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60 Photography Links You Can’t Live Without

Tue, 13 May 2008 11:09:43 GMT

clipped by: alanocu
clipper's remarks: 25 blogs, 20 amazing photographers, and some other fun stuff....

Clip Source: www.cameraporn.net

Photography Related Blogs

A Photo Editor

Digital Photography School

Epic Edits

f/1.0

Flickr Blog

Engadget

L7 Foto

Photowalking

Photopreneur

Strobist

What’s The Jackanory?

Thomas Hawk

Rebekka

PhotoDoto

Photo Critic

Photography Bay

Chase Jarvis

PDN Pulse

John Nack on Adobe

O’Reilly Digital Media Blogs

Stuck in Customs

Jim Goldstein

Gizmodo Digital Camera News

Magnum Photos Blog

Photoshop Insider

Amazing Photographer Portfolios

Photo News & Reviews

PopPhoto

The Digital Picture

Photo.net

Rob Galbraith

Ken Rockwell

Goodies for Flickr

Big Huge Labs

Slideoo

Flickr Leech

Pic Lens

Flickr Rss

Photography News and Post Aggregators

Photography Voter

Imaging Insider

PicUrls

Aphlog

1001 Noisy Cameras Digital Camera News

The Online Photographer

Photub

Fred Miranda

Tags: blogs, links, photographers, photography, portfolios.

Jim Caviezel really walks his talk.....

Sat, 10 May 2008 23:44:42 GMT

clipped by: Antara
clipper's remarks: I found this to be a really interesting story...

Clip Source: www.catholic.org

TORONTO (LifeSiteNews) - Jim Caviezel, the star of the blockbuster film The Passion of the Christ, told an interviewer that he had been challenged by a friend who was not pro-life to live up to his professed pro-life convictions and adopt a disabled child.

The friend told Caviezel that if he did that, then he would change to the pro-life position. When Caviezel and his wife, Kerri, went to China to adopt not one, but eventually two orphans suffering from brain tumours, the friend reneged on the deal. Caviezel, however, said, "It didn't matter to me because the joy that we had from (Bo) - he's like our own."

The couple's first child, Bo, had been abandoned on a train, grew up in an orphanage until he was five and was diagnosed with a brain tumour. The Caviezels nursed Bo through his surgeries and he remains today at the centre of the family.

"You have no idea the blessings that you have coming" says Pro-Life Caviezel to parents considering adoption.

Tags: christianity, jim caviezel, celebrity adoptions, disabled children

We will learn again...the hard way

Wed, 07 May 2008 21:36:21 GMT

clipped by: willhelm

Clip Source: therant.us

Abraham Lincoln said it exactly right! But few Americans care to hear his words…

▪ You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.

▪ You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.

▪ You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.

▪ You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down.

▪ You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.

▪ You cannot build character and courage by taking away men's initiative and independence.

▪ You cannot help men permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves.

In the end, the rich will remain rich, even if they have to move their assets to safe havens off-shore, which is already happening. But the rest will no longer be free.

History repeats itself only because people refuse to remember the lessons of their past.

Only one, who lives in bondage, is willing to give everything for freedom. And, so we will learn again...the hard way.

21 Ways to Shoot Better Photographs

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:52:21 GMT

clipped by: alanocu
clipper's remarks: I copied the text explaining each of the 21 points into the comments. Some additional information at the source may be useful as well.

Clip Source: www.10e20.com

1. Perspective- Ansel Adams once said, “A good photo is knowing where to stand.”

2. Unequal Space- Vary the amount of distant between your main subject and the pictures edge.

3. Framing

4. Horizon Line- Place the positioning of the horizon line above or below the center of your subjects

5. Cropping- Dead center is usually not the most interesting shot.

6. Intentional Empty Space

7. Shape

8. Lines and Curves

9. Visual Texture

10. Depth

11. Spin

12. Motion Shots

13. 360 Panoramic

14. Composites

15. Beautiful Decay

16. Clouds

17. Shadows/Reflections- They can transform an ordinary object in something artful or abstract.

18. Light Painting

19. Light Direction- By exploring various points to light a subject with artificial or natural light, you can get the best possible image.

20. Night Shots- Working with relatively low lit situations can be tricky but also very rewarding.

21. Intentional Overexposure/Underexposure- Add some style and visual impact to your shot

Tags: photography

10 Killer Firefox Extensions That You Probably Don’t Know About

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:06:20 GMT

clipped by: Scattered_Fusion

Clip Source: www.webupon.com

1. PicLens

PicLens instantly transforms your browser into a full-screen 3D experience for viewing images across the web. Makes browsing through pictures a wonderful experience. The interactive 3D Wall and built-in search function, lets you effortlessly drag, click, zoom, and zip your way around a wall of pictures for an amazing viewing experience.

2. Snap Links

You know the times where you have been trying to find something through a search engine, but you have to go through every link one by one in order to find it? All of us have been there, but now with just one click you can open multiple searches with Snap Links. Snap Links allows users to easily open multiple links in new tabs by drawing a box around them.

3. Tab Scope

4. Reminder Fox

5. Download Statusbar

6. HyperWords

7. Foxmarks Bookmark Synchronizer

8. Tab Effect

9. Cooliris Previews

10. StumbleUpon

Tags: technology, firefox, extensions

NewLiesForOld=The Fight Continues

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 05:50:30 GMT

clipped by: davboz
clipper's remarks: Communism defeated now grows within West.

Clip Source: www.apologeticspress.org

Michael Brooks recounted a recent meeting of “some of the leading practitioners of modern science” in La Jolla, California (2006, 192[2578]:8). They had gathered to discuss, among other questions, “Should science do away with religion?” Their answers are alarming.

summarized the overall attitude at the La Jolla, California symposium in the following words: “science can take on religion and win”

The irony of this militant attitude toward religion is that evolutionists sometimes downplay such aggressive tactics in an attempt to lull the religious populace into thinking that no battle is taking place.

Daniel Dennett wrote a book titled Darwin’s Dangerous Idea.

Leading evolutionists such as Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker, Philip Kitcher, and Edward O. Wilson highly recommended the book, calling it “surpassingly brilliant” and “essential,” as it persuades readers that “evolution by natural selection is vital to the future of philosophy.”

“Scientific Consensus” That Paves The Road To Nowhere

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 04:51:47 GMT

clipped by: merrie
clipper's remarks: Now maybe all of this - and there’s lots more - isn’t enough for Gore, but it is producing results, many of which could be important for anti-pollution, oil-conserving purposes beyond any possible curtailing of global warming, and we have meanwhile learned from the Kyoto Protocol that ill-considered grandiosity doesn’t produce anything but braggadocio about good intentions that pave the road to nowhere.

Supposedly, there’s a “scientific consensus” that human-induced warming will deliver a series of enormous catastrophes if left untreated, but the extent of concurrence has never been what it has mostly been made out to be. Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) recently released a list of 400 of the growing number of reputable scientists from all over the world who have voiced serious doubts about one aspect or another of the thesis.

Clip Source: www.bostonherald.com

“I am going to speak an inconvenient truth. My own country, the United States, is principally responsible for obstructing progress here in Bali. We all know that.”

And we know that one such truth in your case is that America is controlling its increases in greenhouse-gas emissions better than a long list of European and other Kyoto-signing poseurs. Another is that the objective the United States opposed at Bali was an immediate industrial-nation commitment to emission-reduction goals that could throttle economies and create vast misery if met. That would be anything but progress.

We have used both incentives and mandates to promote cleaner energy technology in no fewer than 60 programs. There have been significant loans and tax credits and other steps taken to assist in the future development of more nuclear power, which is the single most important current alternative to fossil-fuel consumption, despite the superstitious hesitations of Gore-style greenies.

Tags: bali, gore, catastrophes, scientific consensus, reputable scientists, serious doubts

Liquid Art & Droplet Photography

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 01:58:02 GMT

clipped by: amgumen

Clip Source: www.darkroastedblend.com

Since our popular article about high-speed photography of exploding objects, we received various tips and links to the droplet photography and water "sculptures". It takes great skill (and good equipment) to create such frozen-in-time compositions, revealing the beauty, the inherent energy and the dynamics of flowing and dripping water. Some artists substitute water with more viscous liquids, producing even more lava-lamp-like effects. But often just playing with coloring and light is enough to make an effective picture. In this post, we will try to cover the variety and excitement of high-speed liquid photography.

Liquid Sculptures of Martin Waugh

More Surreal Colored Drops

Got Milk? Spill it, Drip it, Swirl it! (artistically)

Not mercury, not ice - just water... splendid water:

Coffee Meets Milk

Suspended...

Cold Shower Splendor

Dynamics of the Droplet's Fall

In Your Face!

Tags: interesting, art, water

Whose Christmas is it Anyway?

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 04:17:37 GMT

clipped by: jatfla
clipper's remarks: A nice clip for Biblical Christians who believe that Christmas is a time of celebrating the giving of God's Son, our Savior for the redemption of mankind. The Constitution declares that others are not forced to celebrate or acknowledge it. It also makes clear that the forbidding of our celebration of it is un-Constitutional as well. Live and let live within the Law of the Land. That's the American Way.

Merry Christmas all

Clip Source: www.americanthinker.com

Whose Christmas Is It Anyway?

Neighbors in a stew

A store won't call their evergreens Christmas trees;

Santa is fine but Jesus is banned.

We're not really celebrating Christmas on the right day.

My teacher said, "Merry Christmas"; I'm scarred for life.

Christmas

is supposed to celebrate God's supreme gift to mankind for all generations, past, present and future.

His idea. His Son. His angels. His manger. His gift.

We'll rejoice in the freedom to worship our God

we'll imagine that we were there on that starlit night, and heard the angels sing.

"Merry Christmas to all, and to all a goodnight."

Guilt-free Recipes by Hungry Girl

Sat, 12 May 2007 01:38:14 GMT

clipped by: nattykhoo

Clip Source: mail.google.com

It's Eat What You Want Day! But before you go hog-wild and inhale your entire kitchen, check out HG's Top Ate indulgent food swaps so you can splurge guilt-free!

1. Onion Rings - If you crave greasy fried foods, HG's Lord of the Onion Rings will put a huge smile on your face. And they're super-low-cal and high in fiber!

2. Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge - This recipe calls for our secret (healthy) ingredient -- PUMPKIN!

3. Insanely Decadent Burger - Love Whoppers? You'll flip over our no-guilt swap.

4. Eggs Benedict - Here's a rich breakfast makeover that'll make your mouth happy.

5. Nachos

- Ooey, gooey and cheesy -- these reduced fat nachos will fool EVERYONE!

6. Fettuccine Alfredo - Noodles & creamy cheese sauce? Sign us up!

7. Chicken Fingers - Everyone loooooves fried chicken strips -- but HG makes 'em diet-friendly!

8. Oreo Shake - This thick malt is a cookies & cream lover's dream come true!

Tags: hungry girl, guiltless, recipes, light, substitutions, onion rings, peanut butter, fudge, burgers, eggs

Crunchy Peanut Butter Trail Mix Cups

Tue, 01 May 2007 05:11:23 GMT

clipped by: nattykhoo

Clip Source: www.hungry-girl.com

Crunchy Peanut Butter Trail Mix Cups!

(60 calories, 1g fat, 10g carbs, <1g fiber, 1g protein)

Ingredients:

1 pkg. Sugar Free Fat Free
Jell-O Chocolate Pudding
1 container Cool Whip Free
1/4 cup Crum Creek Brilliantly Blended Soy Nut Mix

1 Tbsp. Reduced Fat Crunchy Peanut Butter

Empty pudding mix packet into a large mixing bowl, add 3 oz. warm water, and stir into a chocolate paste. Place the peanut butter in another bowl and warm in microwave for about 6 - 8 seconds. Add 1 Tbsp. of Cool Whip Free to the peanut butter and mix. Then add the peanut butter mixture to the chocolate paste. Stir Crum Creek Brilliantly Blended Soy Nut Trail Mix into the chocolatey mixture. Fold remaining Cool Whip Free in in (you don't need to mix it completely in-- the marble effect is cool). Spoon mixture into cupcake holders in a muffin tin. Freeze. Makes 12 crunchy-cool cups!

Tags: hungry girl, crunch, peanut butter, trial mix, dessert, sweets, light, low calorie, low fat, chooclate

Best GIMP Tutorials and Resources

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:32:59 GMT

clipped by: zamanikarmana
clipper's remarks: The GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) is a free piece of software available for Windows, Mac and Linux Operating systems for tasks such as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. If you don’t want to pay for Photoshop, it is a viable alternative.

Clip Source: tutorialblog.org

Learn Full Gimp Interface In Half An Hour

Gimp Tutorials - Tutorials from the official Gimp website

Gimpology - Tutorials for the Gimp

Fractal Backgrounds

Pixel2life - Gimp Tutorials

Gimptalk - Gimp resources and tutorials

Gimp Guru - Image editing tutorials for Photographers

Grokking theGimp - Downloadable book to learn advanced image editing techniques

Bin-Blog - Creating Web 2.0 graphics in Gimp

Gimp User Group - Tutorials

Gimp Tutorials - Tutorials and usefull snippets

About.com - Learning the Gimp

Tips for using the Gimp

Design your own Web - Gimp video tutorials

Tigert - Gimp Tutorials

Ghuj - Tips and tricks to learn the Gimp

Jane’s Photography Stuff - Gimp tutorials for photographers

Tux Magazine - Touring the Gimp (PDF) - In this first article, Michael J. Hammel offers a tour of the cabilities

Linux.com - Running Photoshop plugins in the GIMP, even under Linux

Gimp for Web Professionals

Free Programming Resources

Tysonc

Gimp Guru

Tags: tutorials, gimp, resources

How to Make a German Paper Star

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 01:46:10 GMT

clipped by: skwirlinator

Clip Source: www.craftideas.info

How to Make a German Paper Star - “Froebel Stern”

24. This is an example of a 4-colored star.

Tags: how2, howto, how to, crafts, paper, star, 4-color, scrapbooking, fun

Niche Social Networks

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 05:52:54 GMT

clipped by: juliapatriciaroy
clipper's remarks: Mashable is the best source for all things new in the realm of new social media tools

Clip Source: mashable.com

-Dogster/Catster
-Flixster
-LibraryThing
-SneakerPlay
-MothersClick
-Motortopia
-Minti
-NextCat
-ComicSpace
-Curbly
-MyChurch
-Ziki
-VeryLiberating
-ITtoolbox
-Fanpop
-Islandoo
-ShareYourLook
-FamilyThrive
-Wordie.org
-Blubrry
-innerTee
-Spreadshirt
-Listal
-ConnectingMoms
-FirstGiving
-RealityAllStarz
-CafeMom
-BeGreen
-AdFemme
-SwapThing
-Dianovo
-eLifeList
-CampusBug
-SnehaH
-HumanOpinion
-MerchantCircle
-Barrio305
-GenevaOnline
-MDJunction

Tags: socialnetworks

Good Photoshop Tutorials By Jennifer Apple

Sun, 10 Dec 2006 16:13:10 GMT

clipped by: respectpeace
clipper's remarks: Really useful

Clip Source: www.photoshopsupport.com

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WEB GRAPHICS Photoshop Web Template Create A Favicon All About Pixel Fonts Blog Template Design Tips PHOTO RETOUCHING Fix Overexposed Images Fix Underexposed Images Resize Images Without Blur TEXT EFFECTS Wrap Text Around An Object		PHOTOSHOP TIPS & TRICKS Working With Layers In CS2 Working With Type In CS2 Tips And Tricks For Beginners Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts Working With Photoshop Scripts iPOD AD EFFECT iPod Ad - Photoshop Silhouette PHOTO EFFECTS Turn A Photo Into A Sketch Create A Sepia Tone Create A Night Vision Effect

Tags: photoshop, cs2, images, tutorials