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    • The Shape of Things - What to Leave In, What to Take Out by Tedric Garrison with 0views

      Shapes define your photograph. Similar shapes form patterns. Dissimilar shapes draw attention. Imagine a long row of small rubber balls placed together in a semi circle. The roundness of the ball reinforces the curve of the semi circle. Seeing the roundness causes a familiarity in the image, in other words, it creates a pattern that your eye wan | Article date: 2008-05-04 ...

    • Artistic Tools - Format and Resolution in Photography by Tedric Garrison with 0views

      When you take a picture with a traditional 35mm camera, you press the shutter and that image is burned into a medium we call "film". With a digital camera, you press the shutter release and capture an image on the image sensor. The image is then transferred to some type of media card. The manufacture of the camera determines which medi | Article date: 2008-05-04 ...

    • Dpi and Why - Resolution Does Matter by Tedric Garrison with 0views

      When I started on the internet I was a photographer and a science fiction fan. Since I had no science fiction photos of my own, I started surfing the web. After several months of looking through many Sci-Fi web sites, I realized that most of those sites used small thumb nail size prints (usually 1 inch x 1 ¼ inch or smaller). This was back in t | Article date: 2008-05-04 ...

    • Film Verses Digital - What"s the Difference Anyway? by Tedric Garrison with 0views

      In the old days, if your camera (35mm of course) had a battery die on you in the middle of an important shoot, you still had options. I mean after all; the only thing you needed the battery for was the light meter, it"s not like your whole camera will shut down if you have no battery. Oh, I"m sorry . . . if you are using all digital th | Article date: 2008-05-04 ...

    • The Power of Opposition - Make Them Feel What You Felt by Tedric Garrison with 0views

      Have you ever hiked for two or three hours to get somewhere; took tons of photos, but when they came back you were disappointed? Somehow you lost the magic; it just didn"t feel the same. How do you know the difference between a waterfall that is 200 feet tall, or an extreme close-up of a creek trickling over some rock 2 inches tall? In some | Article date: 2008-05-04 ...

    • What is the Best Camping Equipment by Alan Wildman with 0views

      Most camping equipment stores will have a member of staff that will be more than pleased to serve you and be full of knowledge on camping, outdoor activities and the equipment used. Hennessey produces a range of superbly designed hammocks for all uses these also come with a shelter design not unlike the Australian Basha. For expert | Article date: 2008-04-30 ...

    • Look Out Sec - Alabama Rates No. 1 as Nick Saban Prepares to Go to War by Ed Bagley with 0views

      Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley If you think football in the Southeastern Conference is just a game that generates a ton of money for the schools and the NCAA that regulates it in a highly publicized environment, you do not understand what success is about in the SEC. SEC games are not battles between teams, they are outrig | Article date: 2008-04-30 ...

    • The Appropriate Way to Give Gifts at Work by Dave J. Davies with 0views

      Corporate Gift Giving Etiquette It is a tradition, as well as a courtesy, that gifts are given between business partners, customers, employees, contractors, and many more people who continue to help your business run every day. That little something extra does go a long way to making your connections with people stronger. That littl | Article date: 2008-04-08 ...

    • Has Your Mom Hijacked Your Nintendo Wii Yet? by Maya Jakes with 0views

      Long gone are the days of having to visit a store to buy Nintendo Wii products. Now they can all be downloaded from the internet, legally! Not just games either - now we can turn our Nintendo Wii into Home Entertainment Systems and download Movies, Music and even TV Shows. Any necessary software is simple to install and easy to use. | Article date: 2008-04-07 ...

    • The Advantages of Specialising and Only Collecting the Finest Antiques! by John N. Cohen with 0views

      As rather specialised Asian antique collectors, over a very long period, we have managed to help form collections of really fine Japanese netsuke, inro, lacquer boxes, Chinese snuff bottles, pendants, jade and hard stone carvings. One advantage of collecting in such specialised fields is that most people will not have any idea of w | Article date: 2008-04-06 ...

    • Collecting Chinese Snuff Bottles - Magical Stone Pictures! by John N. Cohen with 0views

      Over a good many years we have created, though I say it myself, quite an important Snuff Bottle Collection. My wife, thank goodness, shares my interest in these little bottles, but perhaps I should warn you, collecting anything is a bit like a bug, once caught, it is with you for ever and can be quite an obsession! Have you ever sea | Article date: 2008-04-06 ...

    • All About Japanese Lacquer and Exquisite Sprinkled Pictures by John N. Cohen with 0views

      Before I describe these unique and beautiful works of art, exclusively Japanese, I feel that you need to know more about Lacquer, the extraordinary medium that was used. Only then will you fully appreciate these brilliant creations. For readers who are unfamiliar with old Japanese Lacquer, I suspect you will be thinking of the typic | Article date: 2008-04-06 ...

    • How Best to Begin Buying Antiques in Auction or From Dealers by John N. Cohen with 0views

      About Becoming An Antique Collector Before buying anything; make a point of studying books and catalogues (even old ones) on your subject, then attend a few auctions, be sure to inspect your choice of antiques on the viewing days before the auction, always allow enough time to visit and explore the main dealers" stock, both before and | Article date: 2008-04-06 ...

    • Pc Games: the Highly Graphical Scenarios by Alden Jerry with 0views

      Generally known as PC games, personal computer games are video games played on personal computer. This brings a feeling of enchantment to the gamer. Also known as video game, this is entirely different from the games played on a video game console. Th | Article date: 2008-04-01 ...

    • Online Gaming is Positive by Synapse India with 0views

      In this growing virtual world, online gaming has added lots of spice and freshness in our normal day-to-day lifestyle. These simple logic games represent high level of expression technology and cultural sense to transcend the existing boundaries of the world. Benefits of Casual Gaming: Online games promote liter | Article date: 2008-03-27 ...

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