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		<title>An Interview With&#8230;. Jonathan Atkinson</title>
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Our recent interview with Sean McGrath proved hugely successful, and so, we have decided to start a complete new section here at Web Tips Magazine &#8211; Interviews. We have some awesome interviews lined up from various freelancers in the coming months so be sure to keep an eye on this section.
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<p><em><strong>Our recent interview with Sean McGrath proved hugely successful, and so, we have decided to start a complete new section here at Web Tips Magazine &#8211; Interviews. We have some awesome interviews lined up from various freelancers in the coming months so be sure to keep an eye on this section.</strong></em></p>
<p>Let&#8217;s kick of our new interview by focusing on Jonathan Atkinson. Jonathan&#8217;s story begins in a small town in Lancashire, England.  He started off selling games out of a gas station and built that up to be one of the top 20 Playstation Centre&#8217;s in the country.  When that challenge was conquered, Jonathan decided to see if he could live the &#8216;All American Dream&#8217; and move to Ohio, with his US born wife.</p>
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<p>Coming to the USA in 2000, he was penniless.  While going through immigration, which is a another long story he tells us, he decided he wanted to go back to his roots of Art and Design, since it was after all, the Major he took at Nelson &amp; Colne College.  So he found a little website called <a title="Elance" href="http://www.elance.com/" target="_blank">Elance</a> and decided to join the masses and try out his luck.  It wasn&#8217;t long after his first couple of projects that he started a career on what would go on to be his &#8220;calling&#8221;.</p>
<p>Jonathan has graduated from logo design, basic HTML websites and 30 second flash files shown at movie cinemas, on to <a title="Apple Motion" href="http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/motion/" target="_blank">Apple Motion</a>, email templates, and now Word Press themes.  Expanding his business from Theatre web sites, to complete websites, online application design, and GUI design.</p>
<hr />Jonathan was nice enough to sit down and tell us a little more information about himself that we would like to share.  We asked Jonathan to tell us about his profession, his refreshing way-to-keep-it simple attitude earns him a plus here at Web Tips Magazine.</p>
<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I like to say to people that I make things look pretty &#8211; logos, websites, user interfaces, print materials and I even create animated pre-movie advertisements for movie theaters, plus I design online applications for my day job and look after the servers and a family of websites.&#8221;</em></p></blockquote>
<p>Jonathan also went on to tell us what inspires him:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I don&#8217;t have any particular people that inspire me as such, I just love clean usable design, whether that is a can of soda or a print magazine all the way to architecture and movies &#8211; I tend to gain inspiration from as many places as I can and none traditional inspiration from something not affiliated with web design etc is always a great source. </em></p>
<p><em>Inspiration from unusual sources, as I said before blending one media with another in style and user interface is a great obsession of mine and seeing the HDR images, flickr focus and interviews on here is a great source for improving your skill sets.&#8221;</em></p></blockquote>
<p>Personal goals for Jonathan for 2010 include more Word Press themes.  He&#8217;s keen to raise the bar on his <a title="Themeforest" href="http://themeforest.net/" target="_blank">Themeforest</a> creations.  Jonathan tells <a title="Jonathan01 Themeforest Account" href="http://themeforest.net/searches?term=jonathan01&amp;type=files" target="_blank">us to watch his Themeforest account</a> for new and upcoming projects he already has in mind.</p>
<hr /><a title="Theater Website Services" href="http://theaterwebsiteservices.com/" target="_blank">Jonathan</a> has promised us a little present that we can share with our readers.  Look for that article TOMORROW as we wait to see what excitement he has in store for all of us.</p>
<p>Take a look at some of Jonathan&#8217;s fresh cool and eye-catching pieces:</p>
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		<title>Freelance 101 &#8211; A Suggestive Guide &#8211; Part 2 Online Portfolio</title>
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Continuing with our Freelance 101 &#8211; A Suggestive Guide (part one available here!) , this week Web Tips Magazine wants to point out some fantastic free and paid online services for you to host your portfolio.
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<p><em><strong>Continuing with our Freelance 101 &#8211; A Suggestive Guide (</strong></em><a title="Part One of Freelance 101" href="http://webtipsmagazine.com/2010/applications/freelance-101-a-suggestive-guide" target="_self"><em><strong>part one available here!</strong></em></a><em><strong>) , this week Web Tips Magazine wants to point out some fantastic free and paid online services for you to host your portfolio.</strong></em></p>
<p>An online portfolio is a necessary and convenient way to showcase your works.  The benefit for you is that you don&#8217;t have to mess with the website you&#8217;ve never created, or the domain name, the hosting and everything else that comes with going the traditional self-hosted method.  Using a service that is created explicitly for uploading and maintaining a portfolio is a great way for freelancers to not just display their works, but gain momentum to their careers, link up with other like-minded individuals and receive exposure to possible clients.</p>
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<p>It&#8217;s not just for the novices. Some experienced freelancers use these online portfolio services to help broaden their capture market and run them simultaneously with their personal portfolio sites and blogs. The benefit of doing this is quite obvious, further exposure to your work, social media hounds help pass on the links and search engines pick up your name and links to your site &#8211; food for thought for any struggling freelancer out there.</p>
<p>Web Tips Magazine has searched out some examples for you, some free, some paid, some traditional and non-traditional solutions.  Take a look and see if any of the following solutions could work for you.</p>
<h2><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-445" title="carbonmade_logo" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/carbonmade_logo.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" />Carbonmade</h2>
<p><a title="Carbonmade" href="http://www.carbonmade.com/" target="_blank">Carbonmade</a> has not only a free service with limited projects and pictures you can upload but also a paid service.  No html experience is necessary.  It&#8217;s easy to use management tools will allow you to have up to 5 projects with up to 35 images on the free service.  It includes building a profile page to give information about you, allows you to order your projects however you want them to display and also includes uploading <a title="Flash" href="http://tryit.adobe.com/us/cs4/flash/" target="_blank">Flash</a> projects.  You can also use <a title="Google Analytics" href="http://www.google.com/analytics/index.html" target="_blank">Google Analytics</a> to monitor your traffic to your portfolio.</p>
<p>The paid service allows you to have up to 50 project with up to 500 hi-res images and 10 high quality videos.  For $12 a month you not only increase your project and images, you get the feature to upload videos.  With no super-compressed videos &#8211; if it plays in <a title="QuickTime" href="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/" target="_blank">Quicktime</a>, you can display the video here.</p>
<p>One of the drawback to this service is that you can&#8217;t design your portfolio page to match in more with your company identity.  Your styling is limited.</p>
<h2>FigDig</h2>
<p><a title="FigDig" href="http://figdig.com/" target="_blank">FigDig</a> is another free portfolio.  Some of the cool features for this online portfolio is that you can upload and view 1224 x 792 high definition portfolio samples as well as FigDig has safeguards in place to help prevent theft of your work as well.</p>
<p>With this being a free service you are limited to only uploading 8 pieces.  But you do have the portfolio ratings so that you can rate your best work so if someone does a search, your best pieces will display.</p>
<p>The profile piece will let you input or even upload in .pdf format things that you want viewers to see about you.  With the ability to upload in .pdf format, you can focus more on your creative talent rather than the &#8220;sell me to anyone&#8221; details.</p>
<p>Every few months, the FigDig team will vote one member to the FigDig Hall of Fame which wins them an <a title="iPod Nano" href="http://www.apple.com/ipodnano/" target="_blank">Apple iPod Nano</a> as well as having their work displayed for all to see.</p>
<h2>Coroflot</h2>
<p><a title="Coroflot" href="http://www.coroflot.com/" target="_blank">Coroflot</a> is not only an online portfolio but also has a job board section.  Your portfolio is free of charge, not only free but has unlimited amount of uploads allowed.</p>
<p>This service will give you details on your traffic, an easy-to-remember URL to point your visitors too.  You can make your portfolio public or confidential.  The grouping and ordering of your projects and pictures is as easy as drag and drop.</p>
<p>The best thing about this service is the built in job board.  You can get new job postings that match your criteria via email or RSS feeds.</p>
<h2><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-446" title="envato_logo" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/envato_logo.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" />Envato</h2>
<p><a title="Envato" href="http://envato.com/" target="_blank">Envato</a> and any of it&#8217;s marketplaces, such as <a title="ThemeForest" href="http://themeforest.net/" target="_blank">ThemeForest</a>, <a title="GraphicRiver" href="http://graphicriver.net/" target="_blank">Graphic River</a>, or <a title="VideoHive" href="http://videohive.net/" target="_blank">Video Hive</a> is probably not the first place people think of when it comes to portfolio hosting.  However, I can tell you from experience that if you are looking to firstly improve your skills, and second, gain new clients, this is a really great resource. Think about it for just a few moments, you are trying to make your mark on the world of freelance, or you are currently attempting to push yourself through college, so you are trying to build your portfolio, you have no money for a domain, hosting etc then why not create your portfolio pieces.</p>
<p>Envato&#8217;s marketplaces cover almost every creative field there is from html and css, to video animations and even music and sound files, so it doesn&#8217;t matter what your creative talents are, they offer a place to join a community to receive help and advise, and a review team to ensure your work is up-to standard. Once accepted this work is then sold and you receive a share of the revenue. All your work is tied to your account and you have a portfolio page displaying all your current items across all the marketplaces (for those that are multi-talented) &#8211; you can use this to drive traffic to your items, gain exposure and earn some extra income at the same time, not just from item sales but buyers will contact you with regards to alterations, modifications and even complete new projects.</p>
<p>The draw back for using the Envato sites for your portfolio are that if  your are trying to get clients, they will see the $12, or start browsing and they will loose your showcased works.  They amy decide it&#8217;s better to purchase one of the items through this avenue rather than sign up for contract work with you.</p>
<h2>DeviantArt</h2>
<p><a title="DeviantArt" href="http://www.deviantart.com/" target="_blank">DeviantArt</a> is a simple and free online portfolio source, but has a huge following.  This service has an audience of over 12 million viewers.  You can set up your profile and create galleries to start building your fan base.</p>
<p>DeviantArt also has a shop where you can sell your item.  You can use their print service to make money while they handle the fulfilling and shipping of your orders.</p>
<p>The uploads are unlimited and you can dynamically present your artwork with the slideshow feature as well as get feedback from others on your uploads.  This service also has a feature where you can track your page views and stats. Obviously DeviantArt has a huge following, but this will mean you are a small fish in a very, very large pond of both amateurs and professionals, plus it&#8217;s exactly the place to gain new clients.</p>
<h2>Host My Portfolio</h2>
<p><a title="Host My Portfolio" href="http://www.hostmyportfolio.com/" target="_blank">Host My Portfolio</a> is another free service.  With the ability have unlimited projects complete with 50 image uploads you also receive your own personal domain name to make the presence more targeted toward you and your business.</p>
<p>As with the other services, you don&#8217;t need any web experience to create your portfolio.  You can create and attach your profile information to share with your prospective clients.  You can share your portfolio or make it private or a little of both.</p>
<h2><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-447" title="flickr_logo" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/flickr_logo.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" />Flickr</h2>
<p>The always expanding <a title="Flickr" href="http://flickr.com" target="_blank">Flickr</a> is not always a first choice for freelancers, but the benefits are quite large. <a title="Flickr" href="http://Flickr.com" target="_blank">Flickr</a> offers both free and paid accounts, with limitations on uploads being one of the main decisions you will need to make. With groups, streams and sets it&#8217;s very easy to define sections for your account and provide direct access to particular creative work based on the client you may need to pass a link to.</p>
<p>Because of the size of  <a title="Flickr" href="http://flickr.com" target="_blank">Flickr</a> and an extensive API it&#8217;s a really good choice for those that may have a basic self hosted website because you can dynamically draw in sets, or streams etc in to your site pages quite easily thanks to Wordpress plugins, Jquery scripts etc and even free flash based services. Most people think of <a title="Flickr" href="http://flickr.com" target="_blank">Flickr</a> as just a photography site, however browsing around you will find that most freelancers do use the service to some degree to help promote their portfolio of work whether it&#8217;s screen shots of websites and themes, through to photography and images / graphics.</p>
<h2>Me.com</h2>
<p>For Apple computer users they have the ability to sign-up for a <a title="Me.com" href="http://me.com" target="_blank">Me.com</a> account (free for 60 days!) and using programs such as <a title="iWeb" href="http://www.apple.com/ilife/iweb/" target="_blank">iWeb</a> you can immediately and very effectively create a smart portfolio full of your images direct to your account from your computer, without the need to know html and css. They even offer simple uploading of images (could be graphics, photos or screen shots) to create some really rather nice online portfolios you can then share with contacts. Again this is not a &#8220;standard&#8221; portfolio site, but really does offer new freelancers a cheap and easy way to get an online presence very quickly.</p>
<h2>FolioLink</h2>
<p><a title="FolioLink" href="http://www.foliolink.com" target="_blank">FolioLink</a> offers a complete paid solution that offers elegant HTML and Flash based portfolio website solutions. Not only do they offer the website solution, but  your Image Archive is an online destination with 1000s of images and /or videos where your visitors and clients can search, proof, select, save, order and download content in public and restricted areas that you manage. Because this solution is a paid service you will need to seriously consider the benefits of their system compared to the pricing, however if you are looking to sell your work, deal with proofing with clients and an online portfolio this could well be a good decision &#8211; <a title="FolioLink" href="http://www.foliolink.com" target="_blank">FolioLink</a> do offer a <a title="Free 7 day trial at FolioLink" href="http://www.foliolink.com/signup1_1b.asp" target="_blank">free 7 Day Trial</a> &#8211; although that may not be quite long enough to be able to test out the full system.</p>
<h2><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-448" title="square" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/square.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" />Squarespace</h2>
<p>A relative newcomer to the online portfolio service market &#8211; <a title="Squarespace" href="http://www.squarespace.com" target="_blank">Squarespace</a> seems to of done it&#8217;s homework when it comes to freelancers. Their system runs on templates, all professionally created with many options for customization regardless of your skill levels. Their photo galleries are quite stunning and certainly the entire system is clearly built on a professional appearance and ease of use.</p>
<p><a title="Squarespace" href="http://www.squarespace.com" target="_blank">Squarespace</a> offer many tools and widgets to get you up and running and stay running with social integration, a blog, form building and stats it really is quite an impressive solution and definitely one of the best out there. <a title="Free 14 day trial at Squarespace" href="https://www.squarespace.com/signup/" target="_blank">They offer a free 14 Day trial</a>, and plans start from $8 and run all the way up to $50 for the &#8220;community&#8221; solution, however I would presume that the &#8220;pro&#8221; or &#8220;Advanced&#8221; packages would be most suitable to freelancers.</p>
<h2>And your solutions are&#8230;.?</h2>
<p>Do you have a service or solution that you are using that you feel we should of included? We would love to hear from you. Drop a comment below and share your knowledge with us all &#8211; we&#8217;ll love you forever.</p>
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		<title>Wonderland of Illustration &#8211; Contest Winner</title>
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Congratulations to Jessie Watts!
Jessie is the winner of the Wonderland of Illustration competition.  She is an 18 year old Graphic Design student at Bradford School College in Columbus, Ohio.
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<p><a href="http://webtipsmagazine.com/2010/competition/wonderland-of-illustration-contest-winner"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-424" title="Winner Announced" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/winner_announced.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="250" /></a></p>
<h3>Congratulations to Jessie Watts!</h3>
<p>Jessie is the winner of the Wonderland of Illustration competition.  She is an 18 year old Graphic Design student at <a title="Bradford" href="http://www.bradfordschools.com/" target="_blank">Bradford School College</a> in <a title="Columbus OH" href="http://www.experiencecolumbus.com/" target="_blank">Columbus, Ohio</a>.</p>
<p>Web Tips Magazine would like to thank Jessie for taking the time to enter our competition and look forward to seeing more works from her in the future.</p>
<p><span id="more-409"></span>A designer in training with the heart and stamina to move forward to the future, we expect to see great things from Jessie.</p>
<p>Jessie told us that she&#8217;s always had a passion for drawing &#8211; since she was a little girl.  In high school her Art teacher was trying to get Jessie to veer away from the popular Manga that most kids her age was &#8220;in to&#8221; and steer more towards the actual digital art formats.</p>
<p>Jessie&#8217;s drawing was picked as the winner as the many details she portrayed as well as the time she took to hand draw the picture which is very much a lost art these days.</p>
<p><em>&#8220;Thank you Web Tips Magazine for this opportunity.  I had a lot of fun thinking of what to design for this competition and look forward to any other competitions you may have in the future.  Super excited for the movie &#8211; hells to the yeah!  :) &#8211;Sincerely, Jessie Watts&#8221;</em></p>
<p><strong>Competition Winner</strong></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-423" title="Alice 2" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/alice2.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="468" /></p>
<p>Some of her works can be found on <a title="deviantArt" href="http://www.deviantart.com/" target="_blank">deviantArt</a>, which is a free online portfolio network.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-411" title="A bug's eye" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/1.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="801" /></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-412" title="The Awakening" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/2.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="482" /></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-413" title="Autumn" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/3.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="492" /></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-414" title="For Shinester - Beirut Ballers" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/4.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="800" /></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-415" title="Good vs Evil" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/5.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="420" /></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-416" title="Baby Birds" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/6.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="801" /></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-417" title="Self Portrait 1" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/7.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="630" /></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-418" title="Self Portrait 2" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/8.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="574" /></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-420" title="Triadic Apple" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/9.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="613" /></p>
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<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-422" title="Perfection" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/11.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="450" /></p>
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Since it&#8217;s been a week or two since Web Tips Magazine has created a Flickr Focus.  We searched carefully to find the perfect person to focus on this week.
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<p>Since it&#8217;s been a week or two since Web Tips Magazine has created a <a title="Flickr Focus" href="http://webtipsmagazine.com/category/flickr-focus" target="_blank">Flickr Focus</a>.  We searched carefully to find the perfect person to focus on this week.</p>
<p>Meet Sean McGrath.  Sean is a web developer who handles everything from the front end to the back end, even iPhone Apps.  Sean lives in a small city of Saint John, NB, Canada where he has been his whole life.  <span id="more-376"></span></p>
<p>Sean&#8217;s love of computers, programming and all things creative is what got him interested into photography and developing.  Photography started as a past time but with the amazing eye and skill Sean shows through his photo&#8217;s, we sure hope that he continues to increase the time he dedicates to it.</p>
<p>We recently had a chance to engage Sean a little to find out what drives him, inspires him and we&#8217;d like to share some of his quotes with you now&#8230;</p>
<blockquote><p>Q:  Who inspires you and why?</p>
<p>Sean:  &#8221;Everyday people in the world that can rock it just as well as the big shots, especially in photography.  There are so many people out there, that few have heard of, that are just killing it right now.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>Q:  Any personal or professional goals for 2010?</p>
<p>Sean:  &#8221;I&#8217;ve currently challenged myself to do a 365 project, and while only 30 days in, it is proving to be a massive challenge.  Seeing that through to the end would be amazing, so for right now &#8211; that is my goal.  I&#8217;m really hoping that it pushes me further as a photographer and gets me thinking in new and creative ways.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Well Sean, we&#8217;ve seen some of your 365 pictures on your <a title="Sean's Photostream" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcgraths/" target="_blank">Flickr page</a> and we can&#8217;t wait to see the rest.  You have the skills, now you have the fans.  We&#8217;re looking forward to seeing more of Sean and his works.  <a title="Sean McGrath Photography" href="http://seanmcgrath.ca/" target="_blank">Visit Sean&#8217;s website to see more</a>.</p>
<p>Here are some of our favorites from Sean&#8217;s Flickr collection.  Thank you Sean for sharing your inspiration with us so you can continue to inspire us all.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcgraths/2243554110/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-401" title="Waking Up To Change" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/waking-up-to-change.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcgraths/3248483447/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-400" title="The Wizard" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/the-wizard.jpg" alt="" width="335" height="500" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcgraths/2865201257/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-399" title="The Moment" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/the-moment.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="334" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcgraths/838339572/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-398" title="Sun Dome" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sun-dome.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="334" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcgraths/2800469767/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-397" title="Somewhere Out There" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/somewhere-out-there.jpg" alt="" width="335" height="500" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcgraths/3358916513/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-396" title="Sleepy Sundays" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sleepy-sundays.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="335" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcgraths/3695322265/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-394" title="Rejects" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/rejects.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="332" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcgraths/3468280728/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-393" title="Project 50 Day 8" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/project-50-day-8.jpg" alt="" width="332" height="500" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcgraths/3461327826/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-392" title="Project 50 Day 7" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/project-50-day-7.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="332" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcgraths/3459223488/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-391" title="Project 50 Day 6" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/project-50-day-6.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="332" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcgraths/3289448299/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-390" title="Portrait In Darkness" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/portrait-in-darkness.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="334" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcgraths/2431583107/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-389" title="Old Cars Part 1" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/old-cars-part1.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="334" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcgraths/1471310973/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-388" title="Infinity Pool" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/infinity-pool.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="334" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcgraths/933350562/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-387" title="Hummingbird" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/hummingbird.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="334" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcgraths/786614805/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-386" title="Headlight Morning Glow" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/headlight-morning-glow.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="335" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcgraths/3597037843/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-385" title="Green" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/green.jpg" alt="" width="332" height="500" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcgraths/248500548/in/set-72157600641178544/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-384" title="Flower" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/flower.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcgraths/3768175653/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-383" title="Flower Girl" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/flower-girl.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="332" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcgraths/2770232321/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-382" title="Clifton &amp; Jessica" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/clifton-jessica.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="334" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcgraths/1807360761/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-381" title="Classic Bali" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/classic-bali.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="334" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcgraths/1358737169/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-380" title="Bali Paradise" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/bali-paradise.jpg" alt="" width="335" height="500" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcgraths/4400596899/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-379" title="365/29" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/29.jpg" alt="" width="332" height="500" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcgraths/4376089700/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-378" title="365/20" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/20.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="488" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcgraths/4352952001/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-377" title="365/12" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/12.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="332" /></a></p>
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Freelancing is a great thing.  You work your own hours, you set your own salary &#8211; you are your own &#8220;The Man&#8221;.  But what does being &#8220;The Man&#8221; really involve?  It&#8217;s not as glamorous as people think it is.  As a freelancer we all work long hours, we lay out the project complete with timeline [...]]]></description>
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<p>Freelancing is a great thing.  You work your own hours, you set your own salary &#8211; you are your own &#8220;The Man&#8221;.  But what does being &#8220;The Man&#8221; really involve?  It&#8217;s not as glamorous as people think it is.  As a freelancer we all work long hours, we lay out the project complete with timeline and estimate for our clients, the client signs off on that estimate, but the next thing you know there comes unforeseeable forces at hand that threaten your budget.  Things sometimes take a little longer than expected, but are you getting paid for that time?</p>
<p>There&#8217;s no point in trying to do it all by jotting it down in a text program.  We&#8217;ve scoured the net and we think we&#8217;ve come up with some pretty handy-dandy little tools for you to use to help you enjoy being &#8220;The Man&#8221;.</p>
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<p><img title="More..." src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wordpress/img/trans.gif" alt="" />Although there is a host of &#8220;freebies&#8221; out there, that doesn&#8217;t always mean it&#8217;s the best.  If the freebie doesn&#8217;t offer exactly what you need, or maybe you had to get 3 different free apps to complete what it is you need for your business, that involves time and as we all know time is money.  So maybe the best choice for your business is to pay that little bit extra just to have some free time for yourself or time to start on another project.</p>
<p>Over the next few weeks, WebTipsMagazine has decided to throw some information and reference material out there for different types of applications needed by freelancers to not only try to give you some tools to help you stay organized but to also help you track your projects from the concept quote to the paid invoice.</p>
<h2>GnuCash</h2>
<p><a title="GnuCash" href="http://www.gnucash.org/" target="_blank">GnuCash</a> is a a freely licensed personal and small-business financial-accounting software under the <a title="Gnu" href="http://www.gnu.org/" target="_blank">GNU</a> GPL and is available for FNU/Linux, BSD, Solaris, Mac OS X and Windows.</p>
<p>Some of the <a title="GnuCash Features" href="http://www.gnucash.org/features.phtml" target="_blank">featured highlights</a> include Double-Entry Accounting, Small-business Accounting, Reports &amp; Graphs, Invoicing.  That&#8217;s just to name a few.</p>
<p>The checkbook-style register gives you a custom and convenient interface for entering financial transaction and supports common checking and credit-card transactions as well as income , stock and currency transactions.</p>
<p>This software can  handle multiple currencies.  Different accounts can be denominated in different currency movements between accounts to insure balance accuracy when double-entry is enabled.</p>
<p>Income/Expense Account Types allow you to categorize your cash flow and can generate reports such as Profit &amp; Loss that ordinary freebies can&#8217;t handle.</p>
<h2>QuickBooks Simple Start Free Edition</h2>
<p><a title="QuickBooks" href="http://quickbooksonline.com/" target="_blank">QuickBooks</a> is a simple and easy.  It&#8217;s one of the more &#8220;Big Name&#8221; freebies out there but provides what most small-business&#8217; need to manage their accounting.  The Free Edition provides the basic accounting needed with tracking sales and expenses for up to 20 customers, allows you to create invoices, pay bills, print checks all from online.  Since the software is completely online, you can access your information from anywhere in the world, even from your <a title="iPhone" href="http://www.apple.com/iphone/" target="_blank">iPhone</a> or <a title="BlackBerry" href="http://na.blackberry.com/eng/" target="_blank">BlackBerry</a>.</p>
<p>With such <a title="QuickBook Free Edition Features" href="http://quickbooks.intuit.com/product/accounting-software/free-accounting-software.jsp" target="_blank">features</a> as online back-up, automatic upgrades and free support.  Let&#8217;s take a closer look at some of the other features offered with this software.</p>
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<li>Easily print checks, pay bills &amp; track expenses.</li>
<li>Track sales, sales taxes and customer payments.</li>
<li>Track up to 20  vendor contacts.</li>
<li>Manage payroll &amp; payroll taxes (Direct Deposit sold separately)</li>
<li>Email estimates, invoices and reports including creating your own invoices and forms to match in with your corporate colors</li>
<li>Organize and back up documents by attaching them to your QuickBooks records.</li>
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<p>The main drawback for using QuickBooks whether you use the free version or want to upgrade to <a title="QuickBooks Products &amp; Pricing" href="http://search.quickbooksonline.com/finance-accounting-solutions/" target="_blank">Basic or Plus</a> is that this software is only available on Windows and  the free edition only supports up to 20 vendors.  So depending on the size of your business or the operating system you use, this may not be your best option.</p>
<h2>Express Accounts</h2>
<p><a title="NCH Software" href="http://www.nchsoftware.com/index.html" target="_blank">NCH Software</a> has created <a title="Express Accounts" href="http://www.nchsoftware.com/accounting/" target="_blank">Express Accounts</a>.  This software provides basic accounting features such as tracking and reporting on cash flow such as sales, receipts, payments and purchases for a single company and multiple companies.</p>
<p>Some of the features provided  include creating invoices, orders and quotes as well as creating and printing checks.  One of the cool features with this software is that not only do you get Profit and Loss reports as well as Balance Sheets, you can automatically email or fax your report directly from this software.</p>
<p>The software isn&#8217;t provided as a free version, but  at $79.99 USD isn&#8217;t badly priced.  Depending on your needs might just be what your looking for.</p>
<h2>iRatchet</h2>
<p><a title="iRatchet" href="http://www.prettygoodsoftware.org/iratchet/index.html" target="_blank">iRatchet</a> is a freebie that is only available to Mac users (yay &#8211; we have exclusiveness). iRatchet features include Address Book and iCal integration, mileage tracking/reporting, tax support, invoice/report generation.  iRatchet is simple and easy to use.  iRatchet uses CSS templates for full customization for your invoices, however the reporting feature offered isn&#8217;t the best for polling information from your system about each client.  There is no limitations to  the clients you can add to this software.  It&#8217;s not one widely used software out there with some known bugs listed in the forums but does get the job for invoicing and payment tracking.</p>
<h2>MyCake</h2>
<p><a title="MyCake" href="https://www.mycake.org/default.aspx" target="_blank">MyCake</a> is used in UK only for our good ole&#8217; Blighty readers.  MyCake is offered for 2 months free trial and if you like, you can get for 12.50 GBP / month.  This software is accessible from anywhere in the world via the online interface.  There&#8217;s no fancy accounting terms that you need to know, it&#8217;s simple to use and of course provides free support on hand if you need it.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s a lot of advice offered and explanations offered with this software to build best practices for book keeping.  You can run reports that can be added to your business plan or use to talk to bank managers.  Email reminders can be set up with overdue invoices.  This software also provides anonymous and confidential comparison&#8217;s to other businesses.</p>
<h2>FreeAgent</h2>
<p><a title="FreeAgent" href="http://www.freeagentcentral.com/" target="_blank">FreeAgent </a>is an awesome program.  This software can be customized to your business regardless of the country you are in.  With such features, <a title="FreeAgent Tour" href="http://www.freeagentcentral.com/tour/overview" target="_blank">you can view through the tour</a>, such as estimates, time tracking, invoicing, accounting and those dreaded taxes you can customize this software to match in with your company identity.  This software is also an online software so there&#8217;s no downloads or installs to be seen.  You can access your information from anywhere.  Your information is backed up every  minutes and is encrypted and backed up offsite every 15 minutes.  FreeAgent uses the same technology banks use to protect your data.</p>
<p>Your estimates, proposals and quotes can be tracked through approval or rejection history and can be easily converted into invoices with one click.  It doesn&#8217;t get any easier than that.</p>
<p>All accounts have unlimited invoicing, users, clients, projects, estimates and bank accounts plus expense tracking, time tracking, account reports and data back-up.</p>
<p>This software provides a no contract pay-as-you-go and includes a free 30 day trial.  For $20 a month (does not include VAT for UK businesses), this software could get you exactly the software you need to manage your business.</p>
<h2>BlinkSale</h2>
<p><a title="BlinkSale" href="http://www.blinksale.com/" target="_blank">BlinkSale</a> is an excellent simple tool to use for invoicing.  With several different packages offered, BlinkSale is the most affordable if all your looking is an invoicing bundle.  One of the best features provide with this software is that it is integrated with <a title="BaseCamp" href="http://basecamphq.com/" target="_blank">BaseCamp</a>.  BlinkSale offers the same CSS option to create your own invoices that match in with your company as well as unlimited user accounts, clients and can also receive PayPal payments straight into your software.  With Bronze, Silver and Gold options available you can pick which package is best for you ranging from $6 USD to $24 USD.  For a complete list of options and payments, check out <a title="BlinkSale Free Trial &amp; Pricing List" href="https://application.blinksale.com/firms/new" target="_blank">BlinkSale and sign up for a free trial</a>.</p>
<h2>FreshBooks</h2>
<p><a title="FreshBooks" href="http://www.freshbooks.com/" target="_blank">FreshBooks</a> also offers multi-currency options and automation of payment reminders as well as automation of recurring invoices for things like your standard hosting and web maintenance, with the ability to enter your client&#8217;s credit card for auto-billing.</p>
<p>You can even collect online payments through this software by allowing clients to pay your invoice with no hassle through the major online payment gateways such as <a title="PayPall" href="https://www.paypal.com/" target="_blank">PayPal</a>, <a title="Authorize.net" href="http://www.authorize.net/" target="_blank">Authorize.Net </a>and <a title="FirstData/LinkPoint" href="http://www.firstdata.com/linkpoint/" target="_blank">FirstData</a> (aka LinkPoint) just to name a few.</p>
<p>With other features not limited to invoicing, you also have the time tracking, the estimates, expenses.  You can do things such as setting up a support ticket area for your clients that you can then assign staff and prioritize, track expenses so that you can bill these back to your client/project, manage and document the estimate acceptance process, invite contractors to join your team and track time on projects as well as receive their invoices all in one place.  You can even brand the login page with your logo and colors to give you software a company theme &#8211; however, they 1-time fee charged for this is $279 uSD and may not be that important depending on the size of your business.</p>
<p>FreshBooks also offers a host of <a title="FreshBooks Pricing &amp; Signup" href="https://secure.freshbooks.com/pricing.php" target="_blank">packages/plans</a> for you to pick the package that meets your business needs.</p>
<h2>LessAccounting</h2>
<p><a title="LessAccounting" href="https://lessaccounting.com/" target="_blank">LessAccounting</a> software is a widely used application.  <a title="Pricing &amp; Signup" href="https://lessaccounting.com/pricing" target="_blank">This software offers a host of packages</a> including letting them do your bookkeeping for you for a charge of $300 USD per month with other packages starting at $12 USD.</p>
<p>Some of the <a title="LessAccounting Features" href="https://lessaccounting.com/features" target="_blank">features</a> for this software include:</p>
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<li>Multiple currencies and taxing information</li>
<li>Reports such as Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet and many other easy reports</li>
<li>Inviting your accountant to monitor your books and export the data from their own office</li>
<li>Tracking expenses with nightly bank data aggregation</li>
<li>Sending invoices and proposals</li>
<li>Mileage Tracker</li>
<li>Export Data</li>
<li>Track Sales Leads</li>
<li>Manage your contacts</li>
</ul>
<p>This software can integrate with <a title="HighRise" href="http://highrisehq.com/" target="_blank">Highrise</a>, <a title="BaseCamp" href="http://basecamphq.com/" target="_blank">BaseCamp</a>, <a title="LessTimeSpent" href="http://lesstimespent.com/" target="_blank">LessTimeSpent</a>, <a title="PayPal" href="http://payal.com/" target="_blank">PayPal</a>, <a title="Shopify" href="http://www.shopify.com/" target="_blank">Shopify</a> and <a title="billFlo" href="http://billflo.com/" target="_blank">billFlo</a> and is available through the <a title="App Store" href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/genre/mobile-software-applications/id36?mt=8" target="_blank">AppStore</a> from your <a title="iPhone" href="http://www.apple.com/iphone/" target="_blank">iPhone</a>.</p>
<p>Your dashboard will give you an instant snapshot of where you are with your business.  Log-in and see your expense overview, a chart for your cash flow and which invoices haven&#8217;t been paid yet.</p>
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		<title>City of Sin Las Vegas HDR</title>
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Las Vegas, Nevada &#8211; the lights, the sounds, the people.  What a place!  Vegas isn&#8217;t just about the hopes of going and coming home a winner though.  We just came back from Vegas and it was my very first trip.  Since I was too busy loosing money, I didn&#8217;t get to capture the essence that [...]]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://webtipsmagazine.com/2010/inspiration/city-of-sin-las-vegas-hdr"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-365" title="city_of_sin" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/city_of_sin.jpg" alt="Las Vegas City Of Sin HDR Images" width="600" height="250" /></a></p>
<p><a title="Official Las Vegas Travel Site" href="http://www.vegas.com/?cm_mmc=google-_-Brand-_-Website-_-vegas+website%7C-%7C100000000000000040585&amp;cm_guid=1-_-100000000000000040585-_-2552157384&amp;gclid=CNuYx46-jqACFQIeDQodVilPdw" target="_blank">Las Vegas, Nevada</a> &#8211; the lights, the sounds, the people.  What a place!  Vegas isn&#8217;t just about the hopes of going and coming home a winner though.  We just came back from Vegas and it was my very first trip.  Since I was too busy loosing money, I didn&#8217;t get to capture the essence that is the &#8216;City of Sin&#8217;.  So I searched <a title="Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/" target="_blank">Flickr</a> and found some awesome HDR images.  Some of the images you will see can inspire you to keep going back for more.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s explore Vegas through some of the amazing images created for us in HDR by people from across the world.</p>
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<div id="attachment_338" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shoebappa/447991755/"><img class="size-full wp-image-338 " title="Bellagio 4" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Bellagio-4.jpg" alt="Posted by shoebappa" width="500" height="313" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by shoebappa</p></div>
<div id="attachment_340" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/talkephotography/3468593223/"><img class="size-full wp-image-340" title="Bellagio Garden" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Bellagio-Garden.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="327" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by Talke Photography</p></div>
<div id="attachment_341" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26329758@N02/4301607080/"><img class="size-full wp-image-341" title="Bellagio" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Bellagio.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by MarkoShoots</p></div>
<div id="attachment_342" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/36113180@N00/3616065720/"><img class="size-full wp-image-342" title="City Center from Hotel Rio" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/City-Center-from-Hotel-Rio.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="348" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by cammyjams</p></div>
<div id="attachment_343" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theenginedriver/2850353059/"><img class="size-full wp-image-343" title="cloudy over vegas" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/cloudy-over-vegas.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by Daniel Raphael Cooper, the Sorry Shutter</p></div>
<div id="attachment_344" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/36113180@N00/3588216918/"><img class="size-full wp-image-344" title="Echelon Las Vegas" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Echelon-Las-Vegas.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by cammyjams</p></div>
<div id="attachment_345" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/1suisse/3653150574/"><img class="size-full wp-image-345" title="Fountains Las Vegas" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Fountains-Las-Vegas.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by 1suisse</p></div>
<div id="attachment_346" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joseantonioblaya/4050549847/"><img class="size-full wp-image-346" title="Fuente Bellagio" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Fuente-Bellagio.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="335" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by Jose Antonio Blaya Garcia</p></div>
<div id="attachment_347" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jculverhouse/3880391478/"><img class="size-full wp-image-347" title="Hoover Dam Bridge" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Hoover-Dam-Bridge.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="335" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by jculverhouse</p></div>
<div id="attachment_348" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/36113180@N00/3614224231/"><img class="size-full wp-image-348" title="Las Vegas from The Rio" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Las-Vegas-from-The-Rio.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="97" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by cammyjams</p></div>
<div id="attachment_349" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sm3287/3958861261/"><img class="size-full wp-image-349" title="Las Vegas Mall" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Las-Vegas-Mall.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by sm3287</p></div>
<div id="attachment_351" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/1suisse/3653022828/"><img class="size-full wp-image-351" title="Mojave" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Mojave.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by 1suisse</p></div>
<div id="attachment_352" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/4220816433/"><img class="size-full wp-image-352" title="Morning in the high Nevada desert" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Morning-in-the-Nevada-Desert.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="339" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by Stuck in Customs</p></div>
<div id="attachment_353" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/3499306093/"><img class="size-full wp-image-353" title="New York" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/New-York.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="331" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by Stuck in Customs</p></div>
<div id="attachment_354" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisjimenez/2233052248/"><img class="size-full wp-image-354" title="Oscar Waterfall" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Oscar-Waterfall.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="334" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by thruCJzEyez</p></div>
<div id="attachment_355" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/siliconprophet/4242173270/"><img class="size-full wp-image-355" title="Paris Effel Tower" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Paris-Effel-Tower.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="332" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by mapaolini</p></div>
<div id="attachment_356" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 345px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/-dash/3119565334/"><img class="size-full wp-image-356" title="Snow Basin" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Snow-Basin.jpg" alt="" width="335" height="500" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by Digit AL</p></div>
<div id="attachment_357" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/john-pozadzides/3981021994/"><img class="size-full wp-image-357" title="The Bellagio" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/The-Bellagio.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by John Pozadzides</p></div>
<div id="attachment_358" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ppowers/369879136/"><img class="size-full wp-image-358" title="The Mirage Waterfall" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/The-Mirage-Waterfall.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="289" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by Patrick Powers</p></div>
<div id="attachment_359" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/qbird/3546079877/"><img class="size-full wp-image-359" title="The Mirage" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/The-Mirage.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by Roger Quayle</p></div>
<div id="attachment_360" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/leduardo/4166675491/"><img class="size-full wp-image-360" title="Vegas HDR" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Vegas-HDR.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="278" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by leduardo</p></div>
<div id="attachment_361" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wasabi_bob/3350555052/"><img class="size-full wp-image-361" title="Venetian Canals" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Venetian-Canals.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="376" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by Wasabi Bob</p></div>
<div id="attachment_362" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/3202536885/"><img class="size-full wp-image-362" title="Where to Party" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Where-to-Party.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="373" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by Stuck in Customs</p></div>
<div id="attachment_363" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 379px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27466406@N00/514679630/"><img class="size-full wp-image-363" title="Wynn Waterfall" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Wynn-Waterfall.jpg" alt="" width="369" height="500" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by slideshow bob</p></div>
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		<title>20 HDR Storm Chasers</title>
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With most of us across the country snowed in and just about snowed out, we hope that Mother Nature is taking a long sleep as she&#8217;s been a very busy lady lately.
To follow through with nature&#8217;s mood, let&#8217;s take a glance at some astonishing HDR images of nature at it&#8217;s finest (or worst as the [...]]]></description>
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<p>With most of us across the country snowed in and just about snowed out, we hope that Mother Nature is taking a long sleep as she&#8217;s been a very busy lady lately.</p>
<p>To follow through with nature&#8217;s mood, let&#8217;s take a glance at some astonishing HDR images of nature at it&#8217;s finest (or worst as the case may be) from the Creative Commons area at Flickr.<span id="more-291"></span></p>
<h2>HDR Images on Flickr</h2>
<div id="attachment_296" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/1425095591"><img class="size-full wp-image-296 " title="A Storm at the Airport" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/airport1.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by Stuck in Customs</p></div>
<div id="attachment_298" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/captainkimo/4146681093/"><img class="size-full wp-image-298 " title="Surfers in the Storm" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/surfers.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by captainkimo</p></div>
<div id="attachment_299" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px">&#8220;]<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilektrik/2588658514/"><img class="size-full wp-image-299  " title="Another Storm Over Cayuga" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/another-storm.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="281" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by [Adam Baker</p></div>
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		<title>Flickr Focus #2</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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This week we&#8217;d like to focus on Paulo Brandao.  Paulo is originally from Coimbra but currently resides in Caldas de Reis, Spain.  Working as a graphic designer Paulo has an amazing eye for catching the moment whether it is an insect enjoying the breeze or a fierce lightning storm dramatically approaching the city. Especially appealing [...]]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://webtipsmagazine.com/2010/flickr-focus/flickr-focus-2"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-280" title="flickr_focus2" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/flickr_focus2.jpg" alt="Flickr Focus #2 - Paulo Brandão" width="600" height="250" /></a></p>
<p>This week we&#8217;d like to focus on <a title="Paulo's personal website" href="http://www.paulobrandao.com/" target="_blank">Paulo Brandao</a>.  Paulo is originally from Coimbra but currently resides in Caldas de Reis, Spain.  Working as a graphic designer Paulo has an amazing eye for catching the moment whether it is an insect enjoying the breeze or a fierce lightning storm dramatically approaching the city. Especially appealing about Paulo&#8217;s portfolio is the breadth of subject and style. He seems to have the ability to take on any subject and produce an interesting angle, effect or color spectrum, which results in a collection of eye candy.</p>
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<p><a title="Paulo Brandao's collection at Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulobrandao/" target="_blank">Check out the small collection of Paulo&#8217;s stunning photography below and then head over to his full Flickr set to check out his extensive collection!</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulobrandao/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-281" title="paulo1" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/paulo1.jpg" alt="Paulo Brandão" width="600" height="250" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulobrandao/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-282" title="paulo2" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/paulo2.jpg" alt="Paulo Brandão" width="600" height="250" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulobrandao/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-283" title="paulo3" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/paulo3.jpg" alt="Paulo Brandão" width="600" height="250" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulobrandao/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-284" title="paulo4" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/paulo4.jpg" alt="Paulo Brandão" width="600" height="250" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulobrandao/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-285" title="paulo5" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/paulo5.jpg" alt="Paulo Brandão" width="600" height="250" /></a></p>
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<h3>About Flickr Focus</h3>
<p>Every week we will showcase a fantastic photographer from Flickr’s creative commons selection. <a title="Flickr.com" href="http://www.flickr.com/" target="_blank">Flickr</a> provides both amateur and professional photographers an exceptional platform to springboard their careers and share their work with like-minded individuals, and with some absolutely exceptional work on display coveringe just about every category you can think of.</p></blockquote>
<p>Do you know someone who deserves to be included in a Flickr Focus feature in the future? If you do please leave a link to their Flickr stream in the comments below – no promises but we will certainly check each and everyone.</p>
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		<title>Wonderland of Illustration (Plus Competition!)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:11:31 +0000</pubDate>
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UPDATED 3/4/10:  See the contest winner here!
A timeless classic from the original Lewis Carroll 1865 book and the animated movie from Disney in 1951 to the new 2010 Disney live action movie, &#8216;Alice In Wonderland&#8216; has been a childhood favorite for many generations.
For a cast of characters that are now some 145 years old, it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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<h3><a title="Wonderland Contest Winner" href="http://webtipsmagazine.com/2010/competition/wonderland-of-illustration-contest-winner" target="_blank">UPDATED 3/4/10:  See the contest winner here!</a></h3>
<p>A timeless classic from the original <a title="Lewis Carroll" href="http://www.lewiscarroll.org/carroll.html" target="_blank">Lewis Carroll</a> 1865 book and the animated movie from <a title="Disney" href="http://disney.go.com/" target="_blank">Disney</a> in 1951 to the new 2010 Disney live action movie, &#8216;<a title="Disney's Alice In Wonderland" href="http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/aliceinwonderland/" target="_blank">Alice In Wonderland</a>&#8216; has been a childhood favorite for many generations.</p>
<p>For a cast of characters that are now some 145 years old, it&#8217;s interesting to take a look back in time just to see how the initial lithograph illustrations, up to <a title="Disney" href="http://disney.go.com/" target="_blank">Disney&#8217;s</a> full motion, computer enhanced version have altered the appearance, and display trends in illustration through many different mediums over the ages.<span id="more-230"></span></p>
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<h2>Competition Time!</h2>
<p>For our first competition, we want to send 1 lucky winner (with guest) to the movies to watch the new <a title="Disney's Alice In Wonderland" href="http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/aliceinwonderland/" target="_blank">2010 Disney&#8217;s Alice In Wonderland</a>.  The prize will be supplied as a $50 USD Moive Tickets or Fandango gift certificate.</p>
<p>All you need to do is pick your favorite character from the book (or movie) and illustrate in any style you choose and send your entry by email to the <a title="email us" href="mailto:madhatter@webtipsmagazine.com" target="_blank">madhatter@webtipsmagazine.com</a> by 3/1/10.  Judgeing will be completed by the Web Tips Magazine staff with all decisions being final.  Winner and runner-ups will be featured on our site.</p></blockquote>
<p>Follow us down the rabbit hole and through the magical land that is a &#8216;Wonderland Of Illustration&#8217;&#8230;</p>
<h2>Alice</h2>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-238" title="alice 1-4" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/alice-1-4.jpg" alt="" width="311" height="425" /></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-239" title="alice 2" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/alice-2.jpg" alt="" width="307" height="500" /></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-240" title="alice 3-3" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/alice-3-3.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="358" /></p>
<h2>Mad Hatter</h2>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-247" title="mad hatter 1" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/mad-hatter-1.jpg" alt="" width="382" height="434" /></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-248" title="mad hatter 2" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/mad-hatter-2-300x240.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="240" /></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-260" title="mad-hatter-3" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/mad-hatter-31.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="944" /></p>
<h2>The Queen Of Hearts</h2>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-263" title="queen" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/queen.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="371" /></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-261" title="queen 2" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/queen-21.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="300" /></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-252" title="queen 3" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/queen-3.jpg" alt="" width="324" height="480" /></p>
<h2>Cheshire Cat</h2>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-244" title="cat 1" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/cat-1.jpg" alt="" width="309" height="400" /></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-245" title="cat 2" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/cat-2-300x240.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="240" /></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-246" title="cat 3" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/cat-3.jpg" alt="" width="581" height="297" /></p>
<h2>Tweedledum and Tweedledee</h2>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-265" title="twee" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/twee.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="333" /></p>
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<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-258" title="twee 3" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/twee-3.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="716" /></p>
<h2>White Rabbit</h2>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-253" title="rabbit 1" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/rabbit-1.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="389" /></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-254" title="rabbit 2" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/rabbit-2.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="329" /></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-255" title="rabbit 3" src="http://webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/rabbit-3.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="365" /></p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:50:57 +0000</pubDate>
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You know Flickr never stops to amaze me. The quality of photography on the wildly popular website is simply awesome, and puts some of the so-called photography stock image sites to shame. In recent times the popularity of HDR images has been fueled, in part, by the staggering number of photographers contributing their latest works [...]]]></description>
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<p>You know <a title="Flickr" href="http://flickr.com" target="_blank">Flickr</a> never stops to amaze me. The quality of photography on the wildly popular website is simply awesome, and puts some of the so-called photography stock image sites to shame. In recent times the popularity of HDR images has been fueled, in part, by the staggering number of photographers contributing their latest works to the site.</p>
<p>So what exactly are HDR photographs and images? <a title="Wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a> probably explains it best:</p>
<blockquote><p>High-dynamic-range photographs are generally achieved by capturing multiple standard photographs, often using <a title="Bracketing" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bracketing#Exposure_bracketing">exposure bracketing</a>, and then merging them into an HDR image. Digital photographs are often encoded in a camera&#8217;s <a title="Raw image format" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raw_image_format">raw image format</a>, because 8 bit <a title="JPEG" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG">JPEG</a> encoding clips the camera&#8217;s possible dynamic range (and also introduces undesirable effects due to the <a title="Lossy compression" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lossy_compression">lossy compression</a>).</p></blockquote>
<p><span id="more-194"></span>We find these images so amazing, and inspiring, we wanted to share in a regular feature some simply stunning images from around <a title="Flickr's Creative Commons Area" href="http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=hdr&amp;l=cc&amp;ct=0&amp;mt=photos&amp;adv=1" target="_blank">Flickr&#8217;s creative commons area</a> and offer some links to popular tutorials and information with regard to this unique process. Let&#8217;s get started -</p>
<h2>HDR Images on Flickr</h2>
<div id="attachment_198" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theenginedriver/2627896527/"><img class="size-full wp-image-198" title="hdr1" src="http://www.webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hdr11.jpg" alt="Cat and Guitar HDR" width="500" height="344" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by Daniel Raphael Cooper</p></div>
<div id="attachment_199" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/loneprimate/154523060/"><img class="size-full wp-image-199 " title="hdr2" src="http://www.webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hdr2.jpg" alt="HDR IR Victoria Day, Toronto" width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by Lone Primate</p></div>
<div id="attachment_200" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 344px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/barnoid/3026199344/"><img class="size-full wp-image-200 " title="hdr3" src="http://www.webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hdr3.jpg" alt="Church HDR" width="334" height="500" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by barnold</p></div>
<div id="attachment_201" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dannysotzny/2696259085/"><img class="size-full wp-image-201 " title="hdr4" src="http://www.webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hdr4.jpg" alt="HDR Leipzig" width="500" height="330" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by Danny Sotzny</p></div>
<div id="attachment_202" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/eeh/3669173362/"><img class="size-full wp-image-202 " title="hdr5" src="http://www.webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hdr5.jpg" alt="Aguila Negra HDR" width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by Edwin E Harvey</p></div>
<div id="attachment_203" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 341px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimdollar/3956739259/"><img class="size-full wp-image-203 " title="hdr6" src="http://www.webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hdr6.jpg" alt="Sunwapta Falls HDR" width="331" height="500" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by Jim Dollar</p></div>
<div id="attachment_204" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 389px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariusmm/3882906198/"><img class="size-full wp-image-204 " title="hdr7" src="http://www.webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hdr7.jpg" alt="Iceland HDR" width="379" height="500" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by wizlymm</p></div>
<div id="attachment_205" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcreeves2000/147257996/"><img class="size-full wp-image-205 " title="hdr8" src="http://www.webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hdr8.jpg" alt="Da Vinci Code Cryptex HDR" width="500" height="373" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by David Reeves</p></div>
<div id="attachment_206" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zachancell/3752718297/"><img class="size-full wp-image-206 " title="hdr9" src="http://www.webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hdr9.jpg" alt="Make A Wish HDR" width="500" height="332" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by ZachAncell</p></div>
<div id="attachment_207" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/talkephotography/3953181590/"><img class="size-full wp-image-207 " title="hdr10" src="http://www.webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hdr10.jpg" alt="London B&amp;W HDR" width="500" height="336" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by Talke Photography</p></div>
<div id="attachment_208" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gvdep/4176631238/"><img class="size-full wp-image-208 " title="hdr11" src="http://www.webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hdr111.jpg" alt="Ibiscus HDR" width="500" height="417" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by gvdep63</p></div>
<div id="attachment_209" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bcnbits/2693598076/"><img class="size-full wp-image-209 " title="hdr12" src="http://www.webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hdr12.jpg" alt="Barcelona sunset" width="500" height="336" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by MorBCN</p></div>
<div id="attachment_210" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vicfan/4126626591/"><img class="size-full wp-image-210 " title="hdr13" src="http://www.webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hdr13.jpg" alt="Rainbow Panorama" width="500" height="203" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by Brandon Godfrey</p></div>
<div id="attachment_211" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/deaundrei/3742696337/"><img class="size-full wp-image-211 " title="hdr14" src="http://www.webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hdr14.jpg" alt="On our way to Corregidor HDR" width="500" height="330" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by Demarcus Romero</p></div>
<div id="attachment_212" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/topaz-mcnumpty/3883181899/"><img class="size-full wp-image-212  " title="hdr15" src="http://www.webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hdr15.jpg" alt="HDR Hoverfly" width="500" height="378" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by Fulla T</p></div>
<div id="attachment_213" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zeandroid/3805655267/"><img class="size-full wp-image-213 " title="hdr16" src="http://www.webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hdr16.jpg" alt="Glendo Lake HDR" width="500" height="363" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by zeandroid</p></div>
<div id="attachment_214" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gilmoth/1352224512/"><img class="size-full wp-image-214 " title="hdr17" src="http://www.webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hdr17.jpg" alt="Gruppo del Sella HDR" width="500" height="333" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by Gilmoth</p></div>
<div id="attachment_215" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sergemelki/3420423500/"><img class="size-full wp-image-215 " title="hdr18" src="http://www.webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hdr18.jpg" alt="Zaim HDR" width="500" height="332" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by Serge Melki</p></div>
<div id="attachment_216" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mandarx/2579777329/"><img class="size-full wp-image-216 " title="hdr19" src="http://www.webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hdr19.jpg" alt="HDR - Chiesa gotica" width="500" height="383" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by MandarX</p></div>
<div id="attachment_217" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 345px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryandesiderio/890001952/"><img class="size-full wp-image-217 " title="hdr20" src="http://www.webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hdr20.jpg" alt="HDR Skies" width="335" height="500" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by Ryan Desiderio</p></div>
<div id="attachment_218" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ejpphoto/2312603758/"><img class="size-full wp-image-218 " title="hdr21" src="http://www.webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hdr21.jpg" alt="Icy Bottom HDR" width="500" height="314" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by EJP Photo</p></div>
<div id="attachment_219" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vgm8383/2176897085/"><img class="size-full wp-image-219 " title="hdr22" src="http://www.webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hdr22.jpg" alt="Golden Gate HDR" width="500" height="374" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by vgm8383</p></div>
<div id="attachment_220" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jerseyjj/2957127560/"><img class="size-full wp-image-220 " title="hdr24" src="http://www.webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hdr24.jpg" alt="U.S.Marine Corps Memorial HDR" width="500" height="417" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by Jersey JJ</p></div>
<div id="attachment_221" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/42311564@N00/2291331385/"><img class="size-full wp-image-221 " title="hdr25" src="http://www.webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hdr25.jpg" alt="Rosinenbomber Douglas C-47 &quot;Skytrain&quot; HDR" width="500" height="330" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by Sebastian Niedlich</p></div>
<div id="attachment_222" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ramonduran/220237349/"><img class="size-full wp-image-222 " title="hrd23" src="http://www.webtipsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hrd23.jpg" alt="Olden, Costa Atlantica HDR" width="500" height="328" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posted by R.Duran</p></div>
<p><strong>Tutorials</strong></p>
<p><a title="Permanent Link to HDR Tutorial – Everything you need to know about HDR Photography" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/hdr-tutorial/" target="_blank">HDR Tutorial – Everything you need to know about HDR Photography</a> &#8211; <a title="StuckInCustoms.com" href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com" target="_blank">StuckInCustoms.com</a></p>
<p><a href="http://backingwinds.blogspot.com/2006/10/how-to-create-professional-hdr-images.html" target="_blank">How to Create Professional HDR Images</a> &#8211; <a title="Backing Winds" href="http://backingwinds.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Backing Winds</a></p>
<p><a title="Vanilla Days HDR Tut" href="http://www.vanilladays.com/hdr_tutorial/" target="_blank">HDR Tutorial Guide Thing for Photomatix</a> &#8211; <a title="Vanilla Days" href="http://www.vanilladays.com" target="_blank">Vanilla Days</a></p>
<p><a title="SandMani Photography Tutorial" href="http://sandmaniaphotography.wordpress.com/tutorials/hdr-tutorial/" target="_blank">HDR Tutorial</a> &#8211; <a title="SandMania Photography" href="http://sandmaniaphotography.wordpress.com/tutorials/hdr-tutorial/" target="_blank">SandMania Photography</a></p>
<p><a title="Abduzeedo HDR Tut" href="http://abduzeedo.com/how-create-hdr-photos-hdrphotomatix-tutorial" target="_blank">How to create HDR photographs</a> &#8211; <a title="Abduzeedo" href="http://abduzeedo.com/how-create-hdr-photos-hdrphotomatix-tutorial" target="_blank">Abduzeedo.com</a></p>
<p><a title="Photoshop Tutorials" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/photoshoptutorials.ws');" href="http://photoshoptutorials.ws/photoshop-tutorials/photo-effects/gritty-hdr.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Gritty HDR Photo Effects</span></span></a> &#8211; <a title="Photoshop Tutorials" href="http://photoshoptutorials.ws" target="_blank"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">photoshoptutorials.ws</span></span></a></p>
<p><a title="Fake HDR in Photoshop" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.flickr.com');" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kolnedra/2257529395/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">How to easily fake an HDR effect in Photoshop</span></span></a> - <a id="contextLink_stream49099871@N00" title="kolnedra stream at Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kolnedra/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">KolNedra&#8217;s photostream</span></span></a></p>
<p><a title="HDR 101" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/hdr101.com');" href="http://hdr101.com/hdr-tutorial.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">HDR 101.com Tutorial</span></span></a> - <a title="HDR101.com" href="http://HDR101.com" target="_blank">HDR101.com</a></p>
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