little design change

i decided to add a background to my current design. :)

before:

after:

which do you like better?

shooting in manual

i have some exciting news. i have begun to shoot in manual! no more auto for this girl. :)

anyone want to guess what the above photo is of? while i still have allot to learn, the photography seminar i've been watching has been very helpful. :) do you shoot in auto, manual, or both?

inlinkz

how many of you have ever used inlinkz to link up to something or have had people link up to something on your blog? *raises hand* well, today i want to share with you something very scary and dangerous that i found out. today i received a couple of e-mails that someone had submitted a link to link-up to cameras, people, and a few snapshots. no big deal, right? well in the e-mail i saw something disturbing, take a peek(i removed my ip address from this for security sake):

 

geolocate user? so i made a test link(because i didn't want to see the person who linked up's information) to see how much information it included. it was scary!

 

look at all that information that someone can get by you just entering your link in an inlinkz link-up widget! i want to encourage you to:

1. spread the word. please tell people about this! 
2. stop linking up with inlinkz. you don't want to be giving this information to a stranger!
3. stop using inlinkz to have people link up to something on your blog. 

because of this information i have found i will no longer be using inlinkz.

{surprise ii} a giveaway just for you

 so i realized tuesday that i hadn't had a giveaway in like 100 days! so i decided that it was time for another giveaway. :) what i'm giving away:

1 pre-made header made by me! the giveaway is open world-wide to anyone. all you have to do is enter below. i will hopefully announce the winners on may 1st. :) have fun!

{surprise i} cameras, people, and some snapshots

<center><a href="http://pupsqueakphotography.blogspot.com/search/label/cameras. people. and some snapshots." target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Younique" src="http://i.imgur.com/377Nd.png" /></a></center>
hey everybody! after much consideration i have decided to bring back my weekly photography challenge! this time though, instead of being Snapshot Saturday it is called "cameras, people, and some snapshots". so are you ready? this week's theme is: pets. feel free to take the picture of a pet-related item too. :)

rules:
-the photo you enter must be taken by you.
-you may only enter one photo per challenge.
-if your link goes to a blog post with more then one picture please specify which photo you are entering.
-you can enter using imgur, photobucket, flickr, or your blog.
-please keep all the photos rated g or pg.
-you must include either the button(at the top of the post) or a link to this post.
-you may edit the photo.
-have fun!