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I’ve been reading more on the subjects of productivity and blogging lately. One of the main points focused on is that you should pick a niche and stick to it. I reasoned that I could do that without too much trouble; I love photography! Then I opened my del.icio.us bookmarks and nearly lost a limb to the irony of that statement. My bookmarks are a bit schizophrenic. I kept it on topic for you this week, though:

• Desktopography - A yearly design project to create well-designed nature-themed backgrounds. It’s run by one of my favourite designers, Pete Harrison. The site can be slow but it’s worth it.
• Pleix Films- I’ve been showing people a number of their short films for years without realizing they were all made by the same collective.
• Strange Cameras from TechEBlog - More unusual cameras, from combination film and digital models to goofy wrist-mounted cameras.
• Flickr User Becomes Pro for Microsoft - This was news to me; apparently Microsoft hired a bunch of Flickr photographers to create some of the wallpapers included with Windows Vista.
• Free Photoshop Brushes at TutorialBlog - A decently-sized collection of high quality Photoshop brushes that you can use.

I’ve started experimenting with a few brush sets from the last link and it’s interesting what you can create. I get the distinct impression that it’s easy to learn, hard to master. I’m a long way from being able to mock Pete Harrison’s design skills with impunity.

On an unrelated note, I want to welcome all my new readers! Regular readers may not have noticed, but my post entitled “How to Find Great Free Photos for Your Blog” has been receiving some pretty heavy traffic. I’ll be posting the follow-up post on how to use these photos next week.