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Jul

7

What Did You Do For The 4th of July?

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The 4th of July has always been one of our very favorite holidays. Maybe it’s because it’s in the middle of summer, and who can resist celebrating with fireworks!

This year we thought we’d try something new, and headed off to La Veta, Colorado to experience a different part of the Rocky Mountains, and to check out the Great Sand Dunes National Park, as my daughter and I have never been there, and Andrew hasn’t been there since he was 7.

First I will tell you that we all fell in love with La Veta. If you ever want a getaway that’s all about hiking and enjoying nature, this is it. It has a lot of history, glorious hiking trails, and cooling afternoon showers. Don’t expect a lot of amenities - just a couple of restaurants and stores. But the La Veta Inn had nice large suites, and food that was amazing. [Try their tuna sandwich, or fried ravioli. Both are great.]

If you head up I-70 into the main valley of the Rockies, you’ll be in the heart of ski country - and in the heart of mega-traffic and people. That’s one of the reasons we decided to head south on I-25 to La Veta. Outside of a few locals and the people that have made the La Cuchara Valley their summertime home, there isn’t a lot of people. On one two hour hike, we only ran into one other family. There’s just something about hiking through a forest, seeing beautiful falls, and feeling like you’re the only person on earth to give you an energized perspective.

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Jul

1

A New Way To Welcome Baby

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In order to be an exceptional baby photographer, you have to offer things that say Wow!

Want a new idea? I just ran across this site as I was going through my latest Trends enewsletter. Every month they put out a newsletter with the hottest things across the globe. I usually peruse the content just to see what’s new.

And this month is a perfect idea for photographers. 5StarBaby.com does a special design for baby announcements - nothing boring and traditional here. You can specialize your poster announcements as much as you desire - and have a truly unique product to offer your clients.

Are they a little more expensive than something your client could hand make herself? Probably. But where else can she get something that says Wow.

And if you’re going to be ordering numerous times, you may want to contact them directly and explain you’re a professional. They may work with you even more on the pricing.

Jun

6

Video recorder the size of your iPod from Flip Video Mino

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I love video and it is fun to watch what you record later on but hate to drag my clunky video camera everywhere I go. Flip video has a new product named Mino that is as small as an iPod Nano. Here is a press release information on the product:

Pure Digital Launches Super-Slim Flip Video™ Mino

3 oz. camcorder is the ultimate accessory for the social networking generation

June 04, 2008 — San Francisco, CA

Pure Digital Technologies today introduced Flip Video Mino, the company’s latest innovation in its popular, critically-acclaimed Flip Video family of camcorders. Weighing in at just over three ounces, the remarkably slim yet powerful Flip Video Mino raises the bar for high-quality, portable, and easy-to-use video. Smaller than most cell phones, Mino fits neatly into a jeans pocket to capture life’s stories whenever and wherever they happen – at a party, a concert, the beach, even on a bike ride. The $179.99 (MSRP) Mino also features Flip Video’s built-in software that allows consumers to simply plug the camcorder’s signature flip-out USB arm into any computer for immediate editing and sharing. For the first time, the Flip Video software enables users to upload video directly to MySpace as well as to YouTube and AOL Video, making it even easier to share video.
“Flip Video Mino delivers the perfect combination of high-quality video, sleek design, and ease of use,” said Jonathan Kaplan, CEO of Pure Digital Technologies. “For the millions who share their lives online every day, it’s more than a camcorder – it’s a fun tool for communicating and creatively expressing themselves.”
With 2GB of on-board flash memory, Mino allows consumers to capture up to 60 minutes of high-quality video using the camcorder’s intuitive new touch-sensitive buttons to record, play, fast forward, rewind, pause and delete. Users can instantly play back video on the camcorder’s 1.5-inch anti-glare LCD display. Mino uses an internal, rechargeable lithium-ion battery that conveniently recharges whenever the camcorder’s USB arm is connected to a computer and provides more than four hours of recording time on a single charge.
Using Mino’s built-in software, consumers are able to edit and share videos instantly from a PC or Mac. In addition to quickly posting videos on sharing and social networking sites, they can email videos and video greeting cards; create custom movies with their own music; capture still photos from video; save and organize videos on the computer; and, for the first time, seamlessly order and send DVDs anywhere in the world.

“Video is a major part of the MySpace experience and the Mino’s portable design means MySpace users can capture their life as it happens,” said Josh Brooks, vice president of marketing for MySpace. “We are excited to partner with Flip Video to make it easier than ever for MySpace users to directly upload and share content on MySpaceTV.”

Flip Video Mino Features

Weight: 3.3 oz.
One-touch recording with 2x digital zoom
Touch-sensitive buttons for instant recording, playback, fast forward, rewind, pause and delete
Built-in software compatible with PC or Mac:
- Instant upload to MySpace, YouTube, and AOL Video
- One-click emailing of videos and video greeting cards
- Custom editing of movie mixes, with the option to set them to your own music
- Capture of still photos from video
- Order DVDs online and have them shipped anywhere in the world
TV connection for instant viewing (cable included)
Tripod mount
Available accessories (sold separately): AC power adapter, tripod, action mount, and pouch
At retailers nationwide including: Amazon.com, Bestbuy.com, Circuit City, Sears, Walmart.com, and TheFlip.com
Available in black or white; suggested retail price: $179.99

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Jun

2

Photographing Delicate Wisps of Smoke

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Found a really great site that describes how to capture smoke artistically. Check out how, in detail, to setup your lights, reflectors and props for this cool effect. The information also shows how to adjust the digital images modifications in Adobe Photoshop.

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Apr

22

Happy Earth Day

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For those of you that follow Twitter.com, I found a fun new application that allows you to watch live twitts as they are posted from around the world. TwittEarth Thought it was a fun way to celebrate Earth Day today.