Step 1 : Turn on your camera
The power button is normally located at the top of your camera.
Step 2 : Select the mode you wish to use.
Auto is always a good option for an amateur photographer. Try to use appropriate settings though.
Step 3 : Focus on your target.
You can use the screen to focus, or, if available, you may use the viewing window. Whichever tickle's your fancy. Zoom in and out as needed.
Step 4 : Let your camera focus the lens.
Usually this is done by pressing the shoot button HALF WAY, or where there is resistance before an actual photo is taken.
Step 5 : Take the photo.
Once the camera lens is focused, the camera will normally emit an audible beep, and that tells you the camera is focused. Once that happens, you may press the shoot button all the way down until a click.
Step 6 : Review your picture.
The nice thing about digital cameras is that you can review your picture and decide if you like it or not, allowing you to retake pictures, or not needing to retake pictures. If you are satisfied, move onto the next object.
Cheers!
Sunday, June 10, 2012
How to convert a song from YouTube to MP3
Step 1:
Open 2 tabs or windows in your web browser.
Step 2 :
On the first, get the video you want. Copy the URL.
Step 3 :
On the second, go to www.youtube-mp3.org
Step 4:
Paste the URL from your video on YouTube into the box above "Convert Video"
Step 5:
Click "Convert Video"
Step 6 :
Click "Download" and chose the location where you want to save it.
Open 2 tabs or windows in your web browser.
Step 2 :
On the first, get the video you want. Copy the URL.
Step 3 :
On the second, go to www.youtube-mp3.org
Step 4:
Paste the URL from your video on YouTube into the box above "Convert Video"
Step 5:
Click "Convert Video"
Step 6 :
Click "Download" and chose the location where you want to save it.
How to tie a tie (4 different ways)
This is something every man should know how to do... Tie a tie.
Personally, I have a hard time doing it, but this photo seems like a great help!
Personally, I have a hard time doing it, but this photo seems like a great help!
Friday, May 11, 2012
How to play guitare reading tablature
So, I've noticed lately that a lot of my fellow students are trying to learn guitar. I have never taken guitar lessons before, but I have picked up enough things to know how to read tablature.
Tabliture is another form of written music. It looks a like this:
Tabliture is another form of written music. It looks a like this: It is quite simple to read. The lowest line in TAB corresponds to the biggest string on your guitar, E, which is on top. The second lowest one corresponds to the next string down, and so on. The top string on TAB corresponds to the smallest and lowest string on your guitar, e.
The number on the line corresponds to what frett you
should be pushing the string down.
should be pushing the string down.
There is a site I would like to promote here, because there are alot of free tabs on it, and it even has a walkthrough, and how it should sound.
http://www.lickbyneck.com/ will bring you there. Then, in the top left corner, click on "Solo Guitar" and it will bring you to collections. Popular songs, old songs, good songs, they are all mixed together.
This is a GIF picture of the software:
Enjoy playing your guitar, and remember to support LickByNeck for more songs!
Thursday, May 3, 2012
How to DJ
Well, I haven't updated this in a while. I have an event today. As one of my friends would put it... "DANCE DANCE, HYPE HYPE!"
If you haven't guess it yet, I am DJ-ing a middle school dance tonight.
I have spent the last couple of nights staying up late spending some iTunes money buying songs.
There are some very important things to keep in mind while DJ-ing or preparing to DJ. Here's a list:
1: It is important to keep in mind the general age of the group while preparing your playlist.
2: Is there a theme for the dance?
3: What are the regulations on language/lyrics in the song?
4: What activities are planned for the night?
I will elaborate on each of these points:
Age of the group:
In my case, the age group the dance is for is middle school. Grades 5, 6, 7 and 8. Now, this has an impact on music selection. I hardly doubt that kids like house music. (Unless it's famous Benni Benassi's "Satisfaction") Kids are more into mainstream music, such as "Call Me Maybe" by C.R.J., or Katy Perry.
Another thing to keep in mind is, Are there any "traditions"? At this school, it is quite popular to play "We No Speak Americano" or "Cha Cha Slide".
Theme:
This one is kind of self-explanatory, but I'll go into detail anyways. Themes are important for many things.
They have a factor in the music selection. (In my case, this dance is the 80's!) I was asked to play some 80's music tonight, which I plan on doing.
These lights are easy to control with a DMX/XLR operating board.
Language/Lyrics:
Again, another self-explanatory one, but I will go into details.
Keeping in mind your audience, you must select an appropriate song choice. For younger kids, it is not appropriate to be playing songs about sex and drugs and hookers and stuff. That doesn't bode well with the organizers ( I am saying this from past experience...) so keep it to an acceptable level.
Activities:
Quite often during dances, there are activities/competitions planned. We have a FreezeDance planned, as well as a Snowball. You need music for these things, and sometimes it's specific music, so you must be sure to include these songs in your playlist.
That about sums it up for this portion of how to. I plan to update this one a few times, because there are more dances, and I will have pictures and stuff to upload :)
Thanks for reading, and please feel free to comment and critique my how-to's!
If you haven't guess it yet, I am DJ-ing a middle school dance tonight.
I have spent the last couple of nights staying up late spending some iTunes money buying songs.
There are some very important things to keep in mind while DJ-ing or preparing to DJ. Here's a list:
1: It is important to keep in mind the general age of the group while preparing your playlist.
2: Is there a theme for the dance?
3: What are the regulations on language/lyrics in the song?
4: What activities are planned for the night?
I will elaborate on each of these points:
Age of the group:
In my case, the age group the dance is for is middle school. Grades 5, 6, 7 and 8. Now, this has an impact on music selection. I hardly doubt that kids like house music. (Unless it's famous Benni Benassi's "Satisfaction") Kids are more into mainstream music, such as "Call Me Maybe" by C.R.J., or Katy Perry.
Another thing to keep in mind is, Are there any "traditions"? At this school, it is quite popular to play "We No Speak Americano" or "Cha Cha Slide".
Theme:
This one is kind of self-explanatory, but I'll go into detail anyways. Themes are important for many things.
They have a factor in the music selection. (In my case, this dance is the 80's!) I was asked to play some 80's music tonight, which I plan on doing.
They also have a factor in what you will do with your lights. I like to give the kids a great light show. We have at our availability 10 "LED par 64" lights (such as the ones shown below) as well as 3 DJ LED moving lights with mirrors.
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Language/Lyrics:
Again, another self-explanatory one, but I will go into details.
Keeping in mind your audience, you must select an appropriate song choice. For younger kids, it is not appropriate to be playing songs about sex and drugs and hookers and stuff. That doesn't bode well with the organizers ( I am saying this from past experience...) so keep it to an acceptable level.
Activities:
Quite often during dances, there are activities/competitions planned. We have a FreezeDance planned, as well as a Snowball. You need music for these things, and sometimes it's specific music, so you must be sure to include these songs in your playlist.
That about sums it up for this portion of how to. I plan to update this one a few times, because there are more dances, and I will have pictures and stuff to upload :)
Thanks for reading, and please feel free to comment and critique my how-to's!
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