Ladies and Dudes, I’ve gotten my hot little hands on a Canon 40D thanks to the amazing Chris Haskell (go check out his flickr, he’s one of those annoyingly talented people that does everything well. Plays guitar, sings, technologically skilled, amazing photog, etc.)

Anyway, I love this camera. I’ve packed up my Xti for it’s next owner, it was a GREAT learning camera! I really recommend it as a first DSLR, I think if I had got this one first my brains would have exploded out the back of head. Custom function what?

I took some selfies today with it…this was tricky since my remotes don’t work and I don’t have a sturdy enough tripod to hold this beast straight. I had to hand hold and I think if I did this often enough I’d have some Linda Hamilton/Sarah Conner guns going for me.

And since it’s been a long time, let’s hit the links!

• Got an extra $5.00 a month? Back up your photos online with unlimited storage!
• Feeling uninspired? Here’s 10 Ways to Break Photographer’s Block.
• Need to design a business card? I sure as hell do. Here’s some free Photoshop templates.
• Photojojo shows you five things you can make with an empty film can.
• If you’ve never browsed Steve Poff’s (guy behind 365 Days) project, now is the time.
• Presetheaven has posted 10 great Lightroom tutorials.
• You know you were curious. Click here for President Barack Obama’s official portrait, the EXIF data! (Sidenote: this is the first DIGITAL presidential portrait AND it was shot by a photog from New Bedford, MA…my husband’s hometown, about 20 minutes from here!)
• Cool one minute video of Annie Leibovitz shooting Sean Connery for Louis Vuitton.
• 22 Photo Resolutions for 2009, will you finally organize your photos???
• Strobist shows a video on lighting people with eyeglasses without the glare and reflections.
• Photojojo gets creative with a cool photo calendar that lasts forever!
• Smashing Magazine has the ultimate collection of useful (and free) Photoshop actions.
• Lusting after an old style Holga? A Leica? A Blackbird? This place has you covered.
• Camera Dojo gives us a great tute on advanced watermarking in Lightroom.
• This guy makes me want to quit photography. Also Photoshop. Thatsthespot.com
• I am so getting a leopard print camera strap from My Funky Camera.

That’s all for now! I’ll leave you with my Valentine’s Day flowers.