But I’ve seen it all in a small town
Had myself a ball in a small town
Married an L.A. doll and brought her to this small town
Now she’s small town just like me…
(John Mellincamp-Small Town)
With the Fourth of July Independence-Day celebrations coming up soon, I always think of the celebrations across small town America. They always [...]

Well, if you are, then check out the Photodoto Summer 2006 Photo Contest. The theme of this contest is adventure, and John from Photodoto explains it like this:
Adventures can be big or small, in exotic locales or in your own back yard. Interpret it however you wish. Remember that the judges have to “get it” [...]

For my Sunday inspiration posts, I’m continually scouring the web looking for new standout photographers.  I try to highlight people that others may not know about.  I’m sure you’ve guessed that I use Flickr predominately, and therefore it makes sense I always start me search there.  There’s multiple ways to go about the search, with [...]

Time is always short around this here SyncSpeed-land.  So I was thrilled to find a site that offers 2-minute Photoshop tricks.  What’s it called?  2 Minute Photoshop Tricks!  Take a look through the archive and you’ll find quick tutorials on levels, noise reduction, actions, and a whole lot more.  The more recent tutorials walk you [...]

I previously wrote about DeleteMe and why I was moving on.  So this post by The Online Photographer made me laugh out loud.  Seems not even Cartier-Bresson is good enough for “The Safe”.  I’d advise you stay far, far away from DeleteMe if you’re looking for useful artistic critique.

Got kids (or other subjects, for that matter) who suddenly get shy around a camera? For all you Nikon lovers out there who also happen to take pictures of kids, this is a fun way to get a smile out of your little one!
How cute/strange is this little Pez-dispensing hot shoe attachment? (Note: A hot [...]

Just a quick post tonight with a little inspiration for me to start a new photo project. I am so going to do this! Sweet Juniper is blog written by a couple of urban hipster parents who have taken to photographing their cute and spunky daughter in front of graffiti. Simple as that. Dutch from [...]

Living close to the beach, the photoset from konaboy hits home.  I’ve only been surfing once, but would like to try it again when life gets a little less hectic.  I guess that means when I retire.