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My Cool Pix
free digital photos

I've only had my digital camera a few weeks. More pictures in each category and more categories will be added. And hopefully, with more practice the photo quality will get better and better.

Flowers/Outdoor Objects
Petunias from my flowerbedPhotos of flowers, outdoor scenes, and objects from around the house (outdoors).

Food/Cooking
Shish kebabs on the grillFood, food preparation, and kitchen objects.

Fix-it
Old light switchTools, home repair and home improvement objects and scenes.

Home & Office Objects [only 4 photos currently]
Ceiling fanObjects from around the house and home office.

Textures/Patterns
closeup of an old straw door matExtreme close-ups of a variety of surfaces.

Birds [only 3 photos currently]
Baby Blue JayPhotos of wild birds from my yard.

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From my camera lens to you. Images photographed with a Nikon CoolPix 800 digital camera. Unless otherwise noted no photos have been re-touched or modified other than size reduction, or some cropping. These were (obviously in most cases) not taken by a professional photographer so quality varies.

Accessing the Photos
The thumbnail images represent only the center of the image at full size. Click each image on this page to go to that category then click each thumbnail to see the full 640x480 JPG composition. To save an image to your harddrive, right-click (PC) or click/hold (Mac) on the image you want then choose Save.

Credits/Terms of Usage
These images are Copyright 2000 Jacci Howard Bear. They are free for your use but they are not public domain. Do not redistribute or sell. When used provide a photo credit line as follows: Image courtesy of Jacci Howard Bear http://desktoppub.about.com/

What Can You Do With These Photos?
Use them "as-is" or make them more suitable for your needs by cropping, rotating, recoloring, applying filters, or adding text. Here are some resources to help you do just that!

Choosing and Using Clip Art and Photos

How to Make a Seamless Tile

Illustration and Photo Techniques

Prep Your Photos for the Web

Remove the Background from a Picture

Using Grayscale Masks When Editing Photos

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