Reader Photos Prove That Simple Sells!

One of my favorite parts of our annual Breakfast Stock Club reader survey is getting to peek at the stock photos that are selling well for you! A big thank you to everyone who shared their best-selling stock photo of 2017, by the way. As you’ll see below, every single...

Tips For Taking Food Images That Sell Well As Stock

Tips For Taking Food Images That Sell Well As Stock

I love taking pictures of my food and then adding them to my stock portfolio. Food images sell, and the ones I take pay for the dish that I photographed… and sometimes much more. For instance, this tower of tuna tartar has sold enough to pay for the entire meal that...

3 Tips For Using Lightroom To Increase Your Photo Sales

3 Tips For Using Lightroom To Increase Your Photo Sales

The “accidental photographer”—that’s what they call me. At no point in my early aspirations to be a journalist did I imagine that I would be taking photos—let alone photos considered good enough to appear in print.  But when I was hired by The Denver Post as a...

How To Turn Your Meals Into Saleable Food Images

How To Turn Your Meals Into Saleable Food Images

Whether it’s a beautifully-presented platter at a favorite restaurant or a delicious meal we’ve cooked at home, we all love to take photos of our food before devouring it… and doing a quick post on Facebook or Instagram. But to turn those images from fun snapshots to...

How To Take Great Panorama Photos With Help From Lightroom

How To Take Great Panorama Photos With Help From Lightroom

Two weeks ago, I woke up at 4 a.m. in a tent in Patagonia, Argentina. Donning our headlamps, Jordan and I started up the side of a mountain in the dark, determined to reach the top for sunrise. We made it! And here’s my prize: I love a good panorama. Especially...

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