Lessons Learned in a Columbian Orphanage

Lessons Learned in a Columbian Orphanage: "I know. It’s a little bit random, and not exactly typical for an American girl. But it’s true: working at an orphanage was my earliest dream job. I think I was 9 years old. I don’t remember what put the idea in my mind, but it was that time I told my mom that I wanted to work at an orphanage."

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Nikon Coolpix P510 Review

Nikon Coolpix P510 Review: "In this reviewing business you occasionally get waylaid: in preparing a new camera review I usually begin with the text sources and specs data to feel my way. In this case, I did so, quite carefully, but dug into the wordage of the Nikon Coolpix P5100. Wrong!"

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Blurred Background Photography – PictureCorrect

Blurred Background Photography – PictureCorrect: "As Jay P. Morgan points out in the following video tutorial, it becomes difficult coming up with new ideas if you are shooting in the same space all the time. Thinking outside the box, Morgan devised a way to add some creative flair on a photo shoot for a client he works with often. "

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Headshot Photography – PictureCorrect

Headshot Photography – PictureCorrect: "The thought that renowned headshot photographer Peter Hurley puts into creating a basic headshot, isn’t very basic. As a former model turned professional photographer, Hurley knows what it’s like to be in front of the camera and behind it."

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What to avoid when shooting family photos

What to avoid when shooting family photos: "You get your family together, put the cute outfits on all the kids, get everyone paying attention and looking the right direction, you take a couple of shots that you think look good and your happy. Later you look at the photos on a bigger screen, and they look like crap."

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Portrait Tip: Don’t Fill the Frame

Portrait Tip: Don’t Fill the Frame: "I still remember my high school photography teacher instructing our class with this rule. He drummed it into us week after week and his words have echoed in my ears ever since – 20-something years – almost every time I raise my camera to take a portrait."

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Stand in the gap. | Ray Comfort's Daily Evidence

Stand in the gap. | Ray Comfort's Daily Evidence: "We must stand in the gap and plead for this world. Had it not been for the prayers of the godly, the wrath of God may have already judged many nations. Never underestimate the power, influence, and authority God has given you through faith in Jesus. Through His name you have the ear of the Father in heaven. See Psa. 106:23."

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Parrot Photography – PictureCorrect

Parrot Photography – PictureCorrect: "



Never work with children or animals, or so goes the old actors adage. No such fears for Zoo Studios though, who spend their days photographing animals of all shapes and sizes. In this video we see them at work with a number of cockatoos from Cockatoo Chaos in Australia (for those of you reading this by email you can see the video here):

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Spring Season Photography – PictureCorrect

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"Flower Island" captured by David Konieczko (Click Image to See More From David Konieczko)
The moment that snowdrops start appearing through the final snowfalls of the year mother nature seems to go into overdrive and it is almost as if not a week goes by without something new, different and exciting appearing in gardens and parks."

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16 Inspirational Portrait Photography Techniques

16 Inspirational Portrait Photography Techniques: "’m learning that portrait photography can be tough in more than one way thanks to my participation in the December Challenge. I’m already getting bored with taking the standard cookie-cutter portrait, so I started digging around Flickr for some inspiration. Here’s what I turned up:"

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