Dear Reader,

Scroll down for this month’s Photo Challenge Theme...

Remember, August is your second-to-last month to enter the Photo Challenge for your chance to win the $2,000 Grand Prize in October. If you haven’t entered at all this year, don’t be shy -- now’s your chance. Scroll down for details.

-- Lori

Lori Allen
Director, AWAI Travel Division

P.S. Attendees at our Photo Add-On Workshops last week in Denver learned how they can quickly and easily edit their photos in Adobe Lightroom to sell to magazine editors. Now they’re asking if we can do something similar -- a small-group workshop on editing photos to sell to stock photo agencies. I’m working out the details now, so I’ll let you know when I have specific dates.  I’m looking at weekends in September in Portland, Oregon, with photographer Shelly Perry. Lightroom can do amazing things for your photos, and it’s easy to use once you get the hang of it. I’ll tell you more later this week.

In the meantime, you can learn more about selling your photos as stock with our Quick and Dirty Guide to Stock Photography. It includes a list of over 20 approachable online stock agencies, along with directions for selling your photos in each. Grab a copy here: http://www.thephotographerslife.com/stk/letushelp

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July 29, 2009
The Right Way to Travel, Weekly Photo Tip
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WHO’S YOUR BABY?
By Shelly Perry in Portland, OR

Lori’s expecting her first child... so in honor of this special time, this month’s Photo Challenge Theme is: Who’s Your Baby?

How does your baby make you laugh or smile? Capture it with your camera and send it in to the Photo Challenge for a chance to win.

The best photos will have:

** One clear subject
** No clutter or distracting objects
** Strong composition -- taking into account the Rule of Thirds
** Focus on the main subject
** Proper exposure

While we’re really hoping to see some cute photos of infants this month, it’s okay to loosely interpret the word “baby.”

Maybe your babies are bigger -- or even all grown up -- but they’re still your babies:

Or maybe your puppy is your baby:



Whoever your baby is, get out your camera and snap a shot of him or her for the Photo Challenge. And don’t be afraid to get creative. Try different camera angles and subjects... like this shot of tiny baby feet:



To enter, send us your ONE best theme-appropriate photo. Multiple entries from the same photographer will be deleted before judging.

Submissions for August’s Photo Challenge are due by 8 a.m. EST on Monday, August 24, 2009. You can submit your photos by clicking on the "This Month’s Theme - Enter to Win!" link on the right side bar, here: http://www.thephotographerslife.com.

Details about contest guidelines are here: http://www.thephotographerslife.com/photo_contest/guidelines

[Ed. Note: Professional photographer Shelly Perry makes the majority of her income selling her shots on iStockphoto.com. There, her photos sell all the time... even when she’s asleep! She’ll be with us this October in Santa Fe, to show you how to take saleable photos, and sell them as stock. It’s going to be a lot of fun. Find out more here.]

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