Saturday, October 22, 2011

0 comments Posted by Katina at 1:57 PM

I get these emails from the US about how you can sell your photos/articles to magazines etc. This was the most relevant thing I've read from them. Ever. See A McDonald's Odyssey: one girl's quest entry for context...

Dear Katina,

In some cases, selling your photos to magazines is a lot like looking
at a menu at McDonalds. For the most part, McDonalds menus are the
same across the country – Big Mac, Quarter Pounder, Chicken McNuggets,
Filet-O-Fish, etc.

But in some areas, the menu changes.

I grew up in Bethany Beach DE, for example, and we had a Maryland crab
cake on our menu. And if you go overseas, you’ll find a fried shrimp
burger in Hong Kong, fresh corn cups as an alternative to fries,
McRice burgers, McSpaghetti, and more.

What goes on a McDonalds menu somewhat stays the same in each
location. But sometimes, little things change. And that’s what
learning to sell your photos to magazines is like – different editors
like different kinds of stories, and photos you sell to one
publication might not work well in another.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

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Thursday, October 13, 2011

Dubbo is pretty chilled.

0 comments Posted by Katina at 5:07 PM

The main thing I heard about Dubbo before the move from so many people it was ridiculous was ‘oh, they’ve got a good zoo there’. So I knew it was worth a visit – but have I visited Taronga Western Plains Zoo yet? Drove into the grounds for the first time on Tuesday for a story and the only animal I saw was a bird (pelican maybe?).

Besides the zoo, I’ve been in Dubbo for a month today and finally feel settled. So much that I’ve already taken two weeks off in February/March to roam around New Zealand. Funny how that works. But the first 30 days have proven less stressful than I thought they’d be. Sure, getting a place to live was a big deal and I had more than one call that came right down to the wire. But I believe more with every day that passes that life has a way of working itself out. I live a 30 second walk from the city’s hotspot and cheapest schnitties ($6.50 on wed/sat nights, take that Hackney Hotel!)… nuff said. Oh and below is my amazing and really easy green chicken curry that Dad thought was at a Thai restaurant. I'm learning!


To events in the Central West, and there’s a lot going on. The inaugural DREAM Festival is giving locals a huge chance to get out in the community and I for one can’t wait to see Rocky Horror at the Old Dubbo Gaol’s open air cinema tomorrow night. I visited the gaol doing my touristy thing and it managed to scare the bejeebuz out of me in broad daylight. The place has a lot of history. and it’s quite exciting finding out what else is going on around the region – hoping to see the Reds play Newcastle in Bathurst in January, and doing weekend trips around the place.

As they say, it's time to smile in Dubbo!
It’s cool here, and pretty importantly work is going well (doing a few film-related and front page stories so soon has been unexpected and pretty great). I’m proud to finally say I’m a journalist and that I’m learning every day… I’m not sad about being away from Adelaide 99 per cent of the time – except for getting a Facebook invite informing me SoTiri’s performing there soon. Devastated I can’t seen ‘Avgolemono’ and his goat live.

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