Tag: Tips / How-to

These are mostly how-to posts unrelated to blogging. Many are moving to resource pages on this blog.

Communication, Visual Content, Written Content5 Comments

The Rule of Thirds in Photography (Guest Post)

pasqualerose

Knowing and mastering the rule of thirds is a  simple way to push your photography to a higher level. The rule of thirds is one of the basic rules of art design. It is taking our photo frame and mentally placing a tic-tac-toe screen over it. Where the lines intersect are the “sweet spots” in which to place the important elements of a photograph. We should always keep our horizon lines on or above the top third  of an image (mountain lake photo, below) or on or below the bottom third of an image (elk photo). The classic vacation sunset shot with the sun smack in the middle of the photograph is not good. Continue reading “The Rule of Thirds in Photography (Guest Post)”

Communication2 Comments

3 Reasons Why You Need a Reader

Sus Schmitt

Are you drowning in a sea of information that is the internet? Would you like to follow some sites regularly, but it would be just one more thing to do? For either question, a reader may be the answer for you. (I’m referring to web-based aggregators, not e-readers for e-books like Kindle or Nook.) If you don’t have a reader, then I hope by the end of this series, you’ll know some effective ways to follow content on the internet and whether a reader would help and also have some creative ideas to consider.
If you only like to read occasionally you might just use the bookmarks in your browser and not bother with a reader. Another option is an extension for the Mozilla Firefox browser called Read It Later. Read more… Continue reading 3 Reasons Why You Need a Reader