Are you using the custom white balance setting yet?

If not, here are a few great videos on the importance and simplicity

of setting the custom white balance on your camera.

Many photographers set it several times throughout the day

to match the current lighting conditions,

to take better pictures, without needing to correct the coloring later.

Watch this great "Custom White Balance Tutorial Video"

And "Youtube search: camera custom white balance"

Pixia is a great drawing and image editing software but totally free!

It supports unlimited layers,

10,240*10,240 pixels layout, effect plug-ins (also accepts Photoshop's plug-ins), undo 100 times.

Also can working with your TWAIN devices (eg. Scanner or Digital Camera and Digitizer.

Great for graphics tablet users!

This website, http://park18.wakwak.com/~pixia/ offers the latest upgraded versions,

all downloads are always free, and available in multiple languages, resources and support for Pixia users is also available.

I've been using Pixia for several years and I love it. It was the first program I used ...

Here is a link to a photo tutorial and free software download, to use the technique of focus stacking.

Take a look at this short clip on focus stacking in action, in this video tutorial using Helicon Focus software, or free Combine ZM software.

If you haven't thought to search youtube for photography,

there are over 58,000 amazing photography related diy, lessons and tutorial videos.

I've spent some time in online photography classes,

and youtube is one of the best free resources!

http://youtube.com/results?search_query=photography&search_type=

Has anyone tried this yet?

Records while you draw/write with it on paper, then it downloads to the pc. It's so awesome.

A shop on ebay sells them new for $50.

Logitech io personal digital pen - computertimes.com article

The simplicity of pen and paper. The -power of your PC. It all comes together with the Logitech io Personal Digital Pen.

Now you can manage your handwritten information, improve organization, and make your communication more effective. Even convert handwritten notes to text. Notes, ideas, calendar items, sketches, charts, emails, signatures... if you've written it down in a digital notebook or Post-it Note pad, you can have a digital record of it forever. Using the Logitech ...

I just signed up through www.webphotoschool.com and the lessons are great! They have plans ranging from $9.99 for 1 month and access to all lessons, 3 months $24.99, 6 months $44.99, and $79.99 for 1 year, access to all lessons and instructor interaction. I went ahead and subscribed for a year. I'm a human interaction education addict! lol

I'm also about to take a stock photography class through www.betterphoto.com/, this is the class description, 7 spots left: stock photography boot camp.

I stumbled upon this article from businessweek.com, on home based businesses,

and the second page of the article is on digi photography scrapbooking.

I have a ton of mine waiting approval.

Here’s the excerpt:

“Digital photography also provides what you think might be a huge market in “scrapbooking.” But hasn’t that trend already peaked?

You’re right that people have been teaching scrapbooking workshops and selling products for several years now. But our idea is a twist on that, as an opportunity for the home-based entrepreneur to market herself as a professional scrapbook artist. The reality is that we all have these digital cameras that take beautiful pictures,...

A simple, very cute tutorial!!!

Create your own bokeh - light blur - {click}

So now you know!!!

I'd love to know if anyone else has tried online photography schools? I have had great experiences and feedback. I'd love to know of recommended schools... I recommend, ppsop.com

Next, I'm signed up for a conceptual photography class with them in the beginning of January, lasting for a month.

They also have a great class on stock photography, but it's in session right now. It's a bit pricey. around $2000, maybe a bit less... it gives students the opportunity to get signed with cobis, getty and other exclusive stock agencies.

I am looking into taking classes at sessions.edu

I think we're in need of some more big beautiful women (stock) here! America is big, and I am not seeing as much bbw photography glorified in a glamorous light here as I thought I would. In the next week or so, I'm posting my own full-figure pics to the site...

I advertise a plus size dating site through google adwords and overture, and when I went to search for quality voluptuous stock splash to post on the front of the site, I couldn't find much or what I wanted. Yet, there are so many gorgeous overweight people out there, where are they all hiding? Are they that camera shy? I would really hope this does not lead to a debate about health... I'm just a humble 'size acceptance' advocate...

So I made a collection of the ones here on dreamstime I could find, they're ...