Creating Special Effect Photos From Flickr Creative Commons

We often use photos to jazz up our blog posts and site content, and many times we use pics from Flickr Creative Commons (By: Attribute) to do so. But if you really want to stand out from the crowd, do something a little different with those photos. Really jazz things up with special effects. (Please note that you must be using photos that allow editing. I’ll show you how to make sure you abide by... read more

Finding Inspiration In Almost Anything

I’m sure you’ve noticed over the last 5 days, that I’ve been writing posts based only on finding Flickr photos that inspired me. This was a little experiment that I wanted to try, and I was very happy with the results. Each day I glanced at the “most recent 100 Flickr Creative Commons By: photos“. Of course, depending upon what time of day I chose to go, would determine the... read more

Harnessing Creativity

from StuSeeger Every day this week, I’ll be posting based upon a random Flickr image that inspires me. Here’s one now. Today is the final day of my random Flickr inspirational posts, and I will sum up the experience this weekend. Until then, I’d like to explain what this photo of a wind farm brings to mind for me. I’ve always been amazed at the idea of “capturing”... read more

Life Is A Series of Snapshot Frames

from zackreddy Every day this week, I’ll be posting based upon a random Flickr image that inspires me. Here’s one now. I love this photo because it’s reflective in nature. It requires one to look at it and reflect upon it, rather than merely appreciating it for its beauty. The message you receive from it is very likely different than the one I receive from it, but that’s what... read more

Best Premium WordPress Themes For A Non-Blog Look

Update: If you like this post, you should check out my 10 favorite WordPress premium theme sites post, as those will contain lots of awesome non-blog styles. Remember the post I wrote a couple of months ago, titled When Is A Blog Not A Blog? Well, I was reminded of that post when I started thinking about a new site I’m about to begin working on. You see, I plan to use WordPress to run the site, but... read more