Goals

My goal for each month is to add 40 approved images to each portfolio. Different websites have different criteria, so for some companies, this will be a pretty easy goal to attain. For others, it may be a bit harder. As of October 17th, my photo status is as follows:

		Submitted		Approved		Declined		Pending
123RF		39		34		5		0
BSP		40		18		14		8
CSP		27		27		0		0
DT		39		14		13		12
FT		40		13		27		0
SXP		40		23		7		10

As you can see, each website has approved/declined a different numbers of photos. I try not to get discouraged. In fact, it has become a challenge of mine to improve my approval ratio with each upload. I'm starting to get a handle on my lighting and camera settings and (in my opinion), I'm starting to take better pictures. For example:

This is a before/after of one of my earliest photo submissions:

Making a few white balance changes and altering the depth of field can really make a difference. Although, you never know what the potential buyer is looking for.