Spring into Action Photo Challenge Wrap-Up

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Thank you! I want to start with that because your interest and participation in this challenge has made it all worthwhile. This took a lot of my brain power and time over the last two weeks and it’s really nice to know that people are enjoying and benefiting from it! While I will continue to… [Continue Reading]

Spring into Action: How to Protect Your Photos

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One morning you boot up the computer, ready to browse your favorite blogs when you notice an email in your inbox. One of your readers found one or more of your photos being used on another site! There is no credit to you or worse, the site owner is trying to pass off your photo… [Continue Reading]

Spring into Action: Color & Contrast Photo Tips

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Color theory is complicated. People spend hours in accredited institutions learning about it. There’s a science to picking out colors and putting them together to achieve a desired effect. Once you know how to do it, these concepts can help you in every aspect of your life: from your wardrobe to interior design, right down… [Continue Reading]

Spring into Action: 5 Image Tips to Improve Your Blog!

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Photography is a powerful tool that can bring a lot of life to your blog posts. Adding just a little style can help keep readers engaged without becoming distracted by your images. You can also draw more relevant readers to your blog by taking advantage of image SEO. In both cases, we’ll be working directly… [Continue Reading]

Spring into Action: Lines and Repetition – Photo Tips!

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So far we’ve concentrated on staples of photography. Every photo has a composition and perspective, even if they’re not the most interesting. It’s impossible to take a photograph without light, so you kind of need that too. Today we’ll touch on a couple of creative options and hopefully open up a new way for you… [Continue Reading]

Spring into Action: Your Photo Tips!

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TGIF y’all! It’s been a great week with lots of activity in our Flickr group, the forums and especially on Twitter under #SITSpics! As usual, The SITS Community blows me away with its exceptional bloggers. I’ve had so much fun reading through your photo tips and looking at your shots! A lot of information has… [Continue Reading]

Spring into Action: Social Networking Tips

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Just about everyone and their dad is on Twitter. Most of you use it too: our Twitter participant list includes over 100 bloggers! It’s a fabulous tool to connect to others, promote your blog and find topics of interest. Last week, Darren of ProBlogger observed RSS is on the decline and more people are utilizing… [Continue Reading]

Spring into Action: Light is but a Dream: Photo Tips!

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Photography is all about lighting. A camera is nothing more than a device that burns light onto a sensitive strip of film, paper or in the case of a digital camera, an image sensor. In order to take better photographs, it’s critical to understand how to capture light and preferably, how to bend it to… [Continue Reading]

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