I still haven't figured out what I truly want to create or get out of my photography. I thought I knew, but now I'm not sure. Do I still want all these things I wrote back in October 2008?
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I have a beautiful gallery of work that keeps
changing. Every time I hang a photograph, it is immediately sold and I put up a
new one.
o Yes.
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Next door to the gallery, I have a card shop
where I sell my photographs as greeting cards, post cards, calendars and other
merchandise such as, bags, mugs, key chains, magnets etc.
o Yes.
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In the gallery itself I sell my photo books –
collections of photographs – for the coffee table or other enjoyment.
o Yes.
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My photo books are sold in various book stores
across the country and abroad, and online – Amazon, Barnes & Noble,
Borders, etc. I have so many popular books that they have an entire section
devoted to my photography.
o I wrote one book and it is on Amazon and Barnes & Noble
online!
o I’m not sure I still want to have my own section in the
bookstore, but I do plan on writing more books.
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My cards are sold in various other card shops
across the country and abroad.
o Yes.
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My photos are the most downloaded from stock
photography of any other photographer.
o Yes, but I have never submitted my photos to stock photo
sites and don’t really know how to get involved or get paid for my photos this
way.
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My photos are featured in various magazines like
gardening and travel.
o Yes.
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My motivational calendars are not specific to
any year, so they sell all year long, every year.
o Yes.
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My photographs have been compared to poetry. I’m
known as the “Visual Poet.”
o Yes.
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I write “Visual Poetry” with my camera.
o Yes.
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My photographs are used for home and office
decorations in large retail stores like Home Depot and furniture stores and for
decorating hotel lobbies and bedrooms.
o Yes.
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I am often commissioned to photograph various
subjects for TV, Movies and theater sets to create a mood in the room they are
designing. Then the photo goes on sale or donated to charity.
o Yes, and no. I would be thrilled if my photos were used in
sets for TV, movies or theater, but I don’t want to work for the entertainment
industry.
o Yes, I want my photos to sell and/or donated to charity.
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I am featured in the Philanthropy Magazine as
the woman of the year for helping people, communities and cities across the
nation and world. My products are made of recycled paper and repurposed items.
I donate a percentage of my profits to charities around the world that preserve
animal life in the wild, protect endangered species, build public parks in
densely populated cities (an oasis in the middle of the city), plant trees and
preserve forests across the world.
o Yes.
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I am featured in the Education Magazine because my
photographs help students learning English to better communicate and express
their ideas.
o Yes.
Well, I guess I still want all these things in some
capacity. Now the question is, HOW does it all get done? Okay, the first step
is getting my “shop” on my website actually running so people can purchase my
products online!
www.DebraRubyPhotography.com
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