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Thinkable Unusually cold weather is forecast for the Northern half of the US. That barely seems like news but it does cause anxiety for what you can do to stay tepid or to head off the pipes from freezing when the power goes off. An ice storm can knock down power lines and block roads for days at a time. Unfortunately oil and gas heaters need air circulation fans to move heat around a house. Most also need electrical power to ignite the fuel. Depending on your particular circumstances and what region you live in a Winter power outage can be anything from discomfort to disastrous.
Portable propane heaters are a cheap and convenient way to keep a Winter power outage from turning into a nasty experience. Portable gas heaters come in several different sizes of heat output capability, so how do you determine how many heaters you may need, and what sizes to get?
Here’s a speedy method for answering the question about what size portable heater you may want. Portable heaters are rated in BTU. To figure out how many BTU you need to heat an enclosed space to a livable temperature you must first calculate the volume of the room in cubic feet. The formula for volume is L x W x H. That’s the Length of the room x the Width x the Height to the ceiling. For example, an 8×10 room with an 8 foot ceiling has a volume of 640 cubic feet (8×10x8).The next step is to multiply the volume calculation of the room by what we’ll call an arbitrary ‘insulation factor.’ A well insulated room has an insulation factor of 2. An underinsulated room has an insulation factor of 4. So for our 8×10 room you would need a propane heater that was rated between 1,280 BTU and 2,560 BTU depending on your estimate of the insulation factor and how warm you wanted to heat it. To only prevent freezing pipes then you could probably go with a factor of 1.
You can get propane in 1 pound cylinders which are available everywhere and are easy to store. You can use the same propane cylinder to fuel a Coleman camping stove. If gasoline storage is not a problem a portable camping generator would provide AC electricity for lights, TV and radio.
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Thinkable Weddings are becoming more expensive every year, and so frugal minded people are looking for ways to save money.
Some of the bigger expenses can be that of wedding flower arrangements, so its a good idea to focus a little of your planning on this area as well. Once you have found areas to cut corners and yet still have a respectable wedding, stay determined and follow through. Don’t make a budget a goal that is out of reach, or you’ll fail before you start. But by all means, don’t abandon your budget either.
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Even though you do not like thinking of legal advice along with weddings, you still should take care of it as early as possible. People often like broaching the subject of legal fees and such during wedding plans, but it is important to consider.
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Thinkable Introduction to Balloons
The word ‘Balloons’ conjures up pictures in your mind of simple balloons you inflate for children’s parties, or balloons that fly off on their own, or the special balloons for key events like the ones produced for the wedding of Charles and Diana? There are so many different types of balloons available that you can get almost anything for any event you want. Balloons are a bright, bouncy item that can be used for many different purposes, including kid’s or adult parties, product launches for advertising or promotional events.
When you think about it, a balloon is a very strange item. It is something that expands when filled with air or some other type of gas, such as Helium or hydrogen and is very fragile so that it can easily burst. The very early balloons would have been made with non-stretch material but modern dayballoons have great elasticity because they are made of Latex and can be pumped up to create much larger sizes than earlier ones. Balloons come in many different sizes and colours and can brighten up any event and create a festive atmosphere.
History of Balloons
The initial known balloons were very primitive in that they were made out of the bowels of animals. The Aztec Indians in Central and Southern America carefully cleaned out the cat gut, turned it inside out and stitched it with special vegetable thread that stuck to itself when dried in the sun creating an almost airtight seal. The balloons were shaped into model animals and then filled with air to be burnt on the top of the Aztec pyramid as an offering to the sun god. This is without doubt the earliest use of balloon modelling.
The first public demonstration of a balloon was at the Portuguese Court in Lisbon in seventeen hundred and nine by a Portuguese priest, Bartolomeu de Gusmao, and was probably likely to be made from an animal bladder that stretched when filled with air. The modern rubber balloon was invented in eighteen twenty four by Michael Faraday the renowned English chemist and physicist who invented, amongst other many other things, the Faraday cage and he also made huge contributions to the fields electromagnetism and electrochemistry. The balloons Faraday used were filled with hydrogen for his science experiments with Hydrogen, but the more familiar Latex balloon did not appear until 1847. Although the Latex balloon was manufactured in London in the mid 1800’s and early rubber balloons were sold in America in parks and circuses for a penny each; the mass production of them did not happen until 100 years later in nineteen thirty one.
The world of balloons became more advanced as they developed in line with technology. Now balloons are made from rubber Latex, polychloroprene or nylon and may be filled with air, Helium, hydrogen or water. Filling the balloon with air can be done with the mouth, a manual hand pump, electric inflator, foot pump or with compressed gas. Balloons are used for various differing purposes, and decorated in numerous ways to fit the event. Balloons are usually used for entertainment or displays.
Some balloons are purely for decorative reasons, others are ideal for individual purposes because of their low density and are relatively cheap to procure. The balloon’s properties have led to them being used in a wide range of other applications in the areas of meteorology, military defence, medical treatment, and transportation.
Different Types of Balloons
Balloons for Parties
The most familiar types of balloons are the ones we are used to seeing at parties, particularly a child’s party. These are usually bought in small packets and blown up by Mum’s and Dad’s or with a pump to create a festive scene for children’s parties and other kinds of celebratory events. These days you often see a cluster of balloons at the entrance to a house or hall to indicate where the party is being held, it has almost become a universal indicator of a party in progress! The balloons come in varying sizes and colours and can have printing on them which expands as the balloon is blown up. Party balloons are usually made of natural Latex tapped from rubber trees. The rubber’s elasticity makes the volume variable. Balloons filled with air usually hold their size and shape much longer than those filled with Helium.This is because Helium particles are so small they can escape between the Latex molecules, apparently!
A company that provides Helium balloons will most of the time be able to deliver balloon gas to enable you to inflate the balloons on the day.
Mylar(Foil) Balloons
The foil balloon or Mylar balloons first appeared during the late 1970s. They are much more costly than Latex balloons and are made of thin non-stretch metalized plastic film or Mylar. The first time I had ever seen them was when they were used at the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana and they caused quite a stir. Foil balloons have attractive shiny reflective surfaces and can be supplied with colour images, branding and patterns to customise them. The most crucial characteristic of metalized nylon for balloons is its propensity to retain the Helium gas from leaking for several weeks because it is less porus. Foil balloons also have the benefit of being light weight, longer-lasting with increased buoyancy. They are ideal for unusual celebrations, in-store displays, parties and for gifts. At my Mum’s ninetieth birthday party last year one of the members of the family brought along a foil balloon with 90 printed on it to add to the party atmosphere.Mylar balloons or foil balloons can also be created into star shapes and can be printed with patterns to advertise an event.
Balloons Shaped as Animals
Balloons in animal shapes are ade from metalized nylon which can easily be cut into pieces so that when stuck together they make the three dimensional shapes of animals. Screen printing the appropriate design on the model, makes the chosen animal come realistically alive. Once inflated, these spectacular balloons make a very bright decorative impact for that special event. Balloons shaped like animals may be used as gifts or as a talking point at your special event.
Rocket Balloons
Blowing up a balloon and letting it go without tying it is as game most youngsters play at some time or another (and adults too)! The rude noise it makes always has all but the really stone faced falling about laughing as it shoots about the room. This game is teaching the children basically how a rocket works and they are called balloon rockets. As a youngster I can remember being fascinated as I learned why it did that.
When the top of the balloon is released, the elasticity of the balloon contracts so that the higher pressure of air inside is forced out causing the balloon to be propelled forward. This is effectively how a rocket works. The balloon can also be inflated with different gases other than air, providing the same effect. Balloon rockets are a widely used a teaching device to demonstrate the principles in laws of nature of the functioning of a rocket. The balloon rocket is also frequently used to demonstrate Newton’s third law in physics.
Water Balloons
The water balloons are obviously filled with water and are intended for kids to fling at each other as a game or practical joke with the aim of getting each other soaked. They are often smaller than normal balloons and made from weaker rubber so that they can be easily broken.
Balloons Filled with Helium Gas
The reason Helium balloons float up is because they are filled with Helium gas which is lighter than air. So for an event where balloons are set off into the sky, they will all be Helium filled balloons. If the Helium balloons are rubber balloons they generally only retain their buoyancy for a few days. This is because the Latex has pores that are larger than the enclosed Helium atoms so the Helium gradually seeps out. To increase the life span of a Helium balloon the inside of the balloons can be coated with a special polymer solution which reduces the leakage of the Helium for a week or more. Having even just one foil Helium filled balloon at a small party can create a special effect to enhance the occasion.Quite a few companies supply wholesale balloons use a search engine to find the supplier nearest to you.
Sculpting with Balloons
Balloon Sculptures are made from hundreds of balloons to create a solid structure such as a balloon arch, wall or statute. Other shapes are a bit more challenging, but on occasion more ambitious sculptures have been created so they are possible. These sculptures are usually made and designed by professional balloon modellers as it is a very skilled job. Balloon sculptures are really quite limited because of the round shape of the balloons but with intelligent colour choice simple arches or walls can make an impressive feature at your gathering. The balloons need to be precision filled and to do this professional balloon party decorators use electronic equipment to deliver the exact amount of Helium into the balloon. For non-floating balloons air inflators are used. Professional quality balloons differ from most retail packet balloons as they are bigger in size, stronger and made from one hundred percent biodegradable Latex. Sometimes Helium balloons are used as table decorations for weddings which may have three or five balloons with an arrangement of flowers. The decoration will generally include curled ribbon with an added weight to keep the balloons on the table.
Balloon Art and Modelling
Balloon modelling is a fantastic entertainment for children and adults alike and is not to be confused with balloon sculptures discussed previously. The Latex employed by balloon modellers is made of extra-stretchy rubber so that it can be manipulated and tied without popping when making the balloon model. A Balloon modelling artist pulls and twists the inflated tubular balloons into shapes of animals, people or hats. When you watch a balloon modeller at work you half expect that the balloons will pop when they are twisting and tying their creations. These tiny tubular balloons are extremely difficult to inflate and usually need a pump to get them started, until you have developed the lungs for it.
Mass Balloon Drops
I am sure you will have been to a party or dance where at the end of the night hundreds of balloons fall from the ceiling to create excitement and fun amongst the audience. This is a balloon drop and is often performed at events such as New Year’s Eve celebrations or at political rallies and conventions. It is a relatively low cost way of creating a festive atmosphere at the party climax, so everyone goes away feeling they have had a really great evening.
It is possible to create your own balloon drop for your special event providing you have a room with high enough ceilings. Firstly you will need to set up a large plastic bag or net overhead, which is suspended at the required height, to hold the balloons. Get your assistants to lend a hand with blowing up balloons as it can take quite a while to do the number needed. Then insert the inflated balloons into the net and make sure the opening works so that the balloons will drop onto the target area below when they are released. You will also need to create a mechanism for releasing the balloons. Balloon drops Can also be employed for many other celebrations, including graduations and weddings.
For that extra special event such as a wedding, making use of the art of balloon printing gives that extra something special on the day.
Mass Balloon Releases
Because of concerns about the bearing on the environment of a large number of balloons being released, the NABAS - The Balloon Association have produced a code of conduct which can be found on their website at www.nabas.co.uk
If you are preparing a balloon release of more than 5,000 balloons, it is a necessity that you apply in writing for permission to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) at least 28 days in advance. The CAA also like to be informed of balloon races of less than 5,000. An application form can be obtained by calling either the NABAS office on 01989 762 204 or the Airspace Utilisation Section of the CAA on 020 7453 6599
Balloons, the Environment and Balloon Safety
Latex is an organic product from rubber trees that are grown in certain regions of the tropics, so balloons are actually environmentally friendly being made of natural rubber Latex (NRL). These trees are not felled to extract the NRL. The NRL is obtained by tapping mature plants and is an vital sustainable crop providing work for many agricultural workers in some of the poorest regions of the world. Latex is a sustainable harvest that is not harmful to the environment and the economy of the country in which the rubber trees are grown.
The planting and maintenance of rubber tree plantations helps towards the prevention of tropical rainforest deforestation. Without the cultivation and the consumption of Latex products the plantations might easily become yet another object of the clearance of land for farming. One of the great benefits of NRL cultivation is the noticeable contribution to the removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere that is produced by industrialised nations and is a major source of global warming.
Printed Latex balloons are an absolutely fantastic, low-cost and environmentally friendly way of advertising your promotion or event.
Conclusion
The toy balloon has been a source of happiness and excitement for many years at celebratory events such as parties, product launches and conferences throughout the world. They have been an educational tool as well as providing hours of entertainment and play for children and adults alike. Non toy balloons are used for experiments in science, as an aid for heart repair in medicine and even as a form of travel as in the hydrogen air ship idea. Balloons are invaluable in helping us to learn about our world and some of the properties of physics.
A world without balloons would be a much poorer place and balloons will remain an active part of the world’s makeup for many years to come.
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Thinkable Introduction
Welcome to An Insight into Stock Photography. This article is based on a talk given at Focus on Imaging 2007. I hope you find it interesting. Just remember these are my views only, they are not gospel and have been put together based solely on my experience of shooting and selling stock photography, primarily through Alamy and photographic magazines.
We’ve seen a lot of change in the markets and the economy in general. This has affected the stock photography market. But don’t lose faith , magazines and newspapers have an insatiable appetite for images.
One Approach
Having many options - and finding opportunities to build a business from photography. And stock photography is just part of that - a chance for someone else to market your images for you and to for you to get paid, while off doing something else. It’s like having commission only sales people working for you. The thing is you have to give them something saleable but you can’t give them a kick up the backside if you’re not selling much!!
Some commercial photographers don’t do it, some do, some make a living from it. The choices and balance is up to you, as a commercial photographer I do some of it.
It may seem daunting but it’s not and it’s within most people’s grasp. Provided you understand the customer. This applies to both the Picture Library and the Ultimate Buyers.
Take a look around you. Pictures are everywhere - the printed media in its widest context has a massive appetite for images on a daily basis.
Humans generally don’t like reading online - well not for very long - they like tactile magazines to flick though and dip into and if they didn’t, the newspaper industry would be long gone by now - wouldn’t it !!
Every magazine, exhibition, web site, company brochure and newspaper all need pictures on a regular basis - and if they don’t have it or can’t send a photographer to go out and shoot it - then they’ll buy it.
Printed media works on deadlines that go right down to the wire, so immediacy is important and the shots can’t be the same old ones used month in month out.
The picture buyer generally will work to longer lead times and less tight deadlines - but not always - the images they buy can be more general or iconic - like these motivation posters you see in some shops .
Take for instance a sports shot of runners on a track - you might see it in the sports pages of a newspaper for a day, then maybe in a Athletics magazine that month - but it can soon become a poster with a motivational statement “Defeat” or “Winner” that has a whole new market.
So where are you - the photographer - in the food chain so to speak. Take a look below.
• The Photographer
• The Stock Library
• The Picture Buyer
You’re on the top of the list with the picture library between you and the buyer, but at the bottom of the food chain when it comes to getting paid. But whilst you need to meet the technical specifications of the library and other submission requirements, it’s the picture buyer you must be thinking of long before you even contemplate picking up the camera.
The picture library will do the sales and marketing of your images, for a fee which varies from library to library, but they must have images that buyers want.
Before you sign up, read through the agreement and see if the set up suits your requirements.
Diverse Sectors
Each of these publications, Gossip magazines, The Times Newspaper, Corporate Publications, serve a specific market - but each buy photos from Alamy to mention just one library - they also buy from many others too - in order to make the publication that day, week or month.
So what sort of pictures do these publications buy? Well it’s very varied. Just browse through and look at the side of the shot, it’s likely to have an image source next to it.
• Take a Break - items / products, staged poses - youth etc.
• Daily mail - travel
• Environment - utilities, waste, pollution etc, - front cover.
Get Rich Quick - NO!
Some say it’s a numbers game - true to some extent, but the way I look at it is this, if you’ve got 10,000 images of shots that won’t sell - you’ve got nothing .
For me as a professional photographer that provides photography services, it’s the long term view - looking to build up and maintain a set of saleable images.
Remember pictures are perishable - i.e. - they become stale - and this will vary dependent upon the industry sector or subject they relate to.
Transport, fashion, IT, business, communications all need, in my view, re-shooting each year. For example a man in a suit by a computer the size of a house in the 1950’s isn’t the modern business image of today.
Wildlife, sky scenes, landscapes, travel pictures - less so - but look at any developing city - take London - since the Wheel and the Gherkin went up all the skylines are different, also look at Dubai - developing all the time.
Get rich quick - no it’s not - but you can build up an underlying income if you think about saleable pictures and keep them relevant - remember they have to illustrate a story - so need to tell a story in their own right.
What is Stock
So let’s take a look at how you get in and who there is to choose from. Each Library has its own benefits and key target markets, so find one that suits you and what you are good at shooting.
• Getty
• Alamy
• Comstock
• Jupiter
• Superstock
• Fotolibra
• Istockphoto,
• Pixtal
• Jumpimages
• Adams
• Nevstock
Most will have web sites and these will stipulate how to join of make submissions.
$ Sites
Personally I don’t like them and here’s why. I’m going to set you a assignment and at the end of it I will buy the photograph off you. So you go and shoot a subject you like, do your research, do the shoot, post produce the image and upload it to my site and hey presto - I pay you 50p at today’s exchange rate — any takers ? I rest my case!
Submission Rules
All picture libraries will set technical requirements and these will vary depending on how much server space they want to invest in.
Alamy work to 48mb TIFF minimum - 1, to keep the bar high enough that only the serious photographer applies and 2, to give their customers’ choice and immediate access to high quality images. Now they’ve changed this from the above to accept JPEG images - so your file size is down to around 8 meg.
Others work on thumbnail sizes then let the buyer contact you. Personally, I think, trying to judge a shot off a 100 or 200k image is not doing the shot justice.
Others specify minimum specifications of camera / model, or make you go though an approval or recommendation process. The thing with this is to find a library that matches your needs and capabilities. Also the amount time you have available to dedicate to stock photography.
Licenses
Non-Exclusive License
The buyer pays a licence fee each time they use the picture , but another image buyer can also purchase and use the image under the same licence.
The picture buyer must specify, each time: intended use, media, territory and duration.
Pricing is based on intended use, media, duration and territory. The territorial pricing will be matched to the specific country.
Exclusive License
The image buyer pays a licence fee each time they use the image.
The picture buyer obtains exclusive use of an image under the terms of the licence: these terms may affect the use, media, territory and/or duration in which the image can by used by other buyers.
Rights protection can be an advantage for high-profile projects such as ad campaigns and promotions.
Royalty Free (RF)
The picture buyer pays a one-off fee - they do not have to pay royalties to contributors on a use-by-use basis.
The picture buyer will not know who else is using the image.
The picture buyer should check that the image has the appropriate releases before using the image where a release is required, for example Model release for people and property release for prominent buildings or logos.
Commission
- 50/50
- 60/40 but with global distribution
- 70/30
- 80/20 - Photographers Direct
Again find a library that works for you and also find out when you’ll get paid and any minimum balances you must have to get paid. Sometimes you can wait 3 months for your money.
Work Flow
As a provider of photography services I shoot RAW and make minor adjustments to pictures . Now I’m using Adobe Lightroom in place of Raw Shooter and it’s speeded up my work flow considerably. Photoshop - I use this far less now but only to colour and touch out any dirt or what might look like dirt - by this I mean the occasional bird in the sky can look like sensor dust if it’s a way off in the distance. Resize your image. Output the file to the required format.
Then depending on the library upload over the Internet or cut a CD / DVD.
An Example
Take an older camera the Nikon D70 - 6.1 mega pixel camera. Raw files were around 4 or 5 MB and a TIFF was at 17MB with the JPEG at 4MB.
To meet the submission guidelines you need to Interpolate the image - make it bigger. In Photoshop this was Image > Image Size>Percent. Increase by 168% to give a 48 - 50 MB sized image. Then Save as Jpeg - 5 - 7MB.
I now shoot on a Nikon D300. RAW files are now 18 - 19 mb, opened in CS3 at 34 mb - requiring interpolation by only 20%.
What I’ve Sold
Wonderful sunsets, superb travel pictures, glamour images, or maybe my Dad’s cat! These are just a few examples of shots that have sold.
My dad’s cat, police cars, road signs, street scenes in New York, studio models and traffic jams.
Finding More Value
There are plenty of magazines that will promote your sold work, FPME (Now out of print March 2009) is just one of them and if you have sold a shot just let the editor know - chances are it can earn you some more money.
Not only that, look out for sites like Photographer Direct that offer an Image Request service - all you need to do is send 1 email. Also look to the corporate clients - they too may take an image if it fits with their style - be brave, make that approach, but do your research first.
Top Tips
Find a picture library that suits you
Don’t be put off by submission guidelines
Know your end picture buyer
Start shooting what you are comfortable with - then move on
Check out what images already exist
Read the Picture Needs
Remember pictures images are perishable
Check out how many images of your subject matter already exist in a library, then ask yourself - can these be improved, shot differently or updated.
Read the images needs issued by Stock libraries, they tell you what sells and what is needed, don’t ignore them.
Thank you for reading this article, I hope you found it interesting, should you have any questions, please feel free to make contact through the web site.
Author : Peter Davey Ma DipM
First edition Feb 2007 - updated March 2008 and March 2009
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First, multiple-PC broadband homes are commonplace in modern society as it is. Wouldn’t it make good sense if those PCs double as TVs too? The ability to increase utilization of equipment in the home would not only be cost-savvy but a cool, cool act to show.
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Online satellite TV is nothing new. It’s just that the supporting infrastructure were never quite adequate before, especially in the area of transmission speed. With broadband internet, that’s no longer the case. This communication facility has in fact become quite viable. Expectedly, more and more TV companies are duly having their footprints on the net. Although they would be primarily targeting the community viewers, their broadcast is a benefit to virtually anyone at large on the WWW, not least the out-stationed lot with the yearning for home.
Actually, there are now millions of TV fans in the US alone who are already enjoying Free Sports On Computer with many more coming on. Expectedly, there are service providers sprouting up all over the place in response to the growing demand. That’s why there’ll be the inevitable bunch fly-by-night operators. A savvy way to avoid being scammed is to check out the review sites for information and rating. They will get their cut but these guys put in their due diligence and will point you to the right ones.
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Thinkable Just because there are some little ones in the family now does not mean that you have to be stuck in the house all the time. Whether you are walking or driving there is a combination safety car seat and baby stroller that fits your needs. The top brands are Graco and Baby Trends. If you are trendy you can get the same stroller used by celebrities - for around $1000. Convenience and quality do not have to cost that much. An umbrella stroller is less than $50. Jogging strollers are more but handle any terrain you take it on. For booster car seats and strollers you cannot go wrong with the right model Convertible Car Seats that fits your family size and budget.
Did you know that some people compete in IronMan competitions with jogging strollers? It is extreme but doable. Even you do not intend to be the next Iron Man (or Lady) you still need a good pair of athletic shoes to get around town. When you see things like “biomechanically engineered to accomodate overpranation” you know that those athletic shoes are going to fit right and be kind to your feet. Brooks Shoes are the top of line running and walking shoes. They do not cost as much as some other brands because Brooks does not pay celebrity advertisers. The best advertising for brooks dyad are the people who wear them.
Everybody with kids takes pictures and videos. Lots of them. A $100 Flip videocam fits in your pocket and comes out to capture those memories you will cherish forever. But if you are more serious about your videography you need a high end professional camcorder. You can spend thousands for sure but there is a middle line of excellent quality Sony, Canon and Panasonic video camcorders, often called prosumer models, that you could use to make a documentary or an independent film if you wanted. They are that good and provide you with the most sophsiticated video controls. Look at professional video cameras before spending more than a couple hundred on a camcorder. At a minimum you will look really cool.