Travelshooters has announced a new photography tour: Treasures of Kerala 2012 — a meticulously-planned Kerala photo holiday itinerary focused on giving amateur photographers privileged encounters and stunning photography opportunities in God’s Own Country. Continue reading
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Spend five minutes at any microstock photography site and you will quickly see that the majority of photos listed are average at best and in most cases, just plain awful! What is really surprising is that almost all images sell, even the bad ones, given enough time. I have written this stock photography tutorial for photographers willing to take the few extra steps to launch a new career in stock photography or take your existing stock photo business to the next level.
Let’s begin! Continue reading
WordPress plugins can extend your WP blog to do almost anything you can imagine. Think about WP plugins for your blog the same as apps for your smartphone; fine just the way it is, but more robust and powerful with the additional help. Throughout the year, I receive an occasional email asking what types of plugins I use to manage the site and have previously written about the top WordPress plugins I use here. With that in mind, I have decided to dedicate this post to 19 WordPress Plugins I Can’t Live Without. Continue reading
Kindle Fire, by Amazon, is the hottest electronic item this holiday season. With the consumer appetite for electronic tablets already whetted, the Kindle Fire is both highly functional and affordable. With a price point that’s less than half of the iPad2, see why millions are flocking to this easy-to-use, small-screen tablet.
New release – Build a Better Blog in 31 Days – 2nd Edition!
See why over 19,000 bloggers selected Build a Better Blog in 31 Days 
to jump start their web presence! Based on the success of the first edition, Darren Rowse of Problogger fame, has just released the 2nd edition of his best selling blogger self-help manual to include updates for 2012.
Each daily challenge now consists of new further reading and cases studies and is more social with Twitter integration. Build a Better Blog in 31 Days – 2nd Edition also contains 7 bonus days (so you now effectively get 38 days of content!).
By the end of the 31 steps you’ll have:
This 140 page resource is ready for your download right now. It normally retails for $29.99 but for a limited time we’re offering it for just $22.50 (that’s 25% off).
Be sure to check out Darren’s other great resources!
London, UK — October 18, 2011 — Blurb, the creative publishing platform, today announced their first step into the ebook market with ebooks for Apple’s iPad® and iPhone®. Not only are the Blurb ebooks truly optimised to display images and text beautifully, they are created using Blurb’s easy-to-use bookmaking tools, Bookify™ and BookSmart®. Moreover, any book previously created with these tools can now be produced as an ebook, automatically, with a click of a button.
Until now most self-published authors wanting to create a visually rich ebook had to hire a software developer to produce it, costing hundreds if not thousands of dollars and taking many weeks. With Blurb’s new ebook offering, the file conversion happens automatically in moments, and costs just £1.49($2.35US) per download, saving Blurb authors considerable time, money and frustration.
“This is not just an ebook offering, it’s way more than that. Blurb now lets authors create their book once and then output their book to either print or ebook formats, from the same file, quickly and automatically. Fans and customers can then buy whichever version they prefer at the Blurb bookstore. That’s game-changing. Plus there’s more to come.” said Eileen Gittins, Founder and CEO.
Blurb ebooks include all the design and interaction benefits of Apple iOS® technology: two-page spreads, pinch and zoom capabilities and uncompressed images, providing a stunningly rich visual experience, with no quality compromise.
Like all Blurb books, ebooks can be listed for sale at the Blurb bookstore. Authors can set their own price and keep 100% of the mark-up from sales.
More information about ebooks can be found at: http://www.blurb.com/ebook
About Blurb®
Blurb® is a creative publishing and marketing platform that unleashes the creative genius inside everyone. Blurb’s platform makes it easy to design, publish, market and sell professional-quality books, using the Blurb Bookify™ online bookmaking tool, Blurb’s free, award-winning Blurb BookSmart® app or by using Blurb’s PDF to Book workflow. Blurb’s bookstore and online marketing tools enable customers to market and sell their books, and keep 100% of their profit. Blurb’s social and community features allow customers to create and share Blurb books among friends and colleagues with ease.
Blurb was founded by Eileen Gittins in 2005, and includes a team of design, Internet and media veterans who share a passion for helping people bring their stories to life. In 2010, Blurb shipped just under 1.4 million books to more than 70 countries and territories. In 2010, Blurb was ranked the fastest growing media company on the Inc. 500. Blurb is based in San Francisco with offices in London. For more info, visit www.blurb.com.
On Friday, October 28, 2011, everyone in Philadelphia is again invited to take a picture anywhere in Philadelphia, with a camera, a phone or even a computer and submit it electronically to PPAC. Every picture received will be printed and PPAC will hold an exhibition from November 10 – 19. The opening reception will take place on Thursday, November 10th from 6-9pm at PPAC’s gallery in the Crane Arts Building.
Executive Director Sarah Stolfa says, “Philly Photo Day is designed to give every Philadelphian the opportunity to take charge of how they want to represent themselves and their city. The level of skill and the subject matter are not important. It’s the simple act of participating in this community-building project that matters.”
Philly Photo Day celebrates photography as an art form and Philadelphia as a subject. Photography has the remarkable ability to preserve a moment, to communicate an idea, to simultaneously act as a document and a point of view, and to bring together a broad range of thoughts and ideas. For Philadelphia, this will serve asa diverse record of the city, through the eyes of its community members, at one moment in history.
Philly Photo Day celebrates PPAC’s success in strengthening the connection between Philadelphians and photography. Through its workshops, exhibitions, artist talks, book signings, and special events, PPAC reaches thousands of people each year.