One of the best parts about stock photography is that you can photograph whatever you want—there’s no one telling you what you have to shoot. And while it’s great to have that kind of creative freedom, sometimes it can be tough to know where to start. Rather than randomly photographing things, savvy stock photographers keep […]
I love taking headshots, because I think people are fascinating and beautiful. Everyone is beautiful in the right light. But when a client pays you hundreds of dollars for a shot, they want to see an image of their best self – without any blemishes, wrinkles, yellow teeth or stray hairs getting in the way. […]
Who will buy this photo? No one, that’s who! It’s rare to see the Peruvian Andes (where I took this) on such a clear day… but the photo itself is dark, gray, dull, and boring. But how about this one: This is the exact same photo after a few minutes of processing in Lightroom – […]
Last week we talked about focus, and the importance of submitting sharp photos to your stock agencies. If you missed it, you can catch up here. But if you’re getting blurry photos and you’re not sure why, try these five tips for getting tack-sharp shots: Check your shutter speed. A big cause of blur is […]
“Investment in your skill brings confidence and confidence brings opportunities.” – Lori Allen Great Escape Radio Host, Jody Maberry and Director, Lori Allen discuss the basics of getting started in photography: what equipment you need and which investment is more important—the investment in your skill or investment in equipment. At our recent Photography Workshop in […]
Laptops or tablets are a necessary tool for travel photographers. We need them for editing, processing, and storing our still photos and video clips. As if it wasn’t enough of a burden to carry on our computers, new security rules restricting the electronics we can bring aboard in our hand luggage make things even more […]
If there’s one deal breaker in stock photography, here it is: missing focus. Submitting a photo to your stock agency that isn’t sharp is a sure way to get your image rejected. Luckily, there’s an easy way to avoid this – zoom in to 100% to check. When you view a small version of your […]
“For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.” – Aristotle For more information on getting started in travel writing go to new.greatescapepublishing.com/start/travelwriting or, if photography is what you’re interested in go to new.greatescapepublishing.com/start/photography. Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry and Director, Lori Allen discuss overcoming the […]
Check out these two photos: Although these shots were taken in the same tulip field, they are very different images. This is the power of changing your lens. The photo on the left was taken with a wide angle lens and the photo on the right was taken with a telephoto. While wide angle lenses […]
A few years ago, I embarked on a late-life career change. Or perhaps, more precisely, I re-invented myself at the age of 60. I longed to move out of a computer career into something more interesting and flexible. I had a passing interest in photography at the time but had no idea where it could […]
