Nature of Oakland #27

Hello, needed a self-portrait of myself for my “Nature of Oakland” book, wow I feel so happy with the layout and Going to find a date to release the book in a 2 weeks. I work so hard on this book and show how much passion, time, and motivation I did to make this happen. I don’t really know how much I will sell but I learn so much as an artist not just photographer or visual artist. I’m still young and I learn so many mistakes about my career… I just want to thank everyone for the support. Finally I can jump 100% to designing my new portfolio website for contract work. Catch a dream, turn it into a goal, and make it a career. I got a long way to go with networking, building my skills, and becoming a young entrepreneur… From the bottom to the TOP !!! 

This photo show a time-line, hopefully in 5-10 years I will have a better bed and location.

I learn so much, next book should be easier to do and hopefully my goal is to become a travel artist with contracts, gigs, sells, and of course getting paid while blogging. Need to take 1 step at a time. 

Nature of Oakland #26

The writing of the book is completed.. Remember folks this is a photo book with a few pages that has writing. Now I'm going to get a few folks to correct my grammar and make sure it look nice... Then put it back to the layout.. then buy the first copy Wednesday... so make sure to save up some money ($55.00-$60.00) in 1-2 weeks to support your boy !!! 80 pages full of water-fall and nature in Oakland, CA. I haven't found anyone with a Oakland book with Nature or showcase in Oakland Yet. so support your BOY BULLI SOT !!! Put it down for Oakland then move to the next project. Get a few new lens.. and get ready FOR CAMBODIA < -- SOON !!!

I learn so much being a photographer.. what to do and not to do... shooting Nature, made me relax because this road isn't easy.. made me understand "The Human mind focus too much on the world gives and the media, the best way to escape that, quote “nature”, How long will the trees last in Oakland or around the around? Walking and looking enjoying the moment with nature plays a big role to society which brings direction to form the real beauty in life". I learn to become an artist not just a photographer. Now going to work on my new layout site then drop a few stacks on the showcase... wish me luck because I need it...

QUOTE IN BOOK:

"The rock blocks each water path and also creates a prefect kingdom of rocks. So many trees that help the photo go well. The path-way makes it look like a being traveling on a quest."

Nature of Oakland #25

 

wow that tree just made this photo 3-D !!!

 

Got bored and my little cousin shot this for me ;) also rocking "www.overseize.com"

Had to go back and shot a few new photos for the book. The writing is getting hard but less writing in the last few pages. I believe I will be done tomorrow with the writing because each photos took most of the space.  My head hurts alot and what will I do next? well right now just focus on the book and look back into my blogs for "Nature of Oakland"

Nature of Oakland #24

 

WOW !!! just came back from Long-Beach California  I had a wonderful time there and now back to finish my book. I had a lot of thinking to do about how I will sell it and try to make a way to gain fan-base. I learn that  I got use what sells now, 

1. Sell by using the internet

2. Fest-Market in Down-town Oakland,CA

3. BOOK FAIR
4. Showcase
5. Oakland Events


I got to follow this 5 and hopefully I can learn and find more way to sell it, I will use this skill to sell other books + calendar, frames.


QUOTE IN BOOK

"The water-fall stream well and fast to make an illusion that looks like clouds.  The sound that the water-fall creates, the ears can feel amity." - Bulli Sot

Nature of Oakland #23

VIDEO OF my Quest and project "Nature of Oakland" + after projects.

Khmer Photographer: Vlog #1 Bulli Sot "Future Projects"

 

Khmer Photographer: Vlog #2 Bulli Sot "Khmer/Cambodian wedding and Next Step"

 Khmer Photographer: Vlog #3 Bulli Sot "Nature of Oakland"

I will make more video for my support/fans, I notice I got a lot of followers and building subs that notice me in Oakland and other places. I got to use all social media to get my boost in my career.

Nature of Oakland #22

This is amazing sold this for $180.00 without my new layout website. This can help me invest into my showcase this upcoming fall. I need to sell,gigs,contracts, and invest into my art because is my passion and my career. Support your boy when the book come out price range from $55.00-60.00 this can help me invest more and build Jaya production. I can get a business loan but I want to feel 100% on the risk if I want my own studio one day. I will also love to get my master in MFA also while doing freelance work, the master can help me with business contracts in the future. I want to go high as the limit.. I'm broke but one day I will reach that income to boost my investment. Support !!! Book is looking well with the writing.

QUOTE IN BOOK

"When the darkness hit the water, the season change the speed of the water-fall, the light become different and the environment become a new place for the human eyes. Seasons create nature transformation into a different variety of art, but the nature is in the same scene".

Nature of Oakland #21

 

Almost done with my book "Nature of Oakland", 6 more pages of writing. I put a lot of thinking into the writing and why Nature play a big role to our mind. Cambodian New Year was fun and I choose to take a break from my book and now back on fixing it and making it look good. Almost done folks ;) thanks again for people who asking for an update. after this, I will work 100% on my new HTML5 design portfolio. gigs to contracts, companies pay for visual-artist 
took me a long time and I finally can feel confident on the new site and resume. MORE UPDATE SOON !!! the pay is good and I want it !
but back to my book. I learn so much about layout and taken better photo in the future for another upcoming book. I also got to bring a note-book to write how I feel about the shot, so next time I just can put it together with the coding and stuff.  LEARN AND GET BETTER !!! that's my motivation.

Nature of Oakland #20

Had a crazy weekend for my new year, now back to working on the writing for my "Nature of Oakland" project, people ask when you start selling the frames + book, then showcase then 2013 calendar will else would you photography beside "Nature of Oakland"? well this is my landscape,building, nature, ETC blog for what I can shoot beside portraits and other stuff. I will try my best to sell what I can do promote it well and make it very professional.

Nature of Oakland #19

CAMBODIAN NEW YEAR WEEKEND ;) will get back to my blogging soon people !

Nature of Oakalnd #18

Still stuck on the writing part, I knew it will be hard for me because I want to use alot of writing skills to make it more interested to the buyers. I'm do what I can do make my support,customer,fans, ETC feel like the book is worth it and it is ! I will keep going and going. I will also print my first frame for a customer $150.00, very happy..
this book is a risk of investment from doing a showcase for art... after this book is completed more steps to it. thanks to my family and friends for getting the copy before I market it.. I will master all portraits to landscape and "self-portrait" one day in my life. main focus "social media to public marketing".... just got to remember I sacrifice a lot and got to keep pushing.. I'm a minority in a minority male figure so of course is gonna be harder.

Our current life can be up and down like any wave we flow through, is in our mind that can keep us flooding.

Nature of Oakland #17

This is what I got so far, not corrected yet but will be fix asap. I will only show this part off which is the beginning of the book and can be preview.
I also went to the book store to learn a few tricks on the layout and writing.

PAGE 1-5

"The season of Oakland, changes like the drift from the small water-fall that Oakland formed. The sun glares on the water and create a piece of art that make Oakland splendor. The speediness of the water flowing thru the plants and leaf create peace with nature. A photograph of rainwater can reply to our eyes as gift that nature crafted. The sound of nature crying with beauty awakens the fresh air that walk in our emotion to cause the heart to love the art. Peace is a caution, a caution that balances in the movement of nature.

The Camera captures life of the water, a look that we feel peace and very similar reflection of the cloud that we see. The water flew thru the rocks with maximum speed to course an illusion, an illusion that draws the eyes to meditate in a world of Mother Nature.  Behind the looks of the water-fall, has a deep meaning that share information to our life.

The sun shine to create a shadow that light can connect Orange Leaf, reflect the moment of the season that Oakland can breathe fresh air."

Nature of Oakland #16

One of the coolest shot i took of a mushroom! Look so cool huh? Watching some old Chinese jet li film while edited. The writing look so nice and the layout look very professional. I will get the writing done this week with a few photo shoot and edited. 

I feel like my book can do well by the photo and writing here is one of the quote, "The sound of nature crying with beauty awaken the fresh air that walk in our emotion to cause the heart to love the art."

Stay tune my friends ;) and please pass the word about the book !!!

Nature of Oakland #15

 

The reason why I had so long time to work on my book was because life and a lot of problem that didn't go the way I wanted. I'm thankful to put a few photo on line to help me with a few.; for example,  this photo was lost but I luckily found it online. I had a broken hard-drive  with a lot of photo in my work for Oakland.

I'm be very happy to finish this project. the sells and also the traffic from Blurb.com + Amazon which will connect to my .com. When the book is done I will also fix my tumblr.com account to get more traffic in my .com + this blog. Main focus is youth viewers and Adult buyers.

Nature of Oakland #14

THE WEEKEND GIGS !!! wedding, to photographing food, and recordinga concert weekend ;( havent starting writing good for my book. But tomorrow, from monday to friday edited and writing the book for my "Nature of Oakland". Also will sell my first frame next week for $150.00 to support my showcase this fall of 2012. Stay tune folks !

Nature of Oakland #13

Saturday, gigs weekend; now afterwards work on my writing. Thank you again people for visiting my blogs.

Nature of Oakland #12

At the moment, working on my book. The writing will be hard and I need a lot of red-bull to make it happen. I need to make the writing interesting so people can get suck in and feel my photography, feel the moment when I was their taken the photo, waiting for the sun+shadow. I got to write it and also make sure the layout turn the way I want. Probably going to add more photo? or just make it happen? I don't know. but I'm keep pushing

Nature of Oakland #11

 

Finally !!! finish the layout and starting the writing tonight. I believe the writing will be the hard part. I got alot of photoshoot going on this weekend and I need to use free time to write my book. I feel good and almost done. When the book start selling, work on my website to get contracts + gigs, then down payment on a showcase in Oakland in the fall of 2012, by then sell the book in the market in Oakland and promote until the fall !!! When the showcase come I will showoff the calendar for 2012 which will be the "Nature of Oakland" photos. I finally cane move on to my next project which will be a web- magazine base on "Vixen". 

I was looking at the front page to the end, I dont have a cover yet. so "Nature of Oakland" or Nature of Mother Oak"? I dont know haha, but I will start selling it to family and friends first then Amazon then hopefully I can sell it to colleges in the Eastbay.. I also got to know when the market come in Oakland. 

Nature of Oakland #10

 

After my book is completed I need to work on new layout site to promote my book online using Blurb.com

 

Here is another preview for my book, Almost done I mean almost !!! 

Today I learn a lot about my book layout. I need to hit a good selling bot 1-2 months to help me redo my sale permit and my Business :L's  which can help me sell it in public stores + market in Oakland,CA  "PUBLIC", is will consider a business but I will make sure I will write it as a "hobby" for tax because I took most of the photo when I was in college. Blurb.com will help me alot so hopefully nothing will happen. Goal is to sell, promote,showcase, calendar. This will be a be jump in my art career as an artist because my website to my book will be very professional. When I start writing, I will make sure not to use "I", I want to reader or viewers, to feel like if they took the photo and how each image has a meaning. I will use poetry for the writing .

Nature of Oakland #9

 

Almost done with the photo-layout, wow looking at my photo that I took 2 years and a year ago, wow I was very high just looking at my own art. This is the life I want. rapper sell CDS, photographer sells books + calendar. Rappers do concerts and Photographer do showcases. I will be there oneday ! 

Nature of Oakland #8

 

 

I do not know if I want to add any filter to the photo for the book. I went to the book store and check out a few layout design from other book photographers. Writing is very important and from my story. I will start off from the waterfall, trees,light, and macro mode which = 75+ pages with WRITING !!! so happy I'm almost done and will start selling it on my page and here of course for $45.00-$50.00 still don't know how much Blurb.com will charge me for the print. I just need 20 more photo's I be done. then start the writing from day one. I also might need to redo my photo permit if I want to sell Oakland landscape around the world.

Nature of Oakland #7

 

 another layout and a hint of the book layout ;) putting the photo together at the moment.

 

 

I also do break dancing, got to do a pose every stop I make !!!

Going back and looking at my photos in my Hard-drive wow I got alot of Nature photo my goal is to get 75+ photos... The photo's are hidden and so hard to find.. haha my fault.. this photo and folder are 2-1 years old but thank myself for not losing any photos.