You Can Take Saleable Images While Pursuing Your Favorite Hobbies
Being a parent of two small kids with a full-time job and more hobbies than I have time for, life feels like a constant blur. I always have a backlog of projects and goals I strive to work towards, but honestly my list seems to grow faster than I can check things off. On a…
Take Stock Photos At Home That Will Sell While You’re Off Having Fun
You’re busy, I’m busy… everyone’s so busy that weeks and months seem to disappear before we can start doing the things we really want to do… like selling our photos! Bonnie here, excited to talk about one of my favorite photo markets: stock photography. Stock is an ideal photo market for busy people. Once you…
Following My Passion Into A Photography Career Saved Me From The Crash
In 2008, my life as I knew it changed dramatically. I was in the executive search business, recruiting and placing people on Wall Street. I worked with financial market institutions around the world. But then the 2008 credit derivative crash happened and my business was hugely impacted. I had just hired my niece after her…
Three Camera Tips For Better Action Shots
Our last Summer Sprint of the year is underway and the stock photography theme this month is: Play! Think: water sports, playing games, flying kites, blowing bubbles – or any way that YOU like to play… hiking, riding horses, taking photos, cooking… the list could go on and on… Odds are that many of the…
Great Escape Radio Episode 75: It Comes Down to Decision
“The act of taking the first step is what separates the winners from the losers.”- Brian Tracy For more information on getting started with travel writing, go here: greatescapepublishing.com/travelwriting. Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry, and Director Lori Allen, discuss the importance of making a fast start—even if it isn’t perfect. Lori started thinking about…
From Lawyer To Full-Time Travel Photographer—A Rewarding Journey To A Steady Source Of Income
“How we spend our days… is how we spend our lives.” — Annie Dillard Before I was a full-time travel photographer, I used to be a lawyer—a government lawyer to be precise. Back then, my former attorney colleagues and I used to joke that there were three kinds of closing arguments you could make to a…
Earn Six Figures As A Photographer While Finding New Purpose In Life
Around here, personal transformations happen all the time. Everyday folks who need a change seek out something fun — like photography and travel writing — and turn it into a means to see the world, replace their income, and create a new lifestyle. Everyone who’s successful at this mixes their hopes, dreams, and desires with…
Great Escape Radio Episode 74: How Bad Do You Want it to Work Out?
“If you want it to work bad enough, it will work.” – Theresa St. John For more information on getting started with travel writing, visit greatescapepublishing.com/start/travelwriting. Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry, brings travel writer and photographer, Theresa St. John back to the show. Since we last heard from Theresa she’s been a busy lady. (You…
Getting Ahead In The Stock Photography Game
With fall knocking on our door, we’re entering one of the busiest buying seasons for stock photography. And although it might seem early, one of the most popular keyword searches on Dreamstime for the month of August was the word “Christmas.” This is the time of year when companies, designers, bloggers, and photos buyers of…
Follow These Pro Shooting Habits To Sell Travel Videos
Companies want to sell more travel packages… and when it comes to creating commercial tourism videos, there’s one thing they’re looking for: emotion. They want videos that evoke emotions in their potential clients — emotions that make them yearn for a certain destination or a particular experience. This is great news if you’re a budding…