In Short
I'm just a Russian girl who fell in love with figure skating a couple years ago and quickly discovered how much I loved taking photos at the events. Since then, I've been working hard to improve, visiting as many competitions as I can. I'm working on becoming an official press photographer so I can access even more events, have better angles and more opportunities to take photos. In the meantime, I need to upgrade my equipment, but all my funds are going towards travel expenses & event tickets. This is where you come in!
My Goal And Your Rewards
My main goal for now is to upgrade to Canon f/2.8 70-200 IS. Currently I can regularly borrow a better body (Canon 5D) but not a lens that would allow me to take pictures of better quality. So that's my main priority!
This is how the funding is going to be distributed:
- I'm planning to buy a used lens which costs around 50k RUB (~740 USD).
- Around 15k RUB (~220 USD) is what I'll need for printing the physical rewards.
- Around 7k-8k RUB (104-120 USD) is going towards shipping.
- About 5k RUB (~75 USD) + 25 USD (since I'm using a non-US bank account) will cover the platform fees
As thanks for your contributions, I've prepared a range of rewards, including digital-only and physical! The highlights include:
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figure skating calendars with my favourite photos from 2017-2018 season and the dates of the most important competitions coming up in 2019
- two special calendars dedicated to my favourite skaters: Shoma Uno and Wakaba Higuchi, as well as an option for you to create your own, custom calendar made of any photos I have!*
- your own special collection of photos of any skater or team participating at a competition I'm going to in 2018-2019 season (currently: Lombardia Trophy 2018, Grand Prix Helsinki 2018, Rostelecom Cup 2018, more tba)
- 10x15 photo cards with any photo of your choosing
- and more :)
*Except for some photos from Lombardia Trophy 2017, since I've lost some of the original files from there. Please inquire for details.
Stretch Goals
In case I reach 1600$, I'll be able to buy Canon f/2.8 70-200 IS II! I will also send a photo card to every backer starting from 5$ (in which case I will require your mail address if you haven't provided one yet)!
Risks & Challenges
In case I don't reach my goal, I will still use the money to save up and buy the lens I need – it will just take a bit longer. I will still send out all the rewards, as well. I will continue to try and bring you the best photos I can, as much as I'm able to!
This is my first campaign, but I have a lot of experience with printed materials and shipping thanks to my previous work, so I am confident we'll be able to do this! I am always open for questions in the comments here or on my Twitter.
Other Ways You Can Help
Even if you can't contribute directly, that's okay. Consider visiting my website, subscribing to my instagram account for the newest photos, retweeting photos I share on my Twitter account. And please share information about the campaign! If you want to translate this into other languages to share with more fans, I will be eternally grateful & send you a photo card as a thanks. Please get in touch on Twitter or send me an e-mail.
日本語
こんにちは!私はルダコヴァ ダリア (verit). このページを訪問していただきありがとうございます。
ロシアのフィギュアスケーティングの写真家です、さまざまなイベントへの旅を楽しみです、皆さんと写真をオンラインで共有しています。
私はより良くなり、正式な写真家になりたいです。 私のもう一つの目標は、より良い写真を撮るためにカメラレンズをアップグレードすることです。
あなたの助けを借りて、私はより良いフィギュアスケート写真家になることを目指しています。
応援よろしくお願いします!