2007 was the first year in the U.S. that the number of prints from digital files exceeded the number of prints from film. There were over 14,000,000 digital prints made, compared to fewer than 10,000,000 prints from film. The industry is a little worried that people are not printing every digital image they take, but […]

Keep it simple. I just say this, “On (date) I sent a (manuscript or article) to you titled (title). Would you please update me as to the status of my (manuscript or article)? Thank you for your time.Sincerely,
Jeff Colburn
That’s all you need to do. It’s short, professional, the editor can read it in a couple […]

Here’s part three of a five part drawing series by Ed. In this lesson he goes over drawing soft feathers and talons.
Have Fun,
Jeff

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As you may remember, in my last article about my neighbors I talked about my Naked Neighbors. Now I want to show you some pictures of even wilder critters. All of these pictures were taken on or near my house. All photographs © 2008 Jeff Colburn

Here’s a freshly molted Cicada on the top, and […]