I have got really into photography in the last 9 months or so since buying my GF1. I now do some photography work in house as part of my job, but I have been thinking about trying to get some private sales/commissions too but haven’t done a lot about it apart from start making a website.
But completely out of the blue, I got an email from someone from English Lakes Hotels on flickr saying they had seen my picture, and would like to use it in the new brochure for the Midland Hotel in Morecambe.
Morecambe Sunsets (17 of 19) by Grum Wynne, on Flickr
They offered me a stay in one of their hotels in lieu of payment, which I was quite happy with – so me and my girlfriend are getting a luxury lake view room with dinner, bed and breakfast etc at the rather fancy Storrs Hall near Bowness. Sweet!
They have also said they will bear me in mind for future photography work. Suffice to say I am rather chuffed. 😀