Hello everyone! My name is Eric Doggett, and I am a photographer based in Austin, Texas.
The kind people here at Sparkplugging.com have asked me to help start a column on photography, and so I am very excited to give you some tips and tricks to help you get the most out of your camera!
We are [...]

Proud dad of two, and happy husband, Daniel De Guia works as a web producer and project manager in Northern California.
He also writes on his blog, deguia.net about current events, life in Sonoma County and the West Memphis Three.
As a parent, often times it’s hard to remember that your childhood was vastly different than your [...]

Okay fellas, we all know that there are going to be a handful of occasions each and every year where we are going to be buying our lovely wives a gift – birthdays, anniversaries, holidays.
Unfortunately, even though we know this, we still struggle to buy a gift for the woman that we love. Over [...]

Earlier today I came across a link to a story at The Juggle discussing a post from the WSJ.com’s Law Blog about how one reader decided to say no to the boss.
Have you ever told the boss no?
When your boss calls you with a request to work a late night or come into the office [...]

Self-promotion – or tooting your own horn – can feel a little strange.
Chances are that you were taught as a child that being humble about your accomplishments was the proper way to act.
Gloating about what you have done or how great you might be at something was a sure-fire way to turn people off and [...]

Stressed out?
Work.
Finances.
Work.
There are plenty of things in our day-to-day lives that can introduce a considerable amount of stress. Just the other day I had an experience at work that resulted in a temporary source of stress – which was resolved with a quiet evening spent with a good friend.
Regardless of what may be causing [...]