Last week’s photography expedition in Paris, France, did NOT start well for me. On Day One, I accidentally left my camera bag unzipped and when I picked it up off the floor, my camera rolled out. It wasn’t a hard roll but it must have hit the ground just right because it broke my lens. […]
You’ll remember we covered how your camera reads light and interprets what it sees to achieve “middle gray” and proper exposure. You can find that article in our archives, here. Most of the time your camera is fairly accurate. But what happens if you have a once-in-a-lifetime shot that’s underexposed? Is there a way to […]
May is officially Physical Fitness Month. Which means that the education world (at least here in the U.S.) celebrates national physical fitness and sport. With this and the upcoming controversial Summer Olympics in Beijing taking top slots in the news these days, I thought we could turn our creative attention to sport — hence this […]
Washingtonian Magazine’s no-nonsense, no-fluff style wins over the hearts of 150,000 highly educated, well-paid readers each month. It’s been around since 1965, and ever under the same editor, Jack Limpert. Through over 40 years of publication, the magazine brings Washington-area residents and visitors meaty articles about art, culture, food and dining, travel, news, politics, jobs, […]
Here’s the wine cellar at Denver’s Hotel Monaco. We’re going to have our Food Writing Workshop here, in the hotel where one of the best chefs of Denver works. And you bet we’ll be testing the food and wine. You know, for inspiration. [Editor’s Note: Learn more about opportunities to profit from your travels (and […]
Roy Stevenson has published more than 100 articles in the 7 months since attending our workshop. And it seems he’s creating quite a stir among our readers.
by Bonnie CatonPink cherry blossom petals coat the surface of the Potomac and flower beds thick with tulips brighten the corners of the city. It’s springtime in Washington, D.C., and even if you never left the underground metro system, you’d know it. The trains that are usually filled with adults in business suits and military […]
by Paula GriswoldThe British Rail Museum (BRM) in York, England, sits behind the York Railway and Bus Station, just outside the medieval city walls. The wealth of its exhibits is staggering. Over 100 locomotives, including a 15 by 93 foot long Chinese locomotive and the bright blue Mallard (the world’s fastest steam engine, clocked at […]
by Susann DobsonShe won’t hurt you … she’s just very friendly, especially with children.
