Month: May 2009

Digital Photography: Choosing Your Camera

Posted by – May 31, 2009

This information is Copyright January 2006 by http://www.santaclausca.com and Loring Windblad. References for this article include the author’s personal knowledge and experience. Additional information references with first article. This article may be freely copied and used on other web sites only if it is copied complete with all links and text, including this header, intact and unchanged except for minor improvements such as misspellings and typos.

OK, you have read my article Digital Photography: The Basics, and checked out all the references above and their good information, and you are ready to decide on your new camera. The final pieces of choosing your digital camera are determining just what you are going to use the camera for and how much money you have available to invest in your camera. Your considerations should be 1) your purpose for using the camera, 2) quality of product (particularly the lens), 3) megapixel rating of the camera and 4) buy the best camera you can afford.

Are you really ready to buy just yet? Well, maybe, then again, maybe not? Your overriding consideration for this purchase must be quality of image. Almost equally of importance is your intended use. Are you going into photography as a professional? As an amateur? To make video records? Still image records? A combination of still and video? How much local processing will you be doing on your pictures – i.e., color corrections, readying them for internet use, putting them into just libraries or creating presentations with them? How many pictures will you be taking at a time; i.e., how much memory will you need for your camera before you dump the pictures onto your computer?

Do you need a video camera which will provide JPG stills? Do you need a video camera which will provide both JPG stills and MPG video as well as regular video? Do you need a still camera (JPG) which will provide you AVI or MPG video clips? Or do you need a professional quality SLR which will provide JPG still images only?

Simply saying “I’m going to get the best, most expensive, digital SLR I can find” doe not mean this camera will meet your photographic needs. What if you want, or need, both digital stills and digital video? Check both of my video presentations at http://www.santaclausca.com. Note the sound problems in the first one which has partially been corrected in the second one.

First, I am no longer involved in professional photography except coincidentally. So I guess that means “Yes, I am involved in professional photography” – at least as far as the above link goes, with my Santa Claus work. We started with my wanting a good quality 35mm SLR when we got married. And I replaced it with a better one a few years later. Then we decided we wanted to add video, and got a high-end JVC VHS camcorder, one of the new smaller ones. A few years into that and we decided to go with digital video. We went with a Sony TRV 140. It gives us Digital Video on Digital 8 tape; it also provides us with JPG still images in the 640×480 range at about 125 kb each and 15-second video MPG, both on the “memory stick”. However, the “quality” of the still images is the equal of a 2 to 4 megapixel still camera which produces images in the .6 to 1.2 megabyte range.

This was such a great improvement over the VHS camcorder that I purchased a second Sony TRV 150 a year later, which is even better in some respects. Image quality is very high. We can make a video and take still images without interrupting the video at all. We can make 1-minute long video MPG directly on the memory stick with the JPG images. And with our new computers we can take the video output directly off the camera and onto our computers in a digital video format.

I added a cheap Mercury 3.1 mp digital camera and it was nice but overall very unsatisfactory, and very slow recovering from taking a picture and getting ready for the next picture. I found a discontinued Minolta 2 mp digital camera for a reasonable price that actually took better pictures, had a 3X optical zoom lens (the equivalent of 35mm to 135mm lens on a 35mm SLR) and was not so slow on recovery and readying as the Mercury. It was also less susceptible to blurring if you did not hold it perfectly still – a better shutter action.

Later I found on an eBay auction a Fuji 2.2 mp digital camera which I accidentally won high bid on? Hah! That’ll teach me to play around with bidding on my account before I know what I’m doing. It could have been a financial disaster but I knew the price of the camera retail ($299) and the price I bid ($150) and I actually got a pretty good deal. Particularly when there were 9 others of the same Fuji model and none of them went for under $220 each.

I have learned some differences between my Minolta and Fuji. These include 4 AA batteries for the Fuji and 2 AA batteries for the Minolta. This boils down to a brighter flash and better flash results from the Fuji over the Minolta. It also makes for slightly less lag time moving from one function to the next and a faster shutter time (less delay) when you take a picture. The resultant pictures are about 865 mb compared to 675 mb from the Minolta. But if I need audio on the AVI video clips the Fuji does not provide it. I have to use the Minolta for audio tracks on the video clips.

I’m actually very satisfied with both cameras, and with the two Sony digital video cameras as well. And while the digital still image quality from the Sony jpg’s is very high, the 125 kb size does not allow printing of anything larger than 4″x6″ while I can print very satisfactory 8″x10″ pictures from both the Fuji and Minolta cameras. I have two 256 MB SD memory sticks for the Fuji and Minolta digital cameras, each of which provides about 285 pictures. Nice for trips somewhere. And I have a 128 MB and 64 MB chip as well.

As to the Sony video cameras, they do come in handy. We do most of our picture taking with the Memory Stick and JPG/MPG pictures and video clips. This is a lot of fun and makes for nice memories. A few times, however, I have been called upon to take videos of presentations, 1-2-3 hours long. The Sony video cameras come in very handy for those, too. But on trips or traveling around, my sweetie usually carries the Sony while I carry the digital and film still cameras.

We actually chose the Hi8 digital format when we purchased our Sony cameras a few years ago; were we to make the same decisions today we would simply go with the straight digital format instead of Hi8. For the Sony’s, we have two 64 MB memory sticks for the TRV-140 and we have two 256 MB memory sticks for the TRV-150. If we did no video clips at all the 256 MB memory stick would give us almost 2000 jpg images and make a standard 1-hour-per-tape home movie at the same time. Three hours of video plus 2000 still pictures would cover a very long trip.

However, when I really need versatility and the highest quality possible, I continue to use my 35mm Minolta film camera. It takes about 20 mp of digital picture to equal the quality of the 35mm film results – and we aren’t there yet. The last I checked we were at about 12 mp for digital quality. So I still shoot a lot of film; I just process it anymore by having it put right to CD in digital format, with no prints. I usually start out any trip we take with 10 rolls of 35mm film of the finest grain I can get by with – ASA 100.

So lets take one final look at the “image quality” question. 125 kb from the Sony, as high quality as the lenses are, simply does not compare to 675 or 865 kb from the Minolta and Fuji still cameras. Nor do they compare even remotely to the 925 kb pictures I get from the film. And that’s a bone of contention for me because 2 years ago my film pictures came back at about 1.5 mb each; then all of a sudden a couple of years ago they started coming back at 1.1-1.2 mb and for the last year plus they are in the 900 kb range? The quality is still good, but we’re dealing with pixels here rather than film grain.

If you have any kind of angled surface – i.e., any angle not either vertical or horizontal – you will have a low-resolution result. The reason is that pixels are squares. When my film (dots of color) is converted to digital (squares of color) I lose the higher resolution capability of dots to produce angled and curved lines.

OK, you say, I’ve got 8 megapixels. That gives me much better resolution than your 2.2 megapixels? Well, yes it does but not near as good as my film camera provides! Nor good enough to make 18X24 or 24X30 prints. 12 megapixels still only gives us high quality at 11X14 or perhaps 16X20. The reason is that as the little squares of color become visible they tend to blur the edges of angled and rounded objects whereas the dots from a film negative tend to keep those same lines sharp. So even though the film gives me higher resolution, the conversion to digital format costs me some resolution.

There’s one more important factor that goes into this matter before you decide on your particular camera needs. This is the difference between optical zoom and digital zoom. Let’s say that you get a camera with 3X optical and 4X digital zoom and they “sell you” on this model because it is “effectively 12X zoom”! And well, yes, it is “effectively 12X zoom”! But just what does that mean? Not all that much.

The optical zoom part is the only important factor. Typically a 3X optical zoom on a digital camera would give you a lens that corresponded to 35mm x 135 mm focal length on a 35mm camera – i.e., wide angle to short telephoto (actually what used to be known as a “portrait” lens). What the digital feature actually does is not enlarge your image but enlarge your pixels. This actually reduces the quality of the resultant picture because it is reducing the total number of pixels per square inch in your final product. The other downside of digital zoom is that you must put your camera on a tripod and make sure you don’t jiggle it when you snap the shutter – otherwise you will definitely get blurred pictures.

As you can see, choosing your camera or cameras to fit your needs is not all that quick and easy and may actually involve owning more than one camera. Maybe several cameras. But for your still image work you should choose a camera that has at least 6X to 10X optical zoom (totally disregarding any claims for digital zoom) and 4-5 megapixels or larger image. Also, make sure that the camera has a mike pickup for digital video sequences. You don’t need to use this capability but you can’t use it if you don’t have it.

So now you have your cameras and you need to know what to do with the pictures? Well, see my next article, Digital Photography: Using Windows XP (to manage your digital pictures).

About the Author

Loring Windblad worked as a freelance photographer for more than 20 years. He and his wife presently own and regularly use 1 VHS camcorder, 2 digital 8 camcorders and two digital still cameras. His latest business endeavor is at: http://www.santaclausca.com –

Taken with a 17mm full-frame fisheye stopped all the way down. What I didn’t realize at the time is that while I was composing this I became the subject of a shot myself…At home in my natural element. Kathy Porupski, one of my first students and possibly the busiest person I know, occasionally finds time to rip herself away from her hectic schedule and accompany me on a shoot. Children’s dance competitions are her bread-and-butter photography work but just like me she loves to escape to the wild places and shoot just for herself. This is an effective use of leading lines and of course I like her choice of subject matter. Kathy has a new website where she currently displays her dance photos for parents to buy and will soon be displaying some of her nature and fine art photos. Since I did the original design work for the site I’m more than happy to give it a blatant plug here.
Source: www.jrsphotos.com

05-09-06: Framed Again
Yes, I’m obsessive-compulsive when it comes to finding and shooting framed compositions. I discovered this one last week while roaming around Plant Hall in infrared mode. I almost didn’t post anything here today, my hands are pretty cramped after creating seventy-five pages of new shopping cart code for the latest event photo gallery. I don’t think this brave new world of digital photography is necessarily easier than film, its more a matter of a different set of skills and challenges. Some days I feel like all I’ve done is traded chemistry for carpal tunnel.
Source: www.jrsphotos.com

Relationships gives strength!

Posted by guest – May 30, 2009

One should forever stay in touch with the family members. To be in closeness with the family and feel warmth of the relationship, we should never miss an opportunity to celebrate festivals and get together. Festivals provide you an opportunity, that allows you to celebrate with your near and dear ones. Such celebrations allows you to come close to your family and bind you together in an everlasting knot. The knot, that is very strong and enriched of love, affection and care. What else does one needs to bring the best out of a link? It’s the relationships that make you feel special and unique in this materialistic world. Relationships are essential as they keeps you binded with the world and you never feel lonesome and homesick. Its relationship and the relatives, that gives you the courage of moving ahead in life and earn more and more. Earning not only in terms of money but earning, rather the true earning, in terms of love, affection and care. To carouse, it is very essential that you choose a pleasant place where you can feel very good and lively. To fulfill this task, there are numerous professionals in the world who will deploy and formulate the appropriate aura for you so that you can cherish the celebration and festival to the fullest. Out of many, the main professionals include the Hoffman Estates Plumbers (Need one? click here!), Rancho Palos Verdes Electricians (Need one? click here!) and Medina Roofers (Need one? click here!). These experts will definitely swipe you off your feet with their astounding work and creative arts. The plumbers will facilitate in the deployment of the fountains and beautiful scenic place to enjoy at in your home. This will help in the formulation as well as the maintenance of the perfect aura that will keep you in a superb mood. The electricians will assist the lighting of the place well enough to electrify you so that you can feel the dynamism and energy within you up to the zenith. This energy will certainly help you in enjoying the celebrations to its entirety. On the other hand, the roofers will assist the formulation of synthetic roofs at your place and will also fix them properly so as to give a natural look to your place and roofs.

Warcraft Millionaire-The Next Best Gold Guide?

Posted by guest – May 30, 2009

Warcraft Millionaire-Is It Any Good?

The Forums are full of chat for what might be called the next big deal in the overcrowded Gold Guide market – that is Warcraft Millionaire (WM). In this in WM Review, we will be shedding some light on ‘hype’ and giving you the low down on actually how good (or bad it is).

The Author, Brad claims to have made 1 million in gold which anyone would find hard to believe as Blizzard has a cap of 214,748. It just didn’t seem possible and so I, like many, wrote it off at first as creative boasting by another guide writer. Don’t make the same mistake I did though! Click here to read the full review: WoW Gold Making Guide.

Is This Gold Guide Legit?

Absolutely, this guide is for real! Not only does Brad provide video proof of his claims on his website, he provides one of the most comprehensive gold guides I’ve seen yet. He provides half a dozen guides, including: a 1-60 guide, a daily quest guide, a grinding guide, a, an Auction House guide, a limited items compendium and a Outland guide.

Once you crack into the beginner’s guide and start reading the tips and tricks that Brad has to offer, you start to see just why he was able to become the game’s first millionaire legitimately. It’s not just a laundry list of grinding locations (though he does provide these), it’s also a complete step by step process that walks you through how to utilize the grinding locations and gold making methods to get the the best possible consequences. Click here to read the full review: WoW Gold Making Guide.

Warcraft Millionaire is different from every other gold guide for a few good reasons. First, it provides what none of them do – a complete overview on making gold, as told through the eyes of an expert.
It takes you from the beginning through every level of the game and “show’s you the money” early on even if you don’t have a level 60 character in Outland!

Basically, with Warcraft Millionaire, you’re getting something that very few other players could have written – you’re getting the culmination of years of experience and practice playing the game made possible and it is among the best I’ve yet seen.

Click here for more on gold guides: WoW Gold Guide.

How To Astral Project Your Ethereal Body

Posted by guest – May 30, 2009

Each and every human being is born with the ability to astral project. The only difference between those who can astral project at will and those who cannot is practice. Astral projection is a technique which has a very long history, just as do yoga and meditation. Astral projection goes by a lot of different names; and there are a lot of different ways you can astral project.

The first type of astral projecting that should be talked about is lucid dreaming. We all know what lucid dreaming is, it is when you are consciously dreaming. One form of this conscious dreaming is astral projection. You can do this rather simply. What you need to do is when you are dreaming is realize that you are dreaming and say to yourself in the dream ‘I am dreaming.’

Doing this lets you take the reins in your dreams – but it takes a while to master this, making it not the best way for beginners to astral project.

You need to know that astral projection is real. You should also know that you have astral projected already, you simply were not aware that is what had happened. Have you ever woken up from a dream either in the middle of the night or in the morning and remembered a ‘dream’ that you had the night before really well. As if you had lived it. That was an astral projection.

It is very important to have confidence that you can astral project. This will ensure you have a better chance of being successful at having an astral projection experience.

Meditating and practicing relaxation techniques will also help you astral project. Meditating is actually an ideal way to prepare your mind and body for astral projection. All you have to do is find a meditative practice that you can follow easily and that you will be able to stick with.

One good way to start your meditation (and astral projecting) is to sit in a comfortable chair in a quiet room where you will not be interrupted or distracted. You need to clear all thoughts from your mind and focus on your breathing. Breathe slowly and deeply. Feel your tension and worry leaving your body with each exhalation. Before long, you’ll be nearing the deeply relaxed state necessary to astral project.

Your focus should remain on your breathing. Breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth. As you become more relaxed, your breathing will become deeper and slower.

Focus on each part of the body, starting at the farthest points, your toes. You can do one of two things here. You can either tense and relax each part of your body as you move up the body or you can say as you exhale, ‘My toes are relaxing, I am relaxing.’

You are going to feel heaviness as each area of your body becomes relaxed. The tension will leave your muscles; your energy will slip away as each part of your body relaxes. You will be able to feel it when this happens. When this consumes your entire body, you are ready to move on to astral projection.

By now your mind and body are ready for sleep, you need to stay alert. To do this many practitioners recommend that you come up with a line that you can repeat to yourself such as ‘I fly, I fly, I fly,’ you decide what you are going to say as there isn’t a right or wrong thing.

When our minds have nothing else to do, they tend to wander – and this can spoil the concentration you need to astral project. Keep repeating your phrase to stay focused.

Now, there are a couple of methods that can be employed to reach altered consciousness. You can use your repetitive statement to reach the altered state of consciousness. You can also use the body of light method, which is where you envision a body of light that you are going to see yourself transform into.

There are three signs which will let you know that you are successfully astral projecting. One is that you’ll experience a sensation of motion, followed by seeing light and color even though your eyes will be closed. Finally, you’ll hear voices urging you either to continue or to stop what you are doing – this is a surefire sign that you have managed to astral project.

Not Another Gold Guide!

Posted by guest – May 30, 2009

The ‘Next’ Gold Guide?

If You’re looking for a fantastic gold guide then your search is over. This Warcraft Wealth article will start you off in the right direction. There are currently alot of WOW gold guides on the market and for those thinking of buying one the choice can be puzzling, especially if searching on Amazon and Ebay.

So what is so good about this particular guide? There are many techniques available to your character which will produce amazing results. For example, by playing just a few hours per day, you should be able to buy an epic flying mount in under a week.Another beneficial aspect of this guide is the fact that it’s very well structured and it has zero fluff. It’s aimed only at making gold! Click here for more information: Warcraft Wealth Review.

I found the WarcraftWealth.com website and I was immediately struck by the 41,426g in the Wow account of the owner.It makes you curious and sceptical at the same time.

Quick overview:

  • Contains a special section for the advanced player (level 70+)
  • Brand-new content that’s usable with the latest patches
  • 100% legit methods and strategies
  • Large members only area
  • Reference guide for the most powerful gold getting secrets
  • A full video on how to make money at the Auction House
  • A complete walkthrough over Mining Regions, all mapped out
  • Guarantee !00% money back within 60 days

The author is a guy called Wayne Williams and he uses various techniques (some really sneaky) to make up to 100g for 7 minutes work, or to list an item for 50g, in order to sell it for 100g, or 150g or even more.Click here for more information: World of Warcraft Gold Leveling Guide.

A two part guide.

The first part of the guide describes the WoW basics that all newbie or middle level players should find very helpful. There were many great grinding spots that even I never knew existed. The “advanced” part presents some cutting-edge techniques for making gold fast (Wayne’s personal method that made him over 5,000g in 22 hours). It contains all the mining maps you need to guide you to every mining spot.You will also learn how to get access to them fast.It also shows you how Wayne managed to acquire so much gold in a short time frame.

Anything bad about this guide?

Several of the strategies may take a few days to build up to thousands of gold but they are still faster than anything you will find online. The down fall is you need to wait at the auction house for any exciting deals.

Conclusion:

Warcraft Wealth gets a top recommendation along side it’s main competitor – Gold Secrets. If you were to get only one guide, you cannot go wrong with this one. However, if you are an enthusiast (like me), you will probably already have a few WoW guides because they are worth the money. Overall, it’s the best choice at the moment…and I highly recommend it!

Click here for more information on WoW Gold: WoW Gold Guide

What Does Something Mean In A Dream

Posted by guest – May 30, 2009

The thoughts you have in your dreams might be significant to your normal daily life. If the eyes play a significant role in your dream it may be important because eyes are such a distinguishing feature of a person.

You can interpret dream based on the main focus of the dream. A dream in which the dreamer sees his or her own eyes in the dream could be significant. Seeing your own eyes reflected in a mirror during your dream might mean you believe you have the right view of life and you are very understanding.

If you dream about your own eyes it may mean you have unconscious or repressed thoughts that are breaking through to the surface. They say the  eyes are a window to your soul so dreams about eyes might mean hidden desires of the soul are coming through to the surface.

To see just one eye in your dreams can be considered quite meaningful.The right eye is supposed to represent the sun and the left eye is a symbol of the moon.Some dreams have the dreamers eyes turned around inside their own head.might symbolize insight and spiritual awareness. The inwardly turned eye represents a need to examine what makes you tick and your motivation for life.

We find these types of dreams occurring when we are at a turning point in our lives.  An eye dream might  also be your subconscious trying to warn you to be aware of something important in your life.These types of dreams may mean you should have a greater trust in your inner feelings and instincts.

A different type of dream is where you have something in your eye and this might mean that there are obstacles in your path.Having something irritating the eye might mean you have irritations and difficulties in daily life. It may be the subconscious way of telling you overcome the barriers in your path.  One other interpretation is that it may be telling you about your critical view of the actions of other people.

A dreams where you have only one eye might refer to your refusal to accept or see the points of view of other people  It may also mean that the dreamer suffers from a very jaded and stubborn way of thinking.

You may not be paying enough attention to your innermost thoughts and feelings if you start dreaming of having a third eye.  Dreams about a third eye are thought to be warnings that the dreamer should start looking within themselves.

Closed and injured eyes in a dream suggest you have a closed mind and don’t want to face up to the truth about things.  This may be about trying to avoid intimacy, or avoiding looking at something that needs your attention.  Dreams about closed or injured eyes might also be expressing pain and your hurt feelings.

If you have a dream where  crossed eyes exist it may be a sign that you are not looking at things properly and you may be getting everything messed up. You can find a dream guide available online to learn more about the meaning of dreams.

Benefits of Past Life Regression

Posted by guest – May 30, 2009

When one considers that reincarnation is accepted in practically all religions including Christianity, Buddhism and Hinduism to name just a few, then we are forced to acknowledge the fact that the belief in past life is extremely far reaching. Surprisingly enough though, is the fact that while such vast numbers of people are interested in their past lives, only an extremely small percentage of these people want to study their past lives in order to improve the life they are living now.

It’s hardly surprising really that so few people appreciate the value of Past Life Regression (PLR) when one considers that for most people, the interest they have in their past lives is based purely on curiosity and nothing more.

Modern science has also dwelt a lot on the beneficial features of Past Life Regression and most studies have concluded that indeed, humans can make a positive change in their lives by learning from the traumatic experiences of their past lives.

The process involves usually a hypnosis session with a Past Life Regression expert, or it can also be done via self hypnosis. It is also a good idea to include regular affirmations sessions, to prepare the subconscious mind to accept that it is okay to remember your past lives.

It is essential that before you begin on this road, that you are willing to accept certain things.

Our past life is connected to the life we are presently living. We have the memories of the past lives; they are just buried deep within our subconscious minds and have to be brought out.

Mere knowledge of past life experiences add up to nothing. The knowledge gained thus, must be put to practical use in the present life for better results.

Being able to learn from mistakes made in a past life can by all means help you to avoid making similar mistakes all over again in this life.

Some people however, for various reasons find it impossible to believe in reincarnation. However Past Life Regression can be of immense help in either changing your life for good or helping in avoidance of commission of big mistakes in present life even if you think that all the events you remember are merely the results of a fertile imagination.

Whatever you believe, the experts still advise you to go through Past Life Regression because of two reasons.

*The reality of a past life experience becomes apparent when one applies something from a PLR session to this life and then benefits from it.

*Even if you think these events are pure figments of your imagination, the cathartic release you may get from experiencing such thoughts may free-up your mind of something that is blocking your health, success, and creativity.

What benefits should you expect from Past Life Regression?

*Our present life is often influenced through emotional upsets of a past life and PLR effectively heals those old injuries.

*We can think more clearly and make better decisions due to this experience.

*If you know what you have done in the past to hurt someone and suffered the consequences you will change this behavior. Remembering the past life where you have done this will make you take a second look at your present behavior.

*You have potential that you do not realize you have. Exploring your past live will make you see a talent or skill that may be buried deep in your subconscious. Discovering this could change your outlook on life forever.

*Have you ever wandered where you get your personality from or why you are so emotional? PLR in many cases, allows us to find the questions to these answers.

Try it and see what it can do for you, you have nothing to lose. It just may be the key you need to change your life in a way that you have always dreamed of.

Feeling of migration in a single click!

Posted by guest – May 29, 2009

Its very tiring to bear the monopoly and boredom at workplace and that too throughout the day. At times it is very pathetic. Even the daily boring time-table that sometimes makes you feel dejected should be brought to an end. This end of monopoly is not only confined to your work and office but also holds true for various other spheres of life. These aspects include your homes, your rooms and most vital your looks. These needs to be continually changed lest it gives initiation to pathetic monopoly that sometimes end up in irritation. To take the looks part, in that field you yourself are the master for the same. But for the task of altering your home and room, you need help of skilled experts. These proficient will make your home a heaven and will help you in sparkling the looks and sensation of your room. This time the experts have come up with a bright contemporary and fresh idea. The idea is that the Williamsburg Roofers will formulate beautiful carvings for the roofs of your room that will entirely be based on some special theme. Not only this, the carvings can also be altered on just a single click that will entirely alter the look and theme of your room. These roofers will work on synthetic roofs with plastic sheets coated so that they can be altered in a click. The Palos Verdes Peninsula Electricians (Need one? click here!) will hold the clicking division for the change of roofs. They will mechanize this whole transformation of roofs and power will facilitate this change. Once you feel bored by the aura of your room, just click a button and alter your room into a new one. This will give you a feel of being in a new room as if you migrated from one location to another. Its up to you how many roofs you want to be set in and you can take the assistance of the Snellville Plumbers (Need one? click here!) to give these roofs aqua looks as if the water is flowing above you.

Covert Hypnosis

Posted by guest – May 29, 2009

Covert Hypnosis, also known as Conversational Hypnosis is quite a phenomenal aspect in the study of hypnotism. Have you ever experienced yourself, standing still, listening to someone talk to you in a melodious voice, and know right then and there that you’d be ready to do anything that persons tells you to do, even if it’s out of your character? Incredible isn’t it? That voice could actually take you into another world, more like a hypnotic trance. In fact, covert hypnosis is somewhat similar to what is said here. Who would have thought that the words flown out of our mouth had such hidden powers?

covert hypnosis course

What’s amazing about covert hypnosis is that the personbeing hypnotized has no idea that he or she is actually being hypnotized then and there. It is really hard to say if a certain person ‘is’ using this method on someone, because it is rather difficult to visualize the whole scenario.

Unlike other hypnosis techniques, the covert hypnosis technique requires the hypnotist to have a special ability of conversing with the other person.  The best way to illustrate this would be to give an example. Just think of a person relating a wonderful story to another. This does not mean that he or she would be uttering useless words. The story in this case must invoke feelings that are parallel to what the receiver is feeling at the moment. Within a few minutes, the individual who is listening will be taken into a hypnotized trance. He or she will not even be aware of the surroundings. The key point here is that the tale should trigger the exact part of the brain of the hypnotized individual. It all depends on the words that are used and the way it is being articulated.

covert hypnotic

For anyone who’s a business man or a sales person, covert hypnosis can be a very effective method to use when trying to securing a sale. Today, many organizations try to get their employees to practice covert hypnosis, because it can lead to an increase in sales, if practiced properly.

covert hypnosis

One of the important features used in this method is the ‘matching of words’. We are human beings, and it is basic human nature to like someone who talks and thinks like ourselves. Now wouldn’t that be the perfect opportunity to hypnotize your customer to get the deal done? If you are a sales person, then always make sure you keep your eyes and ears open and would be to pay more attention on the person you want to influence, especially the words and phrases he or she uses constantly. If you are able to match the words, and get through to the subconscious mind, you are well ahead of your peers in the same trade. Making suggestions from there on would be very easy as the subconscious mind is known to be more susceptible when in a trance.

Hypnosis Therapy

Posted by guest – May 29, 2009

Can anyone be hypnotized? Well, that’s quite a tricky question. Some people think that being hypnotized is a frightening experience and it is similar to what they have seen in dramatic Hollywood movies. The truth is that today hypnosis therapy is one of the most sought after remedies in helping patients deal with traumatic events in their lives. It does not stop there. Hypnosis therapy also helps people regain their confidence and self-esteem. To get a better understanding about who can be and who can’t be hypnotized, the Experts in the field have categorized the population in to three sections. The hypnosis therapy will then be carried out depending on the type of person you are.

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People who are not that responsive to any hypnosis therapy are known as ‘Apollonians’. They are the rational type, who will never listen to anything that’s been said unless they question it and usually find themselves not trusting anyone that much. Trying to put them into a hypnotic trance would make the hypnotist jump out of the window. It can be ‘that’ difficult and time consuming.

The middle range or the one’s who are known to be fair hypnosis subjects are the ‘Odysseans’. They tend to think from the head and heart, and usually go through a middle path in everything. The best individuals who can be subjected to hypnosis therapy are the ‘Dionysians’. Dionysians are known to be the best because they can be hypnotized without difficulty. They put a lot of trust on their hypnotist and tend to believe what they suggest. Since they are less rational, having them around means less work and effort from the hypnotist.

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With regard to hypnosis therapy, the next point that comes into focus is if it’s dangerous. Again, it depends on the hypnotists as well as the individual who is subjected to the session. We live in a world full of thieves, liars, murderers, etc. So what more can you expect? It’s true that hypnosis therapy can be abused and misused by many. If the hypnotist or the therapist is dishonest and careless, he or she may end up taking advantage of the individual who is least suspicious over the hypnotists’ intentions. There are many individuals who, after being hypnotized, end up in a very vulnerable state due to the high trust they place on the hypnotist and the suggestibility and later on become susceptible to doing anything the hypnotists says. Such people may have the risk of being exploited. It is always better to question the hypnotists about any doubts you may be having before submitting yourself to a hypnotic trance. Your objective during the whole course should be discussed, and once they supply you with honest answers, you can begin your session.

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Hypnosis therapy is used for treating many problems and helping individuals overcome unhealthy habits. It is also very effective in easing a lot of psychological problems which may include depression, tension, anxiety, and fear. Additionally, hypnosis therapy has been noted for being able to help a person achieve confidence and self-esteem. Besides these advantages, medical sources say that pain related issues such as surgeries, childbirth, effects from chemotherapy, etc can be reduced by using hypnosis therapy on the patient.


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