Video: Travel Highlights Reel for 2016
Bloom. That was my word for 2016. I even had it stamped on a charm that I wore around my neck nearly every single day. One thing about the word bloom is that in can be a noun or a verb. In a sense, my...
View ArticleVlog Episode 1: The Beginning – Just Do It
Vlog Episode 1: The Beginning - Just Do It The days are numbered for the Washington bridge over the Missouri River, ice floating down the river, framing pieces for an art show, a tour of the Xpresso...
View ArticleVlog Episode 2: Trepidation – Adventures in Grand Cayman
Kayaking in the dark, bioluminescence, stingrays, starfish, snorkeling, biking, and concrete sculptures. Trepidation, adventures, exploring, and stepping out of your comfort zone in Grand Cayman,...
View ArticleVlog Episode 3: Goose Tarn
The story behind my photograph that was juried into an art show, my dog Lucy, filing taxes, and a disaster.
View ArticleVlog Episode 4: Eradicate
Striped socks, a disaster in my basement, and words I am replacing in my vocabulary. February 3, 2017 If you are curious about my striped socks, I picked them up in support of 4 kids who were raising...
View ArticleVlog Episode 5: Harriet Tubman
A sweet 3 point shot, Shaw Nature Reserve, a new podcast, why Harriet Tubman, and my own passions. --- Vlog Episode 5 Harriet Tubman ---
View ArticleMakeover Takeover: San Ramon Villa
Gina called me in the middle of our Missouri winter and asked if I would be willing to fly out to California to shoot her property. It did not take us long to sort out the details, and Southwest...
View Article3 Reasons to Use Video Content in Your Marketing [Guest Post from Lodgify]
Many of us shudder and shrink into our skin with just the thought of putting ourselves on video and having to see and hear ourselves. Why would we ever go through the ordeal of video??? I am a big...
View ArticleKauai Property Photo Shoot
Yes, I do go to the best places on this planet, and I love it! Here are a few of my favorites from the villa I photographed in Kauai. Stay here yourself - it is 3 bedrooms and 3 baths and sleeps 6...
View ArticleHow to Photograph a Christmas Tree
The twinkling lights are mesmerizing. But those teensy sparkles on the Christmas tree trick your camera into some pretty awful stunts…like making the flash go off. You know you need a photo of this...
View ArticleHow to get a Review – What I Learned from a Teenage Drive Thru Worker
Elusive, like a prancing unicorn. Slippery, like an escape artist. Twinkling in the distance, like a little fairy. You have heard tales about them. Day dreamed about the day they will appear in hordes....
View ArticleAnother Owner Stole My Photos
It's on the Internet, so it is free to use, right? No. Absolutely not. Both images and words are protected under copyright laws. Just because you found a pretty picture in a Google image search, that...
View Article5 Photos You Need but Don’t Have
This is one of those key secrets that you may subconsciously know; one of those little bits of information that is buried deep in the recesses of your brain. It is something that hooked you, but you...
View Article3 Steps to Finding the Perfect Guests
I sat down with Angela Pointon, professor of marketing and business at Drexel University and a professional photographer, and we discussed finding perfect guests for your vacation rental property....
View ArticleI Lost Grandma at Walmart
Possible scenarios of Grandma slipping and falling or just simply fainting while reaching for a package of Swiss cheese ran through my mind as I speed walked down the main walkway. Glancing into each...
View ArticleChoreographed Guest Communication Flow
Communication with guests can be a circus, as my friend Andy McNulty wrote about on the Touch Stay blog. Here is our current communication flow after booking one of our Branson Family Retreats vacation...
View Article