How to make money with your photos - My eBook Launch

Ok, finally this day has come. I am launching my first ever eBook now. See details below:


Title:
How to make money with your photos
---- Beginner's guide to microstock photography

Medium: eBook

Price: SGD$5.00


This book is specially written for people who have already gone into/are going into photography, who want to share their joy and passion of photography, while making some return/rewards from their hobby to fund their expensive hobby, or even make a living.

It will be the key to open the door to the mountain of wealth. Once you are there, it is up to you to decide how much wealth you want to get.

Anyone interested can contact me for the eBook.

Thanks in advance for your support!

Books for Sale

I decided to keep a list of books that I am putting up for sales at eBay. If anyone is interested, you can contact me directly.

All the books below are for worldwide sale, non-Singapore buyers can contact me for shipping charges.

1. Magazine: Photographers' Companion

The magazine is in Chinese. It is a popular photography magazine among the photography hobbists and professions alike in China. Filled with beautiful photos of the Chinese landscape, as well as photography equipment reviews, guide to best locations to shoot in China, etc.

Start bid price: S$1.00

eBay auction link: http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=220331358409

2. Photography Book: Man - Power & Beauty

This book is a collection of works on Chinese artistic male nudes by award-winning Chinese photographer Wei Yu-ming. Comes with a free pocket-size book with even more photos.

Start bid price: S$5.00

eBay auction link:
http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=220331360940

3. Photography Book: The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Photography


Start bid price: S$2.00

eBay auction link:
http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=220330863282

Happy Chirstmas shopping :)

Book Sales

I am selling off some of my old books. I spent the whole night struggling with eBay. I am required to verify my identification, and then the US eBay site is like crawling. Pages don't show up, time out. All kinds of crazy stuff. At the end, I can only settle with local Singapore eBay.

I put up the ad for my 1st book for sale, an old guide book on photography. Anyone interested can take a look at it here:

http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=220330863282

Happy Christmas shopping!

Beginner's Guide to Microstock Photography - Continued

The online book 'arrived' over the weekend and I anxiously went through the 150-page book.

Here is my comment:

If you are starting in BOTH photography AND microstock, then it is a good book for you. It introduces you to all the starting basics of photography, including topics such as choice of equipment, photography fundamentals, etc.

However, if you are already familiar with the photography part, especially if you are already a practising photographer, or even a semi-pro or pro photographer, then this book is not so suitable. You won't reap the full benefits of the book, as almost half of it has been dedicated to basic photography knowledge.

The two authers, Laurin Rinder & David Smith, they are great photographers, and they were already good photographers before they ventured into microstock. This is an advantage to them, but at the same time, it also became their 'disadvantage' in the sense that they didn't struggle as much as other beginners. As a result, they might not know so well what or how the real amateurs strugle.

After reading through the book, I am getting a bit more confident about my own version of the Beginner's Guide to Microstock Photography. My version will be useful for the busy pros, semi-pros and amateurs alike.

So stay tuned for the launch of my version of the beginner's guide :)

Sushi - 寿司 - すし

I just found an interesting entry in the eat shoot blog about sushi. There is an YouTube video clip teaching people the etiquette of eating sushi, however, looking at the way it is done, I am not very sure they are actually serious about it.

Anyway, he mentioned about his experience at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo Japan. It is such a pity that I didn't actually go there to taste the high quality sushi there during my last trip. I actually was not very sure what to expect if I did go there.

Now it is different. Dr Leslie Tay recommended two shops, one is Sushi Dai, the other is Sushi Daiwa. Next time when I am there, I can give them a try.

Ok, here is Dr Tay's sushi entry:
http://ieatishootipost.sg/2008/12/tokyo-eats-part-4-sushi-daiwa-sashimi.html

But talking about sushi, I did very much miss the sushi I had in Tokyo. It was pricy, but the taste was really good. So tender, so juicy, so fresh. OMG, I must stop here before I get myself hungry...

One more thing, when I was in Japan, heard that there was some kind of scam going on against foreigners having sushi at those shops around Tsukiji fish market. The claim is that the shops serve lower grade tuna to the unknowning customers at the higher grade tuna's price. Alama, how can I tell which one is the higher grade tuna, which one is not?

Beginner's Guide to Microstock Photography

Just placed an order for this book written by two successful microstock photographers.

http://www.rindersmithphotography.com/

Now anxiously waiting for the notification email's arrival so that I can start learning from the great guys. You see much further whilst sitting on the shoulder of a giant :)

First EL Sales - Dirt Cheap Though

I just got my first EL sales at Fotolia.com. Just when I was to show a happy face, I found the total credit for that EL. Guess how much was it? USD$6.60. What a 'great' sum! I was expecting something like 20 bucks!

Now I am wondering, I upload my photos to many sites, would people just go to the cheaper site to get the same photo at a lower price? Mmmmh....

Trading For A Living

Title: Trading for a living - Psycholog, Trading tactics, Money Management
Author: Dr. Alexander Elder
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc 1992

This is a must-read book for whoever wants to learn investment and/or trading for a living.

The author, Dr. Alexander Elder, was born in Leningrad & grew up in Estonia. You can't find Leningrad anymore, as it is now known as St. Peterburg. So you know he was born in the era of communist Russia. And he is a psychiatrist.

The opening charter is dedicated to alcoholics :) Well, not really. Just that he compares a loser in trading with an alcoholic and the similarity is alarming.

This book teaches the most important aspect of investment or trading, which is how to manage your psychology. People have the false impression that stock traders do not need the traditional virtues such as hard-working, patience, professionalism, etc. This book simply debukes all those myths. Just as in any other profession you can think of, the success of a trader or investor MUST have good EQ.

Read this book if you are serious in making some money in the stock market.