How Much Will You Earn with Stock Photography?
“How to Make a Million Dollars in Microstock” was the title of stock analytics site Lookstat’s blog issue last month. They crunched some numbers over at Lookstat, and it turns out that if you make $4 per image, and you add 400 new images to your portfolio per month, you’ll be a millionaire in less…
November Photo Challenge Theme: Orange You Glad
I was so busy with last week’s Ultimate Stock Photography Workshop that I not only forgot to announce November’s Photo Challenge Theme… I also forgot to close the voting on this year’s Grand Prize Winner! Every October, we bring back the first-, second- and third-place winners from last November through September and automatically enter them…
The Best Professional Photo Light — For Free
Do you need a photo studio to take and sell stock photos? Readers have been emailing this question to me a lot over the past two days, since half of the photos from our two Ultimate Stock Photo Workshop attendee successes were taken in our workshop studio shoots. But the answer is no — you…
Three Time-saving Stock Photo Shortcuts
This week we’re talking about selling your travel and family photographs to online stock photo agencies. In Delray Beach this past weekend, workshop attendees at our Ultimate Stock Photography Workshop photographed over 30 different models — both in the studio and on location in places like a local restaurant, a local cigar bar, a mansion…
Strange Travel Tip: Travel Uses for Mouthwash
Mouthwash is a surprisingly versatile travel tool. I take a small bottle of the stuff with me wherever I go. Here are just a few things it can do: TRAVEL USES FOR MOUTHWASH ** Antiseptic — You can use it to disinfect small cuts and scrapes. Pour a little mouthwash over the cut and let…
Strange Travel Tip: Polish Your Shoes with a Banana
Say you’re traveling like a male elephant (that is to say, you’re traveling alone), and you meet a special someone along the way. You make plans to meet up for dinner. You get all gussied up, but alas, travel has taken a toll on your shoes — they’re scuffed, worn, and not presentable at all.…
Strange Travel Tip: Wine Bottle Trick, Don’t Try This at Home
“I was outside with one shoe on, banging a bottle of wine against the chimney with the other shoe when my 89-year-old neighbor, Fred, walked around the fence to give me some of his freshly grown tomatoes.” This was what my Editorial Manager, Bonnie Caton, said to me last night on the phone after risking…
Who’s Your Favorite Travel Companion?
When I think of travel companions, I remember my friend Tamara. We lived together in Paris in 1996 and traveled to more than half a dozen countries together on weekends and during breaks in our work and class schedules. Tamara was a great roommate but a horrible travel companion. She never wanted to get out…
How Three Readers Got Their Photos Published
Yesterday I told you about three readers who are getting paid to have their photos published in International Living Magazine. I asked each of them to share the photos that got picked, what it felt like to get published, and why they chose the photos they did. Read on to see what they said: **…
Editor Reveals: How to Send Photos to Magazines
Congratulations to readers Caroline Maryan, Sarita Simmons, and Kim Wilson! All three are getting their travel photos published — in print — in International Living Magazine. On top of that, they’re getting paid twice — once for the print version of their photo and again for an e-newsletter version. I asked each of them how…
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