Author Archives: Lorelle VanFossen
Take digital photos from a kite
We do our best to bring you information related to the photography equipment and techniques you need to know when you take your camera on the road. And then we run across something like this which gives a whole new meaning to “camera on the road”. Actually, it’s “camera on a kite”. Engadet’s how to […]
Highspeed Photography
As nature photographers, we spend the majority of our time with our cameras on tripods photographing our subjects in low light in the early mornings and late afternoons, with a FAST shutterspeed of 250 impressing us. We’re more often at the moderate end of 1 second to 1/60th of a second, or with images like […]
10 Simple Ways to Lower Your Computer Support Bills
I adore the Small Business Administration (SBA) and SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) informational services. Here is a great example of the help they provide from SCORE. 10 Simple Ways to Lower Your Computer Support Bills by Joshua Feinberg is an article offering 10 tips for what to do BEFORE you call for technical […]
RV parts, manuals, surplus and salvage locations
If you are looking to find trailer, motor home, or even mobile home parts, pieces, and manuals for RV refridgerators, hot water heaters, stoves, ovens, sinks, water tanks, showers, toilets, heaters, air conditioners, electrical systems, generators, and all other parts that make an RV a portable home, instead of buying new, try surplus and salvage […]
From My Kitchen Tabletop to Your Computer Laptop
In a fascinating article on SCORE, veteran catalog guru, Lillian Vernon, shares her insights about the move From My Kitchen Tabletop to Your Computer Laptop, covering the history of the Lillian Vernon Corporation and catalog from a small kitchen business to a worldwide company with millions of dollars in sales online every year. When I […]
Writer’s Digests 101 Best Websites for Writers
Writer’s Digest is one of the best all-around magazines for writers. It covers a wide variety of topics and writing genre, helping the writer not only to write better, but find the markets they need to sell their work. Each year, Writer’s Digest puts out their “Best of” series and their 101 Best Websites for […]
Six Steps to Get Slightly Famous
When it comes to marketing yourself and your business, thinking outside of the box helps. In this article from SCORE, Six Steps to Get “Slightly Famous”, the author covers topics similar to the ones we cover in our articles on networking. The key is to rethink your marketing and networking stradegies to be known for […]
Jim Zuckerman – Nature Photography Books
Jim Zuckerman, contributing editor to Petersen’s Photographic Magazine, is a master of all forms of photography, especially nature photography, though he loves pushing the limits with digital and studio manipulation. He has published many articles and books on his work, helping others learn various photographic techniques. As fans of his work for a very long […]
10 Ways To Make Your Web Site Work Harder For You
SCORE offers a great article on 10 Ways To Make Your Web Site Work Harder For You. It is must read for website administrators and owners. I especially love the tip “Focus the Home Page and Product Pages on Your Customers’ Interests, Not Yours”. That’s a really good reminder. Tips include: Make Sure Your Site […]
Alaskan people tell of climate change
Could it be that global warming is not a unique experience? That changes in the the weather have occured for millenium and we are just catching up? While I certainly don’t believe that the current global warming trend is a “naturally” caused effect, it was fascinating to find a story from BBC News that Alaskan […]
The Art of the Door
There is “something” about a door. Growing up in Washington State, it was a summer and winter ritual of ours to stop along the way, crossing over the mountains to Eastern Washington to visit friends and family, at The Alps. The Alps was owned by a German immigrant family and they offered a rest stop […]
Photographer’s Rights
If you are a photographer in the UK, there is now a UK Photographers Rights Document available in PDF form to guide you through the ins and outs of the laws and restrictions of photography in England. The UK Photographers Rights PDF is intended to provide a short UK guide to the main legal restrictions […]
Clearfix CSS Hack: Solving Stair Stepping Images
While I deal with this and other design issues I had with my site in the article WordPress Tips and Tricks – Template Files, Styles, and Themes, the issue keeps coming up. So I decided we needed to address it specifically. What to do when images start shoving other images round? Generally, we try to […]