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Great Escape Radio Episode 40: Stand out in 2017

“People will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” -Maya Angelou For more about how you can get started with travel writing today, visit: greatescapepublishing.com/travelwriting. This week on Great Escape Radio, host Jody Maberry and Director, Lori Allen, discuss trends for 2017. Lori shares her thoughts on what…

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Great Escape Radio Episode 38: Find something to build

“Travel writing and photography help memorialize chunks of your life.” –Lori Allen For more information on how you can get started with travel writing, visit: greatescapepublishing.com/start/travelwriting. Host, Jody Maberry is joined by Director, Lori Allen, to talk about life… Is life too short? Or is it something that’s long and requires a long term plan?…

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Your Holiday Stock Photo Challenge

This month’s Breakfast Stock Club Premium Challenge is “Get Geometric,” and the idea is to spot and capture shapes in your photos. Even if you’re not a Premium member, you can still go out and photograph shapes for stock. Here are a few examples to get you started: Circles: Circles can make an image feel…

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How Photography Can Change Your Life

The moment when photography grabbed me and changed the direction of my life is just as clear in my mind as if it happened yesterday.  I was six years old, and my father had just given me a cheap camera he had picked up at a resale shop. It used 120 film and allowed me…

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No More Amateur Mistakes: Take Photos Like A Pro

In this digital era, we have all become photographers. Whether it’s the DSLR in our backpack, the mirrorless around our neck, or even the phone in our pockets, we all have cameras available anytime to snap our photos. But with so many images available, it’s becoming harder to stand out from the crowd. Fortunately, photography…

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Make Greeting Cards With Your Photos For $1,000+

I’m fortunate to spend my summers on a beautiful little island off the coast of Vancouver. A popular seasonal tourist destination, Galiano Island has a vibrant arts community and a thriving Saturday Market.  Here I’ve discovered an enthusiastic consumer base for my photography — especially my photo greeting cards. On Saturdays I set up my…

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