1.
state and randolph, 2.
the yellow wall, 3.
by the tracks, 4.
green lawn chair, 5.
independence day, 6.
red stripes, 7.
mercury, 8.
krispy kreme doughnuts, 9.
kew beach gull, 10.
motel 9
We all have our strengths and weaknesses. For me, one of my biggest weaknesses is a shyness about self-promotion. It's just not something that falls within my comfort zone. But I'm brushing aside that awkwardness because I'm really proud of some recent attention I've received and want to share it with all of you. Even better, freebies are involved!
Here's the scoop. Last month, a Canadian design blog I greatly admire,
Poppytalk, held their annual Summer Colours Week. I submitted some photographs for consideration, without holding out much hope that any would be picked. So when one of my photos was picked for
Yellow Day, I was absolutely tickled. I even
blogged about it. But then, the next day,
Green Day, saw another one of my photos picked! I was too embarrassed to blog about it again (despite the urging of some friends who told me to do so), so I didn't. The following day,
Red and White Day, saw
two of my photos chosen, then two were chosen for
Blue Day, then finally, two were chosen for
Red White and Blue Day. At this point I was totally overwhelmed. It was a Sally Field moment ("....
I can't deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like me").
Meanwhile, it had also come to my attention that the
United States Mission in Geneva was holding a
photographic competition based on the theme, "American Streetscapes". If there's one thing I have photographed frequently, it's the streets of America! The winning photographs would be featured on the Mission's Independence Day poster. I submitted photographs late in the competition, with no illusions whatsoever that I would be chosen. And while none of my photos were chosen to be showcased on the poster, two of my photos were selected to be showcased at the Mission itself. Gobsmacked, I tell you ... I was gobsmacked. (Those two photos are "state and randolph" and "by the tracks"; if you look at those images on Flickr, you will see the comment left by the Mission.)
While the links to all these photographs on Flickr are above, these images are also available for purchase in
my online store; have a peek
HERE to see my
Recently Added gallery where all 10 images can be found. The only one that's been altered is the photograph of the American flag; instead of turning it into a "Happy 4th of July" card, I have created it as a "Welcome Home" card especially suitable to give to returning military personnel. (I haven't forgotten my fellow Canadians; in
my online shop you will find an identical card featuring the
Maple Leaf instead of
Old Glory!)
Now for the good part! Please leave me a comment here telling me which one of these 10 images is your favourite, and I will mail you that image on a greeting card! It's my little way of expressing my thanks to all of you for continuing to support my creative efforts. I need to be able to reach you to get your mailing address, so please leave your email information in your comment (if you don't want to put your contact email in your comment, you can email me privately at alphabetsoupstudioATyahooDOTca with your mailing address). I hope you find one you really like!
