Hosting a blog or website

Ever thought about hosting your own blog or website? Sure blogger is good for a free blogging service but you can do so much more with paid hosting. You might be saying, "yeah but you're using free hosting. What gives?" Well I have had this blog for many years now. I don't want to give it up but I do pay for hosting to host my other blogs. The Playboy template I have here is hosted via the the server space I pay for. Keep that in mind that if you want to offer digital downloads you have to pay for hosting. It doesn't cost much to buy server space to host a blog. I buy my server space from Web Wizards

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My Deal Trends

I have discovered a site that posts good deals on the net. It's called "my deal trends" Check it out. It's not the best website for deals out there but give it a try. You might find something there that isn't on one of the biggers sites like deal news or woot.

Canon Photography in the park!

It's time again for this years Canon Photograph in the park contests.

Go to this link for more information!  Canon Photography in the park contest.

Enjoy!

Digital vs. Film

When I write about Digital Vs. film I don't mean to knock down one medium over another. I know the granddaddy of photography is film but the advancements in digital photograhpy are simply amazing! There many things you can do with Digital now, why would you want to hassle with film? Yes I know that there is a technical aspect of film photography if you develop your own film but just think about the money your saveing, the time your saving, the ability to look at your picture and adjust right after you take the picture. Everything perk that is digital photography I am digging!

Check out this link from Cnet in the recent advancements in DP:

Photo industry braces for another revolution

We already know that Polaroid in 2007 was no longer manufacturing cameras and by 2009 will stop manufacturing film. (from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polaroid_Corporation)

Digital is killing traditional film. Things change and I think we should embrace it! I used to use film SLR back in high school. Now I own a Digital SLR and, it's made things sssooooo much easier!

Floating People Photographs

Recently I have been fascinated by photographs of people that look like they are either "floating" "levitating" and defying gravity. I've been digging a little deep to find out the exact technique for taking pictures like this. I have seen a few tutorials and in Flickr I've also been readin a little bit of photoshop mods with the cloning tool. I really want to get to the bottom of this technique. I think it is awesome.

Just one problem, some of these photographs you can clearly see they are just jumping, some are also jumping but it doesnt seem like it and others use a small stool to chair and remove it with photoshop. Can anyone share or point out where I can learn these techniques? Here are some samples of the photos I am talking about with the proper link credit to the people @ Flickr.

In this following photograph you can see they are clearly jumping....anyone can capture this moment. No secret there. Good picture though:


Originally uploaded by Bah Humbug

The following pictures is what I mean by "levitation" and "floating" Anyone care to share and confirm the techniques for pulling this off?


Originally uploaded by Austin Walsh


Originally uploaded by Austin Walsh


Originally uploaded by vernhart


Originally uploaded by pioscor

This Photograph takes first place in my book!!! Check this one out!

Originally uploaded by jeremyplemon

As you can see, these photos are very impresive....to the person that doesn't know the method. But if no one helps me with this, I will figure it out. Kudos to the Photographers that were able to pull this off! I love it!!

Gloom Model of the day! Intorducing "Kim"

That's right another San Diego Beauty right out of Gloom Magazine! I know Kim personally and she is a cutie! Kim is todays Gloom Model of the day! If you want to see more of this gorgeous woman, visit her at Gloommagazine.com.