There are so many different places to sell your photos – even as a beginner. But a lot of folks say that they don’t like to lug around a huge, heavy camera. I hear you! Bonnie here, again. I mentioned over the last few days that you can use your phone to take stock photos. So, […]
Once you get a few photos up for sale in stock agencies (get your start here), you can boost your income by photographing current trends. Like avocado toast. Which, if you’re not familiar with it, is toast with avocado spread on it. It’s a big trend among millennials. It also happened to be my breakfast this […]
I tend to over-complicate things sometimes. When someone says, “Let’s have a picnic,” I can’t just bring cheese. It must be an obscure French sheep cheese to pair with black cherry preserves, for example. But when it comes to taking photos to sell in online stock agencies, simple is key. For example, this photo of […]
Are you reading this in the bathroom right now? According to Time.com, nearly 90% of Verizon users owned up to using their phones in the bathroom. And a number of surveys across carriers report the same thing. Wherever you use your phone… from the local café to waiting in the check-out line, now you can […]
Wheezing slightly and wanting to stop, I was running faster than I ever had… and still coming in dead last. Bonnie, here, with two lessons I learned (the hard way) while running a relay… that completely apply to your travel writing… First, I told myself that I’d take it slow. No need to push it, […]
Even when the sky looks blue to your eye… sometimes it completely disappears in photos. Bonnie, here, with one last Lightroom trick that can make a huge difference in your photographs. Take a look at this waterfall shot I took near my home in Bend, Oregon: I swear, the sky was REALLY blue that day, […]
Bonnie, here, again, with another very simple Lightroom trick that you absolutely need to know. This winter, it snowed a LOT where I live. While the neighbors were grumbling, I was practically skipping through the streets yelling, “SNOW!” Weather means great opportunities for stock photos. I took a bunch: But this next one had some […]
Have you ever looked at a black and white photo and noticed that it had a little extra drama to it? There’s just something moody and intriguing about black and white. Bonnie here, with another one-click Lightroom trick that can turn so-so photos into art. To turn a photo into a black and white with […]
Bonnie here, coming to you this week with some of my favorite ways to make your photos look professional… creative… and all-around gorgeous using Lightroom. Photographers love to debate over the best cameras, lenses, tripods, and computers out there… but Lightroom is the one photographer’s tool that almost all pros agree on and use regularly. […]
When you make the decision to pursue photography, it’s scary and thrilling at the same time. At first, you have so many questions: • Will I be able to do this? • Will people like my photos? • Who am I to think I can suddenly become a photographer? Bonnie, here. I had all of […]
