car alarm-cartoon short

there was a car alarm in the parking garage at the Art Institute of Dallas that kept going off for about 10 minutes...maybe more. i got an idea for this short and sketched it out on paper, then i made the cartoon when i got home. enjoy



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54GMV0SvElA&hl=en

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Cash From Your Camera - Turn Your Photography Into a Business

The era of digital photography has made it easier than any time in the history of photography to make cash from your camera. As with any business it is not a cash machine as many unscrupulous ebook sellers proclaim. If you are prepared to work hard it can be very profitable. Here's how.

When I studied with the New York Institute of photography one of the students turned one fantastic photo into a business that made $250 000 through this one photo. I was amazed. He had taken a photo of the Dallas skyline at night that appeared to be on a waterfront. From the skyline on the horizon down to the foreground was a mirror image of the skyline. Experts called it a fake. What he had done was wait until a car park on his side of the city had been flooded with water and taken the image with skyline reflected in the water.

He didn't just sell the photo to a stock agency or over the internet but worked hard selling prints, framed photos and other items. He worked hard and created a very profitable photo business from one image. The key was a great idea with a great product that made great money. So what do you need to do to turn your photography into a profitable business.

1. Define your business

Decide what type of photography business you are going to start. Are you going to sell your services, sell your photos, sell a product or sell an ebook. You have to clearly define it for yourself and get it clear in your mind. Create a mindmap and write down all of the things you can do as a photographer. Then focus on the one or two that you feel you can make money from.

2. Define your customer

Who can you sell your services or photos to? If you are focusing on sports photography, are there magazines or newspapers that might buy them. Are there websites that might buy these types of photo? If you have a great portfolio of images could you sell them on stock photo websites. This is a numbers game so you have to have a quantity of good quality photos. Perhaps you're good at portraits and would like to focus on child and maybe pet photography. The key fundamental is that you need to know what you are good at or potentially good at and who your potential market is.

3. Define your pricing model

This has to be very clear in your mind. Are you going to sell a lot of images at a small profit or are you going to sell a select a small number of images at a large profit. You have to be clear because if stock photography is your route, you make at most a few dollars per image. As a portrait photographer you'll make a lot more. Out of this pricing model you'll know exactly how much you need sell to make the monthly budget you've set for yourself. If you don't get this right you won't have a photography business.

4. Define your transition strategy

This is absolutely essential if you are to transition from your current job to your own photography business. Many a photographer has made the move too soon without considering point number three. Build your business on a part time basis until you reach a transition point. You need to decide what percentage of your income it needs to be at before you make the transition. Too early and you will fail and too late you may not want to because you are too comfortable with the additional part-time income.

I was speaking to a professional photographer the other day and he was saying that forty percent of his time is now taken up in marketing his business, forty percent on admin and debt collection and only twenty percent on his passion which is photography. You need to understand that you are creating a business and not just extending your hobby.

Go into your new venture with your eyes open. Know all the answers to these four points and have a very clear plan of action to execute your strategy. Nothing is certain in life and there is no guarantee that your business will be successful. But, if you are thorough in your planning you will have the greatest chance of success.

Do you want to learn more about photography in a digital world? I've just completed a brand new e-course delivered by e-mail. Download it here for free: http://www.21steps2perfectphotos.com/ To learn how you can take your photography from ordinary to outstanding visit http://www.21steps2perfectphotos.com/21steps.htm

Wayne Turner has been teaching photography for 25 years and has written three books on photography.

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An Insider's Guide To Denver, Colorado (Or What The Locals Don't Want Everyone To Know!)

If you've ever wanted to move to Colorado, the time is perfect to start experiencing Denver. Denver's city council has approved plans designed to transform Denver into one of the most desirable and livable cities in the country. Denver's popular 16th Street Mall's side streets will be redeveloped to entice people to venture off the mall. Denver's once popular streetcars will be brought back to life to reconnect neighborhoods to downtown. Some of Denver's major boulevards will be made more pedestrian friendly.

Union Station, Civic Center Park and Denver's Arapahoe Square neighborhood located near Coors Field will have beautiful new pedestrian promenades along some of Denver's historic downtown buildings, all of which will be renovated, updated and preserved but used for different purposes. Denver's city fathers have visions of revitalization during the next 20 years. Many people are already waiting for their chance at making their own personal impact on the future growth of Denver. Are you?

About Denver Today

-Denver is located in the middle of the united states and it is approximately 346 miles west of the center of the U.S.A.

-Denver is the largest metropolitan area in the middle of the country (within a 600 mile radius).

-Denver is known as "The Mile High City" because the thirteenth step on the west side of the Colorado State Capitol Building is exactly one mile high (5,280 feet -- above sea level).

-Denver is the thinnest city in America and Colorado is tied for the thinnest state with Hawaii.

-Denver's well-defined downtown area is within walking distance of many of the city's major attractions by design.

-The City and County of Denver covers approximately 155 square miles.

-Denver has the nation's largest city park system, with more than 200 parks within city limits and 20,000 acres of parks in the nearby Rocky Mountains.

-Denver International Airport, known as "DIA", is the countries largest airport, it covers approximately 53 square miles and could hold both the Chicago O'Hare International airport and the Dallas-Fort Worth International airport combined.

-Denver's climate is mild and semi-arid. The city receives approximately 8-15" of moisture a year, compareable to Los Angeles Calif, and it records 300 days of sunshine a year -- (more than San Diego or Miami Beach), Denver has the perfect climate! Winters are pleasant with an average daily high of around 52 degreest. Snow does fall, but it usually melts in a short time due to the chinook winds that blow down from the mountains. Winter days often reach 60 degree Fahrenheit.

-During the day people frequently enjoy Denver's parks, gardens, boating, mountain climbing and hiking, visiting museums and many of Denver's historical landmarks.

-Denver's performing Arts Center is the countries second largest.The Denver Performing Arts Complex has eight theaters and seats over 9,000 people.

Tourism:

Tourism is the second most important sector of the Colorado economy. It accounts for approximately 7 percent of Denver's work force. Every year tourism brings in over $6 billion dollars into Colorado.

"LoDo", Lower Downtown Denver is the place to live!

-Lower Downtown Denver "LoDo": LoDo District Inc. is a unique historic neighborhood in Denver that has shops, restaurants, and entertainment. LoDo District Inc. is located in lower Downtown Denver

-"LoDo" was the original area of Denver and is the cities oldest district covering approximately 23 acres.

-You'll find historic buildings as well as landmarks mixed in with the rejuvenation of the area. Many of Denver's historic buildings have been converted flats, lofts, condo's and townhome living.

-"LoDo " is the place to go for entertainment, nightlife, great restaurants, shopping and people watching!

-Paramont Theater: Denver's premier performing arts and entertainment center since 1929, features all genres of music, comedy, dance, films and speakers.

-The 16th Street Mall is a mile-long pedestrian walkway through the heart of downtown Denver, lined with shops, department stores and outdoor cafes. chichi boutiques and salons Free buses leave either end as often as every 90 seconds, making this the best spot for "people watching" in the city. In summer, the Mall is decorated with 25,000 flowers including 8,400 impatiens, 6,528 petunias, 648 snapdragons and 370 geraniums.

-Cherry Creek North: is an eclectic mix of galleries, restaurants, shops, clothing designers and cafes, all on pleasant tree-lined streets directly adjacent to the Cherry Creek Shopping Center

-Pepsi Center: Located at the edge of downtown Denver, the Pepsi Center anchors Denver's thriving LoDo's entertainment district and is the region's newest sports and entertainment venue.

-Larimer Square: Is a restored section of Denver's oldest street where the beautiful Victorian buildings have been restored to house a collection of art galleries, clothing stores, restaurants, cafes and nightclubs

-The Shops at Tabor Center is a modern complex on the 16th Street Mall with 80 shops and restaurants in a three-story, glass-covered, greenhouse-like building that offers festive views of downtown and the mountains.

-Park Meadows is one of the Denver areas newest additions to the shopping scene. Featuring a Nordstrom, Dillard's, Foleys and Joslins the shopping center was created to resemble a ski lodge, complete with a huge center court fireplace

-Denver Pavilions opened in November 1998 and features a Wolfgang Puck Café, Maggiano's Little Italy, Virgin Records Megastore and Barnes & Noble Superstore.

-Colorado Ocean Journey Denver's Aquarium, Ocean Journey, is a $98 million, world-class aquarium. Since it opened its doors in June 1999, this Denver aquarium has offered an amazing look at water and the creatures that live in it. More than 15,000 fish, plants and mammals live in the building in tanks holding more than a million gallons of water.

-The Colorado State Capitol Building Site - presented by the Colorado State Archives. Colorado's State Capitol Building ...

-The Molly Brown House Birthplace of the Titanic's "unsinkable" passenger, this museum offers a history of the building and a biography of its famous floating occupant. ... Molly Brown & The Titanic. History of the Molly Brown House. Located @ 1340 Pennsylvania Street. Denver, Colorado 80203. 303.832.4092. Fax: 303.832.2340. Museum Hours: September - May.

-"Unsinkable Molly Brown's" Summer Home when built was in the country west of Denver, it later became Lakewood but in the 1990's Denver annexed it and it is now located at 2690 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Denver Colorado. It is privately owned by descendants of the family that originally purchased it from the Browns, it is now open to the public for events, you can call (303) 989-6639 for information.

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-Denver Performing Arts The Denver Performing Arts Complex is the second largest Performing Arts complex in the United States, with a total of nine theatres/performing spaces and over 10,000 seats. The Denver Performing Arts Complex is located in the heart of downtown Denver Colorado.

-Colorado Ballet: Now in it's 42nd season, Colorado Ballet presents five contemporary and classical ballets each season.

-Central City Opera Association: Three summer productions in out intimate Victorian opera house west of Denver. It is one of the very few opera companies in America to own its own opera house.

-Four Mile House & Historic Park: The park is dedicated to presenting programs that celebrate the diversity of the men, women, and children who lived and worked in the west. Four Mile House & Historic Park located in Denver Colorado.

-Colorado Sports Hall Of Fame: Colorado Sports Hall of Fame Museum located at Invesco Field at Mile High features great moments in Colorado Sports history. Colorado has such a rich sports history, which includes many championship athletes, teams and coaches from a local and national level

Whatever your interest, Denver has it all. And if it doesn't, it soon will! Come experience the beauty of Denver, Colorado first hand. It's never to late to find your home.

Jim Lux is just one member of the LUX Team of realtors, based in Denver, Colorado. While Jim carries the designations of GRI, (Graduate of the Real Estate Institute), and CRS, (Certified Residential Specialist) and only 4% of real estate agents nationally hold the CRS designation, everyone on TheLUXTeam provides the same level of professionalism and commitment to each of their clients.

Jim and the LUX Team continually focus on real estate education to ensure that they are operating within the ever-changing guidelines and standards of the industry. In addition to being a full time Realtor®, Jim is responsible for the Internet marketing and web site development for The LUX Team and holds the designation of e-PRO (Internet Professional).

Jim's interest outside of real estate includes his grandchildren, travel and music (Jim was a professional musician in addition to his career for years).

Visit their website at http://www.theluxteam.com to learn more tools to help you buy and sell your home without losing money. Jim Lux and the Lux Team work in and around Denver, Colorado.

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