Like anything else, photography attracts a good amount of resales of camera equipment. People buy lenses for instance, only to discover they do not fit the way they shoot. Other people upgrade, and decide to sell their current equipment.

So how much are used goods worth?

When it comes to cameras, be very careful. If you have noticed the amount of new technology coming out over the past 12 months, you should be very wary about buying anything second hand.

Check first that the camera is the current model, and when the upgrade is likely. Then you can use some basic maths to get the true value figure.

Brand new: The current average new price, less the tax, less 10%. The original buyer paid a percentage of the price to the government as tax. You ...

Since starting to write these blogs, I have gained 25 credits. Now I am not in the business of competing with designers for their work, but if you have a project for a charity or some other worthwhile cause, I am willing to donate the credits for that cause.

Just leave a message here or send me one, telling me what you want the images for, which ones, how many etc..

I do get asked to build websites and such, but I think that is cutting my customers out of their work.

Bring on the new Canon 5D, but can it contain the enthusiasm of buyers of the Nikon D700 and the Sony A900.

At last. At last there is a stage where the marketing of the majors has backfired just a little, and now they are battling a war among themselves.

I believe the medium priced full frame 5D market was all about taking on those that still prefer the Mamiyas and Leaf digital backs. Plus those who required much much more than 12 mp.

But what has happened is Sony (God love them) has decided it wants to be considered as a preferred supplier to professionals and semi professionals.

This really raised the bar, and has forced Nikon to do something a little bit special. Finally they have realised that microstock photographers are a big market ...

Today when I logged in it was great to see I have reached another milestone. My next is 2000 Total Sales.

I joined just on 2 years ago, and for a while, sales were very slim.

The past few months I have doubled the size of my portfolio, and even though computer crash has kept me from submitting more in September, I am confident I can get 500 files online by Christmas.

Thanks for dropping by and sharing in my jubilation.

I guess so many of us are looking and wondering and waiting to see what all this scandal in Wall Street means for us. Can we, the ordinary folk even contemplate the measures by which these people must analyse the risk involved in essentially betting in billions of dollars, and all the while using someone else's cash.

Few of us will escape.

For those with superannuation, it is a sure bet our provider has "invested" on one of the losers. Even if they didn't, the fallout is sure to affect the companies.

History never repeats. Hmm. Perhaps we took comfort in that cliche when the savings and loans debacle happened. And here it is again, biting us, the hands that feed the green eyed monster.

These companies, are inanimate. These companies in themselves ...