Listen, I get it. No one likes to be criticized. It makes us uncomfortable. No one wants to hear there’s a better way to do something – especially when we’ve spent hours on a project and think that we’ve “nailed it.” Whether you’re writing an article or a taking a photograph, someone else offering a […]
I arrived in Oswego, New York, around noon yesterday. A friendly representative of the tourism bureau flashed her mega-watt smile as she greeted me. We spent the next six hours visiting four historic museums, finishing Day One with dinner and a chilled glass of wine, chatting like old friends, watching a brilliant sunset over Lake Ontario… Right now, I’m at “the office,” out on […]
My sisters and I were sitting on the edge of the town pool, after a swim meet. It usually played like this: my younger sister would hold up a first-place ribbon. She was a fish in water and almost always won, anytime she entered a race. The grin on her face was infectious, you could not help but smile […]
When you start to take and sell stock photos, it’s fun to think about who might be interested in your image and why. What will they use it for? It’s cool trying to imagine where a single shot might end up. I have an old, weathered porch where I live. Its gray paint is peeling, the nails are […]
My room overlooks two pools and a vast expanse of ocean. There’s a box of chocolates on my pillow at night. I sleep like a baby. I walk along the beach, watch the warm colors of sunrise, capturing images with my camera. Every meal is over-the-top; from fresh seasonal fruit followed by crab cake eggs benedict in the morning, to […]
You need to get 100 – 500 photos on stock photo agencies before you see a sizeable return. It only took Theresa St. John two years to reach 7,000 images…
It can seem easier to stay doing what you’re doing. But taking the leap to become a travel writer is a life changing experience with many rewards.
