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How to Live Well : ‘Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.’ ~Seneca Post written by Leo Babauta . I’m not a rich man, nor do I fly around the world and drink champagne with famous people in exotic locales, nor do I own a sports car or SUV or a yacht. And yet, I’m very happy. Much happier than seven years ago when I ate fried foods and sweets all time time and felt unhealthy and overweight, when I watched television and was out of shape, when I shopped a lot and was in debt, when I worked a job that paid fairly well and had no time for myself or my loved ones. How have I accomplished this? With small tricks. The truth is, you don’t need a lot to live well — you just need the right mindset. Here’s what I’ve learned about living well on little: You need very little to be happy . Some simple plant food, modest shelter, a couple changes of clothes, a good book, a notebook, some meaningful work, and some loved ones. Want little, and you are not poor . Y...

Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses to Get You Started with Photographing Couples : A Guest Post by Kaspars Grinvalds from Posing App . In the previous articles in this posing guide series we looked individually at posing female subjects , posing male subjects and posing children . In those individual person portraits the main subject was a single person and her or his personality. In comparison, couple photography is more about connection, interaction and above all – feelings between two people. And most probably those are very deep and passionate feelings, which makes couple photography so delightful and positive. Generally a couple should be easy to engage in a photo shoot. If they are initially a bit shy or feeling uncomfortable, just ask them to show you how they felt and looked when they met for the first time. You will invoke them on an emotional level, providing you with natural and loving expressions in their portraits 1. Easy starting pose standing face to face (but looking to...

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Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses to Get You Started with Photographing Groups of People : Previously in the posing guide series articles we looked at posing female subjects , posing male subjects , posing children and posing couples . It is now time for posing groups of people. There are usually three kinds of group shots. First are just formal shots with a large number of people. Second are more informal shots with a group of friends. And finally, photographing a group or family members. In this order, let’s look at some sample poses and posing ideas. 1. When working with a large group of people you won’t be able to control each individual’s pose or expression. This is fine as long as you pay attention to the overall composition. Imagine the whole group to be a single object. Principally, make sure that all people in the group are visible. 2. When photographing large groups, quite often the only possible composition in order to get everyone into the frame will be to compose in full...