The angle in which you shoot your subject can change everything. Sometimes when you take a picture at eye level looking straight at the object, things can appear flat and not as interesting. But instead of just snapping a picture, try getting down to the subjects level. For example, if you're taking a picture of a flower, get down close to the flower, and maybe angle your lense up, looking up at the flower, instead of looking down. Or angle your lense as if you're looking at the flower sidewa...
Some update notes that you should take notice to are:Celestian Furniture Yes you read that correctly! Celestian Furniture has come to the Spiral, as well as recipes for furniture from our newest underwater world! Keyboard Shortcuts
Hey wizards! As you have read in the gardening article I put up a few days ago, it requires the Test Realm! It's pretty easy to use the Test Realm, but there are a few very important limitations you have to pay attention to before using it. Many of you reading this may be pretty agravated. Here's how KingsIsle puts it:This Test Realm is available to Subscribers.
Black Roses are here! These are the first of Limited Edition giftable seeds that you can master! This was announced in the last podcast.
You can win the FarmVille Roman Golden Horse statue by completing 3 levels in mafia wars! You have until Monday, Nov 1st to get this mission!
Today Farmville updated some of the user interfaces for crafting and farmers market! Changes
You can get Alien Swarm for free on Steam starting today. Alien Swarm is a 4 person co-op adventure with an updated Source engine and the ability to create custom levels. Think of this as a top view Left 4 Dead or Killing Floor, but with aliens. Too bad they are not zombie aliens, but it's a free game so we can't complain.
Ni no Kuni is a gorgeous hand drawn and animated game coming to the PS3 and Nintendo DS. The story is about Oliver, a 13 year old who has lost his mother. Wishing for her to come back, a magical toy tells him that this might be possible and they set off on a journey in a parallel magical world. In the trailer above, the PS3 is able to almost match the visual quality of the cartoon animations originally made for cut scenes in the DS game.
Update 4/10/2010 We got some more Tiki stuff today! And some soccer items for the world cup.
Kiss Ass Game First Impressions Review of the game next week. Here are some quick impressions of the game and the first level
If you are living in California, you have probably already heard by now that the state is in a severe drought of unprecedented levels. Even if you don't live in a drought-affected area, it is extremely vital for everybody on this planet to conserve water as much as possible.
It seems that Obesity in children is due to many causes however genetic cause is still the most important factor at all.
This three dimensional Sierpinski tetrahedral structure was created with a lot of help from my Year 10, 12 and 13 classes. It is inspired by the Sierpinski triangle fractal.
Frank Lampard and Kelly Smith show a fun way to improve your control using your head, shoulders, knees and toes. This is a mid level practice and drill for younger kids. Practice Lampard and Smith's keepy-up game.
Replacing or adjusting skies in Photoshop is a common task for landscape and architecture photographers. Learn how to use the Mask Pro plug-in within Photoshop to separate the sky so it may be easily replaced or adjusted while maintaining the foreground details. Mask Pro makes it easy for any level of Photoshop user to replace skies in photos. Replace skies in the Mask Pro plugin for Photoshop.
Dancing will never be the same again. Everyone can moon walk but the Michael Jackson side slide will take your dancing to a whole new level of cool. Pull Off The Michael Jackson Side Slide and impress on the dance floor. Pull off the Michael Jackson side slide.
Video shows how to test soil for pH levels. Testing the soil shows how acidic or how alkaline soil is. Some plants grow better in acidic soil or alkaline soil. Using a pH tester allows to determine which plants you want to use in your soil. Test soil pH.
Each guy eats a hearty mexican meal followed by a very, very large dosage of laxatives. Then all 8 area broken into four 2-man teams to compete in a relay race around a track on a scorching hot day. The batons are dildos. And each "athlete" has to wear a light colored spandex.
This swallow paper airplane uses some folding techniques from origami to make the head a little heavier then the rest of the plane, allowing it to make cool loops. As a kid, this was my favorite plane because it looks cool and is quite robust, so you don't need to fold a new plane after every crash.
Expand your catalog of fonts and text effects with help from this tutorial on how to create a beam-like text effect in Photoshop! Enhance your school project or work presentation with unique looking text and take your work to the next level! Create a beam text effect in Photoshop.
This is advanced-level cooking, folks, but let the intro by John Lamkin & techniques shown by Dakota Coburn from Street in San Francisco guide you. This tender, juicy pork dish is an absolute explosion of flavor. Just watch this video tutorial to see how to make a crispy pork belly. Make a crispy pork belly.
In this Soundbooth CS4 tutorial you will learn how to use the volume keyframing tool within Soundbooth CS4 to automate volume levels within a clip. Learn how to choose key points for volume changes and then make gradual changes to the volume of your audio in Soundbooth CS4. Automate volume in Soundbooth CS4.
This CAD software tutorial covers the process of exporting DWG files from Revit Architecture. We export a DWG file as a solid for Rhino and David Fino explains the process for exporting Meshes. This is a good beginner level Revit Architecture tutorial. Follow along and learn how to export DWG files from Revit. Export DWG files from Revit Architecture.
Let Home Depot show you what it takes to install a split jamb door and the tools needed for this relatively easy job. Go step-by-step in this straightforward project, from centering and leveling the new door to placing shims and where to drive the nails. For more, or to get started on your own split jamb door installation project, watch the video on Dailymotion.
Home improvement expert Danny Lipford shows how to build and install a cheap dumbwaiter in your home in this video tutorial.
Putting up a one of these new modern floating shelves is seen as an important test of your do-it-yourself prowess. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to put up a floating shelf.
With just a nice, firm tomato and a good, sharp knife, you can create this beautiful garnish that will elevate any meal to an upscale level . Carve a tomato rose.
This video tutorial will show you how to use Levels and Adjustment Layers to separate and then accentuate the highlights and shadows in your images to create a more dramatic effect. Create a flexible split tone effect in Photoshop.
How to make characters follow waypoints in your FPS (First Person Shooter) Creator level. Create character waypoints in FPS Creator.
Adding an elevator into your FPS (First Person Shooter) Creator level. Add elevators in FPS Creator.
How to trigger the spawning of enemies during the playing of your FPS (First Person Shooter) Creator level. Spawn enemies in FPS Creator.
Brake fluid is used in hydraulic brake systems to help apply immediate force to the brakes when you step on the pedal. It's essential for your road safety to use the correct type of brake fluid and keep it at the recommended level at all times. So fill your car's brake fluid with this video's advice. Fill your car's brake fluid.
Learn how to use Masking, Motion Tweens, and Motion Guide Layers to create an animated pencil drawing a curved line. Tools used are the Rectangle tool, Pencil tool, and Free Transform tool. This is an intermediate level Flash tutorial. Animate a pencil drawing a curved line in Flash.
This Camtasia Studio 5 tutorial shows you how to even out the volume level using dynamic range control, and how to remove background noise. Enhance audio in Camtasia Studio 5 recordings.
Learn how to nail a door into a wall. You have to first insert shims to make sure the door is flush and level with the wall. Install a flat jamb door.
This video shows how to produce the mortise and tenon joinery unique to rustic furniture made from found branches and sticks. There are a number of obstacles to overcome, including aligning parts and ensuring square and level construction. Build joinery for rustic furniture.
Learn how to use a combination square tool for making measurements and drawing angles. The combination square can also be used for leveling and in plumbing. Use a combination square.
A mason's line is used to keep a wall straight and level while it's being built. Learn how to use a mason's line during construction with this interactive video from Ace Hardware. Use a mason's line.
Learn how to do some video game cheats for the Hitman: Blood Money game from XBox. This video takes you throught the level "A new life". Get playing and you'll soon earn your "Silent Assassin" status. Cheat at Hitman: Blood Money.
Hips are sweet for all levels, from beginners to pro-caliber shreds. A hip is usually the mellowest feature in a snowboard park because there's no knuckle you need to clear. You can go as slow as you want to and just creep off the takeoff or "send it" to the end once you gain confidence.—Chad Otterstrom. Hit a hip jump.
