Union Square

“New York State of Mind” Photography Series

The New York State of Mind Photography Series aims to capture my own perspective of New York. In this series you’ll find photos of New York City and there areas of lived around for the past 2 years, including famous landmarks to random urban street photography. New York City is a city like no other, with different cultures popping in each neighborhood. On one block you can find the hipsters and chic twenty somethings, and right around the block you can find some ghetto, but friendly neighborhoods, which point at the diversity that resides in the city that never sleeps.

TITLE: “New York Union Square Wallets”

This photo was taken at one of the street fairs on University Place. It seems like there is at least one street fair every month, which is great. It’s almost like an offline Etsy (maybe where Etsy got inspired) but you’ll find great carnival style food, awesome hand made things (or just vendors) and you’ll definitely have a good time. Sometimes there’s funnel cake, deep fried oreos, and even some hand rolled cigars! It’s actually so awesome and if you’re ever in NYC, it’s always a fantastic time.

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Coney Island

“New York State of Mind” Photography Series

The New York State of Mind Photography Series aims to capture my own perspective of New York. In this series you’ll find photos of New York City and there areas of lived around for the past 2 years, including famous landmarks to random urban street photography. New York City is a city like no other, with different cultures popping in each neighborhood. On one block you can find the hipsters and chic twenty somethings, and right around the block you can find some ghetto, but friendly neighborhoods, which point at the diversity that resides in the city that never sleeps.

TITLE: “I <3 Coney Island

Who doesn’t love Coney Island? It’s almost like taking a trip back in time, when theme parks and roller coasters were the only source of entertainment. Yes some of the rides have creepy old timey, vintage roller coasters and ferris wheels, and while Coney Island is a little on the ghetto side, it still has such a distinct charm to it. Taking the 40 minute subway ride feels like you’re miles away from the hustle and bustle, and it’s nice to be a little old fashioned once in a while. This trash can was just on the boardwalk, and I was just thinking “vintage, artsy photo right there!” when I saw it. Here is the end result. Enjoy!

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Creepy Guy

“New York State of Mind” Photography Series

The New York State of Mind Photography Series aims to capture my own perspective of New York. In this series you’ll find photos of New York City and there areas of lived around for the past 2 years, including famous landmarks to random urban street photography. New York City is a city like no other, with different cultures popping in each neighborhood. On one block you can find the hipsters and chic twenty somethings, and right around the block you can find some ghetto, but friendly neighborhoods, which point at the diversity that resides in the city that never sleeps.

TITLE: “Creepy Guy with Free Massages”

I’ll be honest, I was tempted to get one, but being an amateur masseuse myself, I figure I’d be too critical. This was taken in front of the Whole Foods at Union Square, which seems to attract very clever signs. Another sign was “Need a girlfriend, give me your number!” Hey, at least he was honest. This guy was nice enough to pose and smile, I would have given him something, but I didn’t have any change. He was cool with it. Such is New York, where even the cardboard wielders understand that you have to create lines that catch people’s attention. I do honestly wonder how many massages he got that day..

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Hanging Lights

“New York State of Mind” Photography Series

The New York State of Mind Photography Series aims to capture my own perspective of New York. In this series you’ll find photos of New York City and there areas of lived around for the past 2 years, including famous landmarks to random urban street photography. New York City is a city like no other, with different cultures popping in each neighborhood. On one block you can find the hipsters and chic twenty somethings, and right around the block you can find some ghetto, but friendly neighborhoods, which point at the diversity that resides in the city that never sleeps.

TITLE: Hanging Lights Closeup

This photo was taken in the Grand Central Station, actually in the Apple Store by the Genius Bar. I like it because of how truncated it is and essentially how its basis and meaning is purely aesthetic. The light beams and the deep contrast with the lightbulbs help the picture pop out more. There’s not much of a backstory to it, other than I was with my girlfriend (who has the cooking blog) and was just waiting around for her iPhone to get fixed. The Apple store itself has an interesting layout, and design is a big part of their whole entire company. Whatever I’m totally rambling. I sort of just took this picture and I like it because it looks nice. Hey, you can’t be deep all the time can you?

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“New York State of Mind” Photography Series

The New York State of Mind Photography Series aims to capture my own perspective of New York. In this series you’ll find photos of New York City and there areas of lived around for the past 2 years, including famous landmarks to random urban street photography. New York City is a city like no other, with different cultures popping in each neighborhood. On one block you can find the hipsters and chic twenty somethings, and right around the block you can find some ghetto, but friendly neighborhoods, which point at the diversity that resides in the city that never sleeps.

TITLE: My “Campus”

Ah, Washington Square Park. You’ve been so dear to me. My only semblance of a quad throughout my three years at NYU, you’ve let me shoot my headshots, read and do homework, be surrounded by nature, and kept me sane by letting me reflect on my life and this crazy city. While you do close early, I’ve had many fond memories with you, from facebook friending the piano guy and listening to the great jazz that comes out of the street musicians there, to seeing one twin spin each the other twin on his head like a helicopter. WSP is so diverse and has so many things going on, but when you go there when the sun is setting, there are quiet times to really take a stroll in the park and just think about things. It’s almost a home away from home for me.

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Fall Leaves for Autumn

“New York State of Mind” Photography Series

The New York State of Mind Photography Series aims to capture my own perspective of New York. In this series you’ll find photos of New York City and there areas of lived around for the past 2 years, including famous landmarks to random urban street photography. New York City is a city like no other, with different cultures popping in each neighborhood. On one block you can find the hipsters and chic twenty somethings, and right around the block you can find some ghetto, but friendly neighborhoods, which point at the diversity that resides in the city that never sleeps.
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TITLE: First Fall

I took this picture near my NYU campus and it reminds me so much of fall, which is probably one of my favorite times of the year here in NYC. The leaves are the biggest indicator of the seasonal change into fall. Seeing road and roads of trees change color before your eyes is a beautiful thing. Fall is the perfect time, not too hot not too cold, and especially after this NYC heatwave that happened over the summer, it couldn’t come any sooner.

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Grand Central Clock

“New York State of Mind” Photography Series

The New York State of Mind Photography Series aims to capture my own perspective of New York. In this series you’ll find photos of New York City and there areas of lived around for the past 2 years, including famous landmarks to random urban street photography. New York City is a city like no other, with different cultures popping in each neighborhood. On one block you can find the hipsters and chic twenty somethings, and right around the block you can find some ghetto, but friendly neighborhoods, which point at the diversity that resides in the city that never sleeps.
If interested in commercial use, please contact me directly.

TITLE: Time is of the Essence.

I aimed for this picture of the Grand Central Station clock to stand out by isolating it, without anyone or anything in the background. We all can imagine, even if we haven’t been there, that Grand Central is always filled with tons of people going to different places. It’s a hub for activity, and this clock represents our value for time and how important time and punctuality are to us now. We constantly want to appear to be “too busy” for things like out family and friends and constantly want to fill our schedules in with things that may not be so important to us. Nowadays we like to give value to those who seem to be frantically doing things all the time, but this pictures aims to point out that time itself is but a human made concept, and that by itself, in isolation, it is utterly worthless. While it is important to be organized and punctual, I feel like we all need a moment to slow down and enjoy the moment for what it is.

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We did it. We totally did it.

Words can’t describe how excited I am about this. I ACTUALLY SOLD SOMETHING TO SOMEONE WHO WASNT MY MOTHER. A real life person! Shouts out to you, new customer. You have given me motivation to actually do this and not kick it to the side like I do with all my other escapades. While it’s only my first sale, and it’s not enough data really to track a trend, it definitely did come out of left field for me.

# of views does not equal number of sales.

This one was a surprise, and while its obvious advice, its baffling when it hits you. I got a request for a custom order for a photo I haven’t even promoted yet, and was not featured or did not have that many views.

focusing on good photos

this leads me to believe that i may have to take shop on the content that I provide, although it could be a billion other things.

custom equals good. packages?

i guess people do like some choice and custom orders are what got me my first sale, so i might just keep going with that and add some nice packages, like packages for the home, the office, etc.

providing good customer service/follow up/retention

well now i can test out my customer retention model and customer service model. offering a discount for repeat purchases is something i’m looking into implementing, and of course building a list for a bimonthly newsletter as well. we’ll see how it all goes!

showing my product to the best place for it: Etsy itself.

this doesn’t seem that much of a revelation, but I have been posting my blog posts and shooting them to twitter, facebook, and social bookmarking sites, but most of my traffic comes from Etsy, and I need to be more involved with Etsy and the community there.

While there are other things like seasonal trends and colors that are in style, thats all I can really assess from my first sale. Now time to set some sales goals and really get the ball rolling. Ciao!

 

-Patrick

 

 

secret room

“New York State of Mind” Photography Series

The New York State of Mind Photography Series aims to capture my own perspective of New York. In this series you’ll find photos of New York City and there areas of lived around for the past 2 years, including famous landmarks to random urban street photography. New York City is a city like no other, with different cultures popping in each neighborhood. On one block you can find the hipsters and chic twenty somethings, and right around the block you can find some ghetto, but friendly neighborhoods, which point at the diversity that resides in the city that never sleeps.

TITLE: “The Secret Room

This photo was taken right outside my bedroom window. I vaguely remember being in this half asleep, half awake gaze, with the window clearly in my line of sight. My eyes were probably half open while I was asleep, so my mind could register the image and render it into my dream. At least that’s my own logic behind it. Anyways, I had a dream a couple of nights ago about how it was a secret room connected to my apartment via a revolving book case. Considering my small apartment, I seriously contemplated wanting to move all of my stuff into this room and use my other room as a living area. Such is the life in a tiny, fun-sized NYC apartment.

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Disney New York

“New York State of Mind” Photography Series

The New York State of Mind Photography Series aims to capture my own perspective of New York. In this series you’ll find photos of New York City and there areas of lived around for the past 2 years, including famous landmarks to random urban street photography. New York City is a city like no other, with different cultures popping in each neighborhood. On one block you can find the hipsters and chic twenty somethings, and right around the block you can find some ghetto, but friendly neighborhoods, which point at the diversity that resides in the city that never sleeps.

TITLE: “Disney, New York.

What’s interesting about this photo is the juxtaposition between Disney and it obviously being attached to the front of the truck, which (spoiler alert) is also seen in the movie Toy Story 3, with that bear being attached to the front of a truck. I made it black and white to show perhaps the drained feeling of childhood dreams that recent transplants to New York, like myself, who aren’t yet conditioned to the fast paced, impersonal vibe that New York is so well known for.

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