Pre-China VLOG - AdoramaPix Prints, Thanksgiving Dinner, Travel Gear

China Vlog (Part 1) here. 

A 11 minute Pre-China vlog I made for you guys. In this video:

• I show off my AdoramaPix Prints
• Show you my Thanksgiving Dinner
• Funny story about 4 Indian assholes at Fry's Electronics in Fremont, CA
• A quick fix for short computer monitors
• I also show off some of my travel gear
• I make a small contribution to the Haiyan Relief Fund for the Philippines. 

Results of the Photos for Philippines Fundraiser here.

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Photos for Philippines Donations Made

Last month, I ran a Photos for Philippines Fundraiser on my photography portfolio. I promised $1 for every 3 orders. I also promised to make a bigger donation if the order was $50+. Last month I only got 2 orders (both under $50), however I did gain many many views on my portfolio because of this promotion. It isn't right for me to benefit off a natural disaster, so I still made a slight contribution.

Being only a college student, most of my photography equipment are from my parents. I personally don't have a lot of spending money, so $1 is quite a lot of money to me. I don't make much money either as I am focused on my studies right now, so unless you count my porfolio as a job, I don't really have one. In fact, I haven't made any profits so far from my portfolio. (I am around $120 behind) I hope you all can understand. I know most of you will think $1 is very little money, but to me this is quite a lot. I think even thought it is $1, it should go pretty far in helping out the victims of the disaster. While I worked very hard for this $1, the victims needs it more than me.

Best of luck to you all in the Philippines. I want to contribute more, but I just don't have the money to do so. So sorry, but I hope the $1 helps.

PS: My first name is blurred out on the email because the name on my Paypal account is my legal name, and I don't want to give it out to the public. 

Promotion Results:
Total Qualifying Sales: 2
Sales $50 - $99.99: 0
Sales $100 - $299.99: 0
Sales $300 and over: 0

My new portfolio is now LIVE! (Opening Promotion + Haiyan Relief Fund)

That is right guys! I have spent the last 2 weeks vigorously designing my new portfolio and you can now view it live here. I have of course gotten my own domain name and called it something very easy to remember:

http://naturetastic.com

So why am I making this change? In the past, as I get more popular and popular here on this blog and on Google+, people have asked if they can get prints of my work. In the past, I've always have to turn them down because I have no way of having them purchase prints. However with my new portfolio up, you can!

Also as a new website opening promotion, all prints have been priced low (up to 20% off, no codes required). If there is something that you want to hang up on your wall, now is the time to get it! I plan on running this promotion for approximately one month. If I make good sales this first month, I may extend the promotion. :)

If you have been a long follower on my blog, you probably know that I am a college student. I don't have much money for new photo gear. Next month, I am taking a trip back to China, to see relatives, and get some shots of Asia which many of my North American followers have never visited before. I am in need of some new memory cards, rechargeable batteries, etc. If you would like to help fund for part of the trip, great idea to take part of that promo right now! Not only will you get a professional quality print from Bay Photo, you will be helping fund for my trip so I can bring you guys back more amazing photos!

HAIYAN RELIEF FUND DONATIONS
Also to help out the natural disaster in the Philippines, I will also be donating money via Amazon to the Haiyan Relief Fund of the American Red Cross. How much I donate is directly based on my sales. I will donate $1 for every 3 orders I get (excludes digital downloads) that is successful. I will also be donating additional $$ if orders reach a certain amount. All details about both promotions is available here. If you wish to donate directly, you can do so via Amazon here.

Nothing much is going to change for my blog. I will continue blogging about my trips. However on each post, I will give you links (if I remember) to the galleries on my portfolio so you can see images in higher resolution or full resolution. That is one good thing about Smugmug. They allow me to share my photos in full resolution. This is free for you to use. I don't charge you for viewing my photos at full resolution. Also, my blog now has its own URL (http://blog.naturetastic.com). Don't worry, my old URL still works. It will just redirect you to the correct page on my new URL.

That is pretty much it. I told you about the changes to my blog, the promotion, and gave the link to my new portfolio. I hope you enjoy. Also this means that I will be posting up more photos on my social network pages (which I have already rebranded). So if you wish, please don't forget to "Like" me on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Google+. 

P.S. If prints isn't your thing, you can always support me by doing your holiday shopping on Amazon by using my link. Amazon will pay me a small commission for all purchases you make within 24 hours after you click that link. Just make sure you do that before adding anything to your cart. :) Here is the link. (The photographer is a participant of the Amazon Associates Program)