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		<title>Join Me in a Personal &amp; Private Digital Photography Lesson</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brentriggs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently took a trip to Colorado and posted a bunch of photos on our family blog. I had lots of people wanting to know the techniques I used to put some &#8220;wow&#8221; into the photography. Check out the photos here&#8230; So, let&#8217;s have some fun. I&#8217;ll reward those who participate by letting you in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>I recently took a trip to Colorado and posted a bunch of photos on our family blog. I had lots of people wanting to know the techniques I used to put some &#8220;wow&#8221; into the photography. <a href="http://www.brentriggs.com/albums/skyranch_2010/album/index.html" target="_blank">Check out the photos here&#8230;</a></p>
<p>So, let&#8217;s have some fun. I&#8217;ll reward those who participate by letting you in on some private tips, tricks and secrets on how to put some dazzle into your shots.  Here&#8217;s the deal:</p>
<ol>
<li><a href="http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/landscapeenhance1.jpg" target="_blank"><strong>Download </strong>this original landscape photo I took by clicking here&#8230;</a></li>
<li><strong>Do your own version</strong> of improving, enhancing and otherwise putting &#8220;wow&#8221; into this image</li>
<li>Put up a <strong>post on your blog</strong> displaying your enhanced photo, and explaining what you did</li>
<li>Come back to this post, and enter your photo and blog post on the <strong>Thumbnail Linky below</strong> (I&#8217;ve put in the first link just to show you how the Thumbnail linky works)</li>
<li>Then, I&#8217;ll do a<strong> private online demonstration</strong> of what I do to get my outdoor photography to come alive, and send a link to every person who participated by following these instructions and entered the Thumbnail Linky list.</li>
</ol>
<p>On Friday of this week, I&#8217;ll do a very informative demonstration and teach you not only how to do the photo enhancements, but how to LOOK AT photos and &#8220;see&#8221; what kind of improvements are needed.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the photo we&#8217;ll all be working on:</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-444" title="landscapeenhance1" src="http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/landscapeenhance1.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="400" /></p>
<p><strong>Here&#8217;s the <a href="http://www.linkytools.com" target="_blank">Thumbnail Linky</a> list. </strong>Once you do your post and photo enhancement, come back here and enter your link. This way we can all have fun seeing the different variety of techniques (I&#8217;ve put in the first link just to show you how the Thumbnail linky works).</p>
<p><script src="http://www.linkytools.com/thumbnail_linky_include.aspx?id=41156" type="text/javascript"></script><br />
Everyone who participates, I&#8217;ll send you a private lesson on how I &#8220;wow&#8221; my outdoor photos&#8230;.<br />
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      would share this with someone, <br />
      or put it on one of the social sites:</span></p>
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		<title>Photo Improvement Contest &#8211; June 1 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 01:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brentriggs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is another edition of &#8220;blogger participation&#8221;. I&#8217;m going to begin a regular series of &#8220;blogging&#8221; posts where I&#8217;ll ask you to participate. This is a PHOTO ENHANCEMENT contest. I&#8217;ll pick a WINNER of each participatory event and post the blog and link and winning photo on this blog for everyone else to see which [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>I recently took a trip to Colorado and posted a bunch of photos on our family blog. I had lots of people wanting to know the techniques I used to put some &#8220;wow&#8221; into the photography. <a href="http://www.brentriggs.com/albums/skyranch_2010/album/index.html" target="_blank">Check out the photos here&#8230;</a></p>
<p>So, let&#8217;s have some fun. I&#8217;ll reward those who participate by letting you in on some private tips, tricks and secrets on how to put some dazzle into your shots.  Here&#8217;s the deal:</p>
<ol>
<li><a href="http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/landscapeenhance1.jpg" target="_blank"><strong>Download </strong>this original landscape photo I took by clicking here&#8230;</a></li>
<li><strong>Do your own version</strong> of improving, enhancing and otherwise putting &#8220;wow&#8221; into this image</li>
<li>Put up a <strong>post on your blog</strong> displaying your enhanced photo, and explaining what you did</li>
<li>Come back to this post, and enter your photo and blog post on the <strong>Thumbnail Linky below</strong> (I&#8217;ve put in the first link just to show you how the Thumbnail linky works)</li>
<li>Then, I&#8217;ll do a<strong> private online demonstration</strong> of what I do to get my outdoor photography to come alive, and send a link to every person who participated by following these instructions and entered the Thumbnail Linky list.</li>
</ol>
<p>On Friday of this week, I&#8217;ll do a very informative demonstration and teach you not only how to do the photo enhancements, but how to LOOK AT photos and &#8220;see&#8221; what kind of improvements are needed.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the photo we&#8217;ll all be working on:</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-444" title="landscapeenhance1" src="http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/landscapeenhance1.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="400" /></p>
<p><strong>Here&#8217;s the <a href="http://www.linkytools.com" target="_blank">Thumbnail Linky</a> list. </strong>Once you do your post and photo enhancement, come back here and enter your link. This way we can all have fun seeing the different variety of techniques (I&#8217;ve put in the first link just to show you how the Thumbnail linky works).</p>
<p><script src="http://www.linkytools.com/thumbnail_linky_include.aspx?id=41156" type="text/javascript"></script><br />
Everyone who participates, I&#8217;ll send you a private lesson on how I &#8220;wow&#8221; my outdoor photos&#8230;.<br />
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<p><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color:#999; font-size:11px; text-align:center;">I would be very grateful if you <br />
      would share this with someone, <br />
      or put it on one of the social sites:</span></p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 14:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brentriggs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog Photos]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, I have just allowed life to get way to busy, and forgot about both my photo enhancement winners and my blog critique (which I&#8217;ll do today or tomorrow too). Here are the guest posts from our last photo enhancement. http://throwingourarmsopenwide.blogspot.com/2010/05/honor.html Remember sweet Abby that we have been praying for? Her Dad hosted a photo [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>I recently took a trip to Colorado and posted a bunch of photos on our family blog. I had lots of people wanting to know the techniques I used to put some &#8220;wow&#8221; into the photography. <a href="http://www.brentriggs.com/albums/skyranch_2010/album/index.html" target="_blank">Check out the photos here&#8230;</a></p>
<p>So, let&#8217;s have some fun. I&#8217;ll reward those who participate by letting you in on some private tips, tricks and secrets on how to put some dazzle into your shots.  Here&#8217;s the deal:</p>
<ol>
<li><a href="http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/landscapeenhance1.jpg" target="_blank"><strong>Download </strong>this original landscape photo I took by clicking here&#8230;</a></li>
<li><strong>Do your own version</strong> of improving, enhancing and otherwise putting &#8220;wow&#8221; into this image</li>
<li>Put up a <strong>post on your blog</strong> displaying your enhanced photo, and explaining what you did</li>
<li>Come back to this post, and enter your photo and blog post on the <strong>Thumbnail Linky below</strong> (I&#8217;ve put in the first link just to show you how the Thumbnail linky works)</li>
<li>Then, I&#8217;ll do a<strong> private online demonstration</strong> of what I do to get my outdoor photography to come alive, and send a link to every person who participated by following these instructions and entered the Thumbnail Linky list.</li>
</ol>
<p>On Friday of this week, I&#8217;ll do a very informative demonstration and teach you not only how to do the photo enhancements, but how to LOOK AT photos and &#8220;see&#8221; what kind of improvements are needed.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the photo we&#8217;ll all be working on:</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-444" title="landscapeenhance1" src="http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/landscapeenhance1.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="400" /></p>
<p><strong>Here&#8217;s the <a href="http://www.linkytools.com" target="_blank">Thumbnail Linky</a> list. </strong>Once you do your post and photo enhancement, come back here and enter your link. This way we can all have fun seeing the different variety of techniques (I&#8217;ve put in the first link just to show you how the Thumbnail linky works).</p>
<p><script src="http://www.linkytools.com/thumbnail_linky_include.aspx?id=41156" type="text/javascript"></script><br />
Everyone who participates, I&#8217;ll send you a private lesson on how I &#8220;wow&#8221; my outdoor photos&#8230;.<br />
<table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="6">
<tr>
<td width="50" valign="middle" align="left"><img src="http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/br.jpg" width="173" height="80" /></td>
<td valign="middle" align="center"><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN -->
<p><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color:#999; font-size:11px; text-align:center;">I would be very grateful if you <br />
      would share this with someone, <br />
      or put it on one of the social sites:</span></p>
<p><a class="addthis_button" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#038;pub=brentriggs"><img src="http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/sharethis.jpg" width="305" height="22" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=brentriggs">var addthis_config = {services_compact: 'email, twitter, facebook, print, StumbleUpon, Blogger, Digg, MySpace, Technorati, WordPress, more'}
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 09:26:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brentriggs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Time to choose someone to guest post and demonstrate their photo improvements from our last photo improvement contest. I would like to invite the following two blogs to guest post here on Linky Tools and demonstrate their photo improvement techniques. They will also be awarded the Linky Tools HONORARY BLOG EXPERT badge. Jennifer at Hope [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>I recently took a trip to Colorado and posted a bunch of photos on our family blog. I had lots of people wanting to know the techniques I used to put some &#8220;wow&#8221; into the photography. <a href="http://www.brentriggs.com/albums/skyranch_2010/album/index.html" target="_blank">Check out the photos here&#8230;</a></p>
<p>So, let&#8217;s have some fun. I&#8217;ll reward those who participate by letting you in on some private tips, tricks and secrets on how to put some dazzle into your shots.  Here&#8217;s the deal:</p>
<ol>
<li><a href="http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/landscapeenhance1.jpg" target="_blank"><strong>Download </strong>this original landscape photo I took by clicking here&#8230;</a></li>
<li><strong>Do your own version</strong> of improving, enhancing and otherwise putting &#8220;wow&#8221; into this image</li>
<li>Put up a <strong>post on your blog</strong> displaying your enhanced photo, and explaining what you did</li>
<li>Come back to this post, and enter your photo and blog post on the <strong>Thumbnail Linky below</strong> (I&#8217;ve put in the first link just to show you how the Thumbnail linky works)</li>
<li>Then, I&#8217;ll do a<strong> private online demonstration</strong> of what I do to get my outdoor photography to come alive, and send a link to every person who participated by following these instructions and entered the Thumbnail Linky list.</li>
</ol>
<p>On Friday of this week, I&#8217;ll do a very informative demonstration and teach you not only how to do the photo enhancements, but how to LOOK AT photos and &#8220;see&#8221; what kind of improvements are needed.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the photo we&#8217;ll all be working on:</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-444" title="landscapeenhance1" src="http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/landscapeenhance1.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="400" /></p>
<p><strong>Here&#8217;s the <a href="http://www.linkytools.com" target="_blank">Thumbnail Linky</a> list. </strong>Once you do your post and photo enhancement, come back here and enter your link. This way we can all have fun seeing the different variety of techniques (I&#8217;ve put in the first link just to show you how the Thumbnail linky works).</p>
<p><script src="http://www.linkytools.com/thumbnail_linky_include.aspx?id=41156" type="text/javascript"></script><br />
Everyone who participates, I&#8217;ll send you a private lesson on how I &#8220;wow&#8221; my outdoor photos&#8230;.<br />
<table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="6">
<tr>
<td width="50" valign="middle" align="left"><img src="http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/br.jpg" width="173" height="80" /></td>
<td valign="middle" align="center"><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN -->
<p><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color:#999; font-size:11px; text-align:center;">I would be very grateful if you <br />
      would share this with someone, <br />
      or put it on one of the social sites:</span></p>
<p><a class="addthis_button" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#038;pub=brentriggs"><img src="http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/sharethis.jpg" width="305" height="22" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=brentriggs">var addthis_config = {services_compact: 'email, twitter, facebook, print, StumbleUpon, Blogger, Digg, MySpace, Technorati, WordPress, more'}
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 03:50:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brentriggs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to get the next group participation post rolled out before choosing the photo improvement winner from Monday. One of the VERY BEST ways to learn how to improve your blog is through CRITIQUING. Not just critiquing your own blog, or having it critiqued, but also by evaluating the critiques of other blogs. By [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>I recently took a trip to Colorado and posted a bunch of photos on our family blog. I had lots of people wanting to know the techniques I used to put some &#8220;wow&#8221; into the photography. <a href="http://www.brentriggs.com/albums/skyranch_2010/album/index.html" target="_blank">Check out the photos here&#8230;</a></p>
<p>So, let&#8217;s have some fun. I&#8217;ll reward those who participate by letting you in on some private tips, tricks and secrets on how to put some dazzle into your shots.  Here&#8217;s the deal:</p>
<ol>
<li><a href="http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/landscapeenhance1.jpg" target="_blank"><strong>Download </strong>this original landscape photo I took by clicking here&#8230;</a></li>
<li><strong>Do your own version</strong> of improving, enhancing and otherwise putting &#8220;wow&#8221; into this image</li>
<li>Put up a <strong>post on your blog</strong> displaying your enhanced photo, and explaining what you did</li>
<li>Come back to this post, and enter your photo and blog post on the <strong>Thumbnail Linky below</strong> (I&#8217;ve put in the first link just to show you how the Thumbnail linky works)</li>
<li>Then, I&#8217;ll do a<strong> private online demonstration</strong> of what I do to get my outdoor photography to come alive, and send a link to every person who participated by following these instructions and entered the Thumbnail Linky list.</li>
</ol>
<p>On Friday of this week, I&#8217;ll do a very informative demonstration and teach you not only how to do the photo enhancements, but how to LOOK AT photos and &#8220;see&#8221; what kind of improvements are needed.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the photo we&#8217;ll all be working on:</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-444" title="landscapeenhance1" src="http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/landscapeenhance1.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="400" /></p>
<p><strong>Here&#8217;s the <a href="http://www.linkytools.com" target="_blank">Thumbnail Linky</a> list. </strong>Once you do your post and photo enhancement, come back here and enter your link. This way we can all have fun seeing the different variety of techniques (I&#8217;ve put in the first link just to show you how the Thumbnail linky works).</p>
<p><script src="http://www.linkytools.com/thumbnail_linky_include.aspx?id=41156" type="text/javascript"></script><br />
Everyone who participates, I&#8217;ll send you a private lesson on how I &#8220;wow&#8221; my outdoor photos&#8230;.<br />
<table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="6">
<tr>
<td width="50" valign="middle" align="left"><img src="http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/br.jpg" width="173" height="80" /></td>
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<p><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color:#999; font-size:11px; text-align:center;">I would be very grateful if you <br />
      would share this with someone, <br />
      or put it on one of the social sites:</span></p>
<p><a class="addthis_button" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#038;pub=brentriggs"><img src="http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/sharethis.jpg" width="305" height="22" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=brentriggs">var addthis_config = {services_compact: 'email, twitter, facebook, print, StumbleUpon, Blogger, Digg, MySpace, Technorati, WordPress, more'}
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		<title>Photo Improvement Contest &#8211; May 3 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/201005/photo-improvement-contest-may-3-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/201005/photo-improvement-contest-may-3-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 20:49:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brentriggs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Digital Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[photo improvement]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Now that Linky Tools is launched, I&#8217;m going to begin a regular series of &#8220;blogging&#8221; posts where I&#8217;ll ask you to participate. Why? The collective knowledge of 10,000 (and growing fast) Linky Tools users can help us all have much better blogs. I&#8217;ll pick a WINNER of each participatory event and invite them to post [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>I recently took a trip to Colorado and posted a bunch of photos on our family blog. I had lots of people wanting to know the techniques I used to put some &#8220;wow&#8221; into the photography. <a href="http://www.brentriggs.com/albums/skyranch_2010/album/index.html" target="_blank">Check out the photos here&#8230;</a></p>
<p>So, let&#8217;s have some fun. I&#8217;ll reward those who participate by letting you in on some private tips, tricks and secrets on how to put some dazzle into your shots.  Here&#8217;s the deal:</p>
<ol>
<li><a href="http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/landscapeenhance1.jpg" target="_blank"><strong>Download </strong>this original landscape photo I took by clicking here&#8230;</a></li>
<li><strong>Do your own version</strong> of improving, enhancing and otherwise putting &#8220;wow&#8221; into this image</li>
<li>Put up a <strong>post on your blog</strong> displaying your enhanced photo, and explaining what you did</li>
<li>Come back to this post, and enter your photo and blog post on the <strong>Thumbnail Linky below</strong> (I&#8217;ve put in the first link just to show you how the Thumbnail linky works)</li>
<li>Then, I&#8217;ll do a<strong> private online demonstration</strong> of what I do to get my outdoor photography to come alive, and send a link to every person who participated by following these instructions and entered the Thumbnail Linky list.</li>
</ol>
<p>On Friday of this week, I&#8217;ll do a very informative demonstration and teach you not only how to do the photo enhancements, but how to LOOK AT photos and &#8220;see&#8221; what kind of improvements are needed.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the photo we&#8217;ll all be working on:</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-444" title="landscapeenhance1" src="http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/landscapeenhance1.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="400" /></p>
<p><strong>Here&#8217;s the <a href="http://www.linkytools.com" target="_blank">Thumbnail Linky</a> list. </strong>Once you do your post and photo enhancement, come back here and enter your link. This way we can all have fun seeing the different variety of techniques (I&#8217;ve put in the first link just to show you how the Thumbnail linky works).</p>
<p><script src="http://www.linkytools.com/thumbnail_linky_include.aspx?id=41156" type="text/javascript"></script><br />
Everyone who participates, I&#8217;ll send you a private lesson on how I &#8220;wow&#8221; my outdoor photos&#8230;.<br />
<table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="6">
<tr>
<td width="50" valign="middle" align="left"><img src="http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/br.jpg" width="173" height="80" /></td>
<td valign="middle" align="center"><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN -->
<p><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color:#999; font-size:11px; text-align:center;">I would be very grateful if you <br />
      would share this with someone, <br />
      or put it on one of the social sites:</span></p>
<p><a class="addthis_button" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#038;pub=brentriggs"><img src="http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/sharethis.jpg" width="305" height="22" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=brentriggs">var addthis_config = {services_compact: 'email, twitter, facebook, print, StumbleUpon, Blogger, Digg, MySpace, Technorati, WordPress, more'}
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<li class="apf_footer"><a href="http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/?p=395">Photo Improvement Contest – May 3 2010 &#8211; Winners &#038; Demo</a></li>
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		<title>New Issue of Serious Life Online</title>
		<link>http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/201003/new-issue-of-serious-life-online/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/201003/new-issue-of-serious-life-online/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:24:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brentriggs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Brent I just published a new issue of SeriousLife Magazine. I hope you&#8217;ll check out all the great photos and interesting stories. Better yet, I hope you&#8217;ll submit some of your own photos, blog posts, stories and ideas for the next issue! If you know of any people, events, products, organizations or stories that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>I recently took a trip to Colorado and posted a bunch of photos on our family blog. I had lots of people wanting to know the techniques I used to put some &#8220;wow&#8221; into the photography. <a href="http://www.brentriggs.com/albums/skyranch_2010/album/index.html" target="_blank">Check out the photos here&#8230;</a></p>
<p>So, let&#8217;s have some fun. I&#8217;ll reward those who participate by letting you in on some private tips, tricks and secrets on how to put some dazzle into your shots.  Here&#8217;s the deal:</p>
<ol>
<li><a href="http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/landscapeenhance1.jpg" target="_blank"><strong>Download </strong>this original landscape photo I took by clicking here&#8230;</a></li>
<li><strong>Do your own version</strong> of improving, enhancing and otherwise putting &#8220;wow&#8221; into this image</li>
<li>Put up a <strong>post on your blog</strong> displaying your enhanced photo, and explaining what you did</li>
<li>Come back to this post, and enter your photo and blog post on the <strong>Thumbnail Linky below</strong> (I&#8217;ve put in the first link just to show you how the Thumbnail linky works)</li>
<li>Then, I&#8217;ll do a<strong> private online demonstration</strong> of what I do to get my outdoor photography to come alive, and send a link to every person who participated by following these instructions and entered the Thumbnail Linky list.</li>
</ol>
<p>On Friday of this week, I&#8217;ll do a very informative demonstration and teach you not only how to do the photo enhancements, but how to LOOK AT photos and &#8220;see&#8221; what kind of improvements are needed.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the photo we&#8217;ll all be working on:</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-444" title="landscapeenhance1" src="http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/landscapeenhance1.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="400" /></p>
<p><strong>Here&#8217;s the <a href="http://www.linkytools.com" target="_blank">Thumbnail Linky</a> list. </strong>Once you do your post and photo enhancement, come back here and enter your link. This way we can all have fun seeing the different variety of techniques (I&#8217;ve put in the first link just to show you how the Thumbnail linky works).</p>
<p><script src="http://www.linkytools.com/thumbnail_linky_include.aspx?id=41156" type="text/javascript"></script><br />
Everyone who participates, I&#8217;ll send you a private lesson on how I &#8220;wow&#8221; my outdoor photos&#8230;.<br />
<table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="6">
<tr>
<td width="50" valign="middle" align="left"><img src="http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/br.jpg" width="173" height="80" /></td>
<td valign="middle" align="center"><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN -->
<p><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color:#999; font-size:11px; text-align:center;">I would be very grateful if you <br />
      would share this with someone, <br />
      or put it on one of the social sites:</span></p>
<p><a class="addthis_button" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#038;pub=brentriggs"><img src="http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/sharethis.jpg" width="305" height="22" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=brentriggs">var addthis_config = {services_compact: 'email, twitter, facebook, print, StumbleUpon, Blogger, Digg, MySpace, Technorati, WordPress, more'}
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		<title>Question about Blog Photos: Storage, Uploading &amp; Sizing</title>
		<link>http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/201001/question-about-blog-photos-storage-uploading-sizing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/201001/question-about-blog-photos-storage-uploading-sizing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:28:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brentriggs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a question from a reader: I&#8217;m trying to figure out the best and most cost efficient way to upload pics to my blog.  I was using Blogger but apparently the pics I have on Picasa Web Album are taking up too much space and now I don&#8217;t have space to upload using Blogger. I [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>I recently took a trip to Colorado and posted a bunch of photos on our family blog. I had lots of people wanting to know the techniques I used to put some &#8220;wow&#8221; into the photography. <a href="http://www.brentriggs.com/albums/skyranch_2010/album/index.html" target="_blank">Check out the photos here&#8230;</a></p>
<p>So, let&#8217;s have some fun. I&#8217;ll reward those who participate by letting you in on some private tips, tricks and secrets on how to put some dazzle into your shots.  Here&#8217;s the deal:</p>
<ol>
<li><a href="http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/landscapeenhance1.jpg" target="_blank"><strong>Download </strong>this original landscape photo I took by clicking here&#8230;</a></li>
<li><strong>Do your own version</strong> of improving, enhancing and otherwise putting &#8220;wow&#8221; into this image</li>
<li>Put up a <strong>post on your blog</strong> displaying your enhanced photo, and explaining what you did</li>
<li>Come back to this post, and enter your photo and blog post on the <strong>Thumbnail Linky below</strong> (I&#8217;ve put in the first link just to show you how the Thumbnail linky works)</li>
<li>Then, I&#8217;ll do a<strong> private online demonstration</strong> of what I do to get my outdoor photography to come alive, and send a link to every person who participated by following these instructions and entered the Thumbnail Linky list.</li>
</ol>
<p>On Friday of this week, I&#8217;ll do a very informative demonstration and teach you not only how to do the photo enhancements, but how to LOOK AT photos and &#8220;see&#8221; what kind of improvements are needed.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the photo we&#8217;ll all be working on:</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-444" title="landscapeenhance1" src="http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/landscapeenhance1.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="400" /></p>
<p><strong>Here&#8217;s the <a href="http://www.linkytools.com" target="_blank">Thumbnail Linky</a> list. </strong>Once you do your post and photo enhancement, come back here and enter your link. This way we can all have fun seeing the different variety of techniques (I&#8217;ve put in the first link just to show you how the Thumbnail linky works).</p>
<p><script src="http://www.linkytools.com/thumbnail_linky_include.aspx?id=41156" type="text/javascript"></script><br />
Everyone who participates, I&#8217;ll send you a private lesson on how I &#8220;wow&#8221; my outdoor photos&#8230;.<br />
<table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="6">
<tr>
<td width="50" valign="middle" align="left"><img src="http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/br.jpg" width="173" height="80" /></td>
<td valign="middle" align="center"><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN -->
<p><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color:#999; font-size:11px; text-align:center;">I would be very grateful if you <br />
      would share this with someone, <br />
      or put it on one of the social sites:</span></p>
<p><a class="addthis_button" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#038;pub=brentriggs"><img src="http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/sharethis.jpg" width="305" height="22" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=brentriggs">var addthis_config = {services_compact: 'email, twitter, facebook, print, StumbleUpon, Blogger, Digg, MySpace, Technorati, WordPress, more'}
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<li class="apf_footer"><a href="http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/?p=395">Photo Improvement Contest – May 3 2010 &#8211; Winners &#038; Demo</a></li>
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		<title>Magazine Update &#8211; Digital Photography</title>
		<link>http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/200912/magazine-update-digital-photography/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/200912/magazine-update-digital-photography/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brentriggs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/?p=317</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you visited SeriousLife Magazine today, and were getting errors and &#8220;funny things happening&#8221;&#8230; it&#8217;s because the traffic over from MckMama overwhelmed the site. I made some adjustments and fixed a few things. I hope you&#8217;ll revisit the special Digital Photography issue. You&#8217;ll love all the great information to help you take great photos, especially [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>I recently took a trip to Colorado and posted a bunch of photos on our family blog. I had lots of people wanting to know the techniques I used to put some &#8220;wow&#8221; into the photography. <a href="http://www.brentriggs.com/albums/skyranch_2010/album/index.html" target="_blank">Check out the photos here&#8230;</a></p>
<p>So, let&#8217;s have some fun. I&#8217;ll reward those who participate by letting you in on some private tips, tricks and secrets on how to put some dazzle into your shots.  Here&#8217;s the deal:</p>
<ol>
<li><a href="http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/landscapeenhance1.jpg" target="_blank"><strong>Download </strong>this original landscape photo I took by clicking here&#8230;</a></li>
<li><strong>Do your own version</strong> of improving, enhancing and otherwise putting &#8220;wow&#8221; into this image</li>
<li>Put up a <strong>post on your blog</strong> displaying your enhanced photo, and explaining what you did</li>
<li>Come back to this post, and enter your photo and blog post on the <strong>Thumbnail Linky below</strong> (I&#8217;ve put in the first link just to show you how the Thumbnail linky works)</li>
<li>Then, I&#8217;ll do a<strong> private online demonstration</strong> of what I do to get my outdoor photography to come alive, and send a link to every person who participated by following these instructions and entered the Thumbnail Linky list.</li>
</ol>
<p>On Friday of this week, I&#8217;ll do a very informative demonstration and teach you not only how to do the photo enhancements, but how to LOOK AT photos and &#8220;see&#8221; what kind of improvements are needed.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the photo we&#8217;ll all be working on:</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-444" title="landscapeenhance1" src="http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/landscapeenhance1.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="400" /></p>
<p><strong>Here&#8217;s the <a href="http://www.linkytools.com" target="_blank">Thumbnail Linky</a> list. </strong>Once you do your post and photo enhancement, come back here and enter your link. This way we can all have fun seeing the different variety of techniques (I&#8217;ve put in the first link just to show you how the Thumbnail linky works).</p>
<p><script src="http://www.linkytools.com/thumbnail_linky_include.aspx?id=41156" type="text/javascript"></script><br />
Everyone who participates, I&#8217;ll send you a private lesson on how I &#8220;wow&#8221; my outdoor photos&#8230;.<br />
<table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="6">
<tr>
<td width="50" valign="middle" align="left"><img src="http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/br.jpg" width="173" height="80" /></td>
<td valign="middle" align="center"><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN -->
<p><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color:#999; font-size:11px; text-align:center;">I would be very grateful if you <br />
      would share this with someone, <br />
      or put it on one of the social sites:</span></p>
<p><a class="addthis_button" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#038;pub=brentriggs"><img src="http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/sharethis.jpg" width="305" height="22" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=brentriggs">var addthis_config = {services_compact: 'email, twitter, facebook, print, StumbleUpon, Blogger, Digg, MySpace, Technorati, WordPress, more'}
var addthis_config = {     ui_cobrand: "Brent Riggs"}</script><br />
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		<title>Here&#8217;s Your Chance to Ask Photography &amp; Blog Photo Questions&#8230;</title>
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		<dc:creator>brentriggs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m working on a Photography &#38; Blog Photos issue of SeriousLife. Here is a perfect chance for you to ask your questions for me to consider as I put this issue together. What do you want to know about: Taking photos Image editing Photography equipment and technology Photos on your blog Whatever&#8230;. Leave your question [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>I recently took a trip to Colorado and posted a bunch of photos on our family blog. I had lots of people wanting to know the techniques I used to put some &#8220;wow&#8221; into the photography. <a href="http://www.brentriggs.com/albums/skyranch_2010/album/index.html" target="_blank">Check out the photos here&#8230;</a></p>
<p>So, let&#8217;s have some fun. I&#8217;ll reward those who participate by letting you in on some private tips, tricks and secrets on how to put some dazzle into your shots.  Here&#8217;s the deal:</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/landscapeenhance1.jpg" target="_blank"><strong>Download </strong>this original landscape photo I took by clicking here&#8230;</a></li>
<li><strong>Do your own version</strong> of improving, enhancing and otherwise putting &#8220;wow&#8221; into this image</li>
<li>Put up a <strong>post on your blog</strong> displaying your enhanced photo, and explaining what you did</li>
<li>Come back to this post, and enter your photo and blog post on the <strong>Thumbnail Linky below</strong> (I&#8217;ve put in the first link just to show you how the Thumbnail linky works)</li>
<li>Then, I&#8217;ll do a<strong> private online demonstration</strong> of what I do to get my outdoor photography to come alive, and send a link to every person who participated by following these instructions and entered the Thumbnail Linky list.</li>
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<p>On Friday of this week, I&#8217;ll do a very informative demonstration and teach you not only how to do the photo enhancements, but how to LOOK AT photos and &#8220;see&#8221; what kind of improvements are needed.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the photo we&#8217;ll all be working on:</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-444" title="landscapeenhance1" src="http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/landscapeenhance1.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="400" /></p>
<p><strong>Here&#8217;s the <a href="http://www.linkytools.com" target="_blank">Thumbnail Linky</a> list. </strong>Once you do your post and photo enhancement, come back here and enter your link. This way we can all have fun seeing the different variety of techniques (I&#8217;ve put in the first link just to show you how the Thumbnail linky works).</p>
<p><script src="http://www.linkytools.com/thumbnail_linky_include.aspx?id=41156" type="text/javascript"></script><br />
Everyone who participates, I&#8217;ll send you a private lesson on how I &#8220;wow&#8221; my outdoor photos&#8230;.<br />
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