I do tend to send a lot of "unreleased" stuff out in Battleboxes and by "unreleased" I really just mean pieces that I still need to shoot. As opposed to pieces I just acquired. Huge difference in fact. And I know that the first thing many people who get boxes with pieces they don't recognize immediately do is to go to my site and search for said pieces, more often than not disappointed by not finding their new piece anywhere on the site. I know this because I can actually see what people search for. This is a double-edged sword though and here's why. As a lot of these "unreleased" are still in various stages of development here and will inevitably end up with a great pic and on the site but ultimately I haven't really made up my mind on them as far as final names and prices go. So there's always a chance you'll end up with something like a Lasermelon or Supernova or just something super cool in your box before it really becomes part of the definitive collection.
Believe me when I say I have a literal trove of gems in this kind of limbo, soon-to-be-shot state. In fact, I may honestly have more viable pieces not on the site right now than are on it... Well maybe not quite now that I think about it, but there's a lot of them. And I think this may be one of the reasons my boxes have been such a hit with people. The thrill of getting something first or at least before the masses officially have access to it. But I also very much understand the frustration of getting something and finding literally no reference for it anywhere. I've been mulling around adding another option to the boxes page to include only pieces listed on the site aimed at people who would prefer to have a solid reference to what they got, or are getting. Maybe we can discuss this further as well. I'm all ears. Either way, I am positive that most people would rather see what they got in their box up on my site, complete with a decent colony shot and any other specifics I can relay. And to you I say. "I am working on it I swear!"
I've come to realize that I have probably overcomplicated my photo-taking process and that is only because I tend to be a little anal when it comes to how I represent my coral on the site. Pics have to be "site worthy". I've shot a lot of stuff that just wasn't quite up to the standard for whatever reason mostly I just couldn't get a good enough pic. And the piece remains in the limbo zone, unfortunately.
I have been starting to get some of these pieces up on my Instagram however so if you're looking for a piece you got that's not on the site you may find a reference on IG at least, likely a "just ok" Phone pic or vid.
Anyway, before this gets toooooooo wordy, I know on mobiles these short write-ups seem super long. If you're still with me, I did get the camera out this week and I think I refined my process a little as well, so I am looking forward to getting more of these "unknowns" shot soon.
Here are a few pieces some have already and will recognize and some will not. But I got a few decent "site worthy" pics early in the week and on the site, they went. With more to come!
BC Wonder Woman Table
Peek-O-Train
Lingonberry Vinegar re-shoot
Believe me when I say I have a literal trove of gems in this kind of limbo, soon-to-be-shot state. In fact, I may honestly have more viable pieces not on the site right now than are on it... Well maybe not quite now that I think about it, but there's a lot of them. And I think this may be one of the reasons my boxes have been such a hit with people. The thrill of getting something first or at least before the masses officially have access to it. But I also very much understand the frustration of getting something and finding literally no reference for it anywhere. I've been mulling around adding another option to the boxes page to include only pieces listed on the site aimed at people who would prefer to have a solid reference to what they got, or are getting. Maybe we can discuss this further as well. I'm all ears. Either way, I am positive that most people would rather see what they got in their box up on my site, complete with a decent colony shot and any other specifics I can relay. And to you I say. "I am working on it I swear!"
I've come to realize that I have probably overcomplicated my photo-taking process and that is only because I tend to be a little anal when it comes to how I represent my coral on the site. Pics have to be "site worthy". I've shot a lot of stuff that just wasn't quite up to the standard for whatever reason mostly I just couldn't get a good enough pic. And the piece remains in the limbo zone, unfortunately.
I have been starting to get some of these pieces up on my Instagram however so if you're looking for a piece you got that's not on the site you may find a reference on IG at least, likely a "just ok" Phone pic or vid.
Anyway, before this gets toooooooo wordy, I know on mobiles these short write-ups seem super long. If you're still with me, I did get the camera out this week and I think I refined my process a little as well, so I am looking forward to getting more of these "unknowns" shot soon.
Here are a few pieces some have already and will recognize and some will not. But I got a few decent "site worthy" pics early in the week and on the site, they went. With more to come!
BC Wonder Woman Table
Peek-O-Train
Lingonberry Vinegar re-shoot
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