Storm Chasing Photo Workshop Day 2: How To Take Great Lightning Photos
“We’re in the Thunder Zone!” someone yelled across the cactus as the sky lit up directly above us, letting out a low, menacing rumble. Raindrops hit my skin and the air flashed bright white. “Time to go! Get in the van!” Bonnie, here, coming to you on Day 2 of our...
Storm Chasing Photo Expedition Day 1: How To Take And Sell Great Photos
It’s monsoon season in the Sonora Desert, and the cacti are fat with water. Flowers are blooming in bright, flaming red. Birds, bats, and bees swoop through the air while tarantulas, rattlesnakes, scorpions, and fluffy-tailed bunnies play hide-and-seek in the bushes....
Stock Photos That Don’t Need A Model Release
“So, I have some great shots of people I took during my last vacation. Would I need a model release to submit as stock?” Lately, I’ve gotten a lot of questions like this about model releases. It’s important, so let’s clear up any confusion… If you photograph people...
How To Use Presets For Easy Photo Editing
Let’s go back 15 years. The way we processed photos was to drive to the local one-hour photo lab and come back later to pick up our packet of prints to see what we got. There was very little that we actually had to do, other than take the picture. But the digital...
4 Steps To Become A Successful Photographer
I was never supposed to be a photographer. You see, I’m a word gal. Always have been. I knew from the age of 6 that I wanted to be a writer, and more specifically, a journalist – and I worked very hard to achieve that goal, eventually holding two of the most coveted...