March, and Q1 2026
March was an improvement over the first two months of the year, at least in the fact that I was able to generate some updates for the site. However, a combination of various issues meant that I only managed two sessions, and one of those was local. The overall score for the quarter currently stands at 22, and although I still have some photographs to process from my session at the Dean Forest Railway, I don’t expect to be anywhere near my target for the quarter of 60 images.
March was an improvement over the first two months of the year, at least in the fact that I was able to generate some updates for the site. However, a combination of various issues meant that I only managed two sessions, and one of those was local. The overall score for the quarter currently stands at 22, and although I still have some photographs to process from my session at the Dean Forest Railway, I don’t expect to be anywhere near my target for the quarter of 60 images.
I had initially considered a schedule for the 28th to 29th March where I did a National Trust property on the Saturday when the weather was better and do the Dean Forest Railway’s Spring Gala on the Sunday, when the weather was expected to be worse. In the end, I felt that if I did the gala on the Saturday, there was a greater chance of coming away with something I could sell, which probably would not have been the case under the original plan. Two of the images currently uploaded are likely to go on sale through Redbubble shortly, and I suspect there could be at least one more for the remaining photographs, so I think I made the right decision.
Sales for Q1 were slightly ahead of Q1 2025, but I suspect that in the current economic climate, it may be a while before I get any more sales.
April and Q2 2026
The adjusted target for Q2 stands at 313, but as I have some
March photographs to process, this is likely to come down slightly. Whatever happens, I need a good showing for
April in order to get the production levels
back on target by the end of the quarter.
If things go to plan, I’ve got plans to visit the Severn Valley at least
twice, and I want to try and get a couple of National Trust properties done. I’ve got some time booked off work mid-month;
what I want now is some good weather, especially at weekends.
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