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JanMaklak

Joined 14 months ago from Canada. Last activity 8 days ago.

I blog, photograph, live and work in Canada. Passionate about photography, student of Social Media, I write about photography and social media.

I've found Hub Pages originally as a way to produce some extra income but what I'm finding here is a great group of knowledgeable caring people.  Hub Pages is also a place to nuture each other and provide some comradery for the otherwise lonely work of writing.  

If you like my work please comment or send me a note.  I'm alway happy to hear from fellow hubbers.  If I have't followed you it's only because I haven't discovered your great work yet.  

 

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  • 2

    How to Make Money Selling Plants

    3 weeks ago

    Do you have a green thumb and are you a bit of an entrepreneur? Plant sales may be just what you need to put a few extra thousand dollars in your pocket every spring.

  • 0

    Composting for Your Garden

    3 months ago

    The technique for fast production of great garden soil is easy and effortless. Here is all you need to know about composting

  • 7

    How to Do Your Own Homemade Photography Lighting

    4 months ago

    The most important factor in photography is lighting. Lighting equipment is a major hurtle for hobby photographers. Here are some options including homemade lighting and budget lighting kits.

  • 11

    How to Instantly Make More Cash from Your Blog Articles

    4 months ago

    Here are some secrets from expensive tutorials that will help you increase your traffic and cash flow starting with the next article you write.

  • 0

    A 365 Photography Project - What are the Drawbacks?

    4 months ago

    A 365 Photography Challenge can be fun and rewarding but are you ready to take one on? Here I discuss not only the benefits but also why you may not want to take it on right now.

  • 8

    Double the Traffic for Your Hubs Through Linking

    4 months ago

    How would you like to double or triple the web traffic you get. Great content and some well written links will increase your traffic and views for more income. Here's what you need to get started

  • 11

    The Rules of Composition in Photography

    4 months ago

    The rules of composition are all of the things that have proven to make your art more aesthetically pleasing. The rules of composition were originally developed in art and extend into photography with no modifications with the exception that to follow the rules of composition the photographer sometimes be creative to get the desired results. Paint and brush artists can create any scene they want and photographers must consider angle, time of day, the golden hour, people walking in an out of the

  • 4

    Photographic Composition: Balance

    4 months ago

    One of the most elusive but necessary rules of composition is the balance of subject and background or balance between subjects within a photo. Every truly good photograph that you take will have a sense of balance or visual weight. Everything in the photograph lends itself to the balance or imbalance of a shot. Like other rules of composition in photography balance relies on the photographer/artist’s eye in composing shots....

  • 1

    Gourmet Sandwiches - Bacon Cheeseburger Deluxe

    4 months ago

    It's time to get daring and add a little spice and surprise to the bacon cheeseburger. Here is a recipe that impress every cheeseburger lover you know.

  • 6

    Minimalist Photography 8 Elements of Composition

    4 months ago

    What is the one factor that makes a good minimalist photograph a great one? Is there an answer to this question? Maybe not a simple one but there is a few things that all photographers would agree that make a great minimalist photograph.

  • 6

    Composition in Photography: Depth of Field

    4 months ago

    Depth of field can emphasize portions of the photograph. Shallow depth of field also creates isolation of your subject and eliminates structure in backgrounds.Depth of field can set the mood of a photograph creating a soft luxurious look.......

  • 4

    Composition in Photography: Framing Your Subject

    4 months ago

    Composing a good photograph has many different facets. Here I discuss how framing can improve the very next photograph you take.

  • 3

    Writing Steps Every Writer Needs

    4 hours ago

    Writing articles for Hub Pages ad other article base companies can seem daunting. Here is the straight good on earning and breaking though to success.

  • 2

    How to Hang Pictures Without Using Nails

    10 hours ago

    When you move wall art you are generally faced with left over nail holes from hanging your art. If the nail holes were substantial this can mean using spackle or drywall compound to fill the nail holes and that can mean sanding to level the surface and repainting. Repainting sounds so easy but is it?.The cost of high quality paint can exceed $60.00 per gallon and when combined with other costs car reach $300. Find out here about alternatives to nail holes.

  • 1

    How to Set Aperture for Macro Extension Tubes in Photography

    5 months ago

    You try to use the cheap extension tubes and the depth of field is almost non-existent. Your subject cannot be on a perfectly parallel plane to your camera sensor and you just can’t get enough depth of field There is no connection to the aperture motor. What do you do?

  • 5

    Storage Wars: How You Can Really Make Money Buying Storage Lockers

    4 months ago

    Buying storage unit contents has its ups and downs. Buying merchandise at storage auctions can be fun and rewarding as well. Like “The Price is Right” you must know the value of the goods. Here are some of the things you should know from my own experience.

  • 0

    How to Design Your Own Home Macro Photography Studio

    5 months ago

    It can be very rewarding to shoot the smaller things in life.Macro photography has come into its own as an art form. Setting up your home macro photography studio is easier than you think and doesn't take a lot of room. Here I discuss what you will need to start your macro studio.

  • 10

    3 Ways to Start Making a Full Time Living from Home Today

    4 months ago

    Many people dream of having the flexibility of working from home and truly making an income from their work. It has been said time and again that if you do something you really love you never work a day in your life.

  • 1

    What is a Casual Employee?

    5 months ago

    For many employers the thought of bringing on another body in times of uncertainty is daunting. There is the cost of benefits, payroll deductions and paperwork in the event of a lay off. A full time worker gives an employer little flexibility in hours and times worked. Here are some benefits and drawbacks of casual employment from the perspective of the employer and the worker.

  • 0

    How to Make a Digital Picture Black and White

    5 months ago

    For some of us photographers black and white photography is the ultimate form of artistic expression. Black and white photography relies on heavily composition and texture. There are no distractions from saturated colour when viewing black and white photography. Black and white photography is suggestive, often evoking strong emotion.

  • 2

    How to Build a Home Photography Studio Now for Pocket Change

    4 months ago

    For most of us we can't afford thousands of dollars on lighting, soft-boxes, reflectors and stands. Here are ways to accomplish the same for less.

  • 1

    Canon's Custom Function on the Creative Side of the Dial

    4 months ago

    Canon's Custom Function on the Mode Dial offers a immediate access to your personal customized features. Set up HDR or the flash settings for portraits with one turn of the dial.

  • 11

    Improve Your Photography Right Now

    4 months ago

    Are you feeling a little stale when it comes to photography? Here's a few tips to get you energized and be your best.

  • 0

    Publish your eBook Now!

    4 months ago

    There must be 1000 e-books unpublished for everyone that finally gets to the a website. Here's my journey to get my work published.

  • 0

    More on Achieving Perfect Focus with Your Camera

    5 months ago

    Achieving focus and sharpness of your photograph s a process that is more than keeping your camera still during exposure. Here a number of techniques are highlighted to improve your shot.

  • 0

    How to Shop for a Used Camera Lens

    4 months ago

    Buying a used lens can save quite a bit of money. Just make an informed decision before you lay down your cash.

  • 0

    What is a RAW Image and Why You Need to Know.

    4 months ago

    If you only know JPEG it's time to rethink your photography and try RAW!

  • 3

    25 Ways to Achieve Your Best Focus and Sharpness with Your Digital Camera

    4 months ago

    The first of 2 articles on getting maximum sharpness through focus and reducing blur.

  • 0

    7 Steps for Photographers to Create Their Own e-Book

    4 months ago

    A well done e-Book for your photography studio can mean higher income with less stress.

  • 8

    5 Tips for Minimalist Photography

    4 months ago

    5 tips for great minimalist photography

  • 8

    12 Ways to Be a Better Photographer Now

    4 months ago

    Photography Tips for All Photograpers

  • 0

    How You Can Easily Cloak Your Affiliate Links

    5 months ago

    Affiliate Marketing can be hard enough as it is. Get better click-through rates by cloaking your links

  • 0

    Quality Content Drives Traffic

    6 months ago

    It takes work to build a really great site. Here's a bit of what you need to get going

  • 0

    Twitter and Social Media: A Free Short Course

    4 months ago

    Social Media can be a tough concept tThis page will help you navigate through my hubs and act as as a free short course. Please be sure you bookmark this page!

  • 0

    SEO Realities: Think Beyond Organic Searches

    4 months ago

    SEO is a Lot of work. There is lots of competition for Google's first page. Here are some ideas to get more clicks!

  • 3

    Get More Website Traffic with Click Bank

    4 months ago

    Organic search results don't always get you the traffic you need. Click Bank and affiliates can drive more traffic to your site.

  • 1

    Twitter Marketing - The Soft Sell, Sells Well

    4 months ago

    Step by step from your Twitter post to getting the sale.

  • 2

    How to Build Your Email List Fast

    5 months ago

    Email list building can be done quickly and ethically with just a small amount of time and energy. Think hard, don't work hard.

  • 1

    Is it Time to Rewrite the Rules of Schools?

    4 months ago

    Are we winning? No! The educational system is falling behind among other vital areas of he country. Start a discussion on education reform.

  • 0

    How to Build Search Engine Ranking

    4 months ago

    Getting higher search engine ranking involves a number of things. Just like in the real world, your online neighbourhood linking can make all the difference.

  • 5

    How Micro Blogging increases Money and Traffic to Your Site

    4 months ago

    Mico-Blogging just a little bit can help your SEO results by providing useful information with just enough words to satisfy Google's search requirements.

  • 2

    Are Tablet Computers Worth the Money?

    7 months ago

    If you're considering a tablet but not sure if you can use one read my little blurb on the topic.

  • 2

    Is This the Fastest Way to Make Money Part 3

    7 months ago

    In Part One I talked about some of the great benefits of buying and selling on and off the internet. Here in Part three are some of the drawbacks.

  • 4

    Is This the Fastest Way to Make Money Part 2

    7 months ago

    In Part One I talked about some of the great benefits of buying and selling on and off the internet. Here in Part Two are some of the drawbacks.

  • 4

    Is this the Fastest Way to Make Money?

    7 months ago

    Buying and selling. It's as old as the hills but it is what everyone does. Here are a few ideas to help you get started to a potentially lucrative income.

  • 4

    Synergy in Self Publishing

    5 months ago

    If you're having a hard time writing that e-book here's some motivation. Make money from your e-book while you are still writing it!

  • 0

    Great Leadership Happens!

    5 months ago

    There are people in each of our lives that we truly admire. Maybe you’re lucky enough to have more than one person in your life like this but I think that most of us lucky to have one. So I am writing this as a discussion starter about what makes a leader great. So what does it take to be a truly great leader? Here are some of my thoughts.

  • 1

    Double Your Advertising Reach by being Online

    4 months ago

    Here is a good reason for setting up a webpage and email list for your brick and mortar business. Read this before you dismiss the idea of a website for your traditional business.

  • 0

    6 Steps to a Custom Twitter Profile

    4 months ago

    Improve your Twitter page with a custom profile. Find out how easy it is. Add a logo or other personal branding.

  • 17

    5 Things You Can Do Right Now to get Closer to Google's First Page.

    4 months ago

    Everyone talks about SEO but there is little hard evidence of what it is. I'll uncover the basics here and over a few more posts. Solid information that you can use.

  • 0

    Effectively Using Twitter Marketing

    4 months ago

    Twitter marketing isn't hard but it does take some tact and finesse. Here are some simple ways to improve your response by using Twitter the right way.

  • 17

    Add 200 New Twitter Followers Today.

    4 months ago

    Should you buy Twitter Followers? ABSOLUTELY NOT! There is a simple and very effective way to get thousands of TARGETED followers. Take 10 and read this article.

  • 3

    Twitter Hacked? 6 Ways to Keep Your Twitter Account Secure

    4 months ago

    If you've ever wondered about some of those spam messages you get from fellow twitter users it is because their account has been hacked. There is a thriving black market sale of hacked accounts. I've given you some simple steps to avoid your twitter account from ending up in the hands of the crooks. It's a 10 minute read with advice applicable to everyone.

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