Shelly Perry, from Portland, Oregon, left a decade-long career working with children in a social services capacity to pursue her life-long love of photography in 2003. Now an established professional, her images have been seen all over the globe on album covers, books, magazines, catalogues, websites, ad campaigns, and even on TV. Her work has also appeared in several local exhibits and gallery shows.
While she makes most of her photography income through stock, her real photography love is documentary and creative fine art. An excellent presenter, Shelly has joined numerous Great Escape workshops to share her experiences and help our readers to follow in her footsteps. Shelly’s specialty is people photography - what she calls documentary or lifestyle portraits.
Today: I can't imagine ever having a "regular job" again.
Best adventure: I have had so many epic moments, but these are a few standouts: swimming with the giant sea turtles in the Galapagos, walking the Great Wall of China, riding an elephant in Thailand (way better than riding a camel in Egypt), flying in a tiny piper plane over the wilds of Alaska, being at the Lantern Festival in Thailand, seeing the Shaman in Ecuador, meeting and making friends all over the world.
Favorite Photographer: Gregory Colbert
People don’t know: I’m scared of heights!
Here’s your weekly photo dispatch with a list of last month’s Photo Challenge winners. Don’t forget — this month and next month are your last chances to enter the Challenge before everyone votes for the $2,000 Grand Prize photo in October. You’ll find details on entering below. — Lori Lori Allen Director, Great Escape Publishing […]
Scroll down for this month’s Photo Challenge Theme… Remember, August is your second-to-last month to enter the Photo Challenge for your chance to win the $2,000 Grand Prize in October. If you haven’t entered at all this year, don’t be shy — now’s your chance. Scroll down for details. — Lori Lori Allen Director, Great […]
Here’s this week’s photo tip, with three of photographer Shelly Perry’s favorite shots from the Photo Challenge… Lori Allen Director, AWAI Travel Division FROM GOOD TO STOCK By Shelly Perry in Portland, OR As an official stock photo inspector, I’m trained to look at every little detail in a photo. And every month, while sorting […]
Here’s today’s photo tip… — Lori Lori Allen Director, Great Escape Publishing ********************* June 17, 2009 The Right Way to Travel, Weekly Photo Tip ********************* HOW TO SELL PHOTOS OF OVERDONE SUBJECTS By Shelly Perry in Portland, OR Yesterday, Lori made the point that, in travel writing, people don’t pay for facts and information: They […]
There’s a trick to taking good people photographs. Because there’s no such thing as a composition “rule” in photography, it doesn’t work on EVERY photograph. But if you use this tip, I’m sure your action shots will improve. Scroll down for details… Lori Allen Director, Great Escape Publishing P.S. I got a couple calls about […]
Here’s this month’s Photo Challenge Theme… Remember, every month, first-, second-, and third-place winners are automatically entered into the Grand Prize Photo Challenge — coming up in October — for a chance to win $2,000 (just in time for holiday shopping season). Read on for details and this month’s theme… Lori Allen Director, Great Escape […]
Last week I sent you three big, approachable microstock websites where you can start selling your photos for extra cash in your spare time. If you missed that issue, you’ll find it in our e-letter archives, here: Three Hot Microstock Sites. To get you started in the right direction, today’s photo tip is a great […]
Every image needs some processing before you can sell it. Think of it like taking photos with film. When you shoot film, it doesn’t come out of the camera as a finished print. First, you get a negative. Then you take that negative to a processing lab and they process it and give you back […]
Here’s this week’s photo tip, from professional photographer Shelly Perry, on playing with the angles and focus of your shot to get your most saleable image… — Lori Lori Allen Director, Great Escape Publishing ******************* WORKING THE IMAGE When you plan a subject to photograph, or stumble upon one, it’s important to “work the image.” […]
Scroll down for this month’s Photo Challenge Theme… Remember, as a reader of this newsletter, you’re invited to take part in our monthly Photo Challenges for a chance to win the yearly Grand Prize of $2,000! There is no purchase necessary to enter… no fee for registering… and you don’t have to buy anything to […]
