lizziebelle: (Blue Butterfly)
lizziebelle ([personal profile] lizziebelle) wrote2011-10-05 03:00 pm
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a poll

[Poll #1784551]

ETA What I'm looking for is what you think people will buy. It won't do me much good if I make something really cool that nobody wants to spend their money on! :)

[identity profile] queenoftheskies.livejournal.com 2011-10-05 07:51 pm (UTC)(link)
River/creek shots. You have so many awesome ones.

Or ice shots. You have some great ice shots, too.

Or anything. I love all your work. :D

[identity profile] lizziebelle.livejournal.com 2011-10-05 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
LOL! Thanks, but that doesn't help me make up my mind! ;)

[identity profile] queenoftheskies.livejournal.com 2011-10-05 08:26 pm (UTC)(link)
What about sunsets?

You do some really awesome sunsets!

[identity profile] lizziebelle.livejournal.com 2011-10-05 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Ooh, that's a good idea. I'm going to have to do a half dozen calenders at least! ;)

[identity profile] capriuni.livejournal.com 2011-10-05 08:28 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm going to second that river/creek suggestion... Although, what popped into my head before I saw that suggestion was:

Reflections in water (ponds, creeks, puddles on the sidewalk, etc). Because then, you can follow the seasons through your images (because reflections in ice count) -- and you can include the swans and those darling cygnets in the summer without "breaking" your theme.

[identity profile] lizziebelle.livejournal.com 2011-10-05 08:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Not a bad idea, but would people *buy* it? That's really my concern.

[identity profile] capriuni.livejournal.com 2011-10-05 09:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, you did get two different people to suggest the idea off the top of their heads, so my guess is that they would -- especially if they're looking for something unique and artsy. It would help, of course, to give it an intriguing title that told them the theme. Some suggestions: "Quiet Reflections," "Reflections on the Year," "Ripples and Light," or even, maybe (to appeal to the Inner Child of the grumpy office worker): "Puddle Jumping and Daydreams".

Besides, check out the greeting card section of your supermarket, sometime; images of water reflections are all over the sympathy and friendship cards.

Puddles PS:

[identity profile] capriuni.livejournal.com 2011-10-05 09:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Besides, a "reflections in water" theme would not be just the water, and nothing else (though you might want to do a couple, just to add some variety). The pictures would also show the actual thing being reflected -- so you'd get trees in there, and sky, and swans, and bridges, and flowers, and... but the reflections would be a unifying theme.

Re: Puddles PS:

[identity profile] lizziebelle.livejournal.com 2011-10-05 10:29 pm (UTC)(link)
True. I'll have to look through my pix and see what I can come up with. :)

Re: Puddles PS:

[identity profile] capriuni.livejournal.com 2011-10-06 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
BTW, I think that photo you took this week of that statue of two children under an umbrella, in front of that recent rain puddle would make a good example of the theme...

[identity profile] writerjenn.livejournal.com 2011-10-06 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
I have no idea what other people would buy, but in my own calendars I like striking, beautiful images. So I would say assorted images, or maybe flowers if you want to focus on something specific.

[identity profile] writerjenn.livejournal.com 2011-10-06 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
Just realized, oh yeah, my default userpic is a flower, so obviously I have a flower bias!

[identity profile] lizziebelle.livejournal.com 2011-10-07 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
I do too. I think I'll probably go with the "assorted images" option, with lots of flowers. ;)