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Make a photo book about your favorite person – you could win $2,500

(This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links.) Blurb wants to meet your favorite person and in turn you could win $2,500! All you have to do is make a book about a loved one filled with all sorts of kind words, creativity and […]

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Fix grainy photos with amazingly affordable software

  Shooting pictures under low light has always been a choice between getting a photo that looks too dark (underexposed) or using a fast camera ISO so the photo exposure looks just right. The only problem with either choice is the photo looks “grainy” compared to one taken with adequate light. Fortunately, there is a

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How to make a fashion book with Blurb

Blurb is a cool company that lets you make books about anything that interests you. (View a sample of my Blurb-made book – Picturesque Olmsted Falls – http://bit.ly/olmsted-book) And if you’re interested in fashion and style—and love to show it off—making a book of your personal fashion is a fantastic way to capture your sartorial genius for all

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Amazing Green Screen trick – place people anywhere in the world without leaving the studio

  $$ Go Green! $$ – A Green Screen Presentation by Bill Morley of Bill Morley Photography based in Independence, Ohio. The program will cover: ● How to incorporate green screen into engagement sessions, senior sessions, families and kids – in rain or shine! ● Event photography: offer green screen as an alternative to cheesy photo booths  ● Where to get free backgrounds on the internet and with your own camera ● Foolproof lighting techniques: blend your subjects seamlessly into exciting backgrounds! ● Comparisons of green screen software ● And much more!  See how your studio can have fun and save money! Join us for this fun and informative program that will change the way you look at green screen! This program is offered by

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Avon Lake Public Library to host my AlumaGraph exhibit

I’ve loaned 17 limited edition AlumaGraphsTM for exhibition at the Avon Lake Public library. The artwork includes a fog-shrouded Golden Gate Bridge taken from Alcatraz, the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island appearing as if it were taken in a by-gone era and a unique rendering of a horseless buggy at Grand Pacific Junction in Olmsted

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Blown away by “snow rollers”

  A rare phenomena occurring once every couple years around the world has hit parts of Pennsylvania and Ohio this week. While driving along I-80 in western Pennsylvania on Monday, a huge cluster of what appeared to be rolls of toilet paper invaded the median of the highway. At first I thought they were stacks

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Now you can make your own personalized “Chicken Soup For the Soul” book

It can be really hard buying books for people as gifts. After all, you never know just which books they already have. And then when you do find the right book and give it to them, how do you make it really personal? Put in a book plate? Write an inscription? How do you make

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Adorable baby Halloween costumes create the best photo memories

Halloween is just around the corner and moms are now shopping for cute costumes for their babies and toddlers in stores and online. Statistics from an October 2012 report by The National Retail Federation reveal an astounding 2.2 billion dollars was spent on costumes for babies, children, adults and even pets! Every year, parents dress their

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Cute pet Halloween costumes make the best dog and cat photos

Halloween is just around the corner and fans of the season are already shopping for unique costumes in stores and online. So why should humans have all the Halloween fun? Statistics from an October 2012 report by The National Retail Federation reveal an astounding 2.2 billion dollars was spent on costumes with 11.5% of trick-or-treaters dressing

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Upgrade your old camera phone and possibly win $1 million

Earlier today Apple unveiled 2 brand new iPhones to be released on September 20th. As the launch date for new iPhones gets closer, the value of old iPhones continues to depreciate. To ensure consumers who are planning to upgrade to a new iPhone get the most value out of their old device,Gazelle is offering consumers the

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