RileyShiery Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Hello Alamy Forums!I'm just another aspiring photographer my primary interest is Nature, I want to be like Jim Brandenburg, Galen Rowell, and Art Wolfe.I believe humans were given the unique powers we have in order to bear witness to Earth’s marvels, appreciate them, and act as stewards. I find myself constantly in awe of the world we get to inhabit. I have a BS in Zoology, and a BA in Photography, but I am reminded daily of how little I know. I have been carrying my camera and practicing photography for the past 8 years and I’m just getting to the point where I feel I can start sharing my work publicly. I am so excited and awed by nature and I believe it is my purpose in life to spread that love and enthusiasm. I have put in lots of time working on my photography, I think I am finally passably competent with my technique and am ready to put my time into making it work. I am just starting out and mostly lost, figuring out how to sustain myself financially by doing photography seems like it’s going to take a lot of trial and error, and time. The message I keep seeing is that it is impossible to make it nowadays as a nature photog, maybe that is true, but I have to make it someday somehow. So here I am JI am hoping I can learn a lot here at Alamy, and that I can finally start selling something, maybe in 10 more years I will have learned and sold enough of my work to quit my day job and shoot fulltime I am excited to meet all of my fellow photog comrades here at Alamy and hope that I can give as much help and guidance as I hope to receive J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandre Fagundes Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Hi Riley Welcome to Alamy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broad Norfolk Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Hi Riley and welcome. You will probably find it's a bit of a slog but you have a real good attitude towards your chosen subject(s). You've made a good start with some vibrant images and my best advice is to stick at it and mix up your subject matter a bit more. Glad to see you admire the work of Art Wolfe - I have his book 'Water' on my bookshelf and still occasionally look through it for a bit of inspiration. Good luck, Jim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhandol Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Hi Riley, Welcome to Alamy. You have a great mind-set, like you, The Great Ansel Adams felt the same and his beautiful images played a major influencing role in the creation of your great National Parks. Good luck. Parm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RileyShiery Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share Posted February 24, 2016 @Alexandre FagundesThank you!@Broad NorfolkThanks, I am trying to be realistic and steel myself for the long haul When you say mixup my subject matter more, do you you mean subjects outside wildlife/nature? Or subjects within that general category? Art is totally my hero, he runs a gallery here in Seattle and I try to stop in whenever I can and admire his work. I will have to keep an eye out for that book next time I visit and give it a look @BhandolThank you, I am a big fan of Ansel and his work, he really paved the way for nature lovers with his passion and his work, he is definitely a hero to me. Edited: I am a noob with this forums interface... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Towers Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Hi Riley, A warm welcome to the Alamy family and I hope you enjoy your experience with us. If you don't try, you'll never know! Nice images too. Regards, Davey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broad Norfolk Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Hi Riley, When I suggested mixup your subject matter, I mean't don't miss the opportunity to include any subjects outside of nature/wildlife to include in your portfolio. You can still specialize but the road to sales is usually a bit of a numbers game to start off and every little helps! Regards, Jim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurcharan Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Welcome, another nature and Wildlife photographer. Really good images. Hope you like Alamy experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RileyShiery Posted February 25, 2016 Author Share Posted February 25, 2016 @Davey TowersThank you for the warm welcome I totally agree, I cant learn what works until I confirm what doesn't! You have a nice variety in your collection, I admire your breadth @Broad NorfolkAh ha! Thanks you for clarifying, I think that is really good advice, I will definitely start shooting more varied subjects in the future. @GurcharanHello there! Thank you, I hope so too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectacle6 Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Hey Riley, I'm new here too, but I'm not as experienced as you are but you see dedicated and willing! Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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