Monday, September 28, 2009

A VERY PERSONALIZED REJECTION FROM...

Blue Mountain Arts came today in the mail! It was actually very nice to receive this letter because I could tell that they had read and understood the "vision" behind my cards...even though it didn't fit their needs :) I think I should categorize the rejections I have received in order of niceness...here goes, from lowest to highest:

1) The company that told me my cards were a "dime a dozen."
2) Form emails.
3) Form letters.
4) Super nice personal emails.
5) Super nice personal letters.

And just about now I am ready to hear about an acceptance...hello, anyone??????

Friday, September 18, 2009

PERSISTENCE IS MY MIDDLE NAME...

Almost every day this week I have spent 10-12 hours behind this computer designing, marketing, social networking, etc. The most frustrating part of this entire process is that I don't get responses as fast as I think I should. For example, if I send an email with images I expect that within 24 hours someone could take a quick look (say five minutes) and give me a yay or nay. Maybe I'm expecting too much as I'm sure the art directors receive hundreds of emails every day...but then maybe they should hire more art directors? I think eventually all the hard work will pay off but right now I need to get away from this computer and have some fun!

Sunday, September 6, 2009

THIS IS WHAT I ENDED UP WITH - DEFINITELY WORTH THE $12!


MY DAD WAS A GREAT PHOTOGRAPHER!

I'm having a slide show today with all of my dad's slides (all 1,500 or so of them) and having a difficult time selecting the ones that I want to have scanned. I think I'm just beginning to realize what a great photographer he really was. I wonder if he ever studied photography or if he just had a natural talent. I, however, was never a talented photographer...just a persistent one. Right before my dad died I remember that suddenly it became very important for me to take a great picture of my daughter. Well, 200 photos, four days later, and $12 poorer (she wanted $12 for her modeling fees)...