A few interesting links about Photography, Technology, Social Media, and Gadgets that I’ve come across recently. Some are smart, some are funny, and some are just plain dumb, but they are all interesting for one reason or another. Have a look and let me know what you think:

• The EF 8-15 f/4L Fisheye Has Landed « Canon Rumors
  This is one sexy fish!
• Download Details – Microsoft Download Center – Microsoft Camera Codec Pack
  The Microsoft Camera Codec Pack enables the viewing of a variety of device-specific file formats.
• Fresh Start Book Downloads | PhotoMerchant.net
  Free photography ebook downloads available until the end of July. There are some very popular titles here…
• photoprice.ca: Buying Digital Cameras and Lenses Cheaply as a Canadian
  You have to be careful when importing camera gear into Canada, but if you are then you can save a bundle vs. purchasing at home.
• Marketing Yourself with Photobooks 2011 | PhotoShelter
  Free ebooks are even better than paying for them!
• The Photographers Blogging Book | Virtual Photography Studio – Resources for photographers
  I love $5 photography ebooks. There's always something to learn from them and there's so little risk. I'm awfully tired of expensive eBooks (I saw one this mornign for $149, give me a break!), but for $5 I'll give this one a go…

A few interesting links about Photography, Technology, Social Media, and Gadgets that I’ve come across recently. Some are smart, some are funny, and some are just plain dumb, but they are all interesting for one reason or another. Have a look and let me know what you think:

• <div>‪How-To Build a Cyclorama Photo Studio with Ashley‬‏ – YouTube</div>
  I'd love to have a Cyc wall in my studio. This is the best way to make one that I've ever seen!
• Photoshelter publish service for Adobe Lightroom | photoshelter-publish-service | pact software
  If you use Photoshelter AND Lightroom, then you already should have this plugin, but it has now been updated to take advantage of all the features of Publish Collections. Sweet!
• Post by Cora Reed
  By default your images on Picasa are allowed to be freely downloaded by anyone. Yikes. Here's how to fix that.
• Photography For Real Estate » How To Find Legal Music For Videos
  Finding acceptable music for use in multimedia projects is always hard, or expensive, or both. Here's some info that might help.
• Discontinuing Canada Shipments
  LensRentals is an amazing company with amazing prices on rental camera gear. Their prices are far better than any of the Canadian competitors and so it is very disappointing that they have decided to discontinue service to Canada.
• 3 Ways To Make Your LinkedIn Profile More Powerful
  LinkedIn is a very powerful tool for growing your small business. Most of us don't even come close to using it to its potential.

A few interesting links about Photography, Technology, Social Media, and Gadgets that I’ve come across recently. Some are smart, some are funny, and some are just plain dumb, but they are all interesting for one reason or another. Have a look and let me know what you think:

• 9 Ways To Present Your Photographs And The Value They Portray | Virtual Photography Studio – Resources for photographers
  Presenting your images to your clients in a special way will always make you and your product look special and make the client feel important. It's easy to do, yet so many photographers can't be bothered. Do it, and you will stand out from the crowd!
• Canadian Rockies Photo Contest
  Here's another beauty from Darwin Wiggett. Enter early, enter often!
• Photography Garage Sale – July 24, 2011
  Anyone that lives in the Calgary area should check this out. Darwin Wiggett has a pretty impressive list of photography stuff on offer at his upcoming garage sale. Probably worth a visit…
• Plug Into Travel Savings
  I have several of these cheapo power adapters and I keep one in all of my camera equipment cases. They are very handy!
• Google+: The Complete Guide
  Want to get a jumpstart on Google+? Here's a guide for you to read!
• Extended Share for Google Plus – Chrome Web Store
  I'm enjoying Google+ so far, but definitely wanted a way to post to all my social media sites at the same time. This seems to work well…
• FreshBooks – Online Invoicing, Time Tracking & Billing Software
  If you aren't yet using Freshbooks to do your invoicing for your small business, you should be. This is the perfect tool for photographers and it really helps to get paid, and to look professional while you do it.

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A few interesting links about Photography, Technology, Social Media, and Gadgets that I’ve come across recently. Some are smart, some are funny, and some are just plain dumb, but they are all interesting for one reason or another. Have a look and let me know what you think:

• 7 Types Of Clients You Should Fire Before You Hire | Virtual Photography Studio – Resources for photographers
  It's just as important to know what kind of photography clients you don't want as it is to target the ones you do…
• What Google+ Learned from Buzz and Wave
  Google Plus is getting rave reviews. This article heps to explain why…
• TEN & TEN MORE UPDATED
  "Ten" and "Ten More" are great ebooks (from Craft & Vision) and they've recently been updated. The changes are cosmetic only, so if you already have them don't buy them. But if you don't, you definitely should.
• Photoshelter Releases Free Marketing eBook
• MitchPix » Blog Archive » Saving Money in the Studio
  Kind of a cool way to create an inxpensive lighting scenario. This is a situation where I would probably suggest buying an inexpensive continuous lighting system from an ebay vendor instead of DIY'ing something, but clearly this works too. Check out Inspiron Photo for a good alternative…
• How To Build 24 DIY Softboxes
  I think there are enough inexpensive softboxes available out there that to build your own is kind of crazy, but if you're into that sort of thing then this link is for you…
• Parts Catalog for the Canon 1D Mark IV
  It's very difficult to find a parts catalog for the Canon 1D Mark IV. I finally found it so I thought I'd share it here…
• A simplified guide to pricing photography | PhotoMerchant.net
  Another take on pricing your photography sales…
• List View – Lightroom plug-in released today – John Beardsworth
  ListView is a plug-in for Lightroom 3 that displays images in a list style just like in most other DAM (digital asset management) programs. Sometimes it’s a lot easier to review your metadata entry in a list than by scanning through a grid of thumbnails.
• Real World Estimates – Magazine Contract
  Pricing photgoraphy services is hard, and so I always enjoy reading the "Pricing & Negotiating" section from A Photo Editor…