The rising opportunities for photographers, bloggers, and influencers to earn an income through their photography has meant that there’s been a notable increase in the number of photo editing tools and apps available to creatives these days. None, however, is more popular than Adobe Lightroom. Chances are you’re probably already using the mobile or desktop […]
This full-body pose is the quickest way to look slimmer in photos – and it works on almost everyone. Just flip through a beauty magazine and you’ll see models and celebrities doing it on every page. Here’s how to do it, step by step: 1. A person’s body positioned at a 45-degree angle appears 25% […]
It’s true there are no hard and fast rules for what constitutes a best-selling travel image, but there are a few key things that will appeal to editors and other photo-buyers–especially if you’re looking at selling photos to magazines and newspapers. Here are a few examples… 1. Think outside the leaf Yankee has been covering […]
Tips from Bonnie Caton, the “The Shoot & Shake” trick!, writing and coloring with light!
It does not matter whether they are luring you to the ski slopes or to a tropical paradise, travel photos all have one thing in common: sunny skies. A beautiful blue sky punctuated by dreamy cumulous clouds is the perfect backdrop for any venue from urban architecture to rolling landscapes, promising fine weather for your […]
Every year, the medieval Spanish town of Girona hosts the 10-day Temps de Flors flower festival. There are numerous streets and normally private courtyards that are open and decorated with an assortment of flowers to showcase diverse displays. I like to attend this festival for several reasons. First, because I love festivals along with discovering other cities […]
I love traveling, food and photography. So I put those three things together, signed up to a few stock agencies, and turned it into a great opportunity to get paid for what I love. Several years ago, I went for my winter ski trip to Mammoth Mountain in Northern California. One morning it was storming, […]
From shots you forgot to take to less-than-great lighting and dealing with anything that pops up in the limited time spent at a destination, even the most experienced photographers learn something new every time they travel. Over time, you learn tricks to increase your chances of getting a shot that will be published. One of […]
Are tripods going the way of film, specialty items only used by purists? Many modern digital cameras are quite good at taking photos without needing to be stabilized, so you might decide to leave your tripod at home. But there are some shots that are nearly impossible to take without a tripod. Oftentimes a photo […]
Twilight is probably my favorite time of day to take photographs. It is that fleeting interval between night and day, both before the sun rises and again shortly after it sets, when the sun lies just below the horizon. It overlaps with both part of the golden hour—that magical time when warm shades of yellow, […]
