My Christmas list hasn't changed since last year! But if you keep buying my photography, I can buy myself a Canon 50D. Yeah, that's all I want for Christmas, that and any one of the gazillion Canon lens I have bookmarked. They would compliment the '50D nicely.
Using GIMP to create Beautiful Art
Every so often I take a bunch of photographs with no real plan of where they'll end. Tonight I photographed this little trinket that my wife brought home a few years ago. I suspect it originated from her grandmother's home. I loved the rustic feel of this little eastern man towing his cart around for... Continue Reading →
Five Ways to Make Money from Photography
1. iStock After reading Mike Cherim's article going through the last 12 months upon iStock, I was reminded that I also have an iStock account. So I must thank Mike for invigorating my activity on iStock. But twenty minutes upon the site reminded me why I never did go back after I first registered. The... Continue Reading →
My Submissions to the DEH Art-of-Nature Competition
If you are a registered member of DEH Art-of-Nature and you like my submissions, feel free to cast your vote on my photographs: (The images can be seen through the #-links.) #1 , #2 & #3 I have submitted a few more, but they are yet to be moderated by the DEH tech-people. I'll show... Continue Reading →
Having Fun Creating Graphic Art Again
Last night I spent a few more hours manipulating pixels to put young Andrew into various amusing scenes. Let me get you up-to-speed on this situation: When Ben Cottle (@Benaud) first presented this photograph of his son, Andrew, (at left of text) on his Plurk time-line, I jokingly suggested that it "looks more like Luke... Continue Reading →
Having Fun Creating Graphic Art
What did I do tonight? Not a lot really, at least for me. 1. Designed two backgrounds for @Digsby: 1a. Background #1. This was a quick idea, nothing more, nothing less. Figured it might as well be submitted. 1b. Background #2 is still in the moderation queue. I spent a whole hour on it, having... Continue Reading →
The Secret to Being the Best in Your Art
The secret to being the best at anything? You have to want to learn. You have to want to learn. You have to want to learn. You have to want to learn. The answer is not as obvious as you might think: Repetition. Saying, studying, doing and performing the same thing over and over and... Continue Reading →
7 Ways to Own up to Your Mistakes
This article was first published in 2009 on one of my previous blogs. This is the revised 2023 version: As an entrepreneur, you know that making mistakes is just part of the game. It happens to the best of us. So, you've stumbled yet again? No sweat! Let's turn this mishap into a golden opportunity... Continue Reading →
Successfully Shooting Zombies in Adelaide
Early in October I had the good fortune to be there when the Adelaide Zombies walked through the CBD. The photographs below show where I found them on East Terrace and the amazing young Zombies who were most willing to be photographed. I enjoyed being able to walk with them down Rundle Street, through Rundle... Continue Reading →
One Full Monday
After a loooong day at work, I settled into the evening not knowing what would come of it. I had a few things planned, but most were undoable (terrible word, yet apt) due to this cold that has grabbed me quite by surprise. So I sat the computer avoiding all that aggravated my headache and... Continue Reading →
Creating New Graphics and Galleries
After ten years online, I now have my photography and graphics available to view and purchase at FIVE different online locations, and each under a different pseudonym: Redbubble - 'stephentrepreneur' PhotoWhosalers - 'Stephen Mitchell' - Yes, my real name! ImageKind - 'ezcreate' Zazzle - 'eztephen' Flickr - 'stephenliveshere' Tonight I discovered and started adding the... Continue Reading →
How Kids Survived the Last Fifty Years
This is how it was before the lawyers and the government regulated so much of our lives for our own good. When we were kids there were no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets. As infants & children, we would ride in cars... Continue Reading →
[…] with XXY, and alone now, has taught me that my brain is wired differently to most – yet I…
[…] Living with XXY, and alone now, has taught me that my brain is wired differently to most – yet…