The last few months have been full. Mark and I went to Bonaire and Portland the last part of November. Mark did 9 dives in Bonaire, and I did 13. I also shot some underwater footage with my splash bag. I really need a housing if I am going to have a chance at getting decent footage.
For work, Mark's working crazy hours at the museum and the marine lab, and I get to stay home with the dog and new kitten. Being self employed has it's benefits. But, I am working...I freelance for Sea Studios as the Associate Producer for a PBS Nature film on salmon. We are set to online in January. I have also made 5 or so videos for the Monterey Regional Waste Management District , and have begun making wikipedia pages for a local sculptor.
I have also started uploading all my best and second best footage to two stock footage houses. Naturefootage.com represents my best footage, and Pond5 houses the rest. My clips have been looked at over 2000 times on Naturefootage, and I made my first sale on Pond5 the other day.
Being inspired by my first sale, I've been out shooting for the last full two days. I shot some fearless deer at magic hour yesterday out by Salinas River, and some very pretty plastic pollution at sunset near some shorebirds. The plastic footage will work well for a marine debris PSA I am working on for the landfill.
Today, I shot at three off-the-leash dog parks. I now have some great dog footage for future PodclassTV videos and for Pond5. I am also planning on making a series of dog park virtual tours. I think I will create a new blog for this. Hopefully, it will be handy for people wanting to find all the best dog parks in central California. If it gets enough traffic, I can probably generate advertising money via AdSense or approach local vets and pet stores.
Christmas is looking like it will be very low key.
