Lori Allen
Lori Allen is the Director of Great Escape Publishing, which publishes nearly thirty home-study programs, including
The Ultimate Travel Writer's Program,
Turn Your Pictures into Cash,
Importing Fortunes and Leading Tours for Fun & Profit.
Lori is also the Editor of
The Right Way to Travel, which features articles geared to help writers and photographers improve their skill, sell their work, and earn an income through travel.
Over the past twelve years, Lori Allen has worked personally with more than 3,000 budding travel writers and photographers to help them meet those same goals - to hone their writing and photography skills and to better market themselves to prospective clients and editors.
Biggest confession:
I just pretend to be a perfect packer. In reality, I actually violate all my own rules for packing. I always overpack. I always forget to pack headache medicine (and I get a headache on nearly every trip). And I have no idea how to judge temperatures. If the weather report says 70 degrees, I don't know if that means shorts or pants, long sleeve or short. In the end I usually pack both and wear only a third of what I bring.
And since I'm already giving up my travel flaws, I should also mention that I get insanely motion sick when I travel and I never take anything for it. You'd think I'd carry Dramamine or Bonine with me wherever I go (even a short taxi ride makes me dizzy). But no, I never remember it. I guess the saving grace is that if I ever get sick, I've got enough clothes in my bag to change.
Think about the pictures you already have on your computer. And think about the pictures you can easily get before the end of the year. Pictures of birthday parties, family get-togethers, your kids, your grandkids, your pets, your backyard, your kitchen table, even your travels or the texture of your driveway are all saleable to online stock photo agencies. Read more here…
Dear Photographer, What photos are selling now? According to professional photographer Shelly Perry, it’s horizontal photos that are selling best. I’m here at the Ultimate Stock Photography Workshop in Portland, OR where we’re learning from some of the best photographers in the business how to sell vacation photos, family and friend photos, photos from our […]
Lori shares an update on The Barefoot Writer photo challenge. This Challenge gives you the chance to land a magazine cover.
Two places where mentioning that you’re a reader of this newsletter will give you a leg up with the editor. Click here to read more…
Take a look at the math that goes with stock photography and you’ll see that you can achieve a passive six-figure income within the next three years.
Jenn Stevens Spit and Shine tips to give your articles an extra edge of professional polish. read what they are, and how you can apply them to your articles
Lori Allen shares fundamental photography tips that can help you start taking great photos right away, even if you’re a beginner.
Lori Allen shares editing tips for beginning photographers that can help you take better, photographs that will sell.
A good quality lens is important to taking good quality photos. Lori Allen shares beginning photography advice about choosing and using lenses.
Lori walks beginning photographers through the ins and outs of choosing the right digital camera for your photography needs.