, maybe it will still only be on special occasions that I whip them up, like every New Year's day morning ;)
I'm trying out a new blog on Vox. It has a lot of the same community that I work with on iStockPhoto, so I'm going to try it out for a bit and see if I like it. If you'd like to check it out please go to the following link:
My wedding photographer, Eric Francis, was the 2003 Photographer of the Year for the Wedding Photojournalist Association. I came across this article and realized that one of the images used in the article was from my wedding! The image above is the image used, and here's the link to the article. Eric also just recently contacted me for a testimonial, and so I think some more of our wedding photos will be featured on his website.
I just was emailed about another photo of mine (above) that was used ... click here to see it "in action". ;)
Just yesterday I found out that one of my photos (see above) has been used in a catalog! Here's the link to the site on iStock, and the link to the catalog it was used in (scroll down to page 6 of the pdf after it loads).
I was checking my "Together We Serve" profile (it's kind of like a "military" MySpace) and noticed that the former MCPON had viewed my profile! I thought it was kinda cool so I copied a snapshot of the screen. :) (I'm such a geek!)
This week was busy. Regular work was busy as usual, and then I had mid-watch last night so my whole weekend is shot (I woke up at 2pm today ... I'm just hoping I can fall asleep at a normal time so I'm not dead all day tomorrow!)
Angie sold for the first time today. Yay! 
I attempted to photograph water-droplets today, trying to capture them as they hit the surface. I got some cool shots to start out with, and I'm going to keep trying throughout the week to see what else I can get.
Did another photo shoot today with Amy's kids. What dolls! We had so much fun. She gets free babysitting all day, and we both get a bunch of great photos in the end. :)
It's official! I finally got my finisher's certificate in the mail for running in the Honolulu marathon. :)
Here's the before and after image of my desk with my old and new monitors. Okay, so I'm a geek ... but it's so great! I can have two near-full-sized browsers open one my monitor side-by-side! :)
A photo of my cat, Fuji, was purchased for the first time today. What a cutie ... I'm so proud of him ;) I also got my 22" computer monitor in the mail. It's huge! It will save me some eye-strain, for sure, and I'm not arching forward at my desk anymore.
I finally decided to get a new monitor for my computer. The 15" I have now is really all I've known, but I'm realizing that I could use some more work-space since I sit at my computer so much doing photography stuff. Sooooo, I did some online research, read some reviews, and bought an Acer AL2223Wd 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor. I'm so excited! I feel like a little kid waiting for Christmas :) This will be an enormous upgrade to what I have now; I'll probably even post "before" and "after" photos of my desk when I get the thing!
This photo is starting to be a really good seller. Val and Araya are so cute! I plan on doing some Easter-themed shots with them, as soon as I get some Easter eggs :)
I bought some flowers last weekend and had fun in my studio. My portfolio on iStock is really soaring, too! I'm also in the process of changing my user name on the site, but it isn't official yet. I'll post the new link to the site when it changes for those of you that are interested ;)
More fun with photos ... this is my friend's kid, Araya. I babysat her and her brother, Val, and my "payment" was that they got to be my models for the day :) Such cute kids! Once again, this is in the "queue" waiting inspection and approval at iStock. I'm crossing my fingers!
Angie was willing to be my model for a day while she was here, and we got some great shots. Here's one that's awaiting approval right now (all photos go through an inspection process before being accepted to the iStockphoto website). Hopefully it will get approved and be on the website in a week or so :)
My favorite breakfast is what you see in the above photo - Eggs Benedict. They are usually just a treat when we go out to eat for breakfast since it's not simple to make, but I recently decided to try making them at home and now I think I've doomed myself to fatness cause not only can I make them at home, they tasted so good! Well, maybe it will still only be on special occasions that I whip them up, like every New Year's day morning ;)