Greetings loyal friends, faithful followers and random stumble uponers! Nope. Sorry. This isn't a PINK MAGIC blog, though I promise one is coming soon. I've been busy...
I've finally decided to try and turn my photography hobby into some supplementary income. To that end, I've set up some new social media accounts...
Twitter - @PhotosByWLG - This is up and running. I'm already following a lot of SG people, including some photographers. I'd appreciate a follow back. If I'm not following you, follow me anyway... I will follow you back. This new Twitter account is also linked from SG in my profile.
Instagram - PhotosByWLG - This is up and running. I'm already following a lot of SG people there, including some photographers. I'd appreciate a follow back. If I'm not following you, follow me anyway... I will follow you back. This new Instagram account is also linked from SG in my profile.
Facebook Page - My FB page is all set up and I will be adding some promotional posts and photos this week. If we are FB friends from my personal account, expect an invitation this week. If you aren't, please follow the link and like the page. I'd appreciate it.
YouTube - I don't have any videos to post yet, but I will eventually. It'll mostly be snippets of my travel, behind the scenes and fly-on-the-wall videos, but not usually the full videos since they will be used for rewards on my Patreon page (thanks to @corwinprescott for the fly-0n-the-wall video idea - mine won't be quite the same as yours - at least not early on).
Flickr - I've set this up to make my photos public once the mini and full photoset rewards expire. That is, links to any mini photosets and full photosets I use as rewards for my patrons will expire on the last day of the month following the month in which they are posted (e.g. a photoset is posted as a reward on May 2. 2017. It will be available to all patrons of the appropriate reward tiers until June 30, 2017). After I take the link down, I may post the entire photoset, or a portion thereof, to my new Flickr account, other photo repositories, or other websites, such as 500px, Viewbug, Gurushots, etc.
WEBSITE AND PATREON
Website - PhotosByWLG - This is a work in progress. It's online, but it currently has a coming soon page, which I will be changing soon because I don't like the one that's there. Feel free to book mark it. Once I get the new coming soon page up, there will be an opportunity to join my mailing list. I won't be spamming you with tons of emails or newsletters; no more than 2-4 per month (probably fewer as time goes on) with info about what's coming up on my Patreon page, travel, trip and photoshoot schedule, contests/drawings, online store opening, new products, and who knows what else I'll think of. I won't sell or give away your email addresses (there will be a privacy policy posted), and there won't be any advertising in them or on the website. I hope to have it fully operational within two weeks.
Patreon - My Patreon page isn't live yet, but it will be by 01 May 2017, probably sooner. Just want to get some photos processed so I have at least one set of back of the camera photos, one mini photoset and one full photoset ready to go, plus some watermarked preview photos to use in additional social media posts and free Patreon posts. If you'd like to take an early look, here's the link to the preview page.
WHAT'S COMING NEXT?
Online Store - This will be coming a bit later since to set up a site with a store is more expensive. I haven't decided on where it will be. I'm looking at the following: Zenfolio, Smugmug, Shutterfly, Fine Art America, Photoshelter, Pictage, Format, Squarespace, and Photodeck. I haven't research all of these yet, but so far I'm leaning toward Zenfolio, Smugmug or Photoshelter. Once I get it set up, you'll be able to purchase digital prints, physical prints, canvas prints, metal prints and other products of any photos I make available in my store.
Model Photoshoots - I have very little experience shooting with models, though I want to try. I had someone contact me through Instagram yesterday who is interested in working with me. I'm hoping I can work something out with her for sometime in May. If you are interested in working with me despite my inexperience to help me gain experience and advance my skills and portfolio, feel free to PM me here, on Twitter, Instagram, FB Messenger, or email (photosbywlg@gmail.com). It doesn't have to be nude or implied nude. I'm willing to do whatever the model feels comfortable doing to gain experience. Do note that I do use contracts so that there is no misunderstanding regarding time, place, length of shoot, photo usage and more. These protect us both so please don't take offense when I ask you to sign releases, agreements and contracts. I encourage chaperones too.
No More Photo Dumps - Unfortunately, that means there won't be anymore photo dumps here or on any online photo repositories, like Flickr. I will post watermarked previews, but I'll be saving the mini and full sets for my Patreon rewards, until the Patreon reward links expire.
I hope you'll support me in some fashion... follow me on social media, join my website email list when it's up and running, share my social links, website and Patreon page with your friends, and, perhaps, even become my patron.
Thanks for reading and, as always...
Stay Tuned,
DeadGuitarist