Bonnie Caton, Author at Great Escape Publishing

Bonnie is the Creative Director for Great Escape Publishing, a regular contributor to The Right Way to Travel, and creator of the Breakfast Stock Club, which helps folks to get up-and-running selling their photos in online stock photo agencies. She got her first travel articles and photos published after attending the Ultimate Travel Writer's Workshop six summers ago in her hometown of Portland, Oregon. Before joining Great Escape Publishing, she taught English in the South of France and vagabonded through South America and South East Asia, dutifully testing all of the local foods and massage techniques. Favorite travel tip: Don't book a hotel room when you can rent an apartment! It tends to be cheaper, offers more room, and lets you live like a local, with a kitchen and living area. Recently, some friends and I found a cute apartment right in the middle of Paris with a balcony for half the price we would have paid for a hotel room in the city. I like to use Airbnb.com or Vrbo.com to book.

Getting Started With Stock Photography

When I first heard of stock photography – and how it could be an easy way to sell my photos while I’m out doing other things – I was excited. But, like most people I hear from, I hesitated to start for an entire year. This happens to all of us. You have the best […]

How To Make Photos Look Professional The Easy Way

Bonnie, here, on the last day of our Thankful series, where we’re sharing the things that we’re thankful to have in our lives. Today, I’m thankful for Lightroom. Have a look at the before and after of my sunrise shot from the other day, and you’ll see why: Before processing in Lightroom: After processing in […]

A Stock Photo Success Story

Some of our most successful Breakfast Stock Club members have a few things in common: They keep their cameras handy They photograph interesting subjects that have many potential uses They nail their keywords Here’s a story where these three things really come together. Let me turn it over to BSC member, Lisa Top, to share […]

One Of The Best Times To Get Out Your Camera

Here come the holidays! I know that things get super busy during this time, but consider this — it’s also one of the most photogenic times of the year! Don’t let it pass you by. From Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s, the next couple of months will be a parade of decorations and celebrations […]

Three Ways To Create Depth In Your Photos

We’re going to wrap up our “Back-to-Basics” series with three techniques you can use to improve your photos and get some unique shots. If you’re just tuning in, for the past few weeks we’ve been looking at simple ways you can create stronger and more salable images. So far we’ve covered: rule of thirds, intentional […]