Jul
13
I got rejected!
No!!! Take me please! =’(
The feeling of rejection is horrible and sad. Makes me think of what is wrong with me? What did I do to make it that way? It feels like the whole world is going against me, and I shouldn’t even exist to defile the purity of this world…
So who rejected me? Shutterstock.com. The cold, heartless way. In an email. Brutal.
10/10 of my photos submitted were rejected. “Please try again in 30 days time.” So utterly demoralised. At that very moment, seems like very photo I ever took were not worthy to by seen by anyone. I was unconvinced. I need to LEVEL up!
I will submit again in 30 days time. In these 30 days, I will find things to shoot for stock photography. I will make US$10 on the very first batch of my submission in 30 days. RAWR!
Stock photography is so totally different from all the normal shoots. They want it clear, clean, no noise, no shadows, good lighting, good composition, no dark and half-f*cked images.
Ultimately, photos with commercial value. It isn’t about art or that ‘feel good’ feeling. More on to skills to shoot everything clearly for many people to use on their websites, their posters, their brochures and their advertisements! I’m shooting for my potential clients! Not for myself!
Now that I have my DIY lighting tent. That should make things slightly easier. But I certainly do need more powerful lamps to brighten the lighting. I should not be even using ISO 400 or flash directly. Grr… I need 2x pocket wizards and 2x flashes or 1x powerful 3500K 50-75W white fluorescent lamp.
Looks like more training of my hidden stash of anime figurines…
