Today, I’m sitting on the end of a dock mesmerized at the ripples in the water created by the comfortable breeze. Over my shoulder in the western sky, late summer thunderheads are building and white egrets are shrimping. This setting makes me think of a question I hear often, “How did you get here?” Specifically […]
Shortly after signing up for the Travel Videos for Profit program, I was having a chat with one of my best friends who runs an ad agency. She asked if I thought video could help one of her clients gain more visibility for a product, and I was able to tell her what I’d learned […]
Saying the teensy tiny simple little word “yes” started me down my travel writer’s path. Since then, “yes” along with “try” have become my two favorite words. They motivate me, excite me and have blessed my life with too many amazing new adventures to count. Because of those words my life has completely changed, expanded, […]
From time to time I take a picture that I think is pretty amazing and that others will possibly love as well. So it will get me thinking about photography contests. It is also one thing I love about stock photography—seeing my pictures out there in use associated with great brands. Several years ago I […]
When you think about manipulating photos, you probably think about programs such as Lightroom and Photoshop. But image manipulation starts much earlier. It starts with your choice of lens. In general, wide angle lenses (with a focal length of 18mm to 24mm or so) offer more depth of field (area of focus) than telephoto lenses […]
If you love to travel, you can use your own skills or knowledge to score cruises for free. Here are tips on how to work on a cruise ship.
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Even though it had been a late night in the darkroom during the winter of 1975, I was at my desk putting together a photo submission when the call came in. “Peter, Gerry Gagnon,” the man spoke crisply on the phone. A quick check of my memory, he was the editor of A.L.A. Away magazine. […]
19 years ago, I never would have guessed I’d be a writer. Maybe like you, I’d never actually written anything. And aside from snapshots of my travels and friends, I’d never taken pictures, either. Fast forward 19 years and now I do both. Fresh out of college, my priority was to get a job near […]
“Take off on a quest or a personal search until you find yourself. You either find yourself or decide to go home.”–Bel Woodhouse Host, Jody Maberry and Director, Lori Allen introduce us to Bel Woodhouse. “Bel is quite the spitfire,” says Lori. “She’s an ex-Navy kick butt woman!” Bel makes an indelible impression on everyone […]
