In traditional (meaning non Digital) photography there are only three basic things to worry about in regards to your camera. These are: the aperture (also called F-stop), the shutter speed, and the film speed. These “Big Three” apply to all 35mm cameras (which is still the most popular format in the non Digital world of photography).F-Stops are located on the lens itself. If you have the ability to take the lens off and play with your f-stops, you will see a mechanical type of iris similar to that in the eye that controls how much light gets through the eye. The f-stop controls how much of the picture is in focus. This is referred to as your “Depth of Field”. In other words; if you are shooting pictures of a beautiful girl in front of a garbage truck you would use a small f-stop, because you want a small amount of the whole picture in focus. Girl yes, garbage truck no. On the other hand, if you were shooting this same girl in front of a huge waterfall you would use a large f-stop, because you actually want every thing in the whole picture in focus. Girl yes and waterfall yes.Shutter speeds are on the camera and control the shutter, (that small black curtain directly in front of the film itself). How slow or fast that shutter opens controls how much light actually hits the film. Shutter speeds are usually related to the speed of the subject. Using that waterfall example again; if you use a fast shutter speed, you will stop all the action. Water drops will freeze in mid air. On the other hand, if you use a slow shutter speed, the things that don’t move will still be clear, but the things that do will be blurry.These two items, F-stops and Shutter speeds affect everything else. They work together similar to the gas and clutch petals in a car. Don’t worry if you drive an automatic, I will get to that in a minute. What I mean by gas and clutch, is that it’s the combination of these two that determine what your exposure will be. Too little light (f-stops) and your pictures will be dark, too slow a shutter speed, and your pictures will be blurry. The light meter will tell you when these two are working together, but it’s up to you to control both. Be aware too, that the light meter only gives you an Average reading. If you want something to actually look white, you need to give it more light than the meter suggest. If you want something to actually look black, then you need to give it less light than the meter suggest.I mentioned the “Big Three”, the third of these is the film speed. This refers to the type of film you use and how sensitive it is to light. A slow film speed refers to a lower number like ISO 100 speed film. A fast film speed refers to a larger number like ISO 400 speed film. Slow film speed needs much more light, but looks extremely sharp because the grain is very close together. Fast film speed does not need as much light, but tends to look grainy if you make an enlargement. Personally, I always use 100 speed film whenever I can. It does take more light, but that’s why Heavenly Father invented the “Flash”.In Digital photography there are still only three basic things to worry about in regards to your camera. These are: the aperture (also called F-stop), the shutter speed, and the pixels. The difference here is that newer cameras, both digital and non digital alike have simplified things. You don’t usually see the actual F-stops or Shutter speeds, but the pictures they left behind still control the same things.The Green box seen on most cameras means “Go”. Go take your picture, don’t worry about anything . . .I (the camera) will take care of everything for you. For quick and easy snap shots it’s great. For being creative and in control of the results, it’s not so great.The Girls head on most cameras means “Portrait Mode”. In this case the camera will automatically use the smallest F-stop for the available light, then choose the correct shutter speed to give proper exposure. This is good for portraits where the subject will be in focus from about the tip of her nose to just behind her ears, then everything else will gradually go out of focus.The Mountain with a cloud means “Landscape Mode”. In this case the camera will automatically use the largest F-stop for the available light, then choose the correct shutter speed to give proper exposure. This is good for nature shots or anywhere that you want everything in focus. This way the girl is in focus and the waterfall behind her is in focus.The Flower means “Close-Up Mode”. When shooting very close this is the mode you want. It usually will also give a greater depth of field, but not always. If you have enough light, you can still shoot things from edge to edge. It is similar to the green box, but on a much smaller scale. It also will adjust flash exposure so you don’t wash out your subject.The Running Man means “Sports Mode”. The term Sports refers to all action, whether it’s a basketball game, or shooting a waterfall. If you want to freeze something, (stop the action) then this is the mode to use.Other modes often include letters like P for program mode, TV for Shutter Mode, Av for Aperture Mode, and M for Manual mode. These vary a lot between different manufactures, so you may have to look through your camera manual. Usually these actually show you more of what is going on. The information is usually displayed either inside the viewfinder or on top of the camera on a small LCD screen, sometimes both. If you don’t feel comfortable with all that technical stuff, use the picture mode; that’s what they’re for. You can still choose to be creative, without having to know every single detail of what the camera is doing.With a digital camera, when you press the shutter release, you capture an image on the image sensor. The image is then written to a pre selected format and transferred to some type of media card. There are several different types of media cards, the manufacture of the camera determines which media card works with your camera.The media card itself is like a blank canvas. Most artists would agree that one canvas is no better than another, what matters to them is what type of paint goes on the canvas. That’s where the basics of good composition come into play. Framing, Leading Lines, the Rule of Thirds, and Depth of Field are the type of things that make your images come alive. Learning the mechanics of photography is only the first step and can be learned quite quickly. Learning the art of photography is a life long process that even the best of us is trying to perfect each and every day.
Starting With Basics – Shooting With Knowledge
Make it a Better Day With Children’s Party Entertainment
Let’s think about children’s parties. Now, who is usually left to organise the entertainment? That’s right: the same poor folk who are left to organise the food, clean up the wrapping paper, get the jelly down off the ceiling and tend to at least one of the little darlings until they are old enough to fend for themselves (which, these days, doesn’t seem to happen until they’re 30). The parents. Well, maybe it’s time for a change. Given that the parents have to do the whole entertaining and looking after job for the first two decades at least of a child’s life, why not leave that one stressful day in the hands of professional children’s party entertainment?The goal of entertainment, at children’s parties, has always been damage limitation. Put any gathering of little people in a place where there’s a ton of sugar and a centre of attention (the birthday boy or girl), and things are apt to get a little frantic. Entertainment is not so much a frill as a necessity on these occasions. It gives the little boys and girls something to focus their hyperactive communal energy on – which, if one is lucky, means one’s home comes out of the whole experience relatively unscathed.Now with such a big job to do, it makes perfect sense that the children’s party entertainment be left to a professional. If only because that leaves the parents free to act as roaming police officers, capturing wayward party-goers and patrolling the grounds to make sure that no-one has thrown up in a bush. How a parent is supposed to keep a proper eye on things, while trying to persuade a bunch of fractious sugar-addicts that pin the tail on the donkey is still fun, is beyond the grasp of normal human intelligence to work out. No – what all kid’s parties need, without reservation or exception, is proper children’s party entertainment. Some guy or lady dressed as a clown who can do magic tricks and make funny animals out of balloons. The kind of stuff, in other words, that no normal parent would have a clue how to do.Professional kids entertainers have a very special arrow in their arsenal – one that no parent can ever hope to draw. A pro kids entertainer is not related to any child in the room – and is therefore able to entertain impartially, without accidentally highlighting one or two guests to the chagrin of all the rest. That’s a skill that comes at an inestimable premium, when trying to control over excited small folk. There’s nothing that sets off an attack of the tantrums quicker than the birthday boy or girl feeling that they aren’t getting enough attention – or everyone else feeling that they’re getting too much.In the powder keg environment that is a child’s party, the only safe way to proceed is by hiring children’s party entertainment. It pays for itself in terms of safety, peace and an assurance that everyone is going to enjoy themselves. Even the parents.
Reasons Why You Should Buy Life Insurance
A lot of people do not voluntarily go and purchase life insurance. It has to be through friends, relatives or family members, or a sales agent. This is probably brought by misguided thinking or limited knowledge of the reasons why you should buy life insurance. But if they can make to understand the benefits and advantages of getting insured, then they have a different opinion about it. The reasons why you should get yourself insured is enormous in terms of your financial road map. The more popular types are term life insurance and whole life.If you ask most financial gurus and experts, they will tell you that life insurance is the cornerstone of a sound personal financial planning. This cannot be further from the truth. If you are preparing your financial road map, you better include how you will insure yourself so that your family and business is well protected. Getting insured will give the needed financial protection and security of your family and love ones as well as your business.There are many reasons why insuring yourself would provide the necessary financial security and protection should you unexpectedly die. The first thing you should consider is your final expenses. If you are insured, the insurer will pay your final expenses such as funeral and burial cost. Any debts and loans that you have can also be paid by the insurer. Your medical expenses that are not covered by your group health insurance will also be paid. The insurer may also pay probate and other estate administration cost and your family will have to be burden by it.The biggest reason why you should get insured is to replace the income for your family and love ones as well as your business. Your dependents will be well protected financially if you are insured. The one single most important reason is your dependent family and love ones. You can provide them with financial income replacement if you are no longer there to provide it. The last thing you would like to happen is for your family to carry the burden of paying for your final expenses. It also provides your dependents the lifestyle they are used to.If you decide to purchase a type of permanent life insurance such as whole life, it creates a cash value. For people who somehow do not have the discipline to save some money, this can act as a force savings. The added feature of this type of insuring can help you immensely should you need money to borrow. It is little bit more expensive than a term life but the savings component is so enticing to some people.It can also create and inheritance for your heirs even if you do not have any property or assets to pass on. Just by simply naming them as your beneficiaries if you are the policy holder can give them inheritance should you pass away. It can also pay federal death taxes and state death taxes and thus avoid your heirs to liquidate some of their assets.So there are many reasons why you should purchase life insurance. Whether you take term life insurance or a whole life it all depends on what really suits your needs and circumstances. You have to remember too that the life insurance companies you are inquiring should be in sound financial health and a highly rank insurer. You like that these companies would still be around when the time comes. What is the point of getting insured if the company is no longer there to pay the death benefit? Thus, ensuring that these companies are highly rank and financially stable is a must when buying your family and love ones protection.