Two Great Reasons To Submit Photos To The Alamy Stock Agency
Two minutes is all it took. I needed the pictures anyway for an article. Just a few carefully-constructed shots of the dumplings. They needed time to cool before I could eat them, so I wasn’t even spoiling my food! Some quick processing in Lightroom and then really the only added step was uploading them to…
Learn To Make Videos (In A Single Weekend) That You Can Sell
“Why videos?” Well, I was explaining to a young woman I knew, that having turned 70, I was looking for a way to build a new sideline occupation for interest and income. Small businesses are always interesting, I told her. I love people’s stories and enjoy taking photos. My idea is to showcase the owners,…
4 Secrets To Becoming A Successful Photographer
Imagine living the life you’ve always dreamed about. Is it full-time globetrotting with the excitement of what’s around the next corner, living abroad while enjoying new cultures, secluded beaches and fresh food, or more of your favorite hobbies while living in a special spot you love? As a young boy, reading about photographers and their…
Great Escape Radio: Episode 152: Declutter your life
“For every minute spent organizing, an hour is earned.” –Anonymous Host, Jody Maberry and Director, Lori Allen discuss The Lifechanging Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo. Although the book came out in 2014, it’s getting more attention now because the author has a Netflix series. The book…
Perfection Won’t Help You Sell More Stories – Here’s What You Do…
My husband and I learned to ski at different times. I started when I was a kid. Once a year, a mountain 3 hours from where I lived held a ski-free day for beginners. My parents would load us into the car at 4 a.m. and we’d be the first ones there. We’d take a…
5 Ways To Get Writing About Local Travel Experiences
Social media can be depressing, right? Everyone seems to post travel photos from far-flung exotic locales. Scroll down your Instagram, Twitter or Facebook feed any time of day. Go ahead. You’ll find images of the 18th-century sculpted Trevi Fountain in Italy, the Great Blue Hole for scuba diving in Belize, coffee plantations in Hawaii, ancient…
How To Write A Listicle – 3 Tips To Get Started
One of the least-romantic (yet most-published) articles out there is the listicle. “’6 Amazing Ski Tours Around the World” – Outside Magazine “100 Best Albums of All Time” — Rolling Stone “100 American towns founded before the Revolution” — USA Today Listicles are basically a list of people, places, and things held together by an…
Worry Less — Use This Simple Trick To Get More Done
Cows are a little bit skittish. I know this because every time my cousin’s dog goes into the field, the cows run away from him. They don’t like him jumping at their feet. Or maybe they don’t like that he’s so small they can’t see him in the grass. But here’s the difference between cows…
Great Escape Radio: Episode 151: Selling landscape photos
“Life is a gift. Wake up every day and realize that.”—Unknown Host, Jody Maberry and Director, Lori Allen introduce us to Nigel Danson. Lori met Nigel by phone in the beginning of 2018. “Every year at the start of the year I call 100 people—members of GEP—to see that’s working for them, what’s not working and…
Making A Six-Figure Income As A (Shy) Photographer
I’ve always been on the shy, quiet side. You know, the little girl who hid behind her mother when faced with meeting someone new. I was totally that kid! As I got older, I learned to “act as if,” but deep down, I was still that shy little girl. Growing up a baby boomer in…