Below is information about the event, with a letter from Heather Speeks, chair of the The Artistic Expressions Art Auction. As she notes, tickets are complimentary by request only through their website (lilospromise.com)

Date/Time: Saturday, April 10, 2010 at 6:30 p.m.
Place: Collingswood Community Center
Collingswood, NJ
Website: www.lilospromise.com

Picture your adored pup in an abusive home or facing euthanasia after a long stay at an animal shelter. Lilo’s Promise Animal Rescue, located in Voorhees, NJ, removes dogs from these situations, loves and trains them until they are ready to take the next step toward being a treasured pet. Lilo’s helps all breeds, but specializes in our beloved pit bulls. These misunderstood and mismanaged kids get trapped in the system and need every advantage they can get.

As chair of the The Artistic Expressions Art Auction, I am dedicated to raise the funds needed to achieve Lilo’s goal of doubling the amount of dogs saved in 2009. While this is a huge undertaking for us, we are determined to reach our goal to help the dogs that need us.

Beginning at 6:30 p.m. on April 10, attendees are invited to whet their palates with a Wine Tasting and Meet the Artists Hour sponsored by local vendors. A Live Auction, beginning at 7:30 p.m. will feature an amazing and eclectic assortment of art, with opening bids ranging from five dollars into the hundreds.  A current listing of our local, national and international artists donating work is available on our website at www.lilospromise.com.

Please join us for an exciting evening of food, wine and art and help Lilo’s Promise continue to rescue homeless animals.  Tickets are complimentary by request only through our website (lilospromise.com).

We hope to see you there!
-Heather Speeks – 856-783-2024 – HSpeeks@msn.com

Below is some information about the book as well as a way to get bonus gifts and be eligible for prizes when you order the book on Wednesday, 3/31/2010. You’ll also be supporting a great cause because on March 31, each order supports the American Humane Association whose mission is about the human-animal bond much like the message of the book.

Prizes and Bonus Gifts include: website creation, online shopping sprees, a modern platform dog bed, personalized dog birthday party, sterling silver necklace with yellow sapphires, gift certificates, business tips from Rich Dad, Poor Dad’s Robert Kiyosaki and Entrepreneur Mack Burnett III, Pet Photo Secrets, coaching advice, audio of World Peace Diet, dog training tips and much more!

For more information, visit:  http://LeashesandLovers.com/thebook

Feel free to use coupon code EXHNJ for 37% off the online ticket fee.

For more information and show hours, or to register visit:
http://www.SuperPetExpo.com

Overviews of popular types of cameras used today:

1. Film Cameras
Most people (including me) learned photography using film cameras. Film cameras have been produced for over 100 years, and many types and models have been made, including:

• Single-use plastic film cameras that you buy and drop off when getting your film processed;
• Point-and-shoot 35mm film cameras, which have been made for many years in a wide variety of quality levels and price points. A few of the photos I included in this book were shot with a high quality point-and-shoot camera.
• 35mm SLR (Single Lens Reflex) film cameras, which were the primary camera type used by professional photographers (and many non-pros) until digital cameras became very popular.
• Specialty film cameras, including swing-lens panoramic cameras that can produce some amazing images. Other cameras include the Holga and Diana+, which help to produce very artistic images that must be seen to be believed [see w1.2].

2. 35mm DSLRs: 35mm DSLRs have become the most popular camera type for professional photographers, and many non-pros also use them because of the many features they offer. There are many options, from compact, lightweight models that cost less than $500 including a zoom lens, to 20+ megapixel models in the $2,500-$6,000 range that can produce images comparable in quality to some medium- and large-format camera/digital camera back combos costing $10,000-30,000 or more. These cameras are often called “35mm DSLRs” even though the size of the CMOS or CCD sensor that captures the image is often smaller than a full-frame 35mm film frame. Examples of full-frame 35mm digital cameras are the Canon EOS 5D and the Nikon D3. There are some excellent charts and photo overlays showing different sensor sizes on this page of wikipedia.com.

3. Digital point-and-shoot cameras Excluding camera phones, digital point-and-shoot cameras are the most popular category of digital camera. They are available from many manufacturers in a wide array of colors, sizes and features. Some have features comparable to or even exceeding those found on some DSLRs, and many can produce images at a quality level similar to DSLRs. One of the main features most digital point-and-shoot cameras have that most DSLRs lack is video, but that gap is closing fast.

4. Video Cameras with Still Photo Modes: There are many video cameras on the market today that have very good–quality still picture modes, and the lines are blurring between video cameras and point-and-shoot still cameras. Every year more flash-media–based video cameras are introduced (eliminating the need for DV or Super 8 tapes), which blurs the lines even more. SD/SDHC cards are the most popular removable media for both video and still cameras.

5. Camera Phones: The popularity of camera phones is nothing short of incredible. Whereas just a few years ago only a small percentage of the population carried a camera, today over a billion people worldwide have a camera at their side, integrated into their phone/smartphone. The best way to describe camera phones is to compare them with other phones, which I’ve done in an article which you can find here.