Dear Reader,

Last week we announced our annual Photo Challenge Grand Prize Winner.  If you missed that issue, you can find it here: http://tinyurl.com/yljhj9u

Here’s this month’s Photo Challenge Theme, kicking off a whole new year full of chances to win.

-- Bonnie

Bonnie Caton
AWAI Travel Division

P.S. Last week, we gave some holiday photo tips which might be helpful when you start taking photos for this month’s Challenge. You’ll find some Thanksgiving photo tips, here: http://tinyurl.com/yz6k8uh

Make Thanksgiving dinner pay for itself this year by taking photos through the evening and selling them as stock. Of course, not just any snapshot will sell... you have to know what to include -- and not to include -- in the photo to make a saleable shot. Learn all about what makes a stock photo sell by listening in to the recordings from the Ultimate Stock Photo Workshop -- on sale for nearly 50% off until this Monday, November 9th only, here: http://www.thephotographerslife.com/str/website

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November 4, 2009
The Right Way to Travel, Weekly Photo Tip
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What Are You Thankful For?

By Shelly Perry in Portland, OR

Sure, we joke about getting out the elastic waistband, unbuckling our belts and gorging ourselves on turkey, stuffing, potatoes, and pie.

But filling our bellies on Thanksgiving also helps us remember to be thankful for the things we have. Like plenty of good food to keep us alive. A roof over our heads. And family and friends to brighten our spirits.

This month, we’re turning the Photo Challenge into a virtual Thanksgiving table. You’re invited to join us... and share a photo of what you’re most thankful for this year.

Maybe it’s a new addition to the family:

Or your favorite place to rest at night:

Or your trusty car mechanic:

If you don’t want to share the thing you’re most thankful for, you could also bring a Thanksgiving dish to the table...

Like a slice of Pumpkin Pie:

 
Or even a full, golden turkey -- before it disappears:

 
Whatever photo you bring to the table this month, remember to make sure that it’s properly exposed, well-composed, and fits the theme.

And we can only accept ONE photo per person, per month.

This month’s first-place winner will get a $30 gift certificate to the AWAI E-Bookstore, and the first- second- and third-place winners will all be entered into the Hall of Fame, to compete for next year’s $2,000 Grand Prize.

Submissions for November’s Photo Challenge are due by 8:00 a.m. EST on Monday, November 30.  You can sign in and submit your photo here: http://www.thephotographerslife.com/contest/ .
 
Details about contest guidelines are here: http://www.thephotographerslife.com/photo_contest/guidelines

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Shelly Perry from Portland, Oregon specializes in people photography, what she calls documentary or lifestyle portraits.  She is known especially for her imaging of children. Her concern for people is reflected both in her sense of purpose and the images she produces.  Her images have been seen all over the globe on music CD covers, books, magazines, catalogues, websites, ad campaigns, and even on TV. Her work has also appeared in several local exhibits and gallery shows.

Shelly was with us last month at the Ultimate Stock Photo Workshop in Santa Fe, NM, where she and four other pro photographers revealed how to take and sell everyday images -- of family, friends, or your hometown -- as stock photos. If you missed the workshop, you can hear the recordings and flip through all of the PowerPoint presentations, hand-outs, bonus materials and more, here: http://www.thephotographerslife.com/str/website ]

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