Great Escape Radio Episode 66: Introducing Efrain Padró
“The beginning is the most important part of the work.” – Plato For more information about how you can get started selling your photos, visit: greatescapepublishing.com/start/photography. Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry, and Director, Lori Allen, introduce us to Efrain Padró. “Efrain is probably our most sought after instructor,” says Lori. “He’s kind, humble, even-keeled,…
Your Summer Stock Photo Success Plan
Stock photography is a numbers game. The more photos you have in your portfolio, the more potential income you can make. If you only have 20 images on a site, the odds of selling much are low. They say you really start to see sales once you hit the 300 mark. And while that might…
Staying Young Is A Choice—This Is How To Do It…
I’ve been inspired lately by the book: “Younger Next Year,” by a doctor who specializes in health and aging… and his “guinea pig” patient. The basic premise is that 70% of aging is a choice. And staying young all comes down to staying active. The two authors explain how to “hack” your body and brain…
Light And Quiet: Mirrorless Cameras Are Perfect For Shooting Stock
The sun was shining as my husband Rob and I boarded an early morning ferry to Martha’s Vineyard for a day of hiking, exploring, and Rob waiting patiently while I photographed everything on my shot list. When we got off the boat that night and headed back to our motel, I realized I had walked…
Keep It Authentic: How To Take A Great Stock Photo
In today’s stock photography market, a key theme is “authentic.” What “authentic” means is that you are creating what appears to be an authentic moment. Essentially, you are framing your subject in a creative yet natural way that will draw the viewer in. Here’s a photo I took of Lori with that “authentic” feel. She’s…
Great Escape Radio Episode 65: When all the “stuff” doesn’t bring happiness…
“$1,000,000 in the bank isn’t the fantasy. The fantasy is the lifestyle of complete freedom it supposedly allows.” – Tim Ferriss, The 4 Hour Workweek Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry, and Director, Lori Allen, introduce us to Laura Carswell. Lori just returned from Tanzania and today’s guest, Laura Carswell, was also on that trip.…
Try This For Better Stock Photo Success In 2017
Happy summer, and welcome to the half-way point of 2017! It’s the perfect time to look back at our goals, decide if they’re still what we want, and refocus. In January, I made some vague stock photo goals for 2017: Build a stock portfolio on Alamy Get published in a few travel magazines What I’ve…
The Key To Travel-Writing Success (And Lots Of Perks)
In 2016 I attended the Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop in New Orleans. As I sat in the workshop and listened to the speakers, it was as if a light-bulb suddenly came on. I knew how to write, and I knew how to craft a pitch. It was the marketing part of travel writing that was…
The Importance Of Harvesting Your Own Travel-Writing Network
Show me the company you keep and I’ll tell you who you are. It’s something my friend Erica’s grandmother liked to say but Erica was never a big fan of it. She thought her grandmother was trying to get her to judge people—to look down her nose at those who were different. So Erica remained…
What’s Selling As Stock Photography?
One of the best parts about stock photography is that you can photograph whatever you want—there’s no one telling you what you have to shoot. And while it’s great to have that kind of creative freedom, sometimes it can be tough to know where to start. Rather than randomly photographing things, savvy stock photographers keep…