Half the Price of Dubai — Shopping for Bargains at Sharjah's Souk Al Arsah Market
“Madam, this is Dhs. 75, it’s hand-crafted,” explained the affable Pilipino lady as I tried on a silver ring with a flower motif and tiny aquamarine stones set on the petals of the flower. Rose runs a kiosk, one of several scattered throughout Souk Al Arsah …
Farm Fresh Fruits and Spices – A Day of Pick-Your-Own Just an Hour Outside of Miami
There’s a lot more to southern Florida than South Beach and the Seaquarium. If you’re looking for a day spent in the sun and close to nature, you can’t beat taking the kids to Homestead, just an hour from central Miami. There you’ll find farms and rows and rows of freshly grown strawberries and tomatoes,…
Tryon, NC – Rural Elegance, Laid-Back Style, and a Tradition of Arts and Horses
Hardly a backwater, this is a place where you can rest your slippered feet atop an ottoman, in front of a crackling fire… sip a glass of local award-winning wine… flip through the pages of a book written by a local author… and enjoy an inspiring mountain view …
Modern, Eclectic, and Scrumptious Dining: Five Nashville Finds
Fried chicken. Cheese grits. Buttery biscuits. And I admit, the food wasn’t the only preconceived notion I had about Music City. You know the drill. It’s the south, and comfort rules. Or so I thought before my recent visit to Nashville …
Try the French Food Method with Photography
Though our workshop in Paris has come to a close and I’m back home, I am still struck by the connection I noticed between the way the French slowly savor their meals (and come away truly satisfied) and the way — when you take that same approach to photography — the results can be similarly…
Should you Insure your Camera Equipment?
Should You Insure Your Camera Equipment? By Sue Wright in Paris, France “What sort of price tag do you put on your livelihood?” That’s the question I usually ask readers that call me to register for one of AWAI’s live workshops when they ask me whether or not they should ensure their camera equipment before…
Digital Camera Tip: Should You Insure Your Camera Equipment?
By Sue Wright in Paris, France “What sort of price tag do you put on your livelihood?” That’s the question I usually ask readers that call me to register for one of AWAI’s live workshops when they ask me whether or not they should ensure their camera equipment before they leave. Truth is, it adds…
April Winners: Photo Captioning Counts
Choosing the winning photos for last month’s theme, “Hospitality and Welcome,” was difficult. In the end, after narrowing my favorites down to six, I had to choose based on the captions each photographer wrote under their pictures. Photo captions are important. Professional photographer Rich Wagner will tell you that the caption alone puts this picture…
3 Cool Camera Tricks (Including Ghosting)
Three Cool Camera Tricks You Can Try This Weekend By Cheryl Bigman in San Ramon, CA On the second night of the Charleston Photography Workshop, after the sunset shoot, professional photographer, Shelly Perry, and I decided to take a leisurely walk back to the hotel rather than take a cab. We wanted to see the…
3 Ways to Repackage (and Resell) an Article
Once you’ve invested the time and energy in researching, writing, and editing an article, it’s a pity to get just one sale out of it. Now, if you maintained some rights to the piece, then you can resell it as-is in non-competing markets. (We’ve written about this option before. Go here for an article by…
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