4 Tips For Taking Saleable Wildlife Photos
The Galapagos islands, scattered across a sparkling blue ocean, are home to strange and wonderful wild creatures with species found nowhere else on earth. Blue-footed boobies dance, marine iguanas bask on the beach, and giant tortoises pose in front of my camera. What more could a wildlife photographer want? The wonderful thing about being a…
How I Found My Photo Niche (And Started Selling Stock Images)
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” — Eleanor Roosevelt To say I have an unquenchable thirst for travel would be an understatement. I feel alive when I’m on the road. So several years ago, during a particularly grueling 24-hour shift at the hospital, I googled “travel photography.” That’s…
A Trick For Easier People Photos
Taking photos of people can be awkward. Usually, it’s because — even if your photo subject is a good friend — they simply don’t know what to do when you point a camera at them. This is totally normal! As photographers, it’s our job to help people feel at ease, and give them some direction.…
Great Escape Radio Episode 120: Activate 100 Ideas
“I can see someone’s idea without the lens of their fear…without the lens of their stories. And then I can help them take the first step.” – Allegra Stein Host, Jody Maberry brings life coach Allegra Stein back to the show. To hear Allegra’s previous podcast episode, go here. Allegra identifies herself as a “Thought…
Top 4 Reasons To Become A Freelance Travel Writer
In horseracing, a superfecta is a wager in which the bettor, in order to win, must pick the first four finishers of a race in the correct sequence. As you can imagine, that takes real strategy. But the payout for winners can be phenomenal. That’s what travel writing’s done for me. Four years ago, I…
Your Path To The Travel Writing Lifestyle Is Unique To You
In 2013, when I attended the Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop in Boston, Mass., I had no idea what to expect… other than it was a sold-out event, and 150 hopeful travel writers would be attending this three-day class with the same hopes and dreams I had for this travel writing lifestyle… Success, freedom, money, travel,…
Great Escape Radio Episode 119: Manage Your Time
“Money comes and goes, but time only goes.” –Lee Cockerell Host, Jody Maberry brings time management guru, Lee Cockerell back to the show. Recently Lori Allen surveyed several members to ask them what their biggest challengers were. Two common themes emerged: not enough time and feeling overwhelmed. As the former Executive Vice President of Walt…
This Travel Writing Network Has Helped Me Reach 40 Bylines
I’ve always been an adventurer, seeking out challenges and journaling stories about my life experiences. So, with a college degree and the life experiences of a 24-year old farm girl, I scurried to the big city of Dallas, Texas, where I started a corporate job with a steep learning curve. The steep learning curve came…
Get Travel Writing Support To Fast-Track Your Success
After getting the travel-writing “itch,” I studied everything I could on how to write, and how to submit query letters. I even studied photography so I could submit photos with my articles. I had to take a couple of years off to focus on my business, but after realizing that travel writing is my true…
Use Your Phone As A Photo Prop For Stock Photography!
We’re in the midst of July’s Summer Sprints Stock Photography Photo Challenge! This month’s theme is “Connectivity”. Next time you’re in line at the coffee shop, look around… how many people are staring at their phones? These days, we’re more connected – digitally, anyway – than we’ve ever been. With the prevalence of screens and…