About

Don S.This is my very first attempt at blogging – anywhere! I am not even sure of the proper protocol or ettiquite I should follow. Hopefully it won’t take me too long to figure out how to do this sort of thing. I have maintained a couple of web sites for some time now and have found that I need something more immediate to communicate my ideas and get feedback than my web sites provide. My sites will not win any design awards. I basically put them together with MS Word, and I am not very artistically inclined. Here are their URLs:

www.donstouder.com       
The Main Entry page that you can use to get to the two sites below.

www.donstouder.com/lhs-63/index.mht      
Leuzinger HS Class of ‘63 site

www.donstouder.com/Digital-Photo-Corner/digital-photo-corner-home.htm   
My digital photography web site 

Actually you can tell quite a bit about me, just from the addresses above. That’s me, Don Stouder. When I took out my domain name, I could not think of anything clever. Apparently, I am the first Don Stouder (There are others in this world.) registering a .com web site.

Quite some time ago, I started a web site for my high school graduating class. I think it has helped our class stay in touch over the years. 

I use my Digital Photo Corner to stay in touch with my students. I have been teaching digital photograhy and related courses in the South Bay area of Los Angeles for over seven years now. One of the main uses of my web site is to let students know what courses I will be teaching where during the following term. Over the years thes classes that are taught in two different school districts have been quite popular and are often filled as soon as registration opens. Posting their description and schedule on my web site, gives my students a heads up for what is being offered when before they see the schools’ online announcements or receive their catalog in the mail. I also maintain an email distribution list that I use for the same purpose. It contans well over a 1000 names now.

That brings me to why I started this blog. It takes a lot of time to keep the web sites current (Something I do not do well enough.) and the distribution lists up to date. Also, except for the Guest Book, web sites seem to be one way ventures. Initially, I will concentrate on digital photography and related PC subjects in my blog. But I am sure other subjects will creep in as I go along and learn about blogging.  

Ok, that is enough for my first blogging effort. Happy New Year!

Don

11 Responses

  1. Ester Horompoly, on January 17th, 2008 at 5:03 am Said:

    I am a student in your photo digital class and I am looking forward to learn how to and what to do with pictures of my family. I am working with 3 generations.
    See you in class tomorrow evening.
    Respectfully,

    Ester Horompoly

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  2. don26812, on January 18th, 2008 at 4:12 pm Said:

    Hi Ester,

    Thanks for dropping by. Hopefully you will find some of the things we cover in class to be helpful for enhancing your family photos.

    See you in class.

    Don

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  3. bibomedia, on February 27th, 2008 at 8:48 pm Said:

    Have a nice day !

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  4. Carl Spiegel, on March 31st, 2009 at 12:04 pm Said:

    Hi Don,

    I am a student in your Thursday afternoon digital camera organizing class. Look forward to organizing my photos.

    Read and enjoyed your Leuzinger High alumni site. I’m South High ‘62.

    Cheers!

    Carl

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  5. Heartburn Home Remedy, on April 15th, 2009 at 4:41 am Said:

    My friend on Facebook shared this link with me and I’m not dissapointed that I came here.

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  6. don26812, on April 15th, 2009 at 3:07 pm Said:

    Glad you like the blog.
    Don

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  7. Linda Cobarrubias, on April 19th, 2009 at 5:35 pm Said:

    Hi – I can’t download the class worksheets for this Wed – can you email to me?

    I sent an earlier email but not sure it was to the right email address.

    Linda

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  8. Sally Lowry, on August 10th, 2009 at 12:22 pm Said:

    Hi Don
    I would like to take any beginner class you will be teaching this fall at either school—daytime!!! I will only be here till the middle of Oct!!! got any ideas???

    Thanx, Sally
    310-377-7285

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  9. don26812, on August 10th, 2009 at 5:26 pm Said:

    Hi Sally,

    As you know that is cutting the term pretty short. When you say you’ll only be here until the middle cof October, does that mean you are moving away?

    If not, you may want to wait and take the class during the winter term starting in January.

    I do private tutoring if that works best for you. If you are interested, email me at donstouder@ca.rr.com.

    Hope to hear from you soon, or see you in a class.

    Take care.

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  10. Harold T. Kobata, on October 5th, 2009 at 4:54 pm Said:

    Don,

    I downloaded and viewed your old PSE 6 tutorials and the tuturorials were excellent review of editing. I could use more tutorials to keep from forgetting how to edit photos. Thanks

    Harold

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  11. ed fitzgerald, on November 10th, 2009 at 8:38 am Said:

    Don, Missed you at the last Camera Club meeting. Great presentation. Just got the Costco catalog and they have a coupon for $30.00 off. That makes Elements8 $49.99. They don’t say if a MAC version is included in the promo. Glad to see the PV class offered. Hope something more advanced will come out of it.

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