Bonnie here. Truth: I never sold a single photo until AFTER I learned to use Lightroom. Lightroom can turn a dull photo like this… Into something that shines like this: … and now this image sells in my stock agencies! To help you get the same result with your photos, here’s my Lightroom editing tip for […]
I have a secret… I’ve been making money with photography for more than six years, and I still get my exposure wrong sometimes in the field. It happens. Especially when I’m forced to shoot beyond the good light hours. Or when the light changes quickly and I’m not fast enough to adjust my settings. Luckily, […]
It was a foggy September morning in Los Angeles when I met Stefania. A travel blogger from Bologna, Italy, she hired me to capture her “fashionista style.” The setting: the legendary Venice Beach at sunrise. This sounds like the ideal photo shoot, right? Not so much. Although Venice Beach is one of the most photogenic […]
The winter holidays are here! This is one of the most photogenic months of the year, so there couldn’t be a better time to keep your camera nearby and create some fun photographs. The next few weeks are sure to slip away quickly with all the hustle and bustle, so let’s make the most of […]
On Nov. 15, 2013, I turned 10 years old—not as a human being but as a travel photographer. During my first 10 years, I learned a few things about photography (most of them the hard way), so I jotted them down as I reflected on the previous decade. Some of the things I learned are […]
I love the holidays, mostly because of my parents. They didn’t have much but always managed to make the winter celebrations extra special for my sisters and me. Photographing Christmas brings back a flood of fond memories and all of the sweet nostalgia for my childhood and for when I was a young mom with […]
I’ve been a full-time travel photographer for years, and throughout my career, I’ve heard this mantra from countless other photogs: Carry a camera at all times. Their rationale is that the “shot of a lifetime” might occur at any moment. You don’t want to miss it, right? Like a hawk, the thinking goes, a photographer […]
Every time you take a photograph, you’re showing the viewer a little piece of your world. And as you look through your camera’s viewfinder, ideally you’re making two important decisions: What to include in your frame… And what to leave out. The importance of leaving things out is often overlooked in photography. Behind our cameras, […]
“A traveler without observation is a bird without wings.” ― Moslih Eddin Saadi Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry, and Director, Lori Allen, introduce us to one of our members, Ken Staeck, another attendee from this year’s Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop in D.C. Ken shares what led him to the DC event… “Photography is my […]
Two weeks ago, we looked at the recent big upgrade to Adobe Lightroom. If you missed that note you can catch up here. With the latest upgrade to Lightroom Classic, Adobe added an awesome new feature, called “Range Masking.” Working with the adjustment brush, graduated filter, and radial filter tools, it gives you very fine-tuned […]
