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Lake Naivasha

August 25 , 2019 Bisakha Datta

The topmost point of the Great Rift Valley is a heaven for bird lovers. Known by the name Lake Naivasha, this amazing water body is known to shrink extremely during a severe drought. The quality and the level of water are highly impacted by the floriculture industry that has shaped up throughout this area. Lake Naivasha Kenya is the motherland of 400+ bird species, including the African fish eagles. And the best process to enjoy wildlife is by sailing in the lake on a boat. You can also spot some colobus monkeys.

The nearby attractions of Lake Naivasha include

Crater Lake Game Sanctuary- is a green soda lake, It is located 10 kilometers away from Naivasha town and 90 km from Nairobi. The lake attracts many flamingoes, and the forests and plains have plenty of games like birds, giraffes, buffaloes, and zebras.

Hell’s Gate National Park- Two extinct volcanoes find their place in the Hell’s Gate National Park. The park has three campsites and also has a Maasai cultural center to educate about the Maassai tribe’s traditions and cultures.

OlKaria- This place is located in the south part of Lake Naivasha. It is popular for the geothermal spa which offers therapeutic swimming with its blue lagoons with naturally heated water. The temperature is ranging from 30 to 40-degree centigrade.

Crescent Island: The deepest is around Naivasha is Crescent Island. It has approximately 30 m of depth. You will enjoy nature work and wildlife views like dikdik, Zebra, Steenbok, impala, and gazelles.

Naivasha is a busy little town with a varied multi-ethnic population. It’s home to many migrant workers who come to work at the Lake Naivasha.

You may avail a train from Nairobi which takes approximately 4 hours to visit Naivasha or you may avail a bus from Nakuru which will take approximately one hour.  August to October is the best time to visit Naivasha.

 

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Nairobi

August 25 , 2019 Bisakha Datta
Nairobi Giraffe Center
Nairobi Giraffe Center

Nairobi, Kenya’s largest and the capital city is rich in colonial history. The British of East Africa were the initial rulers of this place. At present, some of the top historical sites of Kenya lie in Nairobi along with some stunning wildlife attractions. The Nairobi National Park, the Nairobi National Museum and the Karen Blixen Museum deserve special mention in this regard.
The Nairobi National Park is now famous as a sanctuary for the black rhino. Other specimens of African wildlife include leopard, buffalo, cheetah, hippos, elephant, and zebras. If you want to experience the remains of Kenyan culture, nature, contemporary art and history, under one roof, the Nairobi National Museum is the perfect place. The Karen Blixen Museum is the restored abode of the author Isak Dinesen, who penned down Out of Africa.

Another destination is the Giraffe center located 20 kilometers away from the center of Nairobi. To protect the endangered Giraffe of East Africa this place was established. Here you can find numerous breeding pairs of Rothschild Giraffe into this nature sanctuary.

You can also go for a free tour to visit baby elephants. There is a baby elephant orphanage in Kenya to take care of the baby elephants which are orphaned due to poacher attacks. 11 AM to 12 PM is the only time you can see the elephants.

Apart from wildlife tour Nairobi also offers you a great city tour which includes Nairobi Snake Park, Nairobi National Museum, and Capital’s shopping places, street markets, Nairobi character, and many more places. So whether you are just beginning your tour or planning for a return trip spend one or two days to enjoy the city attraction.

Another fun place to visit is the Crocodile center. The only day is Sunday to visit and enjoy the thrilling experience of the crocodiles.

Earn your free trip today!

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15 ways to make money with photography

August 17 , 2019 Bisakha Datta
15 ways to making Money with Photography
15 ways to making Money with Photography

In the photography classes that I take and in my various travel experiences meeting strangers who are always intrigued by a photographer and their lives, I often get asked how to make money from photography. Waiting for someone to approach you for an assignment or to buy something you have clicked would mean waiting for long intervals at times. So, how does one earn and continue to fund this delightful profession? Well, there are many ways. Let me share fifteen such with you!

Stock photography

Shutterstock

Shutterstock is a leading photographic trading market place over 15 years old, a very popular online site to buy photos. They have a collection of 200 million images, videos, and music tracks with royalty-free purchasing that makes a huge number of customers.

Adobe Stock

Adobe Stock (formerly Fotolia) is a market place to stock photos by most popular photo editing software companies like lightroom and Photoshop. It is considered to be the very first site to sell photographs online. The share of royalty is also higher than any other online store.

Dreamstime

Dreamstime offers reliable and genuine HQ digital photos at affordable prices. It’s a royalty-free stock photography site from 2000. It is one of the best photography leaders in the world.
Also Read: How photography can contribute to self-improvement?

Creative Market

Creative Market is a handcrafted digital market place to sell simple and accessible designs for everyone. They offer photos, graphics, themes, 3d models, fonts, add on, website themes, templates.

BigStockPhoto

BigStockPhoto is an international royalty-free microstock photographic website. It is the most reliable seller of the online photo market. They typically sell images via a credit-based system. They have a vast collection of photos, vectors, and illustrations.

Make money through Facebook

Create a discussion group

Make a photographic group or page on Facebook and carry on discussing your preferred genre of photography. Keep uploading your best images. Create an engaged community base.
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Create competition

Create a photography competition and gather more followers. Sell photographs to enthusiast buyers.

Make money through Instagram/Pinterest

Grow your followers

Making money on Instagram/Pinterest through photography is based on the growth of engaged followers. Make a proper profile and set a good image that looks professional. Use a simple effective logo. Put on a catchy description. Stick to a particular genre of photography that makes an identity of you. Post most stunning and relish pictures consistently, don’t overdo posting that may annoy your followers. Use hashtags and geotags.

Follow me on Instagram.
Visit my Pinterest.

Sell Pictures

There are many renowned market places and hosting sites that offer photographers to gain good money through licensing and making a partnership with big brands.

  • Offer limited-time free services to grow your follower
  • Offer premium services
  • Quiz
  • Interaction with followers

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Teach Photography

Teaching photography is a great thing to make money. You can have basic digital online classes via your website. Make a detailed video course and charge a better amount to buyers. Conduct with your followers via social media and also you can have an affiliate marketing plan for your students. Privet lessons are also good. Bisakha Datta is indeed a good teacher to help you solve all your photography queries.

Sell Art Photography

The initial stage is to get hold of a reliable printing source and gradually create an offline marketplace platform or create an online blog of your own. Display your art prints, set the price, promote your initiative and start earning gradually.  Get some unique ideas here.

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Affiliate marketing

In Instagram or any other marketplace, influencer photographers are more focused on making sales. Adding a tracked link in your bio section on Instagram or in the caption of each post can make an affiliate marketing strategy.

Create your own stock website

Creating a stock photography site is a golden opportunity for photographers with a new way to make money online. It is very useful for marketers, entrepreneurs, designers, etc. Stumbling with the procedure of making a stock website? Visit an expert at ambertimes.com to get authentic advice.

Create your own gallery to showcase

Flickr.com

Flickr.com is an online free photo hosting and sharing site that offers you to make unlimited sharing of your photos and exploring other images without paying a single coin. It has a very active and engaged community. The website offers your a gallery to showcase with rich and advanced features.

You can visit my Flickr.

500px.com

500 p-x is a Toronto; Canada based photo hosting and sharing service site. It is owned by China. It’s an international online platform for photographers to get global exposure. It also offers to gain money via licensing and brand partnerships.
Visit here

Sell T-Shirt with your unique photography

Selling T-Shirts with unique photography is a pretty cool idea of money-making. Selling a designed T-Shirt online is a big gateway into the larger e-commerce market or in the world of fashion.

Grab the tee designed only for you!

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Write a book and sell

Write a book on photography and sell it. If anyone gets difficulties related to publishing they can self publish a book in e-book format that also yields money. Get a mentor and coach in here.

Create a blog to share your photography experience

How to create your blog? – Probably blogging is the best part of digital marketing. To make money with photography one must write blogs in their sites.
How to create a site using WordPress? – Creating a site requires knowledge of web development and designing using WordPress. There is a better way to visit an expert at https://bisakhadatta.com/. She will provide a great deal in creating your website as per your request.

Create a YouTube channel

For creating an effective YouTube channel that will gain vast popularity in the least time concerning photography and designs, contact the website of Bisakha Datta at bisakhadatta.com.

Workshop on photography

Photography workshop is a place where anyone who has a keen willingness to learn photography can gather much knowledge and experience in a few hours. In a workshop, arranged by many famous photographers, you get something that is priceless. For making career photography one must go through some photography workshops. There are many workshops available in the market.

One can visit Bisakha Datta’s website at bisakhadatta.com and participate in the workshops for beginner and aspiring photographers conducted at regular intervals.

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Overall, we can say photography is an excellent profession to continue. We can find the subjects easily and also the conditions are flexible. So, give a try, maybe this is the thing you need to start your photographic journey.