Granted, you've accepted and applied that shooting your own "art" to accompany your articles and add depth to your queries is an essential tool of the article writer. Perhaps you have a slant or two specifically in mind. But why not add even greater range to your efforts "on location" and explode your options and possibilities for writing? In part 1 of this two-part article, we looked at slants for shooting people pictures in a variety of ways. Here we'll consider other options to help bolster your multi-media research package. Use these ideas to expand your photo essay shooting range.
Food
While you're on assignment for goodness sake, don't eat at the hotel restaurant everyday. Get out there and sample the local fare. Check out farmer's markets and supermarkets too. Shoot food platters, local fruits and vegetables. I'm shamelessly notorious for taking photos of not only everything I eat, but shots of other people's meals on occasion as well. If you don't know the local foods chances are your readers won't either. While you're at it, get a few recipes too. Talk to the cook or chef. And yes Bunky, get their pictures. If you discretely record your conversation, these interviews can fuel personality pieces for trade and technical publications dealing with that locale or theme area. In Oaxaca, Mexico, I actually had people coming up asking me to photograph and interview them. It provided me with enough raw input, quotes and photos to write more than 20 articles and shorts from just that one trip.
Architecture
A variety of local architectural styles might make for a good photo shoot. Architectural, building supply and construction publications are potential markets. Flower-adorned porches, balconies and staircases, decorative plants, gardens, leaves and blooms can all add a splash of nature to your portfolio. Storefronts or displays of goods can be editor-pleasing shots too.
On a recent trip, I noticed that an overwhelming number of houses were made of wood, from the most expensive-looking ones to the shabbiest and poorest abodes. I started shooting examples of different types of wooden homes along with architectural details of stairs, doors, balconies and trim winding up with scores of interesting shots that included a two-story house designed to look like a boat. The resulting multi-media package can be milked from now on without the need to travel again to the exotic location I shot from.
Nature
Visit the zoo, aviaries, wildlife preserves, gardens and other promoted sites. Use a fresh eye and your inquiring mind to generate questions, elicit opinions and capture quotations. I almost never miss a chance to spend time in the local zoo. When I heard of an "Iguana Park" in Cali, the Salsa music capitol of Colombia, I couldn't resist. From Ambato, Ecuador to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania I've ogled animals of all types with photo ops leading to numerous assignments on creatures from Ants to Iguanas to Three-toed Sloths. Features and shorts for children's magazines, animal lover rags and educational pieces with an "on location" flare await you on your next trip or vacation.
Talk with curators, animal keepers, biologists, environmentalists, horticulturalists and gardeners, local green thumbs - anyone who could add depth to your proposed articles. Don't forget to photograph everyone you can - preferably "in action". Get their contact information to expand their quotes and bios if you need to later.
So article writers, if you are traveling this summer, by all means, take a camera or two along on your next trip or vacation as part of your article writing research equipment. Shoot high-resolution digital photos. Shoot color slides and some prints too. Photograph people, food, nature and architecture. Record those interviews and quotes to flesh out and deepen your resource pack materials. Offer editors a multi-media package that includes art and article text. You'll find that your acceptance rate just might start changing - for the better.
Prof. Larry M. Lynch is an English language teaching and learning expert author and university professor in Cali, Colombia. Now YOU too can live your dreams in paradise, find romance, high adventure and get paid while travelling for free.
Penis enlargement exercises are among the best things that have come out of the large and not always reliable market of male enhancement techniques. As the slow movement toward mainstream recognition is sifting out dishonest vendors, useless products and harmful ideas, the true winners of the competition are getting stronger every day. Men who have been dealt a bad hand by nature can now use a variety of techniques and products to improve on their design.
Unfortunately, not every man out there is able to perform the exercises as they should be performed. Many individual cases are simply impossible to take into account when designing penis enlargement exercises and the popularity of these exercises has also triggered a wave of questions. Men wish to know how to overcome this or that problem they have been facing during exercises and they deserve clear answers. And while some questions are answered elsewhere, here is a list of hints and answers for three major problems that come up time and again.
Some men have really small penises. They are the people for whom even the average length penis would be an improvement. Unfortunately a very small penis makes some exercises very difficult (stretches come to mind here). These people have to soldier it through exercises and to put up with a lot of awkward moments until the growth factor kicks in and their penises gain in length. A good option for these men is the use of traction devices. Wearing such a device eight hours per day is sure to make those gains materialize faster than usual. Another option is to try and adapt the exercises' requirements to their situation, such as using a metal pen for the V stretch instead of a metal bar that might prove unsuitable.
Uncircumcised men are another group facing constant problems when performing certain exercises. The foreskin gets in the way of both jelqing and stretching, which means that special attention must be paid to getting the exercises right. Still, jelqs can be performed by uncircumcised men if enough lubrication is applied. Also, one hand should be placed at the base of the penis to hold the skin back. Achieving the grip needed for stretches is easier when baby powder is used in sufficient quantity. If baby powder does not work, use a piece of tissue paper for extra grip.
The final category is the one made of men whose daily schedules are too busy to include penis enlargement exercises. This is a very common problem since the busy lifestyles of this age leave little room for anything beside work and relaxation. For this reason many men who start penis enlargement programs end up quitting. We all know that time is not always easy to find, but these exercises are meant for people who really need them, so it's very important to find those 30 minutes of free time. For instance, waking up 30 minutes earlier than usual and starting the day with enlargement exercises is a good idea that worked fine for many men. Others are able to perform exercises in front of the TV, watching their favorite shows.
As you can see, anybody can run into problems while struggling to perform the enlargement routines correctly and to avoid missing a training session. Still, with a bit of patience and commitment, anybody can find a schedule that includes the 30 minutes needed for penis enlargement exercises. It's all a matter of willpower because any task may seem impossible at first, but a lot easier when you're in the thick of it.
Food
While you're on assignment for goodness sake, don't eat at the hotel restaurant everyday. Get out there and sample the local fare. Check out farmer's markets and supermarkets too. Shoot food platters, local fruits and vegetables. I'm shamelessly notorious for taking photos of not only everything I eat, but shots of other people's meals on occasion as well. If you don't know the local foods chances are your readers won't either. While you're at it, get a few recipes too. Talk to the cook or chef. And yes Bunky, get their pictures. If you discretely record your conversation, these interviews can fuel personality pieces for trade and technical publications dealing with that locale or theme area. In Oaxaca, Mexico, I actually had people coming up asking me to photograph and interview them. It provided me with enough raw input, quotes and photos to write more than 20 articles and shorts from just that one trip.
Architecture
A variety of local architectural styles might make for a good photo shoot. Architectural, building supply and construction publications are potential markets. Flower-adorned porches, balconies and staircases, decorative plants, gardens, leaves and blooms can all add a splash of nature to your portfolio. Storefronts or displays of goods can be editor-pleasing shots too.
On a recent trip, I noticed that an overwhelming number of houses were made of wood, from the most expensive-looking ones to the shabbiest and poorest abodes. I started shooting examples of different types of wooden homes along with architectural details of stairs, doors, balconies and trim winding up with scores of interesting shots that included a two-story house designed to look like a boat. The resulting multi-media package can be milked from now on without the need to travel again to the exotic location I shot from.
Nature
Visit the zoo, aviaries, wildlife preserves, gardens and other promoted sites. Use a fresh eye and your inquiring mind to generate questions, elicit opinions and capture quotations. I almost never miss a chance to spend time in the local zoo. When I heard of an "Iguana Park" in Cali, the Salsa music capitol of Colombia, I couldn't resist. From Ambato, Ecuador to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania I've ogled animals of all types with photo ops leading to numerous assignments on creatures from Ants to Iguanas to Three-toed Sloths. Features and shorts for children's magazines, animal lover rags and educational pieces with an "on location" flare await you on your next trip or vacation.
Talk with curators, animal keepers, biologists, environmentalists, horticulturalists and gardeners, local green thumbs - anyone who could add depth to your proposed articles. Don't forget to photograph everyone you can - preferably "in action". Get their contact information to expand their quotes and bios if you need to later.
So article writers, if you are traveling this summer, by all means, take a camera or two along on your next trip or vacation as part of your article writing research equipment. Shoot high-resolution digital photos. Shoot color slides and some prints too. Photograph people, food, nature and architecture. Record those interviews and quotes to flesh out and deepen your resource pack materials. Offer editors a multi-media package that includes art and article text. You'll find that your acceptance rate just might start changing - for the better.
Prof. Larry M. Lynch is an English language teaching and learning expert author and university professor in Cali, Colombia. Now YOU too can live your dreams in paradise, find romance, high adventure and get paid while travelling for free.
Penis enlargement exercises are among the best things that have come out of the large and not always reliable market of male enhancement techniques. As the slow movement toward mainstream recognition is sifting out dishonest vendors, useless products and harmful ideas, the true winners of the competition are getting stronger every day. Men who have been dealt a bad hand by nature can now use a variety of techniques and products to improve on their design.
Unfortunately, not every man out there is able to perform the exercises as they should be performed. Many individual cases are simply impossible to take into account when designing penis enlargement exercises and the popularity of these exercises has also triggered a wave of questions. Men wish to know how to overcome this or that problem they have been facing during exercises and they deserve clear answers. And while some questions are answered elsewhere, here is a list of hints and answers for three major problems that come up time and again.
Some men have really small penises. They are the people for whom even the average length penis would be an improvement. Unfortunately a very small penis makes some exercises very difficult (stretches come to mind here). These people have to soldier it through exercises and to put up with a lot of awkward moments until the growth factor kicks in and their penises gain in length. A good option for these men is the use of traction devices. Wearing such a device eight hours per day is sure to make those gains materialize faster than usual. Another option is to try and adapt the exercises' requirements to their situation, such as using a metal pen for the V stretch instead of a metal bar that might prove unsuitable.
Uncircumcised men are another group facing constant problems when performing certain exercises. The foreskin gets in the way of both jelqing and stretching, which means that special attention must be paid to getting the exercises right. Still, jelqs can be performed by uncircumcised men if enough lubrication is applied. Also, one hand should be placed at the base of the penis to hold the skin back. Achieving the grip needed for stretches is easier when baby powder is used in sufficient quantity. If baby powder does not work, use a piece of tissue paper for extra grip.
The final category is the one made of men whose daily schedules are too busy to include penis enlargement exercises. This is a very common problem since the busy lifestyles of this age leave little room for anything beside work and relaxation. For this reason many men who start penis enlargement programs end up quitting. We all know that time is not always easy to find, but these exercises are meant for people who really need them, so it's very important to find those 30 minutes of free time. For instance, waking up 30 minutes earlier than usual and starting the day with enlargement exercises is a good idea that worked fine for many men. Others are able to perform exercises in front of the TV, watching their favorite shows.
As you can see, anybody can run into problems while struggling to perform the enlargement routines correctly and to avoid missing a training session. Still, with a bit of patience and commitment, anybody can find a schedule that includes the 30 minutes needed for penis enlargement exercises. It's all a matter of willpower because any task may seem impossible at first, but a lot easier when you're in the thick of it.
