Got an image in a Tokina ad!

DrumsOfGrohl · Mar 30, 2015

Thats sweet! Good work. Shows a bit of the power of a Thank You

Vtec44 · Mar 30, 2015

Wow that's awesome!! Congrats!!

NancyMoranG · Mar 30, 2015

What took them so long to notice you
Wow, congrats.

jsecordphoto · Mar 30, 2015

astroNikon said:
That is totally awesome !! Congrats.
Should drive some traffic to your site now ... hope you have it updated lol

err...I should probably get on that now. I'm teaming up with another photographer who already has workshops established, and all the not so fun stuff like insurance and permits, to co-host some astrophotography workshops this summer. I need to update my site with that stuff

MikeFlorendo said:
Yup sometimes just sending a photo gets you in! I sent a few photos to Orange Coast Magazine and they are featuring me in the May issue.

Yeah when I came home from my trip to Maine last summer, I emailed a bunch of different places. Maybe 50% never got back to me, but I ended up working with Tokina, a clothing company, and got featured on a big new england magazine's website just from those emails. I should probably do that again soon hah

jsecordphoto · Mar 30, 2015

NancyMoranG said:
What took them so long to notice you
Wow, congrats.

It just took forever for this to actually get published, I started talking to them last summer. And thank you!

John Hunt · Mar 31, 2015

Very cool!

oldhippy · Mar 31, 2015

Great news, extremely great photo. Ed

weepete · Mar 31, 2015

Sweet! Well done

W.Y.Photo · Mar 31, 2015

Congrats Dude!!

MikeFlorendo · Mar 31, 2015

jsecordphoto said:
astroNikon said:

That is totally awesome !! Congrats.
Should drive some traffic to your site now ... hope you have it updated lol

Click to expand...

err...I should probably get on that now. I'm teaming up with another photographer who already has workshops established, and all the not so fun stuff like insurance and permits, to co-host some astrophotography workshops this summer. I need to update my site with that stuff

MikeFlorendo said:

Yup sometimes just sending a photo gets you in! I sent a few photos to Orange Coast Magazine and they are featuring me in the May issue.

Click to expand...

Yeah when I came home from my trip to Maine last summer, I emailed a bunch of different places. Maybe 50% never got back to me, but I ended up working with Tokina, a clothing company, and got featured on a big new england magazine's website just from those emails. I should probably do that again soon hah

Yeah it doesn't hurt! Hey you have way more experience than I shooting the Milky Way if you have a chance I would love your C & C. This is my third attempt at shooting the MW I have photos I want to use as a composite but I am just starting to learn PS so all work was done in LR. Found a small scorpion in the desert Photography Forum

pgriz · Mar 31, 2015

Congratulations! The image was a stunner. Maybe this can get them to consider using you as a beta tester for their newest lenses?

jsecordphoto · Mar 31, 2015

pgriz said:
Congratulations! The image was a stunner. Maybe this can get them to consider using you as a beta tester for their newest lenses?

I'm hoping the relationship with them grows into that. They told me to keep sending over anything particularly good, just haven't gotten any images yet this year that I'm super psyched on. Gping to Utah next month though...

NancyMoranG · Mar 31, 2015

UTAH ! You may never come back. It's a beautiful state and talk about DARK skies!! You are going to be in heaven photographically speaking.

The Forum is going to be in for a treat with your trip ...