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For the last few months, I’ve wanted to try some night photography. There is just something magical about images of the Milky Way or star trails over a landmark which I can stare at and long to be there. This is especially true when you realize how remote many of the pictures are. You see, […]
This is simply a list of ideas for using digital photos whether they are your own vacation photos and snapshots or free photos you download from some of the sites I shared yesterday. Background wallpaper for your PC Make a slide show type screensaver Print them as a background image for LTC (Letterbox Trading Cards) […]
30 Day Challenge Day 5 – Resources – free photos I’d like to share a few sites which offer amazingly high quality photos for completely free use. Tomorrow I’ll share a list of ideas of what you can do with them (even if you are not familiar with Photoshop or other editing software) When it […]
30 Day Challenge – Day 4 Early in the morning, I walked by a stamp in progress on my carving table and noticed the way the light from the window reflected slightly off of the surface of the carving material. The effect beautifully displayed the texture of the stamp and the contrast between the carved […]
30 Day Challenge – Day 3 Last weekend I bought a new toy…a Gelli Plate. They have been around for a few years, but I finally broke down and bought a small one to play with. It’s a 3×5 which could make some nice postcards, and let me learn to use it without wasting too […]
30 Day Challenge – Day 2 Earlier this month, we took a family vacation to Arizona visited several beautiful sites in the northern part of the state. We spent one night at the Grand Canyon and I was able to get a shot of some of the rocks glowing just before the sun dipped below […]
30 day challenge – Day 1 Today I’m committing to a 30 day challenge. For 30 consecutive days, I will post something to this blog! This is Day 1. What is a 30 day challenge? A 30 day challenge is a tool for motivating yourself to try something new, develop a new habit, or make […]
Those of you who know me may know that I’m leaving my current job at the end of June. After working in the oil industry for the last six years and in the corporate world for twenty years now, I’m ready for a break. I’ve decided to spend a few months exploring some ideas for […]
I recently stumbled across this message and thought it was a wonderful inspiration for anyone with a creative bone in their body. Please enjoy and pass it on! Several years ago, a group of high school students contacted their favorite authors as part of a class project. Several of them wrote to Kurt Vonnegut and […]
Kirbert recently posted a link on AQ to an inexpensive set of carving gouges sold through Amazon. These are labeled Heritage Arts and are manufactured for and distributed by Alvin Co. I thought they were worth a try for fun and to see how they compare to my favorites from Speedball and Staedtler. I took […]