How To Create A Ghost Photo You Can Sell As Stock
Bonnie, here, again, with one more fun tip from our Provence Stock Photo Workshop. Shooting inside a 15th-century chateau deep in the French countryside, some of us saw ghosts: Taking a ghost photo is not only COOL, it’s actually pretty easy to do. Here’s how: 1. With a tripod, take a photo of a…
How To Stage A Stock Photo Shoot That Looks Real
Bonnie here, again, coming to you with another stock photo tip from our Provence Stock Photo Workshop. After leaving our Mediterranean villas, we drove out to a chateau and vineyard deep in the French countryside. It was nothing short of amazing, and we had the whole run of the place. I’ll show you one “spooky”…
Great Escape Radio Episode 84: Live your bucket list
“Instead of putting things on a bucket list, I decided I needed to live my bucket list.” – Becky Breshears For more information on getting started with travel writing, you can visit greatescapepublishing.com/start/travelwriting. Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry, and Director, Lori Allen, introduce us to one of our members, Becky Breshears. Lori met Becky at…
Tips For Taking Stock Photos That Sell (From Our Photo Shoot In France)
Lise Gagne got fired from her job because she couldn’t focus. She was too obsessed with this new thing… taking stock photos and selling them online. Her friends and family thought she was crazy… until she started making a living this way. Ten years later, she’s one of the top stock photographers in the world……
Fun, Freedom, And Free Trips: The Perks Of Travel Writing
The perks of travel writing are unbelievable! It amazes me how convention/visitor bureaus (CVBs), destination marketing organizations (DMOs), hotels, restaurants, and tourist attractions literally roll out the red carpet when they learn you are going to write about them. And the freedom to choose where, when, and what you write about is not the least…
The Best Travel Articles Come From Spontaneous Personal Encounters
When the owner of the 54-foot catamaran told me that his first boat had crashed in the Bermuda Triangle, I flashed back to something I had learned when I first started travel writing: “Keep your eyes and ears open for spontaneous travel articles.” Since hearing that piece of advice at a GEP travel-writing workshop back…
Become A Travel Writer And Enjoy Bigger And Better Vacations
Got a family? Like to travel? Have a limited budget? Want more out of your vacation days than the typical tourist experience? Become a travel writer. That’s what I did. In the last year, my family has traveled to more places, had more fantastic experiences, and met more fascinating people than ever before. And it’s…
How Simply Being Nice Can Help You Qualify For Press Trips
Comic strip artist Addison “Mort” Walker once said, “It’s not true that nice guys finish last. Nice guys are winners before the game even starts.” This sentiment couldn’t be truer in the life of a travel writer, and here’s why… One of the best parts of a travel writer’s life is the perks that come…
Great Escape Radio Episode 83: There’s no stopping Verna
“Travel writing gives me a reason to get up. It gives me an identity, and it gives me a different viewpoint when I travel.” – Verna Bevens For more information on getting started with travel writing, visit greatescapepublishing.com/start/travelwriting. Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry, and Director, Lori Allen, introduce us to one of our members, Verna…
How To Get Photos Accepted As Stock
Last week, I came back from the South of France, where I was with 10 of your fellow readers and iStock legend, Lise Gagne. We spent a week learning how to shoot stock photos in the streets of Saint-Tropez, from our villas above the Mediterranean, and from a chateau deep in the countryside. You guys…