A Banker's Dozen – 13 Tips to Financial Smooth Sailing When Traveling Abroad
Cash, checks, or credit? It can be hard to know the best way to spend (and save) when you’re traveling overseas. Here are 13 proven tips to ease the money hassles when you’re on the road in a foreign locale …
Five Tips for Choosing a Timeshare that's Right for You
Before you let an eager salesperson schmooze you into a timeshare, consider these five criteria to ensure what you buy will make sense for you …
FEATURED PUBLICATION: Brave New Traveler
Travel in the 21st Century By Roberta Beach Jacobson in Karpathos, Greece Editor Ian MacKenzie (of Vancouver, B.C.) started Brave New Traveler (BNT) — his “daily travel magazine” in October of 2006. Today, BNT publishes a weekly free newsletter too. Both are a fun read — and free. [Ed. Note: Brave New Traveler is now…
September’s Photo Challenge: Fins, Fangs, Feathers and Fur
Since we’re heading to Hershey, PA this month for AWAI’s first-ever pet photography workshop, I thought to name this month’s photo challenge theme “Fins, Fangs, Feathers, and Fur.” If you’ve got a picture of Fido or Fluffy, I want to see it. Submissions can include: ** farm animals ** pets ** exotic birds ** zoo…
September’s Photo Challenge Theme: Fins, Fangs, Feathers and Fur
Since we’re heading to Hershey, PA this month for AWAI’s first-ever pet photography workshop, I thought to name this month’s photo challenge theme “Fins, Fangs, Feathers, and Fur.” If you’ve got a picture of Fido or Fluffy, I want to see it. Submissions can include: ** farm animals ** pets ** exotic birds ** zoo…
Removing Logos from Your Photos in Photoshop
In order to sell your photos as stock, any logos and trade-marked materials must be taken out of the picture. This article shows you how to remove these materials using Photoshop.
How to Win an Editor with Your Headline
Headlines are designed to grab your attention and draw you in. Yet most travel writers all but ignore this aspect of their stories when they send them to an editor. Here are a few tips from freelance writer Jennifer Stevens on how to increase your article sales.
How to Reach an Editor
You should always submit your story or your query for your story with a well-targeted headline on it. You want it to catch the editor’s eye and show him, immediately, what your article is about. It’s one of the most effective ways to distinguish yourself from the bulk of other writers also submitting material.
FEATURED PUBLICATION: Connecting: Solo Travel News
Wanted: Veteran Solo Traveler Experiences By Roberta Beach Jacobson in Karpathos, Greece After a year spent on her around-the-world solo journey, editor, Diane Redfern established a solo travel network in 1990. Connecting: Solo Travel News, a bi-monthly newsletter, is her flagship publication. Subscribers can receive it either in print via the mail or online, in…
Photo Tip: Think Clorox Bleach — A Lesson in Photo Copyright Law
SHOOT CLEAN: HOW TO GIVE STOCK AGENCIES THE “PRODUCT ANONYMITY” THEY WANT If you’re thinking about shooting photos for stock agencies, they have to be clean. And by that I mean, Clorox clean. No, there is no need to run out and buy Clorox. But if you’re photographing a bottle of Clorox, the word “Clorox”…
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