For a few minutes every day, you have the opportunity to create magic with your camera. Sure, photography is always a little magical, allowing us to see things you normally can’t with the naked eye. Stopping time for a split second, making one moment last forever. But one of the most magical times of day […]
“When you think you know everything, you stop learning.” Efrain Padro Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry, and Director, Lori Allen, bring Efrain Padro back to the podcast to discuss the myth of talent. Efrain is one of our most popular instructors, and recently taught two sessions to writers at the Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop […]
It’s 2018! Today, I’m writing to you from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Jordan and I decided to start the year somewhere new and exciting – so we found an apartment in Buenos Aires and bought a one-way ticket to arrive on New Year’s Eve. Our apartment terrace, where I can’t wait to set up a stock […]
Happy New Year! At Breakfast Stock Club we often talk about setting goals as we welcome in a new year. And goals are great – I love them, but… …this year, let’s focus on something even simpler. Let’s talk about time. Most everyone I chat with seems to agree – time goes way too quickly […]
If you’re looking to try out some fun new photo tricks without breaking the bank, here are three photo tools for under $5.00 each. In fact, you might already have this stuff lying around your house! 1. Foam board. For a couple of bucks, pick up a large piece of white foam board from your […]
Ugh, has this ever happened to you… You’re in a moment that is beyond spectacular. Your heart is in love with the light and the beautiful scene in front of you so you raise your camera to your eye, snap a picture, then look at the back of the screen and all you see is […]
Maybe I’m weird, but I love stuff like this… Patterns… symmetry… texture… doorways. I printed this photo I took in India to hang on my wall, but I would never have printed the original version I brought home on my camera… Whenever you point your lens up at something and your camera is no longer […]
Bonnie here. Truth: I never sold a single photo until AFTER I learned to use Lightroom. Lightroom can turn a dull photo like this… Into something that shines like this: … and now this image sells in my stock agencies! To help you get the same result with your photos, here’s my Lightroom editing tip for […]
I have a secret… I’ve been making money with photography for more than six years, and I still get my exposure wrong sometimes in the field. It happens. Especially when I’m forced to shoot beyond the good light hours. Or when the light changes quickly and I’m not fast enough to adjust my settings. Luckily, […]
It was a foggy September morning in Los Angeles when I met Stefania. A travel blogger from Bologna, Italy, she hired me to capture her “fashionista style.” The setting: the legendary Venice Beach at sunrise. This sounds like the ideal photo shoot, right? Not so much. Although Venice Beach is one of the most photogenic […]
