Since last August, Heather and I have begun snapping pictures of our motorcycles in front of water towers. It wasn't meant to be some sort of competition but it gave us something to target as we ride from town to town. We've even been neglecting the idea as last week we only got our 30th.
Well, sometime in mid-May I received an e-mail in my Flickr account from somebody looking to use one of our photos. That somebody was a Quebec marketing firm which, in this case, represented Yellow Pages Group. And that photo was one of our motorcycles in front of a water tower in Listowel, ON. Once I singed a release, the photo would be entered into a photo contest and would possibly be featured in future Community Guides. I really didn't think twice about signing the release because a lot worse things can happen than having a chance to win a camera.
It wasn't until today, that I followed up to see what has become of my photo. I surfed over to www.ypgphoto.com and there I noticed my photo as one of 21 June entries. What a pleasant surprise! And while it would be nice to win, Heather and I don't take these pictures to win prizes and awards. We mostly enjoy riding together around the countryside and beyond.
If you'd like to support us, go here to vote:
http://www.ypgphoto.com/2009/june/listowel-on-tom-gronek/
I voted for your photograph.
ReplyDeleteA similar thing happened to me. The senior graphic designer with Local Insight Yellow Pages, the publisher of the Windstream Kittanning, PA telephone directory contacted me in regards to one of my Flickr photographs. He asked for permission to use the photograph on the directory cover. I assume other Flickr members were contacted as well. I think the directory will be distributed next month. I'm anxious to see if my photograph shows up on the cover!