TOP FIVE TRICKS FOR TAKING PROFESSIONAL LOOKING PHOTOS

     This fellow gives simple, effective ways to improve your digital photos. And check out the item at the top: Who is Samir Bharadwaj? He’s apparently someone who is willing to answer your questions about photography, and actual personal answers to questions are getting rare on the Internet these days.

http://samirbharadwaj.com/

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY REVIEW

     This site asks, “Are you passionate about the techniques and technology surrounding digital photography?” Well, actually, no. But if you are, this is a good site.

http://www.dpreview.com/

IMPROVE YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY THROUGH GREAT ART

     An unusual site tells you how to improve the colors in your photos by matching them to great works of art! Check it out here:

http://www.unfocusedbrain.com/projects/match_color/

     And for great art, why not use the site of the NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, Washington, D.C., reviewed above:

http://www.nga.gov/collection/index.shtm

FREE FIREWORKS VIDEOS

     Yes, the Internet has a website totally devoted to fireworks videos. How could it not? You can, if you like, get onto the site’s mailing list, to be notified when a new video comes out. I tried downloading one of their videos but ran into technical problems, probably because I didn’t have the ADOBE SHOCKWAVE PLAYER. Which is free, and you can download it here:

http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/

     Bill had better luck than I and treated me to a loud PYROINNOVATIONS.COM fireworks video. I noticed a tab labeled “Adobe” lit up on his computer as the video played, so it must have been the Adobe Shockwave Player I needed all right. For some gorgeous fireworks, click on:

http://www.pyroinnovations.com/videos.html

HOW TO MAKE FIREWORKS VIDEOS

     The Zambelli fireworks family wants you to make a successful fireworks video. Read all about it here:

http://www.zambellifireworks.com/fireworksvideo.html