Author Archives: Lorelle VanFossen

Lorelle VanFossen is one of the top bloggers in the world, and host of the Lorelle on WordPress, providing WordPress and blogging tips for bloggers of all levels. A popular keynote speaker and trainer, she is also editor, producer, contributor, and official disruptive thinker for Bitwire Media which includes WordCast, Making My Life Network, Stories of Our Journeys, Life on the Road, WordCast Conversations, and the very popular WordCast Podcast. She is also author of one of the first books on blogging, "Blogging Tips: What Bloggers Won't Tell You About Blogging" and the recently released ebook, Social Media for Crafters: Covering the Basics of the Social Web. Taking Your Camera on the Road, founded by Lorelle, is one of the oldest personal websites in continuous existence in the world.

Lens Perspective

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published October 3, 2005

Understanding lens perspective is critical to advanced photographic studies and skills. It is the skill of learning how the lens sees. For some, the concept of photography lens perspective is simple. The wider the lens the wider the view, the longer the lens the narrower the view. Yet, lens perspective is much more interesting and […]

Posted in Composition, Photography, Photography Equipment, Photography Techniques | Tagged camera, camera equipment, lens, lens equipment, lens perspective, photography, photography equipment | Leave a comment

More Crazies and I’ve Been Shot

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published October 2, 2005

I’ve actually found ten minutes to add something to let you know how we are doing and what we are doing. First, we’re doing fine. If you believe that, I’m sure there is some property somewhere along the Gulf Coast of the US that we can convince you to buy – it’s a clear-it-and-build-it-yourself kinda […]

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Tax Relief for Hurricane and Disaster Victims

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published October 1, 2005

The US government and federally funded programs are available to help hurricane, tornado, flood, earthquake and other disasters, and there is also tax benefits and relief for victims. You can find more information on tax benefits and relief from the IRS Tax Relief in Disaster Situations. As one of the millions of victims of Hurricane […]

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One Month After Hurricane Katrina

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published September 30, 2005

I finally got a full hour of exercise this morning. It was amazing. I sweated and hated every moment of it, and feel much better for it. I finally pulled my little potted garden set into place after a month tied to trees behind the trailer, and caught up on my hand washing and cleaning […]

Posted in 2005, Telling Stories | Tagged gulf coast, hurricane, hurricane damage, hurricane katrina, hurricane storm, hurricane victims | 2 Comments

Something’s Rotting in Here

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published September 30, 2005

When we are in the middle of stress, sometimes it helps to write, other times, like recently, I sit down at the computer and start to write and tears come and then sobs, and then the dry heaves. So I procrastinate, hoping that time will help me deal with the emotions with more perspective, allowing […]

Posted in 2005, Telling Stories | Tagged bugs, flood, hurricane, hurricane damage, mice, mildew, mold, mouse, rats, rodents, rv, smells, stink, trailer, water, water damage, weather, weather damage | 4 Comments

Your Life is So Easy

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published September 29, 2005

I drag my laptop with me every night to the campground office, and set it up. My intentions are to get some work done during the moments between panics, since I hardly find time during the daylight hours. Sometimes I can get as much as 30 minutes of quiet time, other times, I’m lucky to […]

Posted in 2005, Campground Life, Telling Stories | Tagged campground life, hurricane, hurricane damage, hurricane victims, life on the road, travel | Leave a comment

The Creeping Rot of Depression

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published September 29, 2005

I can feel it, creeping in from behind my eyes and ears, and curving up around my body. It pushes my shoulders up and head down. My back bows under the weight. Thoughts come in black clouds instead of bright shiny ideas and incentive. I feel it pressing in all around me, coming from all […]

Posted in 2005, Telling Stories | Tagged depression, hurricane, hurricane damage, hurricane katrina, hurricane victims, storm victims | 1 Comment

I Love You, I Love You, You Know I Love You

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published September 28, 2005

We lost another victim of Hurricane Katrina last night. No, he won’t be in the statistics of the hundreds of lives lost across Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. But he should be. Mr. Walden lived along the Gulf Coast near Pascagoula, Mississippi. He’d been up and active and managing his life until recently, when it just […]

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Got Meme? How to Attract Clients and Customers Attention

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published September 24, 2005

Effective marketing memes focus on a specific clientele and a solution, or better yet a common client problem. For example, “I help independent professionals attract more clients,” identifies a market and a client problem. It also invites the follow up question “How?” FedEx grew their now billion dollar business with the meme, “When it absolutely, […]

Posted in Business of Nature Photography, Networking, Photography | Tagged blogging, business, customers, meme, networking, networks, social media, social web | Leave a comment

Surviving Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published September 24, 2005

We escaped the rage of Hurricane Katrina by evacuating to Atlanta, only to return to Mobile, Alabama, and be threatened by Hurricane Rita. Luckily for us, and unluckily for others, Rita moved to the west, so we’ve missed the full impact, but not the brush by. The damage around us from Hurricane Katrina would be […]

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The Camera Club of the UK – 120 Years Old

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published September 22, 2005

I just got this note today. The Camera Club, one of the oldest and most respected photographic societies in the country, this year celebrates 120 years since its’ foundation in 1885. The purpose of the club remains what it has always been, namely to promote members shared interest in photography in all its’ forms, to […]

Posted in Photography, Photography Techniques | Tagged camera, camera club, networking, photo club, photo tips, social, social club, united kingdom | Leave a comment

File Extensions: What program does this file belong to?

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published September 19, 2005

If you dig into your computer’s hard drive innards, the stuff and junk you may have stockpiled all over the hard drive, you may often encounter a file with an extension you do not recognize and want to know “what program does this file belong to?” FILExt – The File Extension Source is an online […]

Posted in Computer Tips and Tricks | Tagged computer, computer files, computer programs, file extensions, files, tech, technology | 1 Comment

Enter the Modern Honey Bucket

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published September 18, 2005

Growing up in a hunting and fishing family, we had a “yellow bucket” everywhere we went, in the trailer, camper, boat, or car. It might have at one time been a real yellow bucket, but it’s shape and form changed over the years from buckets to coffee cans to whatever was available and portable. In […]

Posted in 2005, Planning for the Road, Telling Stories, Travel | Tagged life on the road, planning for the road, road tips, travel, travel tips | Leave a comment

US Criminal Databases

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published September 17, 2005

While it might not be fun to find out that someone in your family or family history might be a criminal, if you need to check out information on someone, you might consider the US Criminal Databases. JournalismNet provides a fairly comprehensive listing of most of the public US Criminal Databases with free access, or […]

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Book Industry Choosing Green

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published September 16, 2005

In a surprising bit of news, USATODAY.com reports authors are insisting on “Green” printing methods for books. It says “a small and growing number of authors are asking publishers to print their books on environmentally friendly paper.” Authors are not only pushing their publishers and having it written in the contract to use recycled materials […]

Posted in Business of Nature Photography, Nature News, Photography | Tagged book, book industry, eco-friendly, environment, green, publishing, publishing industry, sustainability | Leave a comment