I've been hoping for this for a while. Since this is just a test post I have not much to say right now but hope to use it regularly if it proves beneficial and easy to use. My only question now is - where's the RSS? I want to be able to feed to my domain. Hoo Ha - There it is. Oh .... I like it.

Anyways, good luck to everyone and their blogs.

Carole :)

Forgot to mention - what can you expect from me?

- writing about creativity and development

- about whatever strikes me

- announcements on new images, deals, etc.

You've found the perfect image and want to purchase full ownership, but the price is a little more than your budget can afford.

What to do? Ask for a deal.

A lot of buyers might not realize that the creator of the image does have control over the price of SR-EL licenses. The SR-EL License allows you to purchase full ownership of a particular image, meaning you have exclusive rights to use that image.

As a creator, I can choose to have that price automatically applied to all my images, or I can set a fixed price manually for each with a minimum of $350. When automated, the more downloads an image receives, the higher the price increases, with some images well over $3000 - $5000.

So let's say the image you want to buy currently has an SR-EL price tag of $4000. It's well out of your ...

With all the fuss about digital camera tricks, photoshop tutorials, and the latest gadgets, it's easy to get caught up in a lot of technical details, piggyback on 'how to' concepts and lose sight of your most valuable tool of all - creativity.

$1000's worth of tools and gadgets don't equate to posessing creativity in design - technology is merely a vehicle for creativity and so if nobody is behind the wheel, you aren't going very far.

'Design Through Discovery' by Marjorie Elliott Bevlin is an excellent book for those who want to develop their creative potential and insight into design. It is not a how-to book, nor is it littered with 'tips and tricks', and you certainly won't have to meditate and twist yourself into a pretzel to connect with some universal creative awareness.

It simply ...