Piano Pointers

Written by Emily Sigers


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Appreciation must show through your playing if it is to have a soul; and anything without a soul is ugly.

Put dreams into your playing.

Beautiful practicing. Beautiful playing.

Do not play just sound, play music.

Getrepparttar 115996 big idea in your piece and develop it.

Photography Poses – The Missing Ingredient

Written by Robert Bezman


You've read allrepparttar "best digital camera" articles, gotrepparttar 115991 best price on your first digital camera, and even glanced at its owner's manual. Are you itching to take some shots of your family, or what?

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There are two categories of GENERAL ADVICE which applies, regardless of whether you're using a digital camera to take family portrait poses, baby pictures, pet portraits, group pictures, funny photos, or even maternity portraits. The first category is...

"Good Planning" Advice for Photography Poses

1) Prepare For The Event

Prepare forrepparttar 115997 event by thinking about every photograph you want to take and what kind of photography pose or poses you would like to capture. Consider who, where, how, andrepparttar 115998 type of environment.

2) Take Multiple Photographs

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3) Check LCD Screen

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"Location" Advice for Photography Poses

Taking indoor family photography, is very different than outdoor family photograph (duh!). For INDOOR pictures...

1) Wide Angle

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