Blogging Essentials
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About Page: Updated!


Hi guys! How's your Monday doing so far?
I'm posting this (really) short blog post to update you of a recent change I've made on the "ABOUT" page. Please do visit it at http://pawprintstamped.blogspot.com/p/about-blog-author.html or you could always check out the "ABOUT" button below the title header of this blog. 


Happy Monday!
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Blogging Essentials: Five Amazing Websites With Free High-Resolution Stock Photos

I've only just recently found out about a blogging gem / a blogging remedy for when you don't have a decent camera or a decent subject to take a photo of: websites with free high-resolution stock photos! It's like a dream come true for someone like me who loves taking photos but doesn't have the resources just yet to capture those photos. It's not only the high quality of the photos that you'll be falling in love with, but also the fact that all these photos can be used for personal and/or commercial use without the need for attribution! So without further ado, let me introduce you to some of my favorite websites to hunt for that perfect photo:

Sample Photo from kaboompic
With kaboompic, you can do nearly anything with the images, commercial or not. For example you can use photos for client works, HTML/PSD templates (for sale), in articles, Power Point presentations, print on t-shirts. Also you can distribute my PSD files with photos included in design. Attribution greatly appreciated. Redistribution is not allowed without permission. You cannot offer image for sale - they are free. Please do not publish any photos from Kaboompics on your own website with free images without my permission. If you want to redistribute the photos in your website, please contact me on hello@kaboompics.com. I'll be very happy if you just hit me an email and for sure I will find a solution. These are the only two things that are forbidden from using images of Kaboompics. (Source)

StockSnap is the best place on the internet to find beautiful free stock photos. We select nothing but the highest quality, highest resolution pictures and add them to our database on a daily basis. This is not your typical crappy stock photo site. All photos uploaded to the site are released under Creative Commons - CC0 and do not require attribution. No more hassle trying to figure out whether you can use photos for commercial use and whether you need to provide attribution. (Source)

Sample Photo from Unsplash
All photos published on Unsplash are licensed under Creative Commons Zero which means you can copy, modify, distribute and use the photos for free, including commercial purposes, without asking permission from or providing attribution to the photographer or Unsplash. (Source)

Sample Photo from GRATISOGRAPHY
Free high-resolution pictures you can use on your personal and commercial projects. Click on an image to download the high-resolution version. New awesome pictures added weekly! All pictures were photographed by Ryan McGuire and free of copyright restrictions. (Source)

Sample Photo from raumrot
FREE -handpicked- stock photos for your commercial and personal works. All available hi-res/hi-quality pictures you can use on personal and commercial projects. Please be respectful to registered trademarks. (Source)
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New Blog Template!

Hey! After 9483275 months, I've finally come across a blog template that I love! Hope you love it too. Here's how my previous blog template looked like:
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New Do, ulit?!

Last Thursday, when I viewed my blog site using the ultra wide desktops in the Main Library, I noticed that my blog doesn't auto fit to different computer screen sizes. But aside from that, photos are either too streeeetched, or so shrunk, in short, ang sakit sa mata tignan :( I've promised myself that I'll try to fix my blog's look without changing its template but I've come to accept that that's an impossible thing for me to do, after about more than 5 hours of doing just that.

The super kaduper mega wide screen desktops at the Main Library. It doesn't have the usual CPU's (which usually looks like a rectangular box). I've placed the red ballpen for comparison. Haha.

So, with a super duper heavy heart, I've changed, na naman, my blog's template. This time, I've used Blogger's limited array of template selections. It doesn't look that bad naman right? :) I do sincerely hope that by using Blogger's template, my pictures and texts won't make a mess, no matter the computer's screen size. 

What my old blog looked like.
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First Blog Giveaway :">

Beebopsss! Since I'm just sooo happy that my blog is now alive and kicking, I'm happy to announce that I'll be hosting my first ever blog give away! Yeeey! Haha. So, what's up for grabs? *enter drum roll*
I'll be giving away a pair of movie tickets to one lucky reader! 
Details are as follows:

  • There will only be ONE (1) winner who'll get a pair (2) of movie tickets. 
  • Tickets are for the following movies only: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Pacific Rim, The Expendables 3, Lucy, Rurouni Kenshin 2, Sex Tape, Talk Back and You're Dead, Planes 2 and Somebody to Love.
  • Winner will choose only 1 movie among the movie choices given.
  • Winner will watch his/her preferred movie either on August 30 or August 31 at only.
  • Winner will watch his/her preferred movie at Trinoma Mall only.
  • Winner will choose among the available screening times of their preferred movie.
Join my first ever blog giveaway via the Rafflecopter platform shown below to validate your entries. Don't forget to comment below your movie choice!
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Let your voice be heard via DISQUS!



Yeeeey! I've recently added my blog to my Disqus account. With this widget, readers will now have a more convenient way of posting their comments :)

So what exactly is Disqus? 
Disqus, Inc. is a blog comment hosting service for Web sites and online communities that uses a networked platform. (Info Source) You can comment using your existing social media accounts: Facebook, Twitter and Google.



I've decided to include Disqus in my blog since I've noticed that only a few people have a Google account, which is what you need if you want to comment on a blog hosted by Blogger. Want one on your blog too? Simply follow these easy steps! :)

1.  Open Disqus' website and click "Add Disqus to Your Site".



2.  Sign up.


3.  Fill out your blog's profile.


4.  Choose your platform. Note: The steps listed are for Blogger users.

5.  Then, follow the Setup Instructions for Blogger. :) It's as easy as that!


** You don't have to worry about your published comments being erased since Disqus has this awesome option to import your existing Blogger comments. Great ano? :)
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