So I'm also in Liverpool's 800th birthday calendar

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This is soooooo going to seem like I'm showing off now but :p :D I read this post on the Art in Liverpool blog which mentioned the Culture Company was looking for original artworks by local artists for their Liverpool 2007 800th birthday calendar. Quite something. I sent them about 10 photos of various, non-hdr, images from around Liverpool hoping to get in. They came back to me and picked my least favourite image. It was an IR shot from last October taken with my Sigma 10-20. Now I don't do many IR shots with it because you need a very long exposure which creates a stupid hotspot and it just doesn't look as nice other IR shots. So I did some work on it to remove the hotspot and sepia toned it so it didn't really look like an IR shot in the end. To date, this is my single biggest sale earning me £500 for 1 single image. Just goes to show what can be done and that people do pay good money for good photos. I still retain the copyright too. I've been sitting on this since March waiting for the calendar to come out :D I'm really honoured as its quite a historic calendar really. How many other people can say they're in the 800th birthday calendar for any city?

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The text says...

Liverpool's Grace.

The 3 Graces are the iconic figures of Liverpool. People all over the world recognise them as a symbol of Liverpool, a symbol of everything Liverpool has achieved over the past 800 years. They see the Beatles, John Lennon, two football clubs, two cathedrals and most recently, they see a Capital of Culture like no other. For this photograph I wanted to create a feeling of a timeless Liverpool. A dark stormy day to show that no matter what Liverpool's skyline, its 3 Graces, will always be standing as a symbol of a great city.
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Wow! 2006 has certainly been a good year for you. Congratulations :clap: Let's hope that 2007 brings you even more success.
 
minimeeze said:
Wow! 2006 has certainly been a good year for you. Congratulations :clap: Let's hope that 2007 brings you even more success.
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Cheers. Thats the plan really and has been since turning pro. 2008 is Liverpool's biggest year and I'm trying to build up my name before then so I can capitalise on 2008. So as hopefully 2007 will be better and 2008 better still. The success I've had recently has really helped my confidence. I plan on looking further around the UK for bigger and better things.
 
Well deserved Pete and you must feel pretty honoured to be featured in the calendar. Here's to future success in 2007 and 2008.
 
How cool is that.. well done again Pete :thumbs:
 
well done again :)
 
Well done. What a year your having. Just shows as the say goes "What goes around, Comes around".

Congratulations.
 
Congratulations :)

Don't forget us when you are rich and famous ;)
 
Nice one Pete. I expect a raft of comissions will come in from that.

Well done kid. Cream rises.
 
Nice jobby Pete ... things surely working out for you now ... :clap:

Hard work does pay off in the end ... well done m8 ... :p
 
Congratulations on your growing list of achievements - well deserved :clap:

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well done pete :thumbs:
 
well done Pete, im very sure that you can happily stick you fingers up at those who have given you grief!
 
Excellent work Pete, things are really working out for you at the moment :thumbs:

Great stuff :D
 
Again, good stuff there Pete! Well done!
 
Nice one mate. I'm proud to know you! Seriously, I picked up Professional Photographer the other day in WHSmith when I was with a few friends and went to your article and said, "I speak to this guy on MSN" .. They was like yeah rightt :p
 
petemc said:
How many other people can say they're in the 800th birthday calendar for any city?
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I would say.....about 11, LOL ;)

Great job, congratulations! :thumbs:
 
Nath said:
Nice one mate. I'm proud to know you! Seriously, I picked up Professional Photographer the other day in WHSmith when I was with a few friends and went to your article and said, "I speak to this guy on MSN" .. They was like yeah rightt :p
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Haha cool :D

Janice said:
I would say.....about 11, LOL ;)

Great job, congratulations! :thumbs:
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Picky picky :p
 
Very well done, old chap! :thumbs:
 
Well done Pete. Very well deserved. I look forward to hearing about your next achievements as I am sure they will come!

 
you clever thing! I am proud to (virtually) know you...and read that HDR article wot you wrote, Barry went out and bought the mag specially!
 
:lol: He should have worked from a commission :D

Just goes to show mate you can stick two fingers up at those who have doubted your talents in the past....and rightly so.

Enjoy it :thumbs: It's well deserved :)
 
Well I bought the magazine on the premise that it had Pete's article in it (very good read it was to), but also quite enjoyed some of the other articles - so will no doubt will be subscribing to more Professional Photographer in the future.
 
well done mate. i remeber in the 70s it was glasgows 800th and every school child (i was about 7) got a horrid brown mug with the city emblem on it!
 
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