TRAVEL
Rebecca Olsen
Freelance Writer and Photographer
United States of America
An Australian freelance writer and photographer, currently based in midwest USA.
United States of America
An Australian freelance writer and photographer, currently based in midwest USA.
TRAVEL
Cruising through the jaw-dropping wonder of Alaska is a bucket-list vacation and something most people will only do once in their lifetime. Here's how to make the most of it: Some upgrades are worth splurging on and a balcony room is one of them.
Rebecca Olsen and her family tackle The Last Frontier in search of adventure.
This post is hosted on the Huffington Post's Contributor platform. Contributors control their own work and post freely to our site. If you need to flag this entry as abusive, send us an email. I catch my first glimpse of La Ventana through a forest of 100+ year old cordon cacti.
I consider myself reasonably adventurous. I've crawled through caves, rappelled down cliffs, and jumped out of aircraft. Like most of Rad Season's readership, I find the majority of "made for tourist" adventures fun, but not particularly scary. However, balancing on a teetering beam 80 foot in the air overlooking the Oklahoma River, I'm forced to re-evaluate my adventurous spirit.
I glance down past my harness, boots and the industrial catwalk, to the tree canopy 70 feet below. The momentary disorientation is followed quickly by the high of adrenaline. It's exhilarating. I want to stop and savor the moment. But I can't. I have a five-year-old radling climbing on me, clawing like a cat avoiding a bath.
THE most frequently asked question I get is " how can you afford to travel?", although it's usually couched in words like " OMG you must be so rich to travel so much" or " You're on the road again? Are you guys made of money?"
This week, my Facebook feed is filled with death and destruction. While I enjoy a peaceful North American summer, half a world away my beloved homeland of Australia is being battered by monster storms and freakish tides. I sit spellbound as I watch footage showing houses collapsing, roads flooding and impossibly large surf battering the once pristine coastline.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Now that you've decided to sell photos online, and determined the type of photography that you'd like to sell, it's time to think about setting up your business. Office: Whether you have a dedicated space or a laptop on the couch, make sure you have a system to see what jobs you are working on so nothing gets missed.
You live and breathe pixels. Every chance you get, you grab your camera and use it to capture the amazing world around you. Your family has tactfully suggested that you take vacations on your own next year because they are sick of waiting around for the 'right light' with you.
Do you want to take better photos of your kids sports and action shots? Here are some tips and tricks to help you take better youth sports photos.
I've had many discussions with people who want to learn photography but have no idea where to start. I admit that it is very easy to get overwhelmed by the sheer amount of photographic stuff that you can buy. Stepping into a camera store can completely overload your senses.
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