Friends Masterpiece
Friends Masterpiece
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 HOMCO Masterpiece Circle of Friends Santas Helper 1994  US $16.95
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 MASTERPIECE THEATER BEST OF FRIENDS Orig Movie Poster US $150.00
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 Circle of Friends Homco Masterpiece First Kiss 1991 US $9.99
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When you press your eye to the viewfinder of your camera, a blank canvas is placed before you. Similar to more traditional artists, you can paint a vertical shot or a horizontal shot. That's your first decision in basic composition. "Is my subject up and down, or does it go side to side?" If your subject is up and down, you should be holding your camera in a vertical position. Too often people say, "oh, they can crop that later." Yes, they can. But why let them? This is your masterpiece, why hand them the brush?
Second point to consider . . . how big a print do you want? You do realize of course that different size prints have different proportions. In other words, if a group of ten people just barely fit in your 5x7 print and then someone asks you to make an 8x10 print; someone will be missing or cut in half on the larger print. Giving your subject room on either side so that you can enlarge later is NOT the same as letting the lab make up for your mistakes.
Third point to consider . . . where on the canvas is your subject going to be? Centuries ago, Greek Artists discovered the eye tends to focus on certain points in any given picture. If you divide your picture into thirds both horizontally and vertically, the points at which those lines intersect are the points where most people tend to focus comfortably. This approach is more interesting than a "Bulls Eye" type snap shot. This is commonly referred to as the "Rule of Thirds".
If you get a nice shot, what usually happens? You frame it and put it on your wall. Why do you frame it? Because it draws attention! In the children's story "Charlotte's Webb", Charlotte concludes that people believe what they see in print. Likewise, people believe if something is framed it must be important. So why wait? When shooting, framing means something in the foreground that sets off, or "Frames" your main subject. Framing helps create a sense of depth by creating opposition. Start framing your shots, while you take them.
The last point in basic composition is . . . if it doesn't add to the shot, get rid of it! Get closer. Don't stand twenty feet away and say you're taking a portrait. If your subject consists of one or two main subjects, they should fill up 80% of that viewfinder, not 20%. This takes us back to the beginning. If you're shooting one person standing and the camera is in the horizontal position, you're wasting 80% of your shot. Turn that camera up on edge, step closer, and fill that frame with your subject. Simply put, shoot from the beginning how you want it to look in the end.
This Article Written By: Tedric A. Garrison Cedar City, Utah
Tedric Garrison has done photography for over 30 years. In college he was an Art Major, and firmly believes that “Creativity can be taught.” Today; as a writer and photographer he shares his wealth of knowledge with the world, at: http://www.betterphototips.com
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Masterpiece $7.99 Marvin lives with his family under the kitchen sink in the Pompadays’ apartment. He is very much a beetle. James Pompaday lives with his family in New York City. He is very much an eleven-year-old boy.After James gets a pen-and-ink set for his birthday, Marvin surprises him by creating an elaborate miniature drawing. James gets all the credit for the picture and before these unlikely friends know it they are caught up in a staged art heist at the Metropolitan Museum of Art that could help recover a famous drawing by Albrecht Dürer. But James can’t go through with the plan without Marvin’s help. And that’s where things get really complicated (and interesting!). This fast-paced mystery will have young readers on the edge of their seats as they root for boy and beetle.   In Shakespeare’s Secret Elise Broach showed her keen ability to weave storytelling with history and suspense, and Masterpiece is yet another example of her talent. This time around it’s an irresistible miniature world, fascinating art history, all wrapped up in a special friendship— something for everyone to enjoy.   Masterpiece is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year. |
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Masterpiece (Hardcover) $26.87 A budding friendship, an elaborate art heist scheme, and lots of adventure make up this engaging middle grade novel by the author of SHAKESPEARE`S SECRET. Marvin, a talented beetle who lives with his family under the Pompadays` kitchen sink, becomes friends with 11-year-old James Pompaday when Martin creates an amazing drawing with James`s pen-and-ink set. But when James`s mother discovers the illustration and thinks it was done by James, the pair is off on a crazy adventure involving the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Albrecht Durer, and a thief. Both a meditation on art and a thoughtful character study, this is a Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2008. |
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Masterpiece (Paperback) $16.44 A budding friendship, an elaborate art heist scheme, and lots of adventure make up this engaging middle grade novel by the author of SHAKESPEARE`S SECRET. Marvin, a talented beetle who lives with his family under the Pompadays` kitchen sink, becomes friends with 11-year-old James Pompaday when Martin creates an amazing drawing with James`s pen-and-ink set. But when James`s mother discovers the illustration and thinks it was done by James, the pair is off on a crazy adventure involving the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Albrecht Durer, and a thief. Both a meditation on art and a thoughtful character study, this is a Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2008. |
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Anthony Burger - Masterpiece $25.37 Track Listing: Rhapsody In Blue / Shout To The Lord Ain`t No Mountain High Enough No Longer A Stranger Doxology I Sing The Mighty Power Clair De Lune / Jesus Loves Me God Leads Us Along Hallelujah Chorus Swingin` My Way Back Home Old Time Religion / William Tell Overture Over The Rainbow Friends |
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WORDWORLD:BEARS MASTERPIECE BY WORDWORLD (DVD) $17.55 Dog, Duck, Pig, Sheep, Bear, and their friends help young viewers recognize letters and sound out and spell new words. Artist: WORDWORLD Genre: Childrens Video Rating: NR Release Date: 2MAR2010 |
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