smile	:-) :) :] =)
		frown	:-( :( :[ =(
		gasp	:-O :O :-o :o
		grin	:-D :D =D
		tongue	:-P :P :-p :p =P
		wink	;-) ;)
		curly lips	:3
		kiss	:-* :*
		grumpy	>:( >:-(
		glasses	8-) 8) B-) B)
		sunglasses	8-| 8| B-| B|
		upset	>:O >:-O >:o >:-o
		confused	o.O O.o
		shark	(^^^)
		pacman	:v
		squint	-_-
		angel	O:) O:-)
		devil	3:) 3:-)
		unsure	:/ :-/ :\ :-\
		cry	:'(
		Chris Putnam	:putnam:
		robot	:|]
		heart	<3
		kiki	^_^

Do you want to memorize them? Definitely not me! How you wish Facebook can displays those smileys in Facebook Chat where you only need to click on them and send to your friends without trouble.

Well, the good news is there is a Greasemonkey script that will give you a collection of emoticons where you can click for a simpler way to experience emoticons in Facebook Chat. To use the script, you need to have Firefox browser on your desktop.

To get smileys and emoticons on Facebook Chat window, first you need to install the Greasemonkey [Firefox Extension]. Restart your browser after the installation. Then, install the required script – Facebook Chatbar+. Done!

Now, log in your Facebook account and fire up the chat window. You will notice a collection of emoticons within the chat window.

My live.space is an extension of my website, therefore naturally Photography & Fashion based. So my blogs tend to revolve in this area. I have found my niche in the job satisfaction market & am happy doing something I love & adore-taking photos is a hobby & also a job for me. Sure I tried many things over the years but have learned if you love something, make it your career too. My other love is fashion-I adore clothes, I love shopping, I love style & trying to second guess the next season’s style & colours. Another reason I love photography, I can use that as the perfect excuse to visit the clothes show & various fashion weeks that are put on! I get asked by lots of aspiring models “How can I break into the fashion market for a career?” Firstly I try & put all prospective models off a modelling career, It’s not what it appears, it can be dark, difficult to know whom to trust, you really do need someone on the inside to help you. Unless you are exceptionally stunning & have the right attitude, you won’t earn much money & will fall into the trap nearly all the girls fall into. You tell your friends “Hey I’m a Model!” Welcome to the dark side. WTF? I hear the models say?

REALITY. Your friends will now assume you earn £2000 a week. You need to wear the right clothes, accessories, handbags, shoes, hair extensions, make-up etc & you look a million $! & so you should, you're a model.

EXCEPT. You won’t earn hardly anything; it takes ages to become established, so you borrow to keep up the image & quickly fall into debt. But your friends all envy you, they want to hang out with you & every boy says they have been out with you. The jobs just don’t come in. How can you now tell your friends? After all, they all envy you, you’re on that pedestal, and you ARE the girls in the magazines, for you will become famous. How can you possibly tell them you have lived a lie & it's all a sham, you're also terribly in debt?

PREDATORS. This is where the dark side rears its ugly head, the unscrupulous men that are waiting to exploit you, for this will seem to be a life-line, the high paying jobs that will bail you out & allow you to clear your debt, perhaps buy a sports car! BUT IT’S NOT MODELLING. Trust me, I work in this industry, I see the dark side, I see the girls time & time again, the pit falls etc. Forget modelling. Read the advice on my website if you are a potential model. www.xintense.com  If you still want to become a model & theres no stopping you, just slow down, seek genuine advice & avoid the dark side at all costs! My colleague Sarah will answer any questions you may have, her email address is clearly displayed on my website.

FASHION. Become a fashion designer. That’s if you have a love for the fashion industry. Sure it’s hard to break into but so very rewarding & there are some great like-minded people that will help you every step along the way, once you have chosen your path. It certainly does help to take a degree, but aim for one that offers work placement too. Visit your local Connexions & have a chat to them. They will prove invaluable. Remember this, 2,500 people a year go into the Rag-Trade, you need to remember that you’re special, determined & will be better than them. Once you enter the industry, you will quickly discover there’s so much more then basic designing to learn. Like Drawing, Presentation, Illustrating, Pattern understanding & cutting, good communicating skills, modelling on the stand, Research! Etc.Then there are the many different areas too, Kids, womensware, mensware & many more. You also need to have natural aptitude for fashion. I say that because I have been amazed at some of the young girls that have a space dedicated to fashion-with a clear & amazing knowledge, it’s an art & some of you are amazing.

Don’t let the thought of having to take a degree put you off if you’re not in the least academic! Google this man Helmut Lang if you have talent trust me, people will know & helmut didn’t take a degree.

So if you’re very keen & you feel you have something to give, start with a visit to your careers tutor, or Connexions you

This season, fashion is having a nostalgic moment for New York's late '70s/early '80s clubbing heyday, and who better to represent the craze than Debbie Harry? Ripped T-shirts with subversive slogans, perversely-matched prints, and, most markedly, over-the-knee black leather boots (the new footwear, as seen at Louis Vuitton, Giles and Chloé for autumn/winter 2009) all played a part in the Blondie frontwoman's wardrobe. From Balmain's punk rock sequins to Marc Jacobs' acid brights, designers are going mad for the pop icon's downtown New York style.

                                              

We may only be getting our heads around autumn fashions, but brands are already thinking ahead to next spring. Case in point: handbag.com spies can exclusively reveal that last week they spotted photographer Horst Diekgerdes shooting the Louis Vuitton spring/summer 2010 shoe campaign outside Les Deux Magots café on the Left Bank in Paris. The model was a girl called Amanda Sudano. Never heard of her? You soon will have. According to a source, the reason for the choice of model is that Vuitton's shoe designer, Fabrizio Viti, is a huge fan of her mother, who is none other than disco diva Donna Summer. Other notable fact: it's the first time Vuitton has used a sole black model in one of their ads. (Did Vuitton not mind that Summer's song, I Feel Love, is the track for rival brand Gucci's Flora fragrance?)

Amanda Sudano is certainly not new to the fashion scene. The 23-year-old beauty, who is currently on the modelling books of Bella Agency in New York, was snapped arm in arm with Marc Jacobs at the Louis Vuitton show during Paris Fashion Week last October, wearing a total Louis Vuitton look of pale pink tulip skirt, grey fox stole and anthropomorphic patent wedge heels (pictured). Expect to see a lot more of her, and her shoes, during the upcoming round of Paris shows.

Louis Vuitton was unavailable to comment.

louisvuitton.com

 

Victoria Beckham has blown any chance of appearing on the cover of the influential US Vogue by agreeing to be shot for rival magazine Elle, the Daily Mail reports. "Victoria hoped to land the Vogue cover but it fell through weeks ago," a fashion insider claimed. "She decided to pose for Elle instead and now Vogue won't consider her for at least four months." Recently it was claimed that Vogue editor Anna Wintour would only give Victoria - who's had covers of UK and Russian Vogue - a cover if she had a breast reduction. "Anna said she would consider putting Victoria on the cover, but told her to lose those ridiculous implants before it happened," an insider said in June.

TELL THEM TO FUCK OFF!

09-09-09! They tell me the World will end today! *yawn* Another day I wonder if I shall wake up tomorrow.
Mind you-depends where in the world you live! As it might be yesterday or tomorrow. Think about it ;-)

                                  

Tony Romo is dating 22-year-old Miss Missouri 2008 Candice Crawford who also happens to be the sister of Gossip Girl star Chace Crawford. So you know he's not going to do anything about it except aloofly look into the camera. Us Magazine reports:

"She's not happy that it's out [in the media], but they weren't trying to hide," a source close to Candice tells Us the day after CelebTV.com first reported the coupling. "They've gone out to dinner in Dallas a bunch."

Granted, Tony Romo no longer has Jessica Simpson's large, bountiful breasts to play with, he also don't have to sword fight Joe Simpson every time he wants to touch a boob. Or clear off a pile of cheeseburger wrappers. That, too.

                               

Kim Kardashian tweeted a pic of herself getting ready for a Quick Trim photo shoot yesterday, and why does every pic Kim personally posts online look like she's in the freaking BatCave? She's standing flourescent lights ;-)  I'm starting to think she's the kind of chick who will only have sex with you in the dark - after she blindfolds you. Unfortunately, the joke's on her. I have a fantastic sense of touch: "I'll be with you shortly, baby. Just want to knead this gigantic ball of pizza dough. I think somebody dropped it on the floor though. Feels kind of hairy."

   

                              

 

Kate Gosselin was reportedly offered $400,000 to pose for Playboy, but turned down the offer, according to NY Daily News:

"Hugh sent her a letter, but Kate was totally mortified and threw it away!" a source told Star Magazine. "She didn't think it was appropriate because of the children."
Despite being "proud of the way she looks," Kate was baffled by the offer.

Fuck the money Kate-what will the kids say??

  Text around a Circle

			1. If you need to do circled text in Photoshop 5, here's a way. This is a Intermediate level Tutorial. Make a new 200x200 image. Make sure Rulers is on and Snap to Guides is checked under the View Menu.
			2. Stroke a Elliptical marquee about 2 pixels in the middle of the image. This is how: Select the Elliptical Marquee, then with a black foreground, go to Edit>Stroke and enter 2, dot center and click OK.
			3. Click on the Rulers and drag out 2 Guides, one Vertical and one Horizontal. Line them up in the middle of the circle, they should snap into the correct place.
			4. Use the Type Tool and make the first letter of the word. Place the Letter on the very top of the circle like I have.
			5. Go to Edit>Free Transform. Now set a new point of origin by clicking and dragging it to the middle of the circle like I have shown. It should snap in the very middle of the circle.
			6. Now just rotate the letter and it should ride along the circles edge. Don’t worry to much about the placement of the text, we will get to that in the next step.
			7. Continue Step 4 on thru a few times until you have the full word
			8. After I was done, my text was not centered on the circle.
			9. To fix this, I linked all my Text Layers together, then went to Edit>Free Transform once more, dragged the point of origin to the middle of the circle, then rotated the text so it was centered on the top.

   Metallic Texture

			1. Start with a new image 150x150 and fill it with White.
			2. Make sure white is the foreground color and Black in the background (Press: D and X on the keyboard). Next go to Filter>Render>Difference Clouds.
			3. Go to Filter>Noise>Add Noise. For Amount enter 30. Dot Gaussian and Check Monochromatic.
			4. Filter>Blur>Motion Blur. Angle 0. For Distance enter 999.
			5. To get that shinny metalic look, use the Lighting Effects filter. Go to Filter>Render>Lighting Effects
	6. Make a Spotlight shinning down from the top. Make sure to turn up the Gloss all the way to "Shinny" like shown. Also Move the Material over to "Metallic". Adjust the rest to taste and click OK.

Photo Touch Up

			1. Hue/Saturation Command In this picture, the image lacked in mostly color. To fix this, I went to Image>Adjust>Hue/Saturation.
			2. I simply turned up the Saturation a touch to bring back a little life. To much saturation can ruin the image, and the more you use will increase the file size too. So try and keep these things in mind.
			3. Brightness/Contrast Command Using this feature is a great way to make the dark areas dark and the light areas more lighter and brighter.
			4. Go to Image>Adjust>Brightness/Contrast. The trick is to turn down the Brightness a touch, then up the contrast a bit
			5. Unsharp Mask When resizing photos down, they can look fuzzy and blurred. Using the Unsharp Mask command is a great choice for sharpening up those small thumbnails.
			6. Go to Filter>Sharpen>Unsharp Mask. The setting I have below is the absolute best for this.

Both conventional wisdom and experience suggest that it’s important to include a photo of the item up for sale in every eBay listing. All photos, however, are not created equal—especially for a site like eBay. While the range of photo options runs the gamut from no photo at all to slideshows of externally-hosted marketing posters, the basic approach is probably still best. Follow these basic guidelines for eBay photos and you’re well on your way to selling success.

• Plan from the start to use eBay’s own picture hosting service. It’s quick, easy to use (it’s built into the standard selling form, so you can add pictures directly as you list your item for sale), and it’s very inexpensive—the first photo is free, with each photo thereafter just a few cents, billed at the same time as your listing fee.
  
  
• Take your photo in good light when a flash isn’t needed. Far too many photos used on eBay show the item with a strong color cast, or with motion blur (from shaking hands in dim light), or with such a strong flash that it’s hard to make out. Wait until midday and use natural light near a window if possible; certainly don’t shoot in lamplight and avoid using a flash. Go for good contrast—a light item shout be shot against a dark background and vice-versa.       
  

• If your item is used, clean it up a little before shooting. Run a wet wipe over plastic, metal, or wood goods, or launder textiles. Certainly don’t show a photo of a dusty or filthy item if you expect to draw top dollar bids when you list it.
  
  
• Set the item on a nice, clean surface in front of a clean background. Present your item well. Don’t show it in a messy room or surrounded by so much clutter that the buyer can’t really get a good look at it. Don’t show more than one item in the frame unless all of them are for sale in one lot.
  
  
• Get as close as possible so that the item fills the camera frame. Photos that are mostly empty frame with a tiny item in the corner aren’t very useful most of the time. Your bidders want to get a good look at the item. Give it to them by filling the frame with the item so that it’s as large as possible.
  
  
• Resize your photo to 400x300 pixels (not inches) in size. This is the “standard” size used by eBay picture services, so by making your photo the same size you’ll maximize your ability to represent your item well. In Photoshop you can resize your image using the “Image Size” option of the “Image” menu. In GIMP you can resize your image using the “Scale Image” option of the “Image” menu.
  
  
• Sharpen your image slightly after resizing it. In Photoshop this can be done using the “Sharpen” item from the “Sharpen” submenu of the “Filter” menu. In GIMP this can be done using the “Sharpen” option from the “Enhance” submenu of the “Filter” menu.
  
  
• Save the image as a JPEG (.jpg) file at the highest possible quality. Because eBay will edit the photo to add the iPix logo and will at the same time resave your image at lower quality, it’s important that you save the image originally using the highest quality setting available in your image editing or management program, to ensure the best possible result in your final listing.
  
  
• Use multiple views if necessary. If your item will be well-served by being shown from several different angles, don’t be afraid to use a second or even third or fourth shot so that your prospective bidders can feel like educated buyers.

Through all of this remember that the idea is to present your item in the best light possible. Use a decent camera, shoot in nice light, save at nice quality, and take pride in the way that you present your item. The benefits of this approach will show in your sales results.

OK it's not a bird! This is a combination of photograph & digital art for a forthcoming exhibition to raise money for a War Memorial at Kings Cliffe 9 miles from where I live. http://www.controltowers.co.uk/H-K/Kings%20Cliffe.htm It's an old USAF Airfield & this picture is part of 30 images I am producing to re build the now dilapidated memorial-dedicated to the 8th Air Force fallen.

Speaking exclusively to Now Magazine, Jodie tells the world about her new fitness regime, which involves going to the gym at least twice a week for 6 (six) months. Two times a week?! Hardly pushing the boat out!

Jodie has dropped 3 (three) dresses. Oh sorry, three dress sizes and is now a 6/8. She somewhat naively suggests she is planning to lose another half a stone and build up even bigger muscles. As any fool  knows muscle weighs about a third more than fat, so any fat she replaces will inevitably cause her to actually gain weight.

"Within two weeks, I had definition in my stomach,"

"As I saw my body changing, I really liked my muscles and as Tim (her personal trainer) is a body builder it just went from there."

Jodie's gruelling bodybuilding regime also consists of walking her dog, sex and dancing in nightclubs. Sex? God this silly cow pisses me off!

                        

                                                                      

Today I joined the ranks of Twitter & have already found it spammed with crap so I will see how this transpires!     
http://twitter.com/xintense

I  had the privilage to meet Ray Hanna & its an honour to say I knew him. The Pic posted is Rays  4th & final run under Winston Bridge at 215knots. The director wanted 4 runs to get the shot.  Ray could fly & hold a line just 9 feet above the ground-FUCK ME!

The image posted is my copyright-please do not abuse, for personal use only & posted in tribute of Ray.

That was the legend Ray Hanna, former leader & founder of the Red Arrows & no doubt very much missed on the flying warbird circuit. RIP.

The reporter was Alan DeCadenet, Father of Amanda.


              

WELL SHE'S JUST HAD HER 21ST BIRTHDAY BASH-YESTERDAY IN FACT! I KNOW, FUCKING HARD TO BELIEVE SHES ONLY 21!

          
Brooke Hogan had the party at Pure Nightclub inside Caesars Palace Resort Casino. Brooke's dress looked great and very sexy, but she had far to much make-up on.. she looked like a man...

Hulk Hogan looks very cozy with Jennifer McDaniel, this is allegedly the girl that Hulk Hogan dated while still married to his former wife Linda. Hulk Hogan is currently living with Brooke. Looking at the pictures Jennifer looks the same age as Brooke. I just hope there is no funny business going on Mr Hulk..