Dispatch #3: Why This Photo and Not That One?
Dear Travel Writer, Yesterday, I learned more over lunch with professional photographer, Riley Caton, than I have over any other meal in the last three years. The secrets Riley revealed about what editors are really looking for in photos is worth hundreds of dollars, easily. Probably thousands. Riley is a highly seasoned photographer. We were [...]
Dispatch #2: A New Way to Look at In-Flight Magazines
Dear Travel Writer, It took me a while to wander through the maze of tables we had set up here for last night's Publication Expo. And I enjoyed it just as much as our attendees did. I chatted with many of the nearly 70 folks on hand here, and I thumbed through the same Market [...]
Dispatch #1: Who Said Writing Couldn't Be Lucrative?
Dear Travel Writer, Right out there for anybody to see is a lucrative writing opportunity I'm willing to bet you've never noticed before. It's a market that regularly pays $1 or more per word. (That easily translates to hundreds of dollars for just a few short paragraphs.) And it's a market where you probably already [...]
Don't Worry, We're Recording It...
Today: *** More than a Dozen Publications You Can Write For *** Practical Writing Prompt of the Week: Your Story... Your Article. *** Reader Feedback: They want an article with photos plus content for a blog! *** More Opportunities and Resources for Writers Dear Reader, The Ultimate Travel Writer's Workshop in Portland, OR started today [...]
August's Photo Challenge Theme: Home Sweet Home
This week AWAI is hosting its travel writing workshop right here in my home town of Portland, Oregon. And since both writers and photographers are encouraged to explore their hometown as a first step into either field, I would like to challenge you to do the same for this month's photo challenge theme -- Home [...]
Are Successful People Luckier?
ARE SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE REALLY LUCKIER? YOU BET THEY ARE By Valerie Young in Northampton, MA. When Stephen Fofanoff and Chris Warnock needed a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) willing to work on an equity basis to help them take their fledging design consulting business, A Designer's Eye (ADesignersEye.com), to the next level, they came up with [...]
Lucky You: $4,000 for Photos
Today: *** Lucky You: $4,000 for His Photos *** Practical Writing Prompt of the Week: Where the Tourists Are(n't) *** Reader Feedback: How Much Can I Expect to Make as a Pet Photographer? *** More Opportunities and Resources for Writers Dear Reader, Often, when I look for stories to include in this newsletter, I choose [...]
JULY 18th, 2007: Don't Just Cut... Chop
At AWAI's live photography workshops, professional photographer Rich Wagner and I are always telling the attendees to get closer to whatever it is they're photographing. "Fill the frame with your subject," we say and what we mean is: If your viewfinder is a frame, you should fill it with more of your subject and with [...]
Pet Photographer Reveals: The Skinny on Advertising
PET PHOTOGRAPHER REVEALS: THE SKINNY ON ADVERTISING An interview with professional pet photographer, Ren Netherland LORI: I bet you get a lot of repeat customers and referrals. How do you track it all? Is it a fairly complicated system? REN: Actually, I do get a lot of repeat customers but I've never really asked for [...]
