3 Types of Everyday Photos That You Can Sell Online
Whatever it is you like to do in and around your home and hometown, you can likely take and sell photos of it as stock. You don’t need experience or a portfolio to start. All you need is some good photos of subjects that sell. Bonnie Caton Stock agencies are constantly in need of city,…
Seven Habits of a Truly Observant Traveler
The best travel writers are observant travelers. They’ve trained themselves to notice things. It’s those rich details that editors like.
5 Simple Ways to Make a Photography Shot List
Nadia Ali A photography shot list is as it says, a list of all the shots needed for a particular photography project. If you are on assignment you may have a brief from the client on exactly what is expected, but other times it is left to the creation and imagination of the photographer. 1.…
7 Tips for Taking Great Photos in Lockdown
I live in Paris and when the lockdown for COVID-19 was first announced on March 17, my heart sank. I wasn’t worried about staying home, but as a photographer living in Paris, it spelled disaster. I write a popular blog, Eye Prefer Paris, and photos are essential to my blog posts, which I write three…
From Avocado Toast To Almond Milk: Photographing Current Trends
Once you get a few photos up for sale in stock agencies (get your start here), you can boost your income by photographing current trends. Like avocado toast. Which, if you’re not familiar with it, is toast with avocado spread on it. It’s a big trend among millennials. It also happened to be my breakfast this week!…
How To Create Simple Smart Phone Videos You Can Sell
A lot of people think that making professional travel videos is hard to do or difficult to learn… or that you need a lot of expensive equipment to make something really great. So, they put off learning and leave potential income on the table — income that could pay for their vacations and travels to…
Build Your Writer’s Toolbox While You Have Time
For me, one positive that has come from this uncertain time in our lives is that now I have more time. Before I was always out doing things like swimming in the ocean or meeting up with friends. But now I’m home. All this time has opened up. Time to do the things I’ve wanted…
Power Posing: How To Look Confident In Photos
First impressions matter. And recent studies prove it takes just a split second to form one. What’s crazy is that when it comes to sensing levels of confidence, leadership, charisma, friendliness, and more… our split-second impressions are eerily accurate. But here’s the great part: In photos, we can project the things we’d like people to…
Start Making Plans for Your Blog Now
Now might not be the best time to be promoting travel. But that doesn’t mean that we can’t talk about destinations we would like to visit when it becomes safe again to do so. Nathan Aguilera We can discuss our favorite destinations that are on the priority list for visiting first as soon as we’re…
How to Keep Your Travel Blog On-Topic During the COVID-19 Crisis
I’ve been writing my blog, Eye Prefer Paris, since June 2006. My blog is an insiders’ blog about Paris, featuring posts three times a week about what’s current in the city, with topics such as culture, history, food and restaurants, fashion, shopping, and hotels. Since my blog is about current things going on in Paris,…