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Cabott, Dorothy W.

Cabott, Dorothy W. Jan 5, 1936 - May 5, 2020 Dorothy W. Cabott, 84, of Port Charlotte, FL, died on May 5, 2020. Funeral .....




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Buczkowski, Edward

Buczkowski, Edward Dec 11, 1930 - Apr 25, 2020 Of Sarasota, FL, formerly from Pittsburgh, PA, passed away at 7:10 a.m. on Saturday the .....




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Blanchette, Roger Francis

Blanchette, Roger Francis Jul 21, 1935 - Mar 29, 2020 Roger Francis Blanchette, age 84, died at his home in North Port, Florida from .....




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Benedict, William

Benedict, William Oct 1, 1942 - Apr 28, 2020 William Benedict, 77, of Bradenton, FL, died on Apr 28, 2020. Funeral arrangements by: Shannon .....




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Beaudoin, Christopher

Beaudoin, Christopher Jan. 31, 1970 - May 5, 2020 Christopher Beaudoin, 50, of Sarasota, FL, died on May 5, 2020. Funeral arrangements by: Maloney .....




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Appleby, Marion Slater

Slater Appleby, Marion Mar 9, 1923 - Apr 29, 2020 Marion S. Appleby, 97 of Venice, formally of Waterford, CT passed peacefully in the .....




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Andrews, Brooke

Andrews, Brooke Jun 11, 1945 - May 5, 2020 Brooke Andrews, 74, of Sarasota, Florida, died on May 5, 2020. Funeral arrangements by: Your .....




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Albarano, Felix (Phil)

Albarano, Felix (Phil) May 4, 1945 - Apr 28, 2020 Felix (Phil) Albarano, 74, of Sarasota, FL, died on Apr 28, 2020 . Funeral .....




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Aho, John

Aho, John Jun 24, 1944 - Apr 17, 2020 John Aho, 75, of Bradenton, FL, died on Apr 17, 2020. Funeral arrangements by: Shannon .....




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Backcountry Status - date posted Apr 2, 2020

Grand Canyon National Park is closed.

Information about rescheduling backcountry permit reservations can be obtained by emailing grca_bic@nps.gov

Due to the closure of Grand Canyon National Park, backcountry permits are not being issued, and staff are instructed to deny any permit requests they receive. Please wait to submit new backcountry permit requests until the park re-opens (we do not know when that might be). Thank you for your patience and understanding!




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How to Get Files to Your Dropbox Through Your Website

For your business or personal needs we’re sure that you are going to need to get some files from either your customers, business associates or friends.  You might be needing to collect job applications, portfolio submissions, consent letters or just plain Christmas photos that your great aunt took last year. As these files start to...




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11 Most Essential WordPress Widgets Empowering Your WP Website

It doesn’t matter if you are a newcomer or you are in the path of becoming a Developers for Plugin Development, WordPress widgets are those magical powers that provide with the right spell to everyone for creating a website in WordPress. “WordPress Widgets comes in the form of a handy tool that tends to make...




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11 of the Best Gutenberg Plugins for Designing Websites

Now that the early concerns surrounding Gutenberg have subsided it is clear that the new editor for WordPress is actually an excellent resource for web designers. Especially if you are not the most confident coder. Gutenberg and its block plugins are an intuitive way to build your website and ensure it looks as good as...




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4 Must-Have Plugins For Your New WordPress Site

Looking for the right plugins to install on your new WordPress site? The flexibility to use plugins to improve and enhance your site is undoubtedly one of WordPress’s best features. But, it can be quite overwhelming to just get started. At the last count, there were over 54,000 WordPress plugins available on WordPress.org and thousands...




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Why One-Third of the Top 10 Million Websites Choose WordPress?

Did you know that WordPress CMS powers around 26% of all the websites?  This CMS has always been a favourite among the web-savvy users and start-ups because of its simple yet powerful features. If you have plans to start a small business website using any CMS platform, then WordPress is worth choosing because it comes...




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8 Best SEO Plugins For Your WordPress Website

WordPress is one of the most popular websites in use today, WordPress is powering one-third of the top 10 million websites. The primary reason being its accessibility and open source feature. Apart from that the ease of customization, the search engine friendliness and security, etc contribute to its fame. But only launching a WordPress website is...




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15 WordPress Plugins to Increase Engagement with Readers

Do you have a content-rich WordPress website that you believe will help boost your business profits? Developing a feature and content-rich website is definitely the first step, but you cannot increase your conversions if you have not maximized the engagement on your website. You need to continually work on expanding and improving user engagement so...




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Importance of a WordPress Theme Niche for your Website

Everybody wants to become the best in their industry offline, as well as online. For example, if you’re selling baby clothes online, then you probably want to be the best selling or the most appreciated eShop. If you have a travel blog, you definitely want to be an influencer for other travelers. Also, if your...




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Most Common WordPress Attacks in 2020

It’s a widely known fact that WordPress dominates the Content Management System scene. The amount of websites that run on WordPress far outnumber those of its competition, totalling to about a third of all known sites. That kind of ubiquity, of course, comes with severe exposure to cyber threats. WordPress is, unfortunately, the undisputed winner...




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5 Best WooCommerce Google Product Feed Plugins for Higher Conversion Rates.

Shopping ads are a sure attention grabber when you are browsing online. Every retailer wants its shopping ads to come up on Google, which is one of the most popular spaces online to host your products and services. The more your Shopping ads are popular, the better sales you achieve. To obtain visibility for your...




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9+ Best WordPress Blogs to Follow in 2020

WordPress has a huge community that is rapidly growing. Whether you run a blog or business, you can always stay up to date and get help from people. Let’s say you are creating your first website and have the least knowledge of WordPress or its environment. You may want to customize your theme or plugin...




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Best WordPress Lead Generation Plugins

In any build, using the right tools is probably one of the most crucial elements that can determine whether it will be done correctly and excellently. Every webmaster should build with the proper tools to create a website for success. Many website developers, both amateurs and professionals, turn to the most popular CMS platform, WordPress,...




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How to Create Content Access Levels in WordPress

Content access levels refer to sets of content permission allowing you to decide which content your members could or couldn’t see. It helps deliver premium content to your members and customers easily. You can also ask users to pay and upgrade their member levels to view restricted content. Membership plugins instantly come to mind when...




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Top 10+ Team Showcase WordPress Plugins

If you want to showcase your employees or team members on your website, then, you are in the right place. All the below mentioned plugins are well suitable and help to present your team or employees in various styles with amazing layouts. Representing your employees or team members on the website who work hard for...




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John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Sandbags

Here's a video segment on the Sandbag kit that we use. A transcription of the video is available after the jump.




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John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Fog Machine

Here's a video segment on the fog machine Kit that we use. A transcription of the video is available after the jump.




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John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - CPU’s and Monitors

Here’s a video segment on the CPU’s and Monitor Kit that we use. A transcription of the video is available after the jump.




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John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Nikon Kit

Here's a video segment on the Nikon kit that we use. A transcription of the video is available after the jump.




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John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Laptop Kit

Here's a video of our laptop kit, what it contains, and why we have what we have in it. Full transcript after the jump.




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John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Audio and sound kit

Here's a video segment on the Audio and Sound Kit that we use. A transcription of the video is available after the jump.




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John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Audio Entertainment Kit

Here's a video segment on the Audio Entertainment Kit that we use. A transcription of the video is available after the jump.




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John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Hensel Tria 1500

Here's a video segment on the Hensel Tria 1500 kit, that we use as an add on to our main Hensel lighting kit. A transcription of the video is available after the jump.




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John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Hensel Porty Ringlight

Here's a video segment on the Hensel Porty ringlight kit that we use. A transcription of the video is available after the jump.




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One Portrait - The Setup

On a regular basis we get called in to do a standard portrait series for senior management (and sometimes the entire staff) and this is how we do it. The objective is to always produce a well lit, flattering portrait of the subject where the subject is separated from the background and the lighting doesn’t take away from the person being photographed.












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Lisa Gerrard in Action

Stuck at a Music Festival in Panama Here’s a crazy Covid story for you! From Paradise to Hell: Trapped at a Music Festival Because of COVID-19 (2020) Festival Goers are stuck on a Panaman Island due to the outbreak of the COVID-19. from Documentaries Daily Photo – Lisa Gerrard in Action This was the second […]




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Exploring the Old Rockets at NASA

Daily Photo – Exploring the Old Rockets at NASA If you’re a rocket enthusiast, then the museums at NASA are a must. I’m a little bit of a rocket nerd so I found it pretty exciting. That, plus being a photo nerd, was a perfect combo. Also, you get a leeway when it comes to […]




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Cool Boarder in St. Petersburg

Free Tutorial! Since many people are bored at home and looking to add to their skillset, I have just released my best tutorial for free and it already has just over $92,000 worth of downloads – awesome! People seem to love it and thank you for the great feedback. I’ll keep it free as long […]




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After the Bullfight

If you’re a Passport Sunday member then you’ll get to see how today’s photo was made. Every Sunday I come to you with a fresh video and we have a huge archive of other videos that you will also enjoy. Thanks! The Bullfight How-to This was a pretty simple photo to post-process, as you’ll see […]




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Happy Village Kids

Machine Elf 16 – Creator of Worlds | Trey Ratcliff & Sam Wave “Creator of Worlds” explores chaos and order and creation from nothing. The actual work is a high resolution physical installation about 75 inches across and is embedded in a wall, running in a continuous loop forever. Here’s a photo of what the […]




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Carnival Row at Disney

Matt Ridley on putting everything in perspective I love this guy… he always has a fresh perspective on things. Daily Photo – Carnival Row at Disney When I was at Disneyland in Anaheim, I thought this would make excellent subject-matter for an HDR shot. This mix of lights and textures usually comes out pretty cool. […]




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Happy monks in Cambodia

Daily Photo – Happy monks in Cambodia Most of the monks I saw in Cambodia were not really doing monk-like things. I expected to see lots of meditating or chanting or something. Most of the time, they were just goofing, playing games, smoking, and just acting like pretty much everyone else! Happy monks in Cambodia […]




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Male Lion in the Wild

Duncan Trussell on Joe Rogan I’m trying to turn more people on to this Duncan dude! ???? Daily Photo – Male Lion in the Wild On our second day in Botswana, we were lucky enough to see this mature male lion. The previous time I was in Africa, I didn’t see a male lion for […]