I’m now on Facebook

Howdy! I am now posting my travel and other photos on my Facebook page, Snapshots by Beth. Head over there to like my page, and share with your friends! Leave me a note with your Facebook page URL and I’ll like ya right back 🙂 Much amor Bethany Continue reading →

Enhancing your travel photos

Editing photos can turn a normal photograph into a work of art. Sometimes, editing can just mean enhancing the natural features in the photo like adjusting the exposure or something very small like that. If you play around long enough, you could actually stumble upon something stunning that may not resemble your natural photo, but … Continue reading →

Becoming a Jamaica Travel Specialist

Howdy! So, you may have guessed from the title, I am currently taking a class to get my credentials as a Jamaica travel specialist.  Well, “specialist” in the sense I will have a shiny certificate that says I completed a course on all things travel in Jamaica. This is a training as part of my … Continue reading →

No Digas Nada

The newest single from my absolute favorite musical duo, Cali y El Dandee. I will never forget going to their concert in Madrid, as it was absolutely incredible. I never thought I’d have the opportunity to see them in concert, ever. Then one day, I was in Madrid and they posted on Facebook that they … Continue reading →

My brother Cotton

In preparation for my next trip to North Carolina and the Cumberland Gap, I got a new camera lens and flash.. and some other stuff! I was too excited, I had to do some test shots on my dog Cotton. He’s a lover. So for this photo, I used: Canon EOS Rebel T3i 50 mm … Continue reading →

Flowers

Happy Valentine’s Day! Feliz Día de San Valentín! A flower stand in San José, Costa Rica Continue reading →

The irony of simulacra

“I travel.  I’ve been to lots of places via the Travel Channel.”  Oh, how I cringe when I hear phrases such as this. While the travel channel, and discovery channel are great educational tools, they should not be used as a shield from experiencing the real world.  People ask all the time, why travel? What … Continue reading →

Spring into Spring

While some parts of the U.S. just had a huge snow, the temperatures are heating up here in western Kentucky.  Well, sort of.  One day it’s 30 degrees, and the next day its 60 degrees.  Either way, the weather is certainly messing with me.  Can it just be Spring already? According to the Farmer’s Almanac, … Continue reading →

Not so daily travel photo: Eiffel Tower

I don’t post travel photos daily, but I was looking back through old photos and this one caught my eye. I took the image and edited using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4. Continue reading →

Be Inspired

I was really struck by this travel quote I found, and decided to put it onto a photo I took of a friend in Costa Rica.  Enjoy 🙂 Continue reading →