July’s Photo Challenge: The Softer Side of Strength
We had more entries than ever before for “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles” in June so be sure to watch for the winners next week. For our July challenge, we are going to turn our cameras back to the people side of things — to recognize the gentleness and compassion in those who serve. The theme…
Take Better Outdoor Photos
Summer is here! And with summer come rich opportunities for practicing and showcasing your photography skills. Here are some quick tips for getting better pictures outside this year… Better Outdoor Photos – Tip #1: When shooting outdoors, think overcast, dawn and dusk. The first and last light of day almost always provides breathtaking opportunities, wherever…
A Quick Warning about Shadows and Reflections in Photos
Both shadows and reflections can be excellent creative tools in photography; however they can also be nuissances. Be careful not to ruin your photos when using these these devices.
Sending Photos to an Editor: 6 Top Tips
An editor of a local bi-weekly newspaper called me the other day looking for a picture. He wanted to use an image of mine shot at a local professional theatre company. The company had already sent him the version of the picture they have posted on their website, but it wasn’t large enough for use…
Digital Photography Tip: 6 Ways to Resize Your Photos
Often you must resize your digital images for use in publications or on websites. Sometimes the buyer will give you very specific instructions about what to send. But if you don’t have that guidance, here are the rules of thumb I rely on: For print media (magazines, newspapers, newsletters) — Deliver electronic images at 300…
FEATURED PUBLICATION: Bushducks: For Your Outdoor Adventures
A Resource for the Dedicated Outdoor Enthusiast By Roberta Beach Jacobson in Karpathos, Greece Bushducks website is essentially a resource for the Land Rover 4 x 4 enthusiast. But in addition to information on where to get your Land Rover “cared for and cosseted” while on the road — the site also wants reports on…
Not-So-Elusive Benefits of Travel Writing
If you simply learn a few important tricks of the trade about putting an article together and about dealing with editors — exactly the sorts of things you’ll find documented in our archives — then you’ll be well ahead of the majority of new writers (even seasoned writers) out there.
June’s Photo Challenge Theme: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Wherever you’re headed this summer — be it an exotic destination or someplace more tame — be sure to pack your camera. Focus in on the way you travel to your destination and how you get around once you are there. The theme for June’s Photo Challenge is: “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.” Of course, we…
Six Easy Tips for a Stress-Free Mexico Vacation
Exotic Mexico should be a destination where all you need to do is sit on a sun-soaked beach with an ice cold margarita. Of course, travel can sometimes get more complicated these days. To ensure a stress-free Mexican vacation, follow these six tips …
Fording Ecuador's Napo… or Not…
Two steps out of the canoe and I’m stuck. Thick, milk chocolate mud oozes toward the top of my knee-high rubber boots but all I can do is watch. Rather than fording the Napo River, my left leg seems content to spend its remaining life — my life — here, swaying perilously, fifteen feet from…
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