I tend to over-complicate things sometimes. When someone says, “Let’s have a picnic,” I can’t just bring cheese. It must be an obscure French sheep cheese to pair with black cherry preserves, for example. But when it comes to taking photos to sell in online stock agencies, simple is key. For example, this photo of […]
Are you reading this in the bathroom right now? According to Time.com, nearly 90% of Verizon users owned up to using their phones in the bathroom. And a number of surveys across carriers report the same thing. Wherever you use your phone… from the local café to waiting in the check-out line, now you can […]
As I’ve been working to increase my stock photo portfolios this year, I thought I would look over some of my old photos to see if there were any I could add. When I finally got around to it, I couldn’t believe how much potential stock I had just sitting on my hard drives. I […]
“Social media is just a buzzword until you come up with a plan.”—Unknown Host, Jody Maberry welcomes Bonnie Caton back to the podcast. At the recent Ultimate Photographer’s Workshop in St. Louis, Bonnie spoke to attendees about Instagram. Jody confesses he resisted Instagram for years even though people told him he should be there. He’s […]
I cringe a little when I run across some of the photos I used to think were good. Like these, which I posted online for the world to see: I’m chuckling to myself now as I show them to you. Every photographer I know does this. As your skills grow, your favorite photos are replaced […]
It was staring at us right there on the wall—a blank spot on our family event calendar. Birthday parties, dinner groups, board meetings, old friends coming through town were all around, yet right there was a whole weekend with no commitments scribbled in. Better yet, there was a perfect weather forecast. I mentally flipped through […]
We all carry our cell phones around all day, every day. So why not make it work for you? If you’re anything like me, once or twice you may have found yourself looking at something and thinking, “Gee, I wish I’d brought my camera.” Great saleable shots are everywhere. For example: We had a huge […]
My daughter’s default setting at dinner time is to cry and whine over new foods. It doesn’t matter if the new food contains ingredients she loves. Or if the recipe came from a friend and my friend’s kids love the dish. Before Charlie even puts a fork to her mouth, she’s already whining and cringing about […]
Even when the sky looks blue to your eye… sometimes it completely disappears in photos. Bonnie, here, with one last Lightroom trick that can make a huge difference in your photographs. Take a look at this waterfall shot I took near my home in Bend, Oregon: I swear, the sky was REALLY blue that day, […]
Bonnie, here, again, with another very simple Lightroom trick that you absolutely need to know. This winter, it snowed a LOT where I live. While the neighbors were grumbling, I was practically skipping through the streets yelling, “SNOW!” Weather means great opportunities for stock photos. I took a bunch: But this next one had some […]
