Hints for Heloise- Offering Household Advice for 50 years
Inside her home in San Antonio, Texas, the woman who writes Hints From Heloise pours a cup of baking soda into the drain of her kitchen sink to demonstrate one of her most-requested household hints. My son Alex and I enjoyed the afternoon we spent photographing Heloise at her San Antonio home last year.
New Home Wanted for Well Used Dyna-Lite Strobe Sytem – $1250
It is time to say goodbye to some old, yet very reliable friends – my Dyna-Lite strobe system. Like me, the wear and tear of years of traveling around the world has caused them to show their age, but they never have failed me on assignment.
OKC Zoozeum Features People Magazine’s “Orthodox Okie Ostrich Raising Monks”
In the spring of the following year I was watching a popular TV program of the time – “Real People.” The show contained a four-minute piece on the monks of the Oklahoma orthodox Monastery of the Holy Protection of the Blessed Virgin that raised ostriches – a natural for People I thought.
An Online Newsroom: The Annual Report Delivered Daily To Grandma Rosie
Grandma Rosie says that Warren Buffett’s letter to Berkshire Hathaway stockholders is “slick”, “telling about the company he talked like he was just visiting with you, not a whole bunch of facts and figures.” As for “that guy at GE” (CEO Jeffrey Immelt), “he wasn’t so good.”
Brian Lanker and the Topeka Capital-Journal Photo Staff
Recently I learned of the unexpected death of former Capital-Journal photographer Brian Lanker. Brian, who won the Pulitzer Prize for feature photography while at the Capital Journal in 1973, died from pancreatic cancer at his Eugene, Oregon home. He was 63.
Turn Around, Don’t Drown
Central Texas is often called “Flash Flood Alley” because of the frequent, intense storms that turn slow flowing streams into raging rivers that overflow low-lying roadways. The “big ones” seem to happen every decade.
Images are King: A Wake-Up Call for PR Professionals
For more than 20-years I have worked with a limited number of talented public relation professionals that recognized the importance of interesting and creative photos to accompany well-written storytelling releases.
The Economics of ASMP: Four Reasons to Join
Recently Los Angeles photographer Ed Carreon contacted me about the benefits of joining IABC contacted me. During the course of our chat the conversation turned to online marketing, and Carreon pointed out the advantages of joining ASMP.
Recent Survey Finds Photos and Newsrooms High on Journalists PR List
Strong storytelling images were found to be king in press releases. Of the journalists surveyed, 79% were more likely to cover a news release if it included easy access to hi-resolution photos.




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