3/19/2011

Coffee Table Wedding Albums: How Amazing Are The Ones You're Offering Your Clients?

By Kevin Browne


As a professional photographer who shoots weddings of all types and sizes, you already can 'feel' the growing demand for gorgeous coffee table wedding albums coming from new brides. And that trend shows no signs of slowing down. None.

So you need to make absolutely sure that you are able to offer those brides the best of the best when it comes to the coffee table format.

And in order to not just keep up with the latest trends but to stay ahead of them, you need to be showing wedding clients coffee table wedding albums that feature amazing lay flat properties and smallest page seams in the industry, more than 20 cover color options, both handcrafted leather covers and photographic covers, square, panoramic, and rectangular album sizes and, of course, embossing options, and spine hubs.

If that sounds to you like a lot to have to offer, that's because it is a lot to offer. And it's what it takes to put your photography business into the short list you know the bride is assembling.

Enter Collages.net.

Over 12 years ago, Collages.net was started with the simple and incredibly powerful goal of helping pro photographers do more so that they (you) and generate more revenue.

And you'll find that focus throughout each and every product and service that Collages offers.

And guess what, the best coffee table wedding albums are just the tip of the Collages iceberg. Here is a company that consistently innovates the newest and smartest wasy for photographer to get more exposure so that their talents come through best.

That probably explains why so many thousands of professional head to Collages every day....to discover the newest ways to propel their businesses in ways other photographers can't.

By partnering with Collages.net, you'll have access to the best photo design, storage, and presentation materials available anywhere...and you will enable your clients to make the best choices. You will be able to show them a depth of photography options that your competitors simply cannot match. And that is how the photography game is played at the highest possible level.

If you want my strongest advice, it would be to run, not walk, over to Collages and expect to be blown away. Remember - if you don't show it, you can't sell it, so once you're there, take advantage of any studio sample discounts that they offer and start showing these gorgeous coffee table books.




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Professional Wedding Album: And Why A Visit To Collages.Net Is Mandatory!

By Kevin Browne


If there is one thing that EVERY professional photographer can appreciate it is that that the professional wedding album they deliver as the final product needs to be first rate. If it is not, then trust me, it is not.

And if you are going to stay ahead of the consumer demand, you need to be able to offer more back end products and services than the photographers you are bidding against.

And that makes partnering with Collages.net an absolute must. Because that means that you will be able to offer a professional wedding album with a lightning quick turnaround time of under two weeks, a 30% discount on studio sample albums, more than 20 cover color options, excellent lay flat properties and the smallest page seams in the industry, as well as square, panoramic, and rectangular album sizes and many others. (Including handcrafted leather covers and photographic covers.)

These are the options new brides need to see from you. But to me, partnering with Collages goes way further than this.

Imagine that there are literally hundreds of products and services that go this deep in areas like printing for professional photographers, coffee table books, design services and design software, gallery wraps and press printed cards and proof books.

Let yourself simply imagine what all of the specialized options under all of those products and services can and will mean to your business.

Then imagine that any question or concern you ever have will be pounced upon by the smartest and most passionate support teams at Collages.net and you get a sense that you've found something very special in this one company.

(Which is probably why thousands of professionals rely on Collages every day, huh?

If you are ready to feature the most beautiful professional wedding album, you need to run to Collages.net.




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Wedding Album Printing: And The Need To Rely On Collages.Net

By Kevin Browne


The wedding shots have been uploaded to the servers. Both families have had ample time to pick their favorites. You are ready to move onto the wedding album printing, and you know just how critical it is that it is done right and then delivered perfectly.

It must certainly make you breathe a lot easier knowing that you are working the with the color and printing experts at Collages.net....it just has to.

If you're not yet working with this amazing company...you have to. And if you are, then you already know what I am about to say.

All of you prepping and all the shooting and all of the deciding on the best selects will be meaningless if you are not offering your new couple the best wedding album printing.

Collages.net was started in 1999 knowing this all too well. Which is exactly why they spend an amazing amount of money creating processes that create the best printing for your wedding jobs.

The singular focus of this energetic company has been to enable professional photographers to do more so that you make more. How bright is that? Blindingly?

CollagesColor, their professional color lab, combines the latest technology and a team of color experts who have decades of printing experience to deliver superior results. The systems at Collages optimize every aspect of the production process to deliver your products quickly. And they've also invested over $10 million in the best silver halide and press printers available. Finally, they exclusively use Kodak Professional photographic paper. Producing great prints quickly and beautifully is their passion when it comes to printing.

Yes, those are high standards. But then again, you have those as well. And that's why partnering with Collages is so perfect.

Brides will never stop being more and more finicky. Deadlines will always be pushed forward. You know these things happen in some way on every shoot. Working with Collages.net alleviates many of them.

So when you need wedding album printing, and you need it done perfectly every time, you now know that Collages.net is a mere mouse click away. (Just ask the thousands of photographers who head there daily!)




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Wedding Photo Albums Online: Have You Seen The Stunning Options They Have At Collages.net?

By Kevin Browne


Each and every professional photographer who shoots even the most intimate of weddings knows very well that there is a tremendous demand now for wedding photo albums online. And NOT being able to offer that option will mean that you might not get the job. Or others for that matter.

Sorry to be blunt, but if you are not offering online albums, another great photographer will... and you you will lose out on what could be a very profitable job. That's simply what brides and new couples have come to expect. And you need to have this in your list of YOUR business features.

That being said, it is more than comforting to know that Collage.net has wonderful online wedding photo albums that you can easily incorporate into your photo business model.

You see, for the past 12 years, Collages.net has been endlessly creating the best photography products and services that enable pro photographers to increase their revenue. In essence, Collages has spent more than a decade coming up with the smartest ways to partner with photographers. And in this partnership, Collages makes money as they show photographers how to make more money. A perfect business relationship, for sure.

Once the wedding is finally over and the proofs have been uploaded to the Collages servers, the world will have access to them and the real wedding photo decision making process can begin. And we all know how arduous a process that can be.

Both families will be able to weigh in on each and every shot without you or your assistants having to sit with them.

Another great feature of these wedding photo albums online is the potential revenue. People who have access to your proofs will be able to buy them right from the site. Again, another great opportunity for you to increase your exposure and your bottom line. (Are you picking up on a Collages.net theme here?)

Creating these new wedding album photos online has tremendous benefits to your photography business...but they are just one of the reasons why Collages is so critical to thousands of photographers every day.

If you are about to shoot a wedding of any size, head over to Collages.net first and you'll immediately see an unreal wall of options that could explode your photography business.




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Easy Guitar Lessons

By Joe Rosales


Music is an important part of our lives - we can use it to change our moods, create an atmosphere, or simply to relax to. Playing an instrument is not only a great way to experience the music; it is also an enjoyable, useful skill to have. The electric guitar is one of the most popular instruments, and free lessons can be found online that will help you learn to play.

The electric guitar is an instrument that can be played with many different styles of music because it has many different sounds. When listening to the radio, you can hear the electric guitar on a hard rock, jazz, blues, country, easy listening, or pop station.

You may want to learn the electric guitar so you can play along with your favorite bands, but you just don't have the money to pay for lessons. The good news is that many websites offer free guitar lessons that can teach you much of what you need to know.

The one drawback to online guitar lessons is that you don't have a teacher right there in the room with you to help you place your fingers on the right strings and show you a specific chord. However, there are other benefits to learning from a teacher online.

One, of course, is that the lessons are free. Also, many websites offer a section where you can email or chat online with your teacher if you have any questions about what you are learning. Another benefit is that you can take the lessons whenever it is convenient for you, and you can often select what you would like to learn.

There are different styles of electric guitar playing that go along with many different types of music. You can learn to play chords, and you can learn to read musical notation or tablature, which is simply the system that is used to write down a series of notes known as a guitar riff. You can learn that different strumming patterns will give you different effects. The electric guitar can also come with different effects pedals, which give your music a whole new sound when you use them.

In order to find the best free online guitar lessons, you may need to try a couple of different websites, or ask someone that you know has taken lessons before. There are lots to choose from, and once you find the one for you, you'll be on your way to learning to play like the pros!




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Peering at the Best Jack Nicholson's Movie Characters

By Jake Keller


Jack Nicholson is remarkably famous in the movie industry. Jack Nicholson had a reputation for getting all those roles that are unusual and mysterious. Nicholson's movies have certainly elevated horror and psychological thriller to a better reputation. Jack Nicholson has succeeded in enchanting everyone with his acting prowess disguised under all those eerie characters. Glance at the following list of Jack Nicholson movie and characters that have achieved great success.

Taking classic novels to the movies

The movie adaptation of the classic novel "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" was Nicholson's golden ticket to fame. His role as the lead actor in this cult classic has certainly served a very powerful kick off for his career. Jack Nicholson performed the role of a patient who was to be a pain in the head for Nurse Ratched. The said movie was a huge hit and also earned the actress playing Nurse Ratched a coveted Oscar award.

Marvellous Batman villain

Apart from novel based movies, Nicholson also starred in some of the biggest movie productions. Nicholson also played the role of Joker in a Batman movie. He wowed the crowd with his acting prowess even as Batman's villain. The role in Batman was another proof for his success in the movie front.

Psychological horror in Stephen King's "The Shining"

His lead character in The Shining was one of the top masterpiece films in the horror movie genre. Like all Stephen King novels, this movie got a lot of audience and critic attention. This movie has been elevated to a cult classic as time went by. The time dimension twist and other mystical things about The Shining made this movie another roaring success for Nicholson.

OCD in a movie

Another addition to the long list of memorable movie characters from Nicholson was "As Good As It Gets". This movie showed Nicholson in a role of a person afflicted with one of the most common personality disorders called OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder).

A lot of Nicholson's roles are truly exceptional. Even in such kind or roles, Nicholson's talent was clearly showing through. Playing as the arch enemy or plunging into neurotic roles could not diminish Nicholson's true talent. It was surprising that such roles would actually be the solid foundation for Nicholson's bloom in the Hollywood.




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Multitrack Recording Software Revealed

By Erik Mendoza


The continuous development in the industry of recording gives birth to music recording from the comfort of home. This type of recording received wide acceptance and popularity among musicians. This recording allows them to create their own compositions through the used of computer and software.

It is simple and easy to use hence create enthusiasm among many musicians. The cost of productions is comparable over the other traditional means of recording. Another impressive feature of this recording type is it only needs a compact space to set-up the basic equipment.

The process of the home recording can be done by utilizing a mixing board which pre-mix multiple signals using matching analog effects prior on sending them to computer.

Another important matter on this type of recording is it can allow every plain signal to be recorded on their own through its own personal track by the computer audio interface. Certain software effects are also used and each single track are creatively mixed together.

With home recording it is also possible to record in the absence of multiple tracks by adopting a mixer and analog effect. This procedure makes less production cost. There are also special qualities of multi-track software that can produce a beautiful and well refined sound.

This type of software is commonly a favorite choice among musicians despite it is quite hard to adapt and utilize. However, the advantage of this model is it can allow the musicians wide array of options in recording the music. It is also important to consider when using multi-track to choose the plug-ins type.

This item comprise of a small pieces of software that gives numerous functions when installed into multi-track software. This can give the sound engineer big room for flexibility.

When opt to engage in home recording it is a wise start to have a Pentium IV computer type processor or its equivalent. Then it must at least have 1 Gigabyte of memory. A good video card is also an essential item together with a premium or top of the line sound card. Make sure that on-board audio was disabled to experience superior quality of production.




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Does Sheen Know Funny Charlie Sheen T-Shirts Are Making Fun?

By Matthew York


Does no one realize that Charlie Sheen needs help, perhaps even of a medical nature? The man is acting deranged. He has made public declarations of drug use on national news outlets. He babbles in an inane stream of consciousness. He refuses to admit that he may have a mental disorder and he looks like he has not slept in days. Any one of these strange behaviors should indicate that the man needs help, but instead the whole world has pinpointed him as our new capering clown. Our only response is to walk around in funny Charlie Sheen t-shirts and laugh.

We have a tendency to forget that celebrities are just human beings too. They succumb to the same weaknesses that plague any other person. They become addicted to drugs just like any other junkie and they can suffer from mental ailments just as easily as anyone else. Perhaps even more easily, come to think of it. When someone like Charlie Sheen accumulates so much attention and so much wealth, they can experience a very real breaking point. Imagine being so watched, that every small move you make is recorded and scrutinized. If I were Charlie Sheen and I saw people walking down the street in funny Charlie Sheen t-shirts, I might have a mental break as well.

The funny Charlie Sheen t-shirts are really just the beginning of the train wreck that is Charlie Sheen's life. His face is everywhere now. He's been spoofed on Saturday Night Live, remixed a hundred different ways on YouTube, and ridiculed on message boards all across the Internet. The man has either intentionally, or unintentionally, turned himself into one of the biggest living jokes since Michael Jackson. He is a walking sight gag, and may be unemployable as a professional actor. His life may be ruined, and he's too strung out to even realize it.

Before manic fits of televised insanity and funny Charlie Sheen t-shirts, there was just Charlie Sheen the man. He unfurled his wings and leapt from beneath the shadow of his father's impressive acting career and made films that had both critical and commercial success. One of these films will be considered one of the greatest of all times, and that is the film known as "Platoon". He had great promise, but decided to follow the course of parties and drugs instead of the course of professionalism.

Charlie Sheen is no longer the man he once was, nor will he likely ever get to be that man again. There are hoards of new "fans" out there wearing their funny Charlie Sheen t-shirts and waiting for him to say the next funny tagline. This will never lead to his recovery. He will feed the fires of this new kind of fame until he burns out and wafts away on the breeze like a piece of ash. The best thing that we can do for Charlie Sheen is to just leave him be and let him recover.




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Photography Storefront: Yours Is Open, Right?

By Kevin Browne


Okay, put down that gorgeous new camera for one moment, turn off all the Chinese lamps, and maybe let your assistant spend an extra half hour out in the real world for a change of pace. Let's discuss you being able to create a photography storefront...and the vast amount of new revenue sources that can and will mean to your business.

What we need to talk about right here is one of the smartest and most proven ways for you to take your passion for photography and wrap it into the completely integrated business solutions of Collages.net and increase your exposure...and the possibility for far more revenue day after day.

In 1999, a company called Collages.net burst upon the photography scene with one goal...that goal being to assist professional photographers in any and every way possible get more exposure in order to increase their revenue. Collages,net was founded on the belief that showing photographers how to become more profitable was paramount.

To do just that meant creating one of the most tireless customer service teams on the planet and then systematically creating specialty products for photographers at every level. How's that for a one two combination, the founders thought.

The idea was simple yet powerful: give professionals a photography storefront and then arm them with best in class products. This creative new technology was warmly welcomed by professional photographers as it created several new revenue streams for all studios.

Professional photographers post all of their weddings, portraits, senior, baby, and family images on customized password protected storefront. From those sites, customers indicate their favorite images for their prints, albums, coffee table books, cards. Gallery wraps and other professional products. To fulfill their print orders, professional photographers use Collages Color + ROES. To design books and albums, photographers either use Collages.net's free design software, the design team at Collages.net, or their own studio team.

Oh, remember the customer service team we spoke of earlier? Good luck finding a question they can't answer. They speak with thousands of photographers each month and they can quickly point you in the right direction. You can expect live phone support at Collages.net, but if you don't get them live, leave a message and you can expect a call with that answer within two hours.

In a world with so many spinning plates, here is a company with an unshakable desire to help photographers sell. You just have to applaud that passion and that commitment..

If you are ready to create a photography storefront and to drive more revenue for your studio, you now know that you need to head to Collages.




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Easy Methods on How To Stream Knight Rider Videos

By Jena Taylor


The earlier version of the series will remind viewers not only of the "Hoff", but of the Knight Rider car called Kit. Sleek and stylish, Kit was a beauty of a Trans Am Firebird. The span of red lights along the car's hood was as unique a characteristic as the talking computer which could be quite finicky in attitude. The camera would often zoom in on the lights as they all produced different sounds while flashing in sequence.

The show had its silly and corny moments as the producers tried to entice a teen audience to tune in each week to watch it, but maybe I just feel that way because I am getting older and grumpier. I had a hard time accepting the beautiful young actors as the new heroes of the show when I was an old school fan of the Hoff and was unable to see anyone else in his role as an icon of crime fighting and a defender of all that is good and true. This opinion of mine could be due to my own growing pains as I was getting accustomed to new characters.

But to have Hasselhof back in his original role of Michael Knight was really the best part of all. I wonder how they will fit Hasselhof's character into the show even if he only appears occasionally in a guest starring spot.

Conclusion of the original Knight Rider series eventually led to some made-for-television films. Of those were Knight Rider 2000, and yet another version that came out within the early 90's referred to as Knight Rider 2010. The television series Team Knight Rider came out later within the 90's.

The most latest installment of Knight Rider was a 2-hour made-for-TV film the premiered the 17th of February in 2008 on NBC, sparking this new series.




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3/18/2011

Online Photography Storage: You're Using Collages.net Aren't You?

By Kevin Browne


As a professional photographer, you know you need to find and nurture the best back office systems that you can for your business. And needless to say, online photography storage is right up there in terms of the things you need most.

Obviously, finding ways to store your best shots will have wonderful implications for your business in the near term and very long term.

Once a new project is wrapped and the proofs have been uploaded to the web, you will now be able to share all of those images with everyone involved. Brides will be able to take their time with every shot, portraits can be gone over endlessly, and extended families can be given access to weigh in on the photo decision making process. That time savings to you alone is massive.

Beyond that instant assess, online photography storage means having those images stored for YEARS...and that is precisely what a company called Collages.net enables professional photographers to do.

In fact, Collages stores and backs up all of your professional shots for an incredible 5 years. And as you know, those are 5 years that can roar by in the blink of an eye.

Let's paint a typical scenario...your project has been delivered and everyone involved is thrilled with everything from the shots to the albums you've helped them with (also a Collages.net strength). And out of the clear blue, a bride calls you back and wants access to one of her favorite shots. This is not a time to be sifting through files. Using Collages, that image is now just a click away.

Since 1999, Collages has endlessly created incredibly smart ways for photographers to make more money with their businesses, and simple, yet ultra- powerful online storage of images is sure one of those ways. The founders of the company saw a unique business model in front of them...and it all had to do with helping photographers get the products and services that would get them more exposure. And much more business.

By spending years listening to the needs of photographers, the folks at Collages discovered certain common threads at every level. And for years now, one of the biggest needs has been the development of safe, secure and powerful online photography storage.

The company's sophisticated platform allows photographers to sell photographs and other products online and market their shots to guests, associates, friends and family members who previously had no access to the professional photographs. With over 200,000-300,000 unique visits to Collages.net each month, Collages.net photographers enjoy a unique online presence. This broad exposure results in increased revenue and referrals.

No matter what type of shots you specialize in, storing them and backing them up for years safely and securely is an absolute must. So if you need quality online photography storage, you now know that the experts at Collages.net are just waiting to stun you with storage and so many of their other their online photography solutions.




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Fine Italian Leather Albums: No, They Do NOT Take Forever To Bring Them Into The U.S.

By Kevin Browne


As professional photography gets more and more competitive each and every day, many of those who are most successful with their businesses find the best and smartest products for their images. Maybe that's why so many professionals choose to get their fine Italian leather albums from Collages.net.

And while you might immediately have some very serious reservations about the time it takes to have these leather albums made available to you from outside the country read through this entire article. It may open your eyes to so rather serious opportunities for your photography business.

Some photographers think you have to go overseas and wait up to 12 weeks for "fine Italian leathers". Not true. Collages has figured out a way to provide you the finest Italian leathers and how to get them to you in 10-14 days. Yes, they're fast.

In fact, that entrepreneurial, make-it-happen spirit is exactly how Collages.net came to be in the first place twelve long years ago. And it is also the reason why thousands pf professional photographers rely on Collages every day.

You are well aware of the power of the presentation when it comes to your shots. You know very, very well how compelling and attractive leather albums are...and how difficult they are to resist.

And if you have hesitated in ordering fine Italian leather albums for fear that there would be a tremendous lag time, consider this your perception versus reality checkpoint.

Want more great news? No problem. Getting these leather albums is hardly the only thing that makes Collages.net so invaluable.

Collages has built its stellar reputation by supplying professionals with HUNDREDS of products and services that enable the photographer to do more so that they can make more.

It's quite simple, actually...Collages makes money when their photographers make money. And how perfect is that arrangement?

If long turnaround times were the reason you have not yet offered your clients fine Italian leather albums, that should just have changed forever. And it has because of the tireless work of a company with a very memorable name.




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Professional Coffee Table Books: And Why You Must Have Your Images In The Ones From Collages.net!

By Kevin Browne


If there is one thing that can and does create a stir in any house, it is the presence of gorgeous professional coffee table books with custom professional photography within it.

For some amazing reason, it is just becomes a magnet that pulls people in every time.

Now imagine that some of your best images could adorn the inside of one of the beautiful professional coffee table books and be seen by potentially hundreds of possible new clients!

By working closely with the outstanding creative and product teams at Collages.net, you could start seeing that happen right after your next project wraps.

Started in 1999, Collages put in place a single guiding philosophy: help professional photographers get more exposure. Because more exposure equals more money...and always has.

And one of the most popular products at Collages has to be the professional coffee table books. They simply surround even the best photos and bring them to an entirely new level.

In addition to being available in high gloss and matte finishes, these beautiful books are economically priced so that you can profit.

Again, it is this level of partnership with photographers that is the high bar set by Collages.

Now how about finding out that Collages has teams of people in there that haven't slept since 1999 (lol) and you get the idea that here is a company with a vast difference...here are people looking to really drive your photography business. Not easy to find, let me assure you.

Care to know why this is all happening? That's simple. It's because the more money the tireless folks at Collages can help you make, the more they will make! Now how perfect a business model does that sound to you?

If you are a passionate photographer and you want to make your photography business a bigger photography business, you need these professional coffee table books. Oh, and then you need to explore all of the other Collages products. Because the sky could very well NOT be the limit.




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Online Wedding Albums: How They Could Literally Explode Your Business

By Kevin Browne


As a professional photographer who shoots weddings, you've no doubt seen the explosion in the need to offer your clients outstanding online wedding albums.

Consider what the arrival of this online ability now means to your business from a time and revenue standpoint.

And it's precisely why a company named Collages.net has been so driven to create the best online wedding albums...to enable you to move your business to new heights daily.

With these new online album options, you can now upload all of your gorgeous shots, make them viewable to everyone who did (or did not attend) the wedding and most importantly, and, probably most importantly, it means you can sell these images online. And that is a huge potential source of new revenue for you.

You see, that's exactly why Collages.net came to be. To help photographers sell. And to constantly find the newest and smartest ways for photographers to really build their businesses.

Naturally, all of this new world of potential business comes with all of the e-commerce conveniences and online protection you must demand for your business.

Using the Collages.net online wedding albums portal, you will enjoy 5 year image backup and storage, credit card processing (which is tremendously easy to use), password protection and full screen image viewing. All so the bride can really take her time and make the perfect selections.

Your passion for your craft comes through in framing shots and manipulating the way light falls and capturing moments that defy explanation. At Collages.net, their passion is to take your passion and enable you to create the strongest business with it as they can.

Your wedding shots need exposure the same way your business needs exposure. That's exactly why Collages.net is as passionate as they are. So when you need online wedding albums, and realize the potential they offer to explode your business, where you go to get them has already been decided.




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George Clooney: The Name says it All

By Henry Rogder


George Clooney, the heartthrob of millions over the world turned 49 on 6th of May. His full name being George Timothy Clooney, he spent over a decade in the television industry before rising to fame with his portrayal of paediatrician Doug Ross on the popular TV series ER where his role was appreciated by all changing the course of his career. Having won an Oscar and 2 Golden Globe awards along with 6 nominations in Bafta he also did his bit as a social worker serving as one of United Nations Messengers of Peace. He has also been named as the sexiest man alive twice by People Magazine.

George Clooney was born in Lexington, Kentucky where he got to spend his childhood days being close to the camera. His father worked as a news anchor and as a TV game show host for a long time. Getting his first meeting with the camera at the age of just 5, he decided from then on that he wanted to work with this camera for the rest of his life and make his career in this field, be it in front of the camera or behind it. Playing diverse roles ranging from detective to handyman to a construction work he never managed to make a mark in the television industry after he started his career in the year 1978. Started his career with roles as an extra he appeared in his first major role in the year 1984 in a sitcom.

However his luck changed when he was chosen to play the role of Dr. Doug Ross on the hugely popular and hit NBC drama 'ER' from 1994 to 1999. Clooney got into the film industry while he was still working in ER. His first major film project was his role in 'From Dusk till Dawn' after which there was no stopping him. After his first film, he appeared in different roles and starred in many commercially successful films. His internationally hit film Ocean's Eleven's success led to two sequels to this film, Ocean's Twelve and Ocean's Thirteen. All of the three movies were a grand success at the box office.

Trying his luck then behind the camera he made the directorial debut with his film Confessions of a Dangerous Mind which didn't create waves at the box office but he managed to create an impact as a director. He got good reviews for his direction from the critics and the audiences. In the year of 2005, he acted, produced and directed the film Good Night, and Good Luck which good response from both the box office and audiences. He also acted in a film Syriana in the same year for which he got the Oscar as the best actor in a supporting role. Now he is busy planning for his latest project called Suburbicon which is set to hit the theatres in the year 2012.

His most recent films released were "Men who looked at the goats" and "Up in the ai" for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe, BAFTA, Oscar and Screen Actors Guild Awards. Having had a life is not married Talia Balsam in 1989 -1993, he never promised to marry again. After the divorce, had a number of things and is now with Elisabetta Canalis 2009.

He didn't have a success with his married life getting divorced from Talia Balsam in the year 1993 having been married for just over 3 years.




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Watch SummerCamp the Documentary

By Jim Lamberson II


Overnight Summer Camp A tradition that over 10 million children participate in every summer Memories of , s'mores, mosquitoes, sailing, summer romance, pranks and much more. Yet most of the summer camp movies clearly have a less than wholesome appeal. When watching them you clearly would not want your child to attend. That is until the Summercamp! the movie came to the screen. This move is a documentary that lets parents take an inside look at the coed summer camp swift nature camp located in the northwoods of Wisconsin.

"Summercamp!" knows the camp experience is eternal and the same for everyone: Sunsets over the lake are generic only when not seen from your own bunk. With its gently anarchic indie-pop score by the Flaming Lips, the film nods toward the timelessness that's one of the best aspects of camp -- no laptops or Gameboys at Swift, thank you -- but it also notes where the modern world intrudes. A lot of the boys and girls discuss their ADHD medication, while a counselor scoffs that happily exhausted kids don't need pills: "If your kid's acting crazy, it's not because he had too much sugar, it must be ADHD, let's go pump him full of drugs."

SummerCamp is a meandering movie focuses on a handful of youngsters struggling with their feelings. Holly, seems very sad and for some reason is obsessed with chickadees, at the end you understand why and it will make you cry: Spencer, loves to chat and to read large books ; Cameron, is a troubled lad who has difficulty fitting in with the other children Maybe its his homesickness that fosters this aggression.

This is what folks are saying about thinking about this Summer Camp Movie:

Summercamp! is a peek at what summer camp is really like for normal American Children, but it's honesty and its heart are ultimately what take it beyond mere documentation and into intimate and well-done documentary storytelling.

Of all the films, fictional or non-, that set out to capture the terrors and wonders of childhood and adolescence, and the treacherous borderline between them, I've hardly seen any that affected me this deeply.

Summercamp! maintains a gentle, lackadaisical tone that eloquently captures the triumphs and traumas of this ageless ritual.

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Steve Martin Movies

By Steve Jones


Steve Martin is an American comedian that has graced the international movie screens with his great multi-award winning acting ability. He has been around for more than 30 years and has accumulated numerous awards from his films. His skills are not limited in the movie arena. He is also a producer, writer and a musician.

Before he got into the movie industry, he was a stand up comedian. It's pretty obvious that he is still is until now with the way he charismatically joke around the press during interviews. With Steve's almost natural ability to make people laugh, his movies are definitely something to look for if you're looking for some feel-good funny movies.

His first appearance was in a movie Disneyland Dream, way back in 1956. He played as a child who works at Disneyland and appeared at about 20 minutes into the movie. This movie had some fantastic snapshots of the old Southern California. The US National Filming Registry agreed that this movie shows some cultural and historical significance in the old Southern Carolina and therefore they've decided to have this movie preserved.

Steve's biggest hit came in 1977. In the movie The Absent-Minded Waiter, he played the role of a poor waiter who did nothing but annoy his customers. This movie was nominated into the Academy Awards and propelled Steve Martin's acting career to stardom.

Steve Martin's ability to portray a different character other than a comedian was tested in the 1989 in a movie entitled, Pennies from the Heaven. He had to learn some new things. He even had to learn tap dancing as his role had to have some dancing scenes. To the delight of his fans, he did perform really well. All his efforts paid off as the he won the Golder Glob Awards for Best Actor during that year.

Since then, he has been into numerous movies playing different roles and showcasing his fantastic acting ability.

It was just a year ago that one of his most popular movie, The Pink Panther 2, was released. He played a detective, a very clever and fashionable one, who teams up with other detectives around the world to bring in The Cat Burglar, the movies own rendition of a cat woman type of villain. This movie is definitely a great sequel to it's predecessor that was released way back in 2006.

It's Complicated, is another movie of Steve Martin in 2009. If you're wondering what this movie is all about, well, to sum it up, it's a romantic comedy story that revolves on the complicated relationships of the characters in the movie. The movie is all about Jane, a middle age woman who got separated from her husband. As the story goes, her husband is living with another woman but Jane is still having as affair with him. So now, she is "the other woman" in this very complicated relationship. Steve plays the guy who's in love with Jane, and finds out her affair with her ex-husband through a webcam. The title, It's Complicated, might have been literally meant by the director.

Another Disney movie is said to come out this 2010 and Steve's seems to be on this one as well. It's an animated movie, or so we heard, and Steve will do a voice over for a character. We must admit, he's becoming a regulary guy at Disney.

These are just some of the many Steve Martin Movies out there and for sure there are still some to come in the near future. If you're looking to spend that weekend watching movies, you might want to check out some of Steve's. Surely, there is nothing better that getting a good laugh after a weeks work.




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Unique Australian Action Adventure Movie Is Worth Watching

By Yvonne Davis


The Tomorrow When the War Began movie is based mostly on the book of the identical name, written by prominent Australian author, John Marsden. The book has a substantial following of young adult readers and has sold over 2 million copies in Australia and New Zealand - though truth be told, a great number of their parents have read and really enjoyed the book as well.

The book has now been adapted for the big screen by script writer Stuart Beattie, who also wrote the screenplays for the "Pirates of The Caribbean; Curse of The Black Pearl", and "Australia" among other films. Beattie is additionally directing the Tomorrow When The War Began motion picture, and this will be his first experience as the director of a film.

Well known young Australian actors, known for their various roles in Australian TV and film productions, make up the bulk of the cast

The storyline starts out in the rural fictional town of Wirrawee, where a group of seven young adults deciding to go away camping in an isolated bushland area called "Hell" just before school starts back. The town happens to be celebrating their annual Commemorative Day festivities while the group are away, so they don't think it strange to observe aeroplanes flying overhead while they're away camping. They imagine it's just part of the celebrations.

When they arrive back home from their camping trip, they are distraught to find their homes have been abandoned by their families and their animals have been left to die from starvation. Then they realise they can't phone reception for their mobile phones and that there's no electrical power.

The adolescents are perplexed as to what could have taken place in their absence, so sensing some kind of danger, they decide to wait til its dark and go into town to observe anything out of the ordinary. Risking their own safety, they ascertain soon enough what has occurred; the town has been invaded by an unidentified enemy force who are holding their the entire families captive at the local showground

The story then continues on to show the teenagers doing what they can to wreck chaos on the enemy force using guerrilla tactics to try to free their loved ones and towns people. There's lots of action and adventure in this motion picture; and a bit of romance, as we watch the adolescents struggle against enormous odds to try and thwart the enemy forces and survive the bizarre scenario they find themselves in.




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Incredible Professional Photo Labs For Photographers; You're Using One, Right?

By Kevin Browne


Spend enough time in the presence of passionate photographers and you begin to hear that many of them have needed certain very specific products and services to become more profitable with their businesses. Loud and clear has that come across. And one of those things has always been the need for top quality professional photo labs for photographers.

Of course the bigger studios could deliver on this in-house.

Thankfully, that need was filled in 1999 when an innovative company called Collages.net set out to give photographers all of the tools necessary to create more business for studios of all sizes. Period. Collages.net raised the bar and 11 years later, thousands of professional studios still take advantage of their excellent photography services.

Collages knows all too well that as a photographer, you need a pro photo color lab to give you the same attention and service that your clients demand from you.

Working with the professionals at Collages Color means access to over 450 specialized products, retouching services, and the availability of a full line of finishes, textures and mounts.

Did I forget to mention...these are color experts who want you to enjoy free sample prints to see the quality of all the lab options and offerings. Again, all of these wonderful services are designed to increase your bottom line.

Have questions related to pro photo color lab work? Perfect!

That's because they never-slow-down and the technical teams at Collages absolutely love answering the toughest lab questions. And that really is the level of passion you'll come to rely on...the same way thousands of other pro photographers have for years.

And do not be timid when you head to Collages.net. Oh, no. Dig deep into all of their products and services that they offer and start to realize what all of those solutions could mean for your business. Let your mind race with the possibilities, it's okay.

If we're in agreement that professional photo labs for photographers is a necessity, then we're very much also now in agreement that Collages.net is that place. And for so many wonderful reasons.




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Singing Tips To Improve Your Voice

By Sandy Rutherforde


Music enthusiasts throughout the world cannot get enough of Lady Gaga or Justin Beiber music, but in their frenzied excitement, they forget to take a much closer look at their ability. Yes, they're performing artists of the highest order but a lot of instruction went behind improving their vocal abilities also. If you want to make a career of singing or are simply just considering singing instruction for the enjoyment of it, you must pick up a couple of singing tips to improve your voice.

If you are truly serious about learning to sing then you will need to have an understanding of your own unique voice and which styles it could possibly be most suited for. That is simply because distinct voices fit different styles of singing. As an example, what is a perfect voice for Rock or even Jazz will probably not fit the voice needed for classical opera.

You should employ an outstanding instructor if you would like to get the right vocal training. They will give you sufficient singing tips mainly because they understand exactly what you need as per your own voice quality and talent. They already have years of expertise and because of that they comprehend the training needed to develop each voice to its fullest potential. Naturally, those voices that are best for jazz or opera, for example, would be prompted in that direction.

Effective vocal trainers can additionally offer you vocal exercises to train and further develop your voice. Plenty of people tend not to have the capacity to project their voices and to breathe the right way without considerable training. Those are extremely important areas to learn, particularly for people who wish to perform before an audience. An excellent teacher will be able to guide your instruction to develop your voice over time.

One of the most essential singing tips can also be the most straightforward. To put it simply, if you would like to learn to sing well, you need to get plenty of practice. This can be actually a really simple idea to put into action simply because you can do it almost anywhere. You'll be able to sing while you are doing various other chores, while you drive, and also in the shower. To develop your voice, it needs quite a bit of practice to be able to improve your breathing and your vocal range.

Today, you can actually uncover various online lessons and video instructions for learning to sing over the internet. Quite a few of these include interactive video instructions that contain vocal exercises and recommendations to get the most out of your voice and develop it further. These are generally a good initial step, but in the event you truly want to get personal instruction, employing an expert teacher is really a great option. Their tutelage will help you to truly blossom because they'll have the ability to recognize and fix the flaws in your singing and inspire you in the very best possible direction.




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3/17/2011

Wedding Storybook Albums: And The Magic Of Collages.net

By Kevin Browne


As you know all too well, brides and new couples have become far more demanding in what they expect from their final wedding albums. And today is the day that you need to understand that staying ahead of the game is critical for your business.

And what's happening is that wedding storybook albums have become white hot.

It is clear that more and more people absolutely fall in love with the storybook approach to albums. These are the most powerful new ways for you to advance your business and it is time for you to be able to offer them starting right now.

And if you are not offering these as options to the new brides BEFORE you take on the wedding job, there is a great chance you will lose out on these weddings to other professional photographers who do offer them.

Blame the internet for the fact that brides and new couples can now wee what's out there...and they want as much of it as they can get.

That's precisely the reason why the founders of Collages.net put such an emphasis on creating the most stunning wedding storybook albums... to enable you, the professional photographer, to be able to offer them so that you can increase your opportunities for more revenue.

And over the past decade, this is exactly what the focus has been at Collages.

So starting now, your storybook album choices could and will allow for 100% customization, flush mounting, color choices that can and do match every wedding theme, and even to how flat the pages in the album lay.

These are the wonderful options that Collages has created to allow you to do more. To make much more. And please be sure to bring your toughest questions and concerns to the professional support teams at Collages that simply love challenges.




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Printing For Professional Photographers: Why Second Rate Will Never Do

By Kevin Browne


Prepping endlessly for jobs, being in perfect shooting locations with the best lighting possible on the days of the shooting and then selecting the most perfect proofs all mean nothing if the printing for professional photographers you choose falls flat. And every photographer knows that all too well.

In the professional photography business, there is perfection, and then there are all the excuses as to why perfection didn't happen.

Thankfully, photographers at every level of the craft have turned to Collages.net since 1999 to make 100% sure that this is a repeatable, perfect process every time.

Collages was started with one goal in mind: get professional photographers all of the exposure they need to build their photography businesses. And do that through the smartest photography products and services imaginable. And that certainly needed to be the case when it came to printing.

Working with the teams of passionate photography experts at Collages, you will be able to offer your clients HUNDREDS of print sizes and tons of options like printing on Kodak Endura or metallic paper, retouching and color correcting (with collagesColor), advanced lab features including mounts, textures and other finishes, and spectacular ordering options through collages Color + ROES.

If that sounds like a lot, it's because it very much is. Collages has set the bar very high on these services and will not allow that bar to slip. Ever. Maybe that's why thousands of photographers reach for these services every day.

And the printing side of the Collages business is just one of the things they excel at. There are hundreds more.

That means hundreds of ways for you to find newer and smarter revenue streams for your photography business.

From the types of prints to the lab services to the retouching to the FREE sample prints, no other company wants to help you succeed the way Collages can and does every day.

So when it comes to needing printing for professional photographers, you now know that there is Collages and then there is everyone else trying in vain to keep up.




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How Collages.Net Simple Excels With Their Online Photo Lab Professional Services

By Kevin Browne


You've no doubt seen almost everything there is to see on a photography shoot in your business. But maybe it's the thing you don't ever see there that is perhaps the most comforting. Maybe knowing that your shots will be in the hands of an online photo lab professional enables you to be even more creative with your shots.

No matter how large or small your photography business is, you need support to run it best.

And that is exactly why Collages.net was started in 1999...to support professional photographers enabling them to do more. And they do that by proving professional photographers with simply the best products and services imaginable...all designed to give photographers more proven ways to create more opportunities for revenue.

And when it comes to the amazing collection of online photo lab professional options, Collages really does reside in a place all its own.

From their over 450 products to being able to order online quickly and securely (a huge benefit), to the fact that you will be dealing with real color experts to their expert retouching and throughout everything they offer, Collages.net simply does not rest in coming up with the best solutions for your business. They live for it, in fact.

Hang on a second, because you're also about to love their sizes that go up as large as 30 by 45, their full line of finishes, textures and mounts and what about their free sample prints. This is the level of depth you need to be able to show YOUR clients. These are the elements that will set you apart as you bid each job through the delivery of each job.

And should even the smallest question or concern come up, rush over to the phone and you will marvel at the level of expertise you will encounter with each and every member of the Collages support team. (They literally were hand picked to set the standard in the industry...and Collages boasts about them endlessly.)

Go ahead. Allow yourself to imagine what just the online photo lab professional services could and will mean for your business. Then realize that Collages has hundreds of others...just waiting for you to tap into.

If you are in the BUSINESS of photography, you need to be inside of a site called Collages.net.




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Photo Coffee Table Books: Its Simply Staggering What They Could Mean To Your Photo Business

By Kevin Browne


"Oh, this is just gorgeous...when did you have this done? Do you still have their number? Oh, I just love this!!!"

The idea that your best shots could soon be sitting in some of the most stunning photo coffee table books inside the homes of your clients, where tons of other potential clients will visit is an exciting thought, huh?

One of the major reasons why Collages.net works so incredibly hard to create their photo coffee table books is to show off the work of their photographers.

The moment that coffee table book is opened, the second other people gather around it and start seeing your shots in it, a world of new potential clients forms. Everyone will instantly want ones of their own.

Of course, when you order these beautiful books from Collages.net, you will get a staggering amount of options.

Ordering through Collages, you'll have high gloss or matte cover options, you'll be able to add as many pages to your book as you want, you'll be able to preserve your images for years and you can even design your book in the free design software that Collages features. These are the kinds of features that really set this passionate company apart. And keeps them there.

Need more convincing?

Ah, okay. So maybe you'd like to know about the five paper options in every book including lay flat pages, or the support staff that apparently never sleeps, or the fact that these beautiful books ship within just two days. How's that for more?

If you really want to propel your photography business, look into the photo coffee table books at Collages. Hey, for that matter look into everything at Collages and imagine how far your business CAN go with the most perfect back end products and services. Thousands of other photographers have daily since 1999.




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Sell Pictures Online: It's Just One Of The Ways To Explode Your Photography Business

By Kevin Browne


Here's unreal news for photographers who know deep down that their shots will sell, but who also understand that to sell pictures online just requires the right direction, as well as someone looking out for the business side of your photography business.

Ask ten thousand professional photographers what they all want and just about ten thousands of them will answer the same way: they want more exposure. Because more exposure means more potential revenue.

Makes perfect sense. It so happens that many creative individuals simply do not have a road map for making money with their passion for photography. And that is exactly why Collages.net was started.

While it was started as far back as 1999, the philosophy has remained the same at Collages.net...enable photographers to do more and make more. Period.

And to this day, thousands of photographers now rely on Collages daily to come up with the right products and services that will help grow their businesses.

And one of the leading ways that happens is how Collages enables photographers to sell pictures online.

So whether you've just done stills or portrait work or even if you've just covered a 500 person wedding that lasted an entire weekend, you can now upload your selects to Collages and let the world see them. And the potential for that to turn into sales should be apparent. And very exciting.Take a blood sample from the energetic teams at Collages.net and you will find a never-ending desire to find the best ways to help photographers sell.

So if you're ready, if its time, if you really want to sell pictures online, there is Collages.net. And then there are all the other companies trying to keep pace with them.




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Learn Songs On Guitar

By Joe Rosales


Practicing long hours will finally reward the student with a working knowledge of the instrument. And, if they are lucky, after many years of hard work they may even become quite a masterful player. The guitar, especially, is held up as one of the more popular instruments to which people dedicate themselves. With images of musical grandeur in their heads they apply themselves night and day to the practice of guitar in the hopes of someday becoming proficient.

Ultimately, you never know until you try if you can learn guitar by ear. If you are interested in taking up guitar and have a few chosen songs that you would really like to learn to play. If you play the song on a CD, those who can play guitar by ear can mimic the notes they hear on their own instruments. Until you really understand the sounds that each chord is capable of making, it will be difficult to replicate the sounds you hear in your music on the strings of your guitar.

In some cases it is possible to train yourself to learn guitar by ear. Begin by learning the sounds the strings make on your guitar; really process this and hear it in your head as well as your ears. Listen to how the sounds change as you change chords and begin to listen to the music on your CDs with an ear towards those chord changes. You will soon begin to hear chord changes in the songs that you have listened to over and over without ever previously recognizing those chords.

Amazing how your ear changes once you begin to learn guitar; suddenly you are able to make those necessary correlations between the sound that your guitar makes and the sound that the guitar makes in some of your favorite songs. Pick one part of the song and begin to try it out on your own guitar; keep trying until you are able to replicate the sound.
While playing music adeptly by ear is in inherent skill, you can still learn guitar by ear if you are dedicated and single-minded in your task.

When playing any musical instrument, you need to learn how to play the notes. If you want to play any instrument, you have to have one and this is especially true if you want to play a guitar. The notes are played on the guitar's fret board. Learn to play guitar notes now and you too can conquer the guitar's fret board.

You don't have to be scared of the fret board. Even if it seems that it's hard to learn the notes, if you really want to learn how to play the guitar, this should not discourage you.

Playing the very first songs on your guitar will be easier if you know the notes on the first guitar string. On this string, there are three notes - E, F (first fret), and G (third fret). The second string is B, C (first fret), and D (third fret). Now that you know the notes, you have to conduct some exercises. Slowly play these notes and make sure that you concentrate to learn notes well.

You don't have to say all the notes out loud when you're practicing. You can do this inside your mind and then slowly play them. You must know the notes as well as their names, and most especially their sounds. Know them by heart. You can start by playing simply melodies like that of nursery rhymes.




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Why The Best Coffee Table Wedding Albums Can Explode Your Photography Business

By Kevin Browne


Long after the tans have faded from the honeymoon, and after the last ceramic vase (the eleventh) has been opened and put away, and long after the families start talking to one another again (lol), what remains, besides the beginning of a shared life together will be those simply timeless coffee table wedding albums. What a truly special way for everyone to connect with the brilliant moments of that perfectly special day.

And as a professional photographer, you need to make 100% sure that you have the ability to offer your work in these best in class albums. You just have to.

Realizing that most pro photographers love having a professional "back office" helping them to sell the best products possible, Collages.net has for the last 11 years been responsible for producing some of the most stunning coffee table wedding albums imaginable.

So let's talk about these works of art and how your shots will look designed in them for decades.

Imagine having options to offer your client like high gloss or matte covers, or five paper choices including wildly popular lay flat pages, or optional dust jackets?

This is the product and these are the options that the new couple wants to have at their fingertips when anyone walks into their new place. And these are the products and options that Collages.net lets you offer.

And if there are questions about this new coffee table album (and there will be) you will surely get hooked on calling up the expert customer service team at Collages.net. There isn't a question or an issue that these passionate experts can't answer.

A company that was designed to do one thing: help photographers sell. In the face of so much corporate confusion these days...how utterly refreshing is that?

If you are in the wedding niche, you absolutely have to look into these coffee table wedding albums. And then you have to see just how much else Collages.net offers. You may well be stunned.




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Professional Photo Labs For Photographers, Since 1999 It's Been Collages.Net Leading The Way

By Kevin Browne


Spend enough time in the presence of passionate photographers and you begin to hear that many of them have needed certain very specific products and services to become more profitable with their businesses. Loud and clear has that come across. And one of those things has always been the need for top quality professional photo labs for photographers.

And it's obvious that the largest studios could provide that in house for it's top photographers, yet it still left large gaps for many others. Thousands of passionate, talented photographers at every level still needed the best labs to create their work, to color correct their images and to show it to the world as best as they could.

Thankfully, that need was filled in 1999 when an innovative company called Collages.net set out to give the best photographers all of the tools necessary to create more business for studios of all sizes. Period. Collages.net raised the bar and 11 years later, thousands of professional studios still take advantage of their photography services.

Collages knows all too well that as a photographer, you need a pro photo color lab to give you the same attention and service that your clients demand from you.

Working with the experts at Collages Color means access to over 450 specialized products, retouching services, and the availability of a full line of finishes, textures and mounts.

Did I forget to mention...these are color experts who want you to enjoy free sample prints to see the quality of all the lab options and offerings. Again, all of these wonderful services are designed to increase your bottom line.

Have questions related to pro photo color lab work? Perfect!

That's because the teams you're about to discover this company is loaded with tireless perfectionists that know photo processing inside and out. Make sure you bring your toughest questions. Because you won't just get answers, you'll feast on proven solutions.

And do not be timid when you head to Collages.net. Oh, no. Dig deep into all of their products and services that they offer and start to realize what all of those solutions could mean for your business. Let your mind race with the possibilities, it's okay.

Giving premier access to a professional color photo lab for photographers is a must. That makes Collages.net an absolute must.




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You can too tune your guitar easily

By Tyrone Hodapp


Playing the guitar is something that not many people can do and if you are someone that is trying to delve into learning how to play it, you should know that at times you will need to delve into tuning your guitar. Of course, if you are a beginner, this is a process that might sound a little hard for you, but you should not worry as it is not that complicated as it sounds. Just spending a few hours a day trying to tune your guitar, for a few days, you will learn this perfectly and will be proud of your achievements.

If you are also curious of delving into Drop C Tuning, then you will need to buy a guitar tuner. This is a very small device that you will thus need to have attached to your guitar. Due to their size and lightweight, handling them is quite easy and they will easily remain attached to your guitar's neck, so that you can properly tune it. The tuners thus easily pick up the vibrations through the wood and let you tune your guitar easily and with no problems what so ever or hassles.

If you want to know the price for one such tuner, you should know that it is stacked up at around twenty dollars. If you have a perfect pitch though, you will not need to make use of them, but hey, only few of us have it.

If you already have a tuner, then you will need to know the letter names of each string. When it comes to the chromatic tuners, you should know that they work by having the note that is played, read. So for instance, if you are playing an E tone right now and it sounds more like a D, then you should be aware of the fact that the tuner will not let you know that you need to tune your guitar with one string. Sometimes, you should know that people that are playing guitars will put their strings in various tunings.

As a novice, you are not allowed to do that and you'd better learn the strings of your guitar and how each of them sounds and only after that you will be allowed to assign different strings. Also, for your personal information, you should know that the sixth string is E, the fifth is A, the fourth is D, the third is B, the second is B and the first is E.

Of course, when tuning a guitar, if you have a reference point, you will not need to make use of a tuner. If you want more advice on how to do this, you can also visit the online community forums and there you will find a lot of people that are willing to help you out.




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Requirements Of Becoming A Professional Photographer

By Charles Murray


Becoming a professional wedding photographer requires equipment, research and planning, experience, and the willingness to learn and have fun in the process. Whether the aspiring photographer is a child or an adult, following several guidelines can help attain that goal.

Finding equipment that will produce quality pictures is important, but the new photographer must also learn as much as possible about the capabilities and settings of the camera. While the camera is obviously needed, amateurs should not forget about the importance of quality lenses. Lenses will generally outlive the life of a camera, thus making an investment in lenses an important purchase. New photographers should research and read articles and product reviews before purchasing lenses and cameras. They should also try to determine exactly what type of wedding photography is their interest before making purchases. Investing this time and making these efforts will pay off in the long run. After purchasing the photography equipment, it is valuable to spend a lot of time practicing with the camera and fully discovering the capabilities and limitations of the pieces. Photographers need to be able to adjust their equipment to be effective as conditions change, such as lighting or weather for outdoor photography.

As in many other professions, wedding photographers need to have a solid foundation on which to build their portfolios. This foundation can begin with research and planning. For students there are often high school courses on photography which can be taken. This might seem far from wedding photography, but it is important in the beginning to learn as much about photography in general as possible. Many communities and local art centers offer workshops, courses, and opportunities to speak with local photographers. Some even host amateur photography exhibits which can connect hobbyists to professionals in their areas. The library and book stores are also great places to learn more about becoming a professional photographer. Topics such as exposure, composition, lighting, and the specifics about camera settings can all be studied even before purchasing a camera. Budding photographers should not look to rely on the computer software to transform their pictures, but should instead learn to take amazing pictures that can be highlighted through technology.

After research has been done and the equipment has been purchased, it is time to search for experiences that will benefit the amateur. Students can volunteer to take pictures for their school newspaper or act as a club photographer. Others can look for opportunities to work as free-lance photographers for local newspapers or non-profit groups. These will usually not be paying jobs, but the experiences are priceless when building the foundation. Sometimes established wedding photographers are even willing to work as mentors to amateurs.

As the new wedding photographer works through this process of building a solid foundation, it is important to be able to learn from mistakes and find ways to improve future pictures. Discovering what type of wedding photographer he or she would like to be for an amateur photographer, perhaps either classic or contemporary, as well as developing a personal and signature style. Professional wedding photographers need to have built solid foundations on which their passion for the work can flourish and grow.




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3/16/2011

Make Your Own Wedding Album...And Make It More Stunning Than You Ever Imagined!

By Kevin Browne


Whether you are someone about to have your big wedding day, or you are the photographer hired to shoot that same day, you need to know that one of the hottest keywords in Google right now is "make your own wedding album."

That means that brides and couples want to have a lot more control and say over how their final album will look, and it also means that photographers need to take that into account as they service that client.

Enter Collages.net, a wonderfully dynamic company started in 1999 with the sole purpose of helping photographers sell. The founders knew that a dedicated effort that was laser-focused on assisting photographers would become quite profitable as relationships were formed and nurtured.

The men and women who first started Collages realized that photographers at every level all needed more exposure in order to make more revenue.

So Collages went out and assembled passionate teams of people who would then develop and implement and create some of the best products and services for photographers that would allow just that.

Needless to say, the custom wedding albums are anything but ordinary.

And here come some rather remarkable options with those albums: like cover options to please any bride, 100% customization, FREE design software availability, and, naturally, a cost that makes complete sense. Pretty well though out, huh?

This is what is being asked for. And this is exactly what Collages.net has been tirelessly perfecting for so many years now.

Whether you are a bride to be or a photographer in search of answers, you need to understand that the keyword "make your own wedding album" is white hot right now. It also means that people, especially brides, want and deserve almost full control over every aspect of the wedding. And the wedding album is a very big part of that very important day.

That being the case, isn't it beyond comforting to know that a company called Collages saw that coming years ago? And is now on the cutting edge of those exact solutions?




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Want To Know About Wedding Photographer? Search Here.

By Craig Cummins


A wedding is perhaps the most adorable and appreciated moment of a person's life. It truly is something nobody wants to forget about and that is the reason why professional wedding photographers have been in such large demand today. Everybody wants to capture their best moments and keep them with themselves forever.

Before you decide to shell your hard earned money on the wedding photographer though, ensure that you've read this article so that you know just what you have to be looking for in a wedding photographer. There are several excellent photographers available and there are some average ones. Who you pick ultimately is perfectly up to you however, I will help with a couple of guidelines.

Firstly: Request and check at their previous captures. This can provide you with a really good estimate of what the photographer is competent at. Different photographers have different styles and you ought to carefully look for those who fits your requirements. A good wedding photographer has to be technically skillful as well as provide an artistic angle to his captures to ensure that they can carry those wonderful moments alive!

As is the offer with everything else; good photographers come with a hefty package price. There might be one or two exceptions but they're not the rule! You have to be in a position to afford their price but, in my view, the service they offer and the grand occassion that a wedding is, makes it totally worthwhile. In case you are not able to hire a great photographer, you may go with a freelance photographer. Or, you could hire someone else and get your pictures retouched.

If you are in Los Angeles, your job becomes much simpler. Los Angeles has probably the most talented and well known photographers in the whole country! Because of the competition that there's, you'll manage to find some good deals from photographers who do and also have done spectacular work in the past!




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Learn to Play Bass Revealed

By Joe Rosales


Playing bass (or any guitar, for that matter) is more than pressing strings and fancy strumming. There's a lot of technicality involved, technicality that's religiously safeguarded by bass guitar tabs. After all, the only way the instrument can be played right is when there's a guideline, right? It's no Egyptian papyrus, but it's close enough.

When glossing guitar songbooks you see the phrase guitar tabs a lot. Have you ever wondered if this is a close relation to tablature in music? Well, it's not rocket science to tell that tablature and tabs are exactly the same, tabs being merely a nickname of sorts.In guitar, tabs are musical notations that guide players where to place their fingers along the strings and in which fret. Tabs are frequently used for guitars and other stringed and fretted instruments. This is the more popular reference for learning guitar for pop and rock music. This also has several advantages over the tedious musical notations. In contrast, classical music is steeped in staff notation for accuracy in rhythm and timing.


A bass guitar will have four strings. The first uppermost string is the G string (no, it's not underwear), followed below by the D string, which is tailed by the A string. The last string, E, is the strongest of all the bass strings. These strings are represented by four horizontal lines. The numbers below the lines are the frets where the notes are played on. You will observe the frequent appearance of the "O" which indicates that the string should not be fretted or pressed against a fret. If there are numbers above the fret numbers - the note has to be played on that fret.

If a number appears above a number on top of the fret, the strings are to be played at the same time, this time like a chord. Most bass guitar tabs are accompanied by legends to help the player understand some of the unfamiliar terms. In general, bass guitar tabs are easier to learn than the formal guitar musical tablature.More guitar enthusiasts are finding bass guitar tabs convenient to use when attempting to understand the rudiments of bass guitar playing. There is no need for them to understand the underlying principles of guitar tablature because they want to learn how to play the bass guitar fast. Bass guitar players who dream of making it big opt for formal lessons in the fine art of bass guitar. A lesson in bass guitar will introduce them to the formal musical scales meant for stringed instruments. With experience and a solid background on musical theories, bass guitar players can switch easily from bass guitar tabs to scales.

If you want to start a band, you should start with easy song pieces. Try out guitar pieces with simple bass guitar tabs. You will gradually progress on all fronts, from rhythm to bass, with constant practice and lessons. If there are difficulties along the way, you can always ask advice and opinions from the pros.Practice your hand speed, slapping, and picking. Bass guitar tabs will require fast playing and switching of notes. You can add a dash of your own style by adding slaps. The faster you can go, the better you can play your bass guitar. Start practicing with free bass guitar tabs. You can have access to thousands of bass guitar tabs online and offline. Just decide what song pieces you want to learn but always start from the simple to the complex to avoid developing bad guitar habits that will ultimately be too hard to shake off.

Indeed, bass guitar tabs are easy enough to learn. After all, they're not hieroglyphics.




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Discover Authentic Celebrity Autographs By Visiting Sashasadiepup

By Rachel Gerber


People have enjoyed collecting autographs and pictures of the stars for as long as there have been famous people. For many it is an enjoyable hobby but they were often limited by the time and money needed to travel around to acquire these things. The growth of the internet has made all of this so much faster, easier and cheaper. Now almost everyone can have access to authentic memorabilia simply by visiting websites devoted to the hobby, like Sashasadiepup.

Websites like these are devoted entirely to the selling of the autographs, photographs and other memorabilia of stars, both big and small. If you have an interest in collecting authentic signatures or you just can not wait to see the newest or perhaps unpublished photographs, then you should definately check out websites like this.

The people behind this site have been selling signed pictures of the stars online under the name Sasha and Sadie's Celebrity Autographs for awhile now but they wanted to expand. To do this they created Sashasadiepup as a place that connects buyers and sellers. They allow other vendors of authentic memorabilia to place links to their own sites.

What an advantage for those who love celebrities. No more endless searching to find just what you are looking for. Just browse through the links on the first page and you will be amazed at the selection.

There are probably almost as many reasons people like to possess memorabilia as their are celebrities to collect it from. Some folks are only interested in things that have to do with a single person, movie, show or sport. Others collect a wide range of things from different areas of interest. There are also those who simply see these things as in investment. They acquire them solely to be able to sell them when and if they become more valuable later on.

Whatever your reason there is a good chance you can find what you are looking for at Sashasadiepup. If you have excess you wish to sell you may just find a buyer there as well.




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