I made the mistake of selling an item to someone and accepting PayPal (I’ve actually been a PayPal customer since they first opened years ago and never had an issue like this!), and it’s been a miserable experience where PayPal’s completely enabled to buyer to take advantage of me. Personally, I plan on avoiding PayPal whenever I can, and here’s why you should, too.

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For a while now, I’ve been part of an educational photography site called DSLRU (DSLR University). It was essentially like the iTunes store for photographic learning material, having a mix of video, text, and downloadable content (like Photoshop actions). The main idea was that you’d own any content you purchased, unlike other subscription sites, and that the content would be available in low-cost chunks so that you could buy just what you wanted.

Unfortunately, we recently decided to shut the site down because we weren’t breaking even from it and didn’t see a viable way to increase our business. I wanted to share my experience in case anyone else finds it helpful.

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This past weekend, I was playing with an infrared flash trigger and some water droplets. I have to say it was pretty neat but very hard to control the splash. More after the jump:

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Recently, my friend Erik helped update my site, making it easier for me to update the content here. For one, galleries containing a selection of images from my Photoshelter Archive are now integrated into the site. That will make it easier for me to share new images with everyone. The second big change is this blog, which will make it easier to get the word out on different projects, especially now that O’Reilly has moved away from the Inside Aperture blog. Look for a trip report from the Falkland Islands in the near future.

Happy shooting!