AzDavid

With all due respect Sandy, it's been about six months since I followed your advice about deleting my account and, as far as I can tell, my account is still active. Can you please forward my request again? I want my Photo.net account cancelled. It should go without saying that I also do not want my credit card billed.

Please delete my account. There is no way to alter the auto-renewal and no way to delete your account on your own.

fototakernandaluci ... You are not alone. I ask the same questions about this site. Sandy, the administrator, has been very kind and as helpful as he can be. However, beyond him I have run into the same wall of silence/non-action. I've been a member for a few years and recently retired ... so I'm more careful of my spending. When Photo.net automatically renewed my annual membership I sought to edit my account settings so next time they ask me first. I could not find a way to accomplish that change. In frustration, I thought I'd just cancel my membership. Guess what? I can't find a way to do that, either. I think they figure $29 a year is just pennies and they don't feel obligated to provide any customer service. What else can you conclude? I'm to the point of calling the credit card company and asking them to block any further charges from this site.

Here's a screen shot of the "update payment method" window that I managed to open. However, there is no way to alter billing frequency and there's nothing about auto-renewing.

Thank you, Sandy. I guess my problem is the "flickering" bar ... you said it yourself: "I don't think you can move quickly enough to actuate that." All I am able to click on is the "Extend your subscription" option. Is that REALLY the only way to update my payment method? All I wanted to do is check on the Auto-renew setting. I saw that I'm renewed through 2020 but I don't remember agreeing to that. I don't do "auto renew" for anything.

Can someone please tell me where I might view (and possibly change) the auto-renew setting for my account?

I frequently use Google Drive to share photos. It's easy, simple and quick to access ... if you use Chrome, just click the "Drive" icon in the collection of Google apps. You can share the folder you create with anyone and ... it's free!

I love my Canon G9X, which I believe was mentioned earlier in this string. One thing I'd point out ... a lot of cameras in this category don't have viewfinders . The G9X has a nice, crisp LCD touch panel. However, it still can't compete against glare on a bright, sunny day. Next time, I'm looking into a version that offers an electronic viewfinder. The price goes up but you might find the extra cost justified.

Interested in a trip south from San Francisco down the peninsula? There's a place called Filoli, an estate that offers wonderful gardens and countless photo opportunities. (Homepage | Filoli) It's located within the town limits of Woodside, CA., and was the location of the 1978 film, "Heaven Can Wait" starring Warren Beatty. Check the website for details. It's also a good idea to call ahead to get an idea of the weather, any private events that might impact public accessibility and the current state of the gardens.

Thanks for the info, Rodeo_joe. I am open to suggestions regarding alternative camera/flash combinations. Budget is an issue, though!

I've been considering a Canon G9X to use on trips where I can't carry my 5D III and associated gear. The specs say the G9X supports a wireless external flash. Any suggestions? Does anyone make a small, light-weight wireless flash that I could carry around with the G9X?

Sometimes life seems like a constant slog through stupidity. Back when business was starting to get the hang of things online my newspaper actually ran a story outlining ways people could get around "pay walls" that were starting to pop up on Web sites that wanted to earn money for their content. I argued that running such a story was no different than telling people how they could steal televisions from the local electronics store. Nobody listened. Today, of course, the newspaper has its own pay wall and expects readers to cough up cash once they've read their allotment of free articles.

With all due respect, the original post contradicts itself and offers conclusions without supporting evidence. First off, "Teaching photography is pointless" leads one to believe the post will focus upon ... teaching photography. Instead, it careens off into a body slam on all teaching. It concludes, "Teaching is an ego trip, plane and simple." (For the record, it's "plain and simple.") Such a statement makes little sense after the OP previously notes that "Of course English, Literature, Biology, Mathematics, etc. didn't really interest me. Those were subjects where the teacher REALLY helped so I could get my grades up." So, apparently not all teachers are bad, only the ones who try to teach us something we already love? Fred G makes excellent points. Please avoid labeling all teachers based on limited personal experience. The vast majority work literally night and day to help students of all ages. And they do so for wages lower than those earned by the average bartender. (Source: New York Times.) There is no room for ego in the typical teacher's life. The demands of children who arrive at school hungry and unwashed, of single parents looking for support, of educational systems that require constant professional development and evaluation and of public schools struggling to serve amid the onslaught of unending state and federal funding cuts keep your average teacher pretty busy. So if you've got a beef with a couple art instructors, great. But before you cast your "harangue" across an entire profession, I suggest you visit a few schools. See for yourself the work that goes on each and every day. You're a photographer. You should be able to get the picture.

Could be an experiment to bolster tourism. A story I saw mentioned that now everyone is talking about the small town. It also quotes the town's tourism director as saying, "The whole story is not finished yet. By Friday evening everyone will know what the idea was behind this law. It's a surprise."

I agree and even drafted a photo release that they could have used on site. However, the museum insisted it wasn't necessary because there's a sign at the entrance that says visitors might be photographed while in the building. They used photos I produced in everything from social media posts to email marketing. Personally, I turned over all photos to the museum and never entertained the notion that I might use them on my own. I volunteered for the experience. The museum was a very challenging place to photograph and gave me a lot of opportunities to practice.