Rights Managed Vs. Royalty Free: Understanding The Ways To Sell Your Photos
If you’re looking to turn your photography hobby into photography income, there are a lot of options. However, before you put anything out there for sale, it’s important to understand one important concept. When you sell a photo, you’re not actually selling the photo. Let me explain. When someone pays you money for your photo,…
One Way To Sell More Stock Photos
One of the most thrilling parts of selling stock photos is the element of surprise. Once you build up your portfolio, it’s fun to login to your sites to see which of your stock photos have sold. And while some stock photo sales are predictable, other times you feel like you really hit the jackpot.…
Less Work, Better Pay: Make More Money With Headshots
Take a look at this photo: This is a photo of a friend of mine who’s also a professional actress. I’ve listed this picture on Shutterstock, 123rf, and Depositphotos—the three micro-stock agencies I like the most and have had the best success with. The picture sells well on all three sites. On Shutterstock alone, it…
Great Escape Radio Episode 71: Try Stock Photography
“When I have a camera in my hand, I know no fear.” – Alfred Eisenstaedt To learn more about stock photography and sign up for the free Breakfast Stock Club newsletter, go to https://new.greatescapepublishing.com/sign-up/breakfast-stock-club/. In this episode, Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry brings back Bonnie Caton, Creator of the Breakfast Stock Club. (You’ll find…
Our Instagram followers went to Costa Rica last month…
Are you on Instagram? All of our Instagram followers got a sneak peek inside our Costa Rica Travel Writing Expedition last month. If you’re on Instagram, go here to follow us for more sneak peeks and photos from our pros. It’s a great way to stay on top of what’s selling, what our experts and…
Travel Writers Find A-Lister Treatment When Taking FAM Trips To Special Destinations
My husband, Jim, and I didn’t start out with the plan of working together. Nor did it ever enter our heads that we could be treated like A-listers on FAM trips together. Initially, it was my dream to pursue travel writing alongside our travels. But that changed when we went to New Orleans in 2016. …
Create A Customized FAM Trip: The Free (And Stress-Free) Way To Travel As A Writer
One of the greatest advantages of being a travel writer is of no surprise—the travel (often for free) and its associated perks. I just returned from a memorable long weekend in Southern California’s Wine Country. Because I was writing for multiple publications, all with a decidedly different angle—luxury vacation rental, wine, food and coffee—I…
Amazing Travel Perks Up For Grabs For Freelance Writers Who Go After Press Trips
Six complimentary nights at wonderful hotels in Baden Baden, Munich, Venice, and Rome. A perfect day touring a family winery and enjoying a traditional Tuscan lunch with delicious local wines. Swimming, eating, drinking and sleeping overnight at a magical agriturismo (farmhouse resort) overlooking the medieval city of San Gimignano, Italy. A private tour of Old…
5-Star Resorts With Luxury Treatment: Press Trips Are The Holy Grail Of Travel Writing
Press trips, ah, the holy grail of travel writing. Haven’t we all coveted opportunities to be wined and dined, not only in places a mere drive away, but also in exotic locations that take a boat, plane, train, or combination of all three, to get there? Until I attended Great Escape Publishing’s Ultimate Money-Making Photography…
The Difference Between Commercial And Editorial Stock Photography
“What is the difference between commercial and editorial stock photography?” If you’ve missed the last few common questions I’ve answered in these issues, you can find them here and here. This week, let’s talk about one of the most common questions we get around here – what is editorial stock? There are a few key…
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