Blizzard Friday

With a week to go before the spring equinox, we're having a full fledged blizzard.  But it made for a great day of photo editing.  We cleared off a number of projects--mostly involving auroras.

Submitted for the 3rd time to shutter stock.  I hope we're zeroing in on at least 7 pixs that they want.  And we're not sure how many more tries we have in us before going exclusive with iStock.  But note, Shutterstock seems to have really tight standards and something we should be striving for.

I noticed the "exclusive" to iStock button on their website today which is driving my reluctance to resubmit to Shutterstock higher.  But I'm wondering how Shutterstock treats their contributors in contrast to 25 cents per hyperlink that iStock just rolled out.

iStock Stats
Active: 84
pending: 16
downloads to date: 2
views to date: 28

New things for the punch list
- update account edge pro with Ptarmigan data
- Order another Glacier Pan and companion piece

Punch List
- Start business Cumma Vitrae resume
- Take color wheel notecards to Ptarmigan
- select our 12 pictures for our traveling show
  - set 1 - 4 pictures - Theme
  - set 2 - 4 pictures - Theme
  - set 3 - 4 pictures - Theme
- select 10 pictures for Shutterstock application try #3 (don't know if there will be a 4th)

plans
this week
- Order another Glacier Pan and companion piece
- update account edge pro with Ptarmigan data
- update account edge pro with account edge purchase
-  Auroras
-  (new) resubmit to Shutterstock (#3)

Next week
- play (err experiment) with dark filters (on hold due to cloudy conditions)

Next Month
- Spring and new colors other than brown and white

Next Quarter
- get ready for Alaskan summer

Next Year
- plan photo trip to somewhere warm