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	<title>Personalized Photo Checks And News</title>
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		<title>Photo Check Coupon Codes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Save $2.00 on your second box of checks.&#160;  Offer Code 8UWE12
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Save $2.00 on your second box of checks.&nbsp;  Offer Code 8UWE12</p>
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<p>&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Enter Offer Code 8UWE12 during checkout to receive this special pricing.</p>
<p>Easily transform your cherished photos into checks and accessories with Unique Products&trade;.<br />
<b>Unique Checks&mdash;Now available in Wallet and Side Tear formats!</b></p>
<p>What  better way to give your special photos the attention they deserve than with  Unique Checks. Escape traditional frames and photo albums - and bring new life  to your favorite photo.</p>
<p><b>Order a Unique Pack and save  $15!</b><br />
Purchase 1 box of Unique Checks, a set of Unique Labels and a Unique  Cotton Checkbook Cover and receive $15 off your order. </p>
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		<title>Photo Image Sensors</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[High quality digital photos are about your camera&#8217;s image sensor ability and is perhaps the biggest influence on picture quality. 
There is no substitute for a big image sensor. (...)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">High quality digital photos are about your camera&rsquo;s image sensor ability and is perhaps the biggest influence on picture quality. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">There is no substitute for a big image sensor. A large image sensor means that the size of each pixel in a DSLR (digital single lens reflex) camera will be larger. With larger pixel size, you&#039;re able to shoot without flash or use faster shutter speeds in more situations than you normally would, and your pictures are less likely to blur.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Learn how an image sensor&rsquo;s size can affect the images you capture may lean you to a larger image size camera. The only disadvantage is increased cost of the camera.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Wrapping it up, larger image sensor lets you enjoy more pixels and bigger pixels for superior resolution and picture quality.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">  <span style="line-height: 105%;">The final word is that there is no substitute for a large image sensor. It isn&rsquo;t all about megapixels</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br />
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		<title>Photo Checks Are A Hit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photo checks add uniqueness for the latest in personal checks. (...)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Photo checks add uniqueness for the latest in personal checks. When you order checks on line, you can create an image with your favorite photos and get matching checkbook covers, address labels and calling cards to match.</p>
<p>Creating these new artistic checks is easy by simply finding a photo or a design that you would like on the checks, like the dog or the kid&rsquo;s drawing, a cloud formation or landscape. If the photo or drawing is not in digital format you need to scan it to make a JPEG file.</p>
<p>Submit the JPEG photo(s) and the check provider will put the photo onto the new check order. You&rsquo;ll have checks that nobody else has or if you have a side business, you can use it as an advertisement.</p>
<p>As a business check, one can personalize it with the product or service offered, as a logo, personal action figure, or as part of an ad layout. Your imagination is the only limitation.</p>
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		<title>Advice check up for taking pet pictures</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If your pet is a solid, dark color, use aflash to bring out more of the detail in your pet&#039;s face. (...)]]></description>
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<p>If your pet is a solid, dark color, use aflash to bring out more of the detail in your pet&#039;s face. If you do end up with red eye, use photo-editing software basic programs that come free with many new computers to resolve the red eye.</p>
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<p>Get close where your pet is. Shoot at just below your pet&#039;s eye level and zoom in as closely as you can for good close up detail.</p>
<p>Watch your backgrounds and think neutral &mdash; a plain wall, not a cluttered background like cabinets and furniture or rock piles. Think contrast &mdash; light for a dark pet, dark for a light one. Consider throwing down a solid-colored fabric for indoor background shots.</p>
<p>Be patient. If your pet does something cute and you miss the action don&#039;t think all is lost . Chances are if you&#039;re patient and keep your camera ready, you&#039;ll catch another repeat.</p>
<p>Get kids and pets together. Get a pet&#039;s attention with a toy or treat, or by holding the pet for a picture of child and pet together. Use a trick of using a little treat on your children to get the pet to pay more attention.</p>
<p>Enjoy and share your photos! Check and you&#039;ll find several sites on the Web like Flickr.com that welcome communities of people sharing their pictures. Think note cards, calendars or even posters for your favorite shots.</p>
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		<title>Taking Good Pictures</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For years you might have been happy not knowing manual settings for your camera. The great pictures seem to come from not so much about technical skills but about being there, in the moment. (...)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For years you might have been happy not knowing manual settings for your camera. The great pictures seem to come from not so much about technical skills but about being there, in the moment. I&rsquo;ve seen some great shots come from camera phones and throw-away cameras.</p>
<p>Visualize framing pictures, that is setting up your pictures is the way they will turn out in real life is a great start. Direct the attention to the center of interest and positioning the subject in contrasting backgrounds gives added emphasis. Tonal and color contrast in foreground helps too. Getting ready before the action starts is an added advantage.</p>
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		<title>Practice Framing the Picture - Check the Photo You Create In Your Mind</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 23:12:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The way you practice for your photos by framing pictures, setting up your pictures is the way they will turn out in real life. (...)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The way you practice for your photos by framing pictures, setting up your pictures is the way they will turn out in real life. By directing the viewer&#039;s attention to the center of interest and positioning of the subject to create contrast gives added emphasis. Tonal and color contrast in foreground and background at emphasis to a picture.</p>
<p>When we speak of contrast as it relates to composition, we are referring to both tonal contrast, as in black-and-white photography, and color contrast as it relates to color photography. In black-and-white photography, contrast is the difference in subject tones from white-to-gray-to-black or from the lightest tone to the darkest tone. In color photography different colors create contrast.</p>
<p>Low-key and high-key pictures convey mood and atmosphere. When a photo scene contains mostly dark tones or colors, it is called low key . When a photo scene contains mostly light tones, it is called high key. Low key colors suggests seriousness and mystery, such in a thunderstorm. On the other hand, high key creates a feeling of delicacy and lightness.</p>
<p>The secret for creating a better and different picture is remembering a better and different past action. Musicians and athletes have known this for years; &quot;The way you practice is the way you&#039;ll play in real life.&quot;</p>
<p>Even in life, memory and future are interrelated with the past and if one can remember the good things in the past, good things in the future are more apt to fly in to view. The thinkers say that future thought is impossible without memories. Do you remember the hurts, frustrations and pain of the past or the joys, beauty and thrill of accomplishment?</p>
<p>We paint future pictures by imagining ourselves doing what we want to do. If we remember a different past the future will change. If having practiced setting up and framing pictures in a certain better way, when the opportunity arrives, you&rsquo;ll snap a better picture</p>
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		<title>Passports</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:07:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fake EU passports &#8216;provide illegals easy access to Britain&#8217;s and may provide similar ease of entry into the US
Faked, forged or stolen passports pose a security problem. (...)]]></description>
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<p>Fake EU passports &lsquo;provide illegals easy access to Britain&rsquo;s and may provide similar ease of entry into the US</p>
<p>Faked, forged or stolen passports pose a security problem. Faked passports are gained by getting someone who looked like you to apply using their photo. It is suspected that large numbers of illegal immigrants have entered Britain on false documents. There is widespread anecdotal evidence of fake East European passports that bypass current security protocols according to a recent Gulf Times newspaper article.</p>
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		<title>Taking Better Photos</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the age of larger memory chips and digital cameras, the best advice for taking better photos is to take more of them. Memory cards can hold hundreds of photo images. (...)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><font face="Calibri" size="3">In the age of larger memory chips and digital cameras, the best advice for taking better photos is to take more of them. Memory cards can hold hundreds of photo images. After taking a slew of photos of whatever subject you&rsquo;re shooting, choose the best and discard the rest off the memory card or review them over the next several<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>days and save your favorites.</font></p>
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		<title>Unique Gifts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are in a season that is not looking for stocking stuffers but personalized value added gifts and would like to introduce our partner company Unique Gifts 
Unique Products are featured that features checks and accessories personalized with your own photo. (...)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="margin-left: 14.25pt"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">We are in a season that is not looking for stocking stuffers but personalized value added gifts and would like to introduce our partner company Unique Gifts <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 14.25pt"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Unique Products are featured that features checks and accessories personalized with your own photo. Upload your photo and have it printed on your checks in full color! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</span>Or, submit up to four photos to be included in a rotating series.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 14.25pt"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Unique Products also features a selection of personalized and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</span>lovable stuffed animals for any holiday or occasion. All these plush gifts are customized with any name up to ten letters! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</span>Also <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</span>you can purchase labels, stickers, checkbook covers, mousepads, purses and more with your very own photo on them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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		<title>How Hard Is It to Put A Photo On A Check?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 23:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Uploading and making a photo personalized checks is really not hard. If your photos are stored on your computer the process is very simple. (...)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Uploading and making a photo personalized checks is really not hard. If your photos are stored on your computer the process is very simple. If not, you will need to put your favorite photos on your computer in order to make the choice.</p>
<p>Simply go to the photo check printers site, and click on a button to upload the photos to the check company. The process of uploading is easy. All you need to do is find the file on your computer&#039;s files from their web site, and click upload!</p>
<p>Once they are uploaded, you will be given the option to position the photo on the check as you would like it. The process is easy and simple. You are prompted from the photo check web site on exactly how to do each step.</p>
<p>It is really fast and uncomplicated. Imagine your amazement when you see your favorite photos every time you use your checkbook!</p>
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