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The Solid State Technology area in the Hubbell Lighting Solutions Lab is one of five in the lab that address the latest lighting challenges of the day and visually demonstrates the use and advantages of LED fixtures.
Hubbell Lighting's new 185,000-square-foot headquarters in Greenville, SC, is as easy on the environment as it is to view from its majestic hilltop location overlooking Interstate 85. The four-story, $41 million building is registered to achieve a Silver rating under the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED® program and will be only the second commercial building in upstate South Carolina to be LEED certified.
As a leading manufacturer of energy-efficient lighting, Hubbell Lighting wanted "to practice what they preach," says K.J. Jacobs, lead architect on the project for Spartanburg-based McMillan Smith & Partners. "They wanted to be good stewards of the environment, as consumers and as manufacturers." As a result, the new structure is 30 percent more energy efficient than a typical office building of this size.
Virtually absent throughout the building's interior is the usual "new building smell," since the design team chose paints, carpets, furniture, and adhesives that emit few or no volatile organic compounds. The building also won LEED points for diverting more than half of the construction leftovers and debris from landfills. Excess steel, concrete, wallboard, and other materials were hauled away by a recycling contractor to be reused on other construction projects. Also reused is much of the office furniture transported from Hubbell Lighting's former corporate headquarters in Spartanburg, SC.
All faucets, toilets and urinals in lavatories are low-flow, and stormwater is treated on-site by two underwater filtration units before being discharged to the campus' common stormwater detention pond. The building's two boilers are also highly efficient. One is powered by natural gas, and the other by electricity-affording Hubbell Lighting the ability to determine which boiler will be in use at any particular time based on current utility rates.
Within the Lighting Solutions Center Lab, daylight harvesting illustrates to specifiers, contractors and users alike how they can capture sunlight and realize energy conservation that directly translates to bottom line operating costs.
While the building they work in is helping to conserve the environment, employees enjoy some of that environment by escaping from their office space into all-glass break rooms-with a view. In addition, the interior design and colors of the break rooms are more playful than the rest of the building.
Building with LEED in mind added 2 percent to 3 percent to construction costs, but improvements such as the highly-efficient, mechanical equipment, for example, will pay for themselves in the long run. And, as an owner-occupant of the new headquarters, Hubbell Lighting will be there for a long time to come, realizing operating cost savings throughout the life of the building.
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It was in June, 1966 when I started working for the tree disease scientists at the Forestry Sciences Laboratory in Moscow, Idaho. That autumn I would start my University course in Forestry which eventually would lead to a long and rewarding career as a Forest Pathologist. But I knew none of that 44 years ago as a lowly paid summer aid hired by the Blister Rust research project. We were evaluating the effects of antibiotics (Actidione and Phytoactin) on established blister rust cankers on western white pine. My job was to locate the previously marked study trees (often not as simple as it might seem) and record data on the activity of treated blister rust cankers. The work took us in rickety four-wheel drive vehicles to remote locations scattered across the white pine forests of northern Idaho. I remember the scientists reading the cankers, often in drizzling rain, and calling off items for me to record; no aecia, no pycnia, no TM (i.e., Tuberculina maxima) (Leaphart and Wicker 1968).
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CLEMSON Tajh Boyd is eligible for the NFL Draft after the season and he doesnt have much left to prove at the college level.
The Clemson junior quarterback is second in the nation in passing efficiency (172), fourth in yards per attempt (9.52) and has combined for 33 touchdowns through the air and on the ground this season.
So will he stay for a potentially special senior year in 2013 at Clemson? Or will he go?
Its up in the air, Boyd said. Its one of those deals where all you can do is control what you can and take it from there. But at the same time I dont think theres any place better than here.
By the end of the season Boyd will possess most major passing records at Clemson. He will have won an ACC title. But Boyd said there are plenty of reasons to consider staying.
Just for those guys besides me, Boyd said. I get a chance to talk to a lot of guys who have come and who have gone . I talk to a lot of guys who are at the next level and they dont even hang out with the guys because its all business. The games are fun but the memories you gain from the offseason and the things you go through as teammates, the fights, the arguments, its like a family and you wont ever have that again.
Boyd also thinks if he returns, Clemson could a have a chance for a special season.
I really feel like this team is getting to the point where its going to become a powerhouse, Boyd said. I think theres going to be opportunities to win a national championship here.
Boyd might also consider staying because hes not projected as a first-round prospect due to his lack of prototype size. The 6-1, 215-pound Boyd is projected as the No. 8 quarterback prospect in the 2014 class by NFLDraftscout.com.
Air raid:
Clemsons defense faces its biggest passing game test since the Florida State game against N.C. State. Wolfpack quarterback Mike Glennon is second in the ACC in yards per game (291) and second in touchdown passes (22), trailing Boyd.
Hes really smart, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said. He can make all the throws.
Grandfather clause:
Clemson center Dalton Freeman (3,106 career plays) needs just 26 plays to pass Landon Walker and become the all-time program leader in snaps played.
Boyd on Freeman: Hes like a grandfather to those (other linemen).
No looking ahead:
Students are setting up tents to on campus in their wait to purchase tickets for next weeks South Carolina-Clemson game. Still, Swinney doesnt foresee his team lacking focus this weekend vs. N.C. State.
This team has learned how to be consistent, Swinney said. This is the most important game of the season. That can be coach speak or whatever but if you dont have that mentality you are going to get your butt beat.
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Written by Mike Swofford Sunday, 09 January 2011 18:58
|Article Index
|The Scout Achievement Center Story
|Building the Vision
|Construction Begins
|Branding and Design
|Technology and Green Operations
|Excitement, Moving, and Opening
|A Few Last Things and Grand Opening
|All Pages
Now having an idea of what the Scout Achievement Center would be and what was required to realize the vision, the work began to make it a reality. There were now two main priorities for the project: building the physical structure and building the operational infrastructure to make it work.
One of the first steps, and one of the most important, was to choose the location. From the feedback that was gathered during the visioning process, several requirements were established for the location:
Through a study provided by Time Warner Cable, the council membership was analyzed and the population center of the council was determined to be the Evendale area. Incidentally, a vacant lot sat adjacent to the Gorman Heritage Farm in the Village of Evendale, two turns from the I-75 corridor. With the Gorman Heritage Farm's 175 year history and great youth outdoor education programs, and the Village of Evendale's focus on a family-friendly community, it was a perfect match. After months of work between Evendale, the Farm, and the Council, a wonderful partnership was established. The Village of Evendale leased the land to the Dan Beard Council for 99 years for $1 and a memorandum of agreement was signed between the council and the farm to provide shared programming and share facilities.
Several architects were engaged to provide sketches of the SAC. The design of the building was a challenging one: it had to be designed to fit into the natural environment, incorporate many of the green features that would lead towards silver level LEED certification, and at the same time meet the practical requirements of a conference center, Scout Shop, and service center. BHDP architecture was selected and many months of designing, revising, sketching, and revising was underway. Messer Construction, with a long history with the Dan Beard Council that included the construction of Camp Friedlander and Cub World in 1998, was selected as the general contractor. Baker Concrete, a strong supporter of Scouting for many years, donated $500,000 in concrete for the project (which explains much of the natural look of the building and the great use of concrete).


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Surging Tar Heels face enigmatic Panthers
Pittsburgh coach Paul Chryst has learned a lot about his program in his two years on the job.
One of the most important? He's still not sure what to expect on a given week.
The Panthers (5-4, 2-3 ACC) have been equal parts explosive and erratic heading into Saturday's game against surging North Carolina (4-5, 3-3). Pitt upset Notre Dame last Saturday, the most significant win of Chryst's brief tenure, one that came on the heels of a three-game losing streak to FBS opponents.
Chryst allows whether beating the Fighting Irish can provide a springboard is "to be determined." He's just tried to remain steady even if his team has been anything but consistent.
"Each week has its own messages," Chryst said. "You can't go from saying this group of guys is going to pack it in, to now all of a sudden, we're going to beat the '85 Bears. That's two extremes right there."
Something the Tar Heels know plenty about. Seemingly out of it after a 1-5 start, North Carolina has ripped off three straight wins by an average of 21 points. Sophomore quarterback Marquise Williams has given the Tar Heels an offensive jolt after taking over for injured Bryn Renner.
The defense, which gave up 55 points to East Carolina and melted down in the final minutes against Miami, has also sprung to life.
"Normally in the past, we played not to mess up," senior cornerback Jabari Price said. "Now we're playing to make plays. And it's really starting to show."
Five things to look for as Pitt tries to become bowl eligible for the sixth straight year and the Tar Heels look to continue their resurgence.
DOMINANT DONALD: Panthers senior defensive tackle Aaron Donald's monster season has opposing coaches pulling out all the stops to try to neutralize the 6-foot, 285-pound force of nature. North Carolina coach Larry Fedora compares Donald, a semifinalist for several major postseason awards, to South Carolina star defensive end Jadeveon Clowney.
"He's a one-man wrecking crew," Fedora said. "The guy's all over the place. Paul and his staff have done such a great job with him because they don't just have him lined up at left tackle. He's left tackle, right tackle, he's at the nose, he's played at the right end, at the left end. They move him all over the place."
UNC'S RUNNING GAME: The Tar Heels have yet to find a lead running back and have been rotating guys all season. The Pitt game will mark the latest turn of the carousel. Fedora said Wednesday that freshman T.J. Logan appeared likely to start, though he said Logan, freshman Khris Francis and sophomore Romar Morris are still getting roughly the same number of practice reps. "It all boils down to who's making fewer mistakes and who's making more plays," he said.
DYNAMIC DUO: Pitt senior wide receiver Devin Street and freshman Tyler Boyd have become one of the ACC's best one-two punches. They are the only teammates in the conference to rank in the top 10 in both receiving yards per game and receptions per game.
Street is on his way to owning just about every major career receiving record at Pitt, ones that Boyd could one day smash if he sticks around that long. Boyd already has four 100-yard receiving games this season, matching the school record by a Panther freshman set by Larry Fitzgerald in 2002.
WILLIAMS' JOB: When the Tar Heels lost to Renner to a shoulder injury, Williams has morphed from a quarterback who rotates in to provide a run-pass threat to the full-time starter. He wore Renner's No. 2 last week as a tribute while passing and running for scores to go with a receiving touchdown against Virginia. This will be his second road start — the first came in the Virginia Tech loss when Renner sat out with an ankle injury last month — and another chance for Williams to show what he can do.
QUICK PACE: North Carolina is the only team in the ACC to run an uptempo offense, one that likes to snap the ball every 15-20 seconds. It's a marked contrast for the Panthers, who played Navy and Georgia Tech's run-heavy triple-option during a two-game slide but responded well against Notre Dame's pro-style attack, forcing three Irish turnovers in the process.
"It's still going to come down to stopping the run first," Pitt defensive coordinator Matt House said. "All the runs have the bubbles and three-step passing game off of it, so really they are runs, too."
AP Sports Writer Aaron Beard in Chapel Hill, N.C., contributed to this report.


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Mar 31 2008
Layer Opacity
In a recent post, I introduced Layers, which is the fundamental concept behind Photoshop. I explained, with all the eloquence of a psychotic horse, that in Photoshop (and Photoshop Elements), layers are not entirely unlike transparencies, each holding a different effect or edit, which are stacked on top of an original photo. Working in layers is so totally important and fabulous, because it gives you the flexibility to try whatever effects you'd like, then keep the ones you want…and discard the ones that don't work—all without altering the original photo.
So let's talk layers just a little more. Imagine that there's a photo of a tree sitting on the table in front of you. Now imagine taking a piece of transparency of the same size, scribbling some bright green in one area, then placing the transparency directly on top of the photo. Wow! Now the tree's green color is a little more vibrant. You've just added a "layer" to your photo. Now take another transparency, scribble on some bright blue, and place it on the top of the stack. Look! The sky, which wasn't so blue before, is now bright and lovely. And don't look, but you've just created another "layer." Now take another transparency, write the phrase "I Am a Treehugger" on it, and place it on the top. Now your photo has text on it, but instead of having written on the photo itself, you simply wrote on the "layer." Now sit there and look at what you've created. Scratch your chin. Know what? You kinda liked the color of the tree before, so just grab that first layer—the one you colored with green—and go throw it in the trash. There…that's better. So now your final photo has the original tree, a bluer sky, and the words "I Am a Treehugger" on it. And you'd never know the final photo is made up of different layers.
For this lesson I'd like to explain the importance of Layer Opacity. See, for each layer create, you have complete control over how "opaque" you want that layer to be, everywhere from 100% opaque down to 0% opaque. So in the example above, if you decided you liked the addition of blue to the sky, but you think the effect is a little bit harsh and unnatural, in Photoshop you can simply slide the opacity down, so the layer becomes more and more "sheer" or "see-through". So basically, decreasing the opacity causes that layer to "blend" more into its surroundings. I adjust the opacity of my layers all the time, because very rarely am I happy with every layer being at 100% strength. And you know what? I'm talking too much! I'd rather just show you what I mean.
Here's the SOOC (straight-out-of-camera) shot of my daughter and Charlie. Dang, we all love that dog.
Now, just for the purposes of demonstration, I'm going to put a solid layer of color on top of the original photo. (Notice I said the word "layer." I'm going to be doing that a lot, so please get used to it, thank you.)
Here's what you see when you first open the original photo in Photoshop. (Photoshop Elements looks a little different, but this applies to it, too.)
Now find the Layers Palette, which is usually in the lower right-hand area of the screen. And you'll see the only layer that exists right now is the one representing the original Photo. Photoshop calls it the "Background Layer".
Now, on your keyboard click "Control-J" (or "Command-J" on the Mac) to create a new, duplicate layer. The new layer is called Layer 1.
I filled the new layer with solid red. So the photo's on the bottom, and the layer of red is on the top.
Now, you'll see that the second layer, which now reads "Color Fill 1″ (because I filled it with color), is selected. Now look at the area that says "Opacity". Right now, the opacity of the red layer is 100%, or full strength.
What we're going to do now is decrease the opacity of the red layer to 80%. That means the red will now be at 80% strength. Let's see what that does to the photo.
The red faded just enough to reveal a bit of the photo underneath. Now, let's back it up even more.
And the original photo shows through even more.
And here's the photo with the red layer set at 25% opacity. And you could just keep moving it down as much as you wanted.
Now, because a solid layer of red, even with decreased opacity, really isn't something a normal person would do to their photo, let's apply what we've just learned to a real-life situation.
Because Photoshop is all about real life, isn't it? Yeah. Yeah, that's it.
Let's go ahead and get our original photo back and start over.
First, click Control-J (Command-J, Mac) to create a duplicate layer.
Here's the Layers Palette, where you can see that the duplicate layer (called "Layer 1″) is at 100% opacity.
Next, just for this demonstration, I changed the blend mode of the duplicate layer to "Hard Light", which added a lot more contrast to the photo. (Don't worry—we'll cover blend modes plenty in the coming months.)
Now what I'm going to do is decrease the opacity of the duplicate layer. Let's try 71%.
By decreasing the opacity of the layer, the harsh effect of the Hard Light blend mode was lessened.
Here's the layer, before decreasing the opacity and after:
Before, the Hard Light effect made the photo a little dark. By increasing the opacity, the shadows were lightened and the overall effect was softened a bit.
Once you master this simple skill, you can apply actions, sharpening, blurs, retouches…all using individual layers. Then you can adjust each layer's opacity to get the final look you want. It'll open up all kinds of worlds for ya.
Here's the before-and-after:
Now go practice creating layers, then adjusting their opacity! You'll never have more fun in your life.
I'll stop talking now.
Pioneer Woman
102 Comments
Mama DB On Monday, March 31 at 7:52 pm
I was just trying this on Friday. Thanks for the primer! It is certainly helping me out. And I do love looking at your photos!
Brooke in WI On Monday, March 31 at 7:53 pm
COOL!!! I am planning on getting some form of Photoshop after my trip to Scotland in a few weeks and CAN. NOT. WAIT. TO. TRY. IT! yippee! Thanks for the lesson.
…ps…it seems like once I've voted on one poll, the rest aren't accessible. boohoo…. ;(
Laura S On Monday, March 31 at 7:58 pm
Very glad to see these layers basics. Just got my first Scott Kelby book, for Elements 6, and he skips 'layers' in this one. I love how pink the shirt turns out.
Kim On Monday, March 31 at 8:12 pm
I can't believe how great the pictures come out with Photoshop. I knew I wanted it for a reason. If only it wasn't so expensive…sigh!
Laurel On Monday, March 31 at 8:13 pm
Oh, happy, happy! Joy, joy! Way back when when you mentioned that you were going to give photography a site or a page of its own, I knew that the time had come to replace my defunct camera and buy Photoshop (Elements — thank you, Costco!). I plan to absorb as much of your photo mojo as I can … much like a hot cakewaffle absorbs frosting. Your new site is as fantastic as you are! Thanks for sharing with us!
Chronicles of a Country Girl On Monday, March 31 at 8:14 pm
I am so excited to see a photography post by you today. Oh, thank you!
I've been experimenting with Photoshop using Scott Kelby's books while I was waiting for your new photo site. But Ree, I never thought to reduce the opacity of each layer. This photo of your daughter and Charlie in the SOOC is really a bore, but only as far as COLOR goes. The shot is incredible with her hair blowing and the look on her face. But what you've done with your Photoshop techniques makes it look so much more pure. Absolutely perfect!
(please don't take offense to the word bore, I hope you aren't offended and understand what I inferred, ok?)
Off to practice. Thanks again, Ree!
Ivy On Monday, March 31 at 8:15 pm
Thanks for the tips! I've used layers before, but not with the success you get to make the subjects pop. I'll have to give this a try soon!
judy On Monday, March 31 at 8:20 pm
Ree – did you use another "action" to make it look like there is a "spotlight" on your daughter? How did you do that? Awesome site friend!
evie/whimsigal On Monday, March 31 at 8:27 pm
I am trying to learn Photoshop, and found this tip particularly useful. Thanks for this tutorial, Ree!
A Novel Woman On Monday, March 31 at 8:32 pm
Thank you SO much for this! This looks like great fun.
I've been fiddling around with Adobe Photoshop Elements 2 and Corel Painter Essentials3 but I'm flopping around like a fish on the dock half the time.
So, just to be clear, Photoshop CS3 is what you work with? Because there seem to be all kinds of programs available – lightroom, elements…I guess I'm still confused as to the best one.
Thanks again,
Jenn On Monday, March 31 at 8:43 pm
I just want to say thanks for starting this portion of the website. Between your site and Scott Kelby's book, I'm really starting to understand Photoshop and am loving it. This coming from a hardcore user of a competitive produce for years. Thanks for sharing the knowledge. It warms my librarian's heart.
Melinda On Monday, March 31 at 8:56 pm
Oh how I love your step by step instructions! Its exactly what I need! I love love love you teaching me.
Okay I am heading out to create layers!
Can't wait til you teach me more.
Thank you so very much!!!
jen On Monday, March 31 at 9:20 pm
Oh my, I think I love you. You are the first person to explain how this works in real language I'll take the time to read and figure out. I love that you say when it affects PSE too. Thank you so much! This I can use!
Miz Booshay On Monday, March 31 at 9:33 pm
What a beautiful picture, Ree.
You are a fantastic teacher! I always forget about comm>j
and open layers in a dumb way.
Thank you dear teacher.
Ashley On Monday, March 31 at 9:33 pm
You are just amazing. Thank you!
Erica On Monday, March 31 at 9:48 pm
Great tips, as always. My copy of Elements should be here any day now. Any. DAY. NOW!!!
esther On Monday, March 31 at 9:49 pm
I love your new site.You explain photoshop in a way I can understand! thanks Ree. I'm excited about Miz Booshay also. You give me hope- I just got my first digital camera.
Stephanie On Monday, March 31 at 9:56 pm
Okay, P-Dub, you've just got to write a book. All about Photoshop. I would buy two copies just because I know how fantastic it is… or would be. Whatever.
So, can I put something on my wish list? I was just thinking how cool it would be to know what settings you used when you took these gorgeous photos. You know… like the aperture, shutter speed, ISO, lens type, etc. You think maybe, some day, that'd be possible?
If not, that's cool, too. I'd still visit everyday.
Katrina On Monday, March 31 at 10:06 pm
I caught this tip from you a couple days ago, and have been using it on a bunch of pictures! Thanks for the tip! (and I thought I knew photoshop pretty well… haha)
Carin On Monday, March 31 at 10:24 pm
First off… I am jealous she is wearing a short sleeved t-shirt, we aren't looking like that here with the new snow… boo hoo.
Second. Thank you for the great tuturials. I am trying to get a better grip on layers, this helps a ton! Thanks!
Kelly On Monday, March 31 at 10:25 pm
When do you sleep, Ree?
My gosh, if I could only accomplish 1/8 of what you do in a day…..
theblackhole On Monday, March 31 at 10:27 pm
Thanks for the tutorial. But, I have a dumb question. How do you 'throw away' a layer after you've added it?
Janna On Monday, March 31 at 10:33 pm
Scott Kelby should be paying you to advertise for him. I just ordered 2 of his books from Amazon.com. Thank you so much for the tutorials. My goal for this year is to learn to use photoshop and make my pics better.
Pam On Monday, March 31 at 10:48 pm
I'm self-taught in photoshop and have never found the hard light until you showed us. LOVE it! What a difference it makes! I also had the Totally Rad actions and am a Prettizer fool!
Thanks for all the time you put into this site, Ree. I hope you know how appreciated you are.
Raising Country Kids On Monday, March 31 at 10:49 pm
Wow. That's an amazing difference. I wish I had time to go mess around with all of my digital pics from the last five years. This could become addicting.
Heidi On Monday, March 31 at 10:52 pm
Great effect! I really hope I get Photoshop one day, because I tried to do this in Fireworks and it didn't work… Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
TeamBettendorf On Monday, March 31 at 11:03 pm
This makes me want to re-edit every last one of my pictures. Thanks alot. Hmph.
chickadee On Monday, March 31 at 11:06 pm
i'm loving the photography part of your site. it's also encouraging to see that even your sooc pictures can benefit from a little photoshop.
keep em coming. i'm learning.
Sabine On Monday, March 31 at 11:10 pm
Ree – this is fantastic!! I do use the opacity since you mentioned it before and love the results!
Anyhow tho – the layer and hard light/opacity is all you did to the photo???? Because somehow my edits never turn out that good
Thanks for the tips -very much appreciated
tara On Monday, March 31 at 11:46 pm
i agree with all the above comments- i am in love with you & your blog. you just have a way with words. everything photoshop just starts making sense. i just can't decide which i look forward to more… your recipes or the photography information.
and btw- don't stop talking. i want to listen!
tara from maryland
sharon On Tuesday, April 1 at 5:46 am
Hard light and soft light are my friends. I try one of these with each photo first thing. Thank you SO much for making PS fun and easy.
Pat On Tuesday, April 1 at 6:34 am
I don't really have any business being here…you'd laugh at my camera! But I had to stop by to see what pictures you were working with. LOVE the picture of your daughter and Charlie! And Miz Booshay, your daughter is gorgeous too!
Meg On Tuesday, April 1 at 6:53 am
So many new posts! You are a machine!
I am loving the Photoshop tutorials. I've been extra inspired to play with my photos since all the Spring stuff is doing its thing out in the garden, and thanks to you and Miz B, now I have some idea of what to do. Thanks!
Christy On Tuesday, April 1 at 7:07 am
PLEASE show how to make the corners of the photos darken!! I have a way I do it, but it doesn't look like yours, and I am sure it is a convoluted way I am using! PLLLLLEEEAASE!
Is that how you spell con-vo-luted?
DVM's Wife On Tuesday, April 1 at 7:56 am
I've been bit by the photobug!! My D80 is on its way, the new Scott Kelby digital photography book, and his new Elements 6 has been ordered. I can't wait!
Ree, photoshop is a blast, and so addicting. I love the hard light action, wow what it does for pics!!
For those asking about the darker edges around the photo, I believe that is from the Render-Lighting Effects tab. That is fun too!
midwestmom On Tuesday, April 1 at 7:57 am
I love the new photography section of your website. I'd love for some little lessons on how to set up the shutter speed, aperture and all those other settings on my camera I haven't quite figured out. Also, I can't wait to learn how to darken the edges of a photo. I've tried and tried to figure that out in PS! And I can't wait even more for the PW Actions! (love booshay too!)
Beth from The Funny Farm On Tuesday, April 1 at 8:15 am
I'm reading! Maybe I will learn to not take so much MOSTLY BAD PHOTOGRAPHY!! lol
Julie On Tuesday, April 1 at 8:21 am
Thanks for the tips! I've been experimenting and playing with Photoshop Elements, but it's so nice to have things explained!
Steph On Tuesday, April 1 at 8:25 am
I can't wait to go try this out. Thanks!! The way you darkened the corners of that photo…Is that the same technique you used with the bulls a while back? Or is this a different one?
Jess On Tuesday, April 1 at 8:40 am
Oh, thanks! I am storing up all these lessons for when I actually invest in PS. I've got the good camera, but I've been making do with less fancy photo editing software. This will definitely make me save my pennies as I see how useful it is- and now that I have some good lessons in plain English!
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nancypants On Tuesday, April 1 at 9:05 am
Judy, I think (not sure) that she probably used the burn tool around the corners of the picture… (there are actions that do this too but it's pretty easy to do without an action). She'll probably answer you soon but just thought I'd throw that out there. I use the burn tool a lot for the same effect. You can also use the dodge tool to lighten up certain areas… and then you can use the render/lighting effects filter. But it looks to me as if she used the burn tool around the edges.
nancypants On Tuesday, April 1 at 9:13 am
I meant to say that when you choose the burn tool, there will be a sort of "tool bar" for it across the top. Make sure you have a soft brush selected, midtones and exposure set to about 50%. Also, set the hardness to 0% and make it fairly large (you get the box to do this when you have the burn tool selected and then right click on the image itself). You can also undo anything that you find looks too unnatural or too dark either by going to edit and clicking Undo (or pressing control/command z) or you can fade it by, just after using the burn tool, going to edit and clicking "fade burn".)
Roe On Tuesday, April 1 at 9:21 am
Ree, great photo and awesome tutorial. Is that all you did to the photo??? I'm just curious if the Hard light does THAT much…
pat On Tuesday, April 1 at 9:27 am
Ree, Love the photoshop tips! I seem to have red-eye in every photo, how does one avoid that or correct that?
Anonymous On Tuesday, April 1 at 9:44 am
i <3 layers and i'm excited to learn different tricks. thanks!!
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Emily On Tuesday, April 1 at 9:51 am
Since I found your site on the bloggie awards website, I have been a frequent visitor. I haven't commented yet but I figured that now is as good a time as any.
I am a wanna-be photographer with a decent camera and limited editing skills. I have never truly understood how layers work before reading your brilliant explanation. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I can't wait to read more in the next little while and try these tips myself. You are amazing.
P.S. I also love the other parts of your site…your recipes always make me hungry.
Sandy On Tuesday, April 1 at 10:16 am
Love, Love, Love your site – the beautiful photos, recipes, and now photo tips, are just wonderful – thank you. I am planning to buy my first DSLR and was wondering what I should buy. I know you are a fan of the NIKON and I am considering the D80. In addition to the camera, what sort of basic lens(es) should I buy? Can you post your recommendations on a basic "Starter Package" for the novice? Thanks in advance.
Maria On Tuesday, April 1 at 10:29 am
No! Don't stop talking. This is great.
Christina On Tuesday, April 1 at 10:46 am
Thanks for these tutorials…. I have been a photographer (amature) for about two years now and never really learned much about photoshop, this site has pushed me take more chances with photoshop. Exploring can be so much fun! I'm currently using elements 4 so thanks for incoperating elements into your lessons I'll be upgrading to CS3 extended this month YAY! Can't wait for more lessons.
Leslie Smith On Tuesday, April 1 at 10:55 am
Thanks for including Photoshop Elements in the tutorial YAY
Bellamomma On Tuesday, April 1 at 11:00 am
I am LOVING the step by step instructions. I need my hand held at all times or I will wander off & screw up a perfectly lovely picture!
I do have to ask though ~ can you teach me how to use the dodge tool? (or whatever it is you use to "burn" the corners & frame the focal point) I can't seem to get the hang of that & I suspect I am doing something very wrong!
kathy in b.c. On Tuesday, April 1 at 11:28 am
love the tutorial. need better camera. need photoshop. please consider a dragonfly calendar this year as well. your species are so incredibly beautiful.
Asthmagirl On Tuesday, April 1 at 11:50 am
Thank you… I knew I was missing a step on the hard light trick. I forgot about opacity. I'm really excited about this part of your website… are you going to be doing camera settings as well? My D80 is still mostly a mystery!
Elizabeth On Tuesday, April 1 at 12:01 pm
I appreciate that the layering maintains the original photograph without altering it in case you want to go another direction with it at a different time.
As always, I appreciate all your advice (and that of others here)!
Jeanette Peterson In The AZ On Tuesday, April 1 at 1:16 pm
Thank you! Gardening & Photography two loves of my life. Ok – besides those kids and my husband.
Thank you – You have no idea how helpful these tips are, and people have no idea what it means that they are getting these lessons for free! Thank you!!
Nicole Mc On Tuesday, April 1 at 1:41 pm
I still remember the day i discovered Opacity. It was like a second birth….ok i exaggerate, but i do love it!!!!!!
The red color fill was such a good way to explain layers!!
Emelyn Magpoc On Tuesday, April 1 at 2:18 pm
HI Ree!! I just wanted to say that I LOVE LOVE your site and I was in a state of withdrawals when you were down for a couple of days–which seemed like eons!
I started by reading every post about Black Heels…then I needed more…so I went all the way back to March 2006. Thank goodness I caught up, after about 3 days my poor kids were starving and stunk after wearing the same clothes everyday…haha, j/k!
Anway, I really love all the photoshop lessons and I apply them to my pictures. I even posted about it..LOL!
I'm so addicted to you…haha!
THANKS for having a great site!
Liz On Tuesday, April 1 at 4:30 pm
Thank you thank you! I got my first DSLR for Christmas and I do everything you say– EVERYTHING. Just about the camera. And photoshop. And the food. And I'm not obsessed. Really. I'm not. Anyway, the hard light trick has made my favorite photos so beautiful! I've even 'touched up' some of my wedding photos from 9 years ago. Keep it coming! And thanks again!!!
Laura H. On Tuesday, April 1 at 4:51 pm
Thanks for all your tips. I've used Photoshop for years (I'm a graphic designer by day), but it's so fun to see new techniques or techniques I've forgotten about. Definitely going to play around with some photos of my kids. Thanks again for sharing.
Sarah On Tuesday, April 1 at 7:09 pm
I love your photoshop tutorials! I enjoy playing around with my pictures and look forward to reading more tips and tutorials.
mary s On Tuesday, April 1 at 9:01 pm
I particularly like the layers technique. I wonder why it makes the photo look so much crisper and sharper. It also looks like it gets rid of that dismal grey film and clears the image. I can't wait to try this. Thank you for the coaching.
Bush Babe On Tuesday, April 1 at 10:05 pm
Will try this one out… I am a mostly self-taught photoshop gal, and have worked curves and hues and saturations before. And some layers. But not hard light. Great descriptions.
For anyone not able to find "layers" check under "Windows" at the top of the screen (in PS 7 at least) and its about halfway down the list.
PS Is anyone else only just finding the new additions to the Photography, House and Cooking tabs? Wonder if you might have a little button somewhere on every front page saying "New post in Photography today" or something like that? So we miss nothing!!!! Thanks Ree. I'll shut up now!
Danielle On Wednesday, April 2 at 7:43 am
I have been photographing for about 14 years with my main focus on nature, landscape and macro work. I was hesitant to go digital when my first son was born in 2003 because I felt it wasn't "traditional" photography…ha! well instant gratification won over and I am on my 2nd digital SLR now. I do however fear photoshop…I keep putting off really learning how to use it, just using unsharp mask and some cloning…maybe a little level adjustment. But you make it look so easy…I love the baby steps! I could never understand the layers thing, but now, look out! I have to try some of the tips I've read here lately. Thank you so much!
Jenny On Wednesday, April 2 at 10:38 am
What an awesome photo! A definite keeper for later years.
Amber On Wednesday, April 2 at 11:13 am
Thank you so much for offering tutorials on Photoshop!! I have had Elements for awhile and have yet to master all the tricks.
Lisa On Wednesday, April 2 at 11:38 am
Very cool lesson. Makes me want to try photoshop now. Thanks!
Torey On Wednesday, April 2 at 1:58 pm
Just wanted to say that I love your photography editing tips. I only have a cheap Corel Paintshop Photo program that came on my computer, but your instructions are so detailed that I've been able to duplicate the actions on my program. So if anyone out there has this faux photoshop program, don't despair. You too can figure out how to use it with Pioneer Woman's help! Thanks again.
noble pig On Wednesday, April 2 at 2:26 pm
I really need photoshop so that I can start OPAC-ING!!
Erika On Wednesday, April 2 at 2:32 pm
Thank you so, so much for all these Photoshop goodies! I used hard light on my easter and beach photos and was amazed! I finally understand layers.
LUROC On Wednesday, April 2 at 5:45 pm
This is fantastic. SLR is 6mos. My question for you is Elements or CS3??? With such a big jump in price, if I can get away with Elements, I would love to just use that.
Mary On Wednesday, April 2 at 9:45 pm
Thanks for all the photoshop tips Ree…I'm finally understanding it!
Glee Scrap On Wednesday, April 2 at 11:42 pm
I love how you talk about working with your photos in a way I can (almost) understand! I don't have a cool camera, don't have photoshop of any number. With you as my mentor, I could see learning to do magic with my pictures the way you do, (after taking care of the afore mentioned problems). I LOVE your photography! Thanks for the new multiple-blog thing. You are amazing!….Erin : )
mommy-medic On Thursday, April 3 at 1:09 am
oops, maybe this will work- before and after- http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x193/angelawaagen/photography/work1.png
Bridget in KC On Thursday, April 3 at 8:49 am
Ree, THANK YOU! I took some shots of my daughter yesterday for her 3-yr-old picture for the extended family. I hope to never have to go back to a portrait studio again! And since I take photos for my work, visiting your blog is now a work-related.
jumping in puddles On Friday, April 4 at 3:37 am
The lead photo on the post is different from the before and after photo at the bottom of the page, right? Did you make the colors softer somehow?
verna On Saturday, April 12 at 12:42 am
my friend sent me the link to your blog, through which I found my way here, to this post – how cool!! my eyes have been opened!
Kirstin in WI On Saturday, May 3 at 7:24 pm
I just love visiting your blog and learning new photoshop techniques. I can not wait to learn more.
deirdre On Tuesday, May 20 at 4:47 pm
THANK YOU so much for explaining layers to me! Why don't they let people like you write the manuals???
Brenda On Monday, May 26 at 9:47 pm
Oh my goodness Ree, thank you ever so bloody much for these photoshop tutorials, you are a champ!!!
I so needed someone to explain this stuff to me in words and pictures I can understand. Finally I can start to use my Photoshop.
Dwipen On Saturday, June 14 at 7:17 am
cooking..photography.. what next.. i like what you write.. please be in touch
Tara Froemming On Wednesday, August 27 at 8:57 am
I can't believe that one effect of Hard Light and changing the opacity made that much of a difference. I love it! Your tips are great!
Tab On Friday, October 3 at 12:50 pm
these tutorials are fantastic! I hope I can get fast at it though, does it take a long time to edit all of your photos?
kari martinez On Tuesday, December 16 at 12:45 pm
i have been trying to figure this out for months and you made it so simple… thank you, thank you, thank you
Sandra inglis On Tuesday, January 13 at 8:33 pm
wow! wow! wow!
I was wondering what sort of camera you had to take such great photos – but I can do it now with the software I have! Thanks for the tutorials. They are great!
katrin On Monday, January 19 at 12:33 pm
Hi, I found your site via a friends photo who linked to you because she was using one of your tools on her picture.
This site really is a treasure – I didn't know what I was missing until now! Those tutorials are GREAT! It seems so simple, now it's right before my eye! I didn't know what mighty tool PS is…
I especially like this tutorial, as it is supereasy and makes a great difference between the SOOCP and the final picture – THANKS for sharing your knowledge!
Hope Mulkey On Friday, January 23 at 7:24 pm
Love your website. A friend told me about it. Glad we found you. We will visit you often. You make it so easy to understand. Thanks, keep up the good work.
Heather On Monday, January 26 at 11:45 am
I'm addicted to your tutorials! Thank you so much for taking the time to post these, my dad suprised me with PS Elements 7 to help edit photos of our 3rd baby…now I want the real PS! But your tutorials are helping out so much, truly…thank you!
Hermineh Miller On Tuesday, January 27 at 11:51 am
Hi Ree,
Your tutorials are excellent. I really appreciate them.
On another note, I'm having no luck in downloading your Actions 2.
I've tried with Safari and Mozilla. All I get is text. Any clues as to how I can download them?
rajesh On Friday, March 6 at 12:00 am
Awesome photoshop tips, love the portrait of your daughter.
Stephanie On Wednesday, April 8 at 2:50 pm
I'm following the tutorial, however, color me dumb, but how do I fill the layer in red? I'm working in PSE 7, and I was able to do it by going to "Edit" then "Fill Layer", but it doesn't say Color Fill 1 next to the layer, just a red box with Layer 1 next to it. Am I missing something here?
Sheila On Wednesday, April 15 at 12:04 pm
This is an excellent tutorial. I've just begun to look for ways to get more out of Elements, and your tutorial is very easy to follow.
How did you choose which color to fill the layer with? When would I choose red over another color?
Hazel On Thursday, June 4 at 11:09 pm
Wow! This tutorial is amazing. I don't actually have Elements yet but am debating on getting it…Hmmmm…This may have just helped me make the decision! Are you going to be posting more tutorials like this in the future? Please do Hopefully, I'll get Elements by then. Your site is amazing!!!
Kelley Burrus On Wednesday, June 10 at 4:45 pm
I. Love. Your. Photography. And. Photoshop. Lessons. Thank you.
Susan Ludeman On Sunday, June 21 at 11:24 am
I've read my photoshop instruction book over and over and never understood layers. Your descriptions are awesome!
vanessa On Friday, July 10 at 3:36 pm
Thank you so much for putting these little tutorials out here for all of us PS Elements users! this is great.
The more I play in the software the better I get, this just adds to the power of it all.
Thank you!!!
Miriam/The winter guest On Saturday, August 22 at 6:49 am
God, now I finally understand what a bloody layer is! And I can get to use them… can't wait to!
Mary On Saturday, January 16 at 1:55 pm
Thank you so much for posting some easy-to-understand Elements info. I am brand new to this whole photography/photoshop/blogging thing, but I'm loving it. Your blog is such a joy to read and I'm already bugging the hubster to get me your cookbook for Valentine's Day!


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An accident? That's how a district spokesman explained it.
But an item in a recent district notice emailed to school board members suggests that the practice may be more common than imagined. Under the heading of "Small Group Meeting" it states:
"A meeting is scheduled at the Town of Mount Pleasant at 9 a.m. on January 31st to discuss school funding. Mr. [Michael] Bobby is extending an invitation to Mr. [John] Barter and three other Board members to attend. ... Since no public notice will be done for this meeting, only four board members are allowed to attend. Another meeting will be scheduled if others are interested in this topic."
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School funding discussions that are designed to avoid the requirements of the state FOIA will erode confidence in the way the district spends school money — or to put it another way, the public's money.
The board should stick to transparency as it discusses the public's business.
Meanwhile, if an unexpected trustee or two were to show up at the Jan. 31 meeting, the district would again find itself in violation of the FOIA. That's what happened at the November tour of the former Rivers Middle School campus, which is now being shared by the Charleston Charter School for Math and Science and the new Lowcountry Tech Academy.
Such a repetition of that blunder would diminish confidence in the board and the district.
Elected school board members shouldn't countenance meetings that are meant to evade the public's eye by limiting attendees to a number below a quorum. It violates the spirit of the law.
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Did you know that every year The Pantone Color Institute picks a color of the year? Just in case you never got this memo (like me), I'm going to fill you in on the official color of 2013. Any guesses?? Well, the official color of 2013 is...drum roll please... EMERALD! They picked this color because emerald is a "vivid verdant green, [that] enhances our sense of well-being further by inspiring insight as well as promoting balance and harmony."
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This is Acosta's latest EP teaser entitled "Chants of Diplomacy" The title is shall we say interesting so it's no surprise these string of 6 songs area very captivating album providing a exciting mixture of alt rock, pop, alt folk and even jam band along the way. Jacob Acosta's music chronicles a journey with many paths. He has explored the depth of the human condition through song since his first project Race You There in 2008, and has followed that up with more inspiring and soulful music from Roll Acosta in 2009. With his groups he has put out the works 'Acts of Treason' (2009), 'The Dawn EP' (2010), 'Catalyst EP', (2011), 'The Dark EP' (2011) and most recently 'This Dreamt Existence' (2012) with his first producer, John Vanderslice. He has worked as an artist, performing with many other bands in his hometown of Tucson, including a guest musician spot on the 'Truth be Told' (2011) album by the Tryst . Now he embarks on his first journey back to his singer/songwriter beginnings with the upcoming project 'Chants of Diplomacy'(2013). This astonishing performer, delivers a stunning show and a truly passionate musical approach to the human experience. Chants of Diplomacy is one release that certainly doesn't disappoint. This is one guy that brings to the table effective songwriting via a highly marketable musical delivery and at times unpredictable. This meshed with a one in a million Alt-Rock sound and effective visuals and vocals makes for a very effective combination no doubt. Acosta is just a breath away from College-Indie-Pop or even Punk but skillfully and methodically never crosses the line into either realm really. All songs are wonderfully simple but masterful in their overall arrangements. Music reminded me of a cross between Saosin, Story of the Year, Taking Back Sunday, Yellowcard, Panic At The Disco, This 6 Track line-up is quite entertaining overall with an amazing vocal front of Acosta who is a musical triple threat in my mind. He's a rock solid songwriter, singer and musician. Acosta has an amazing voice and the lyrical content is a bit mysterious, (good and cryptic) yet straight from the heart. Chants of Diplomacy offers a very strong artistic perspective and spirit. All songs do exactly what they are meant to do via well-crafted movements and top tiered musicianship. The overall production value is superb with a crystal clear sound quality.
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Wallace's Paradox
As 1998 unfolded in the homestretch of our millennial countdown, I remembered that, exactly 100 years ago, the leader in my profession of evolutionary biology, then a new science dedicated to explaining the causes and pathways of life's ancient history, wrote a book to mark the end of the last century. Charles Darwin died in 1882, so leadership had fallen to Alfred Russel Wallace, who also had recognized the principle of natural selection in an independent discovery made before Darwin's publication.
In The Wonderful Century: Its Successes and Failures, published in 1898, Wallace presented a simple thesis combining both joy and despair: The 19th century had witnessed such a spectacular acceleration of technological progress that innovations made during this mere hundred years had surpassed the summation of change in all previous human history. This dizzying pace, however, may do more harm than good because human morality, at the same time, had stagnated or even retrogressed--thereby putting unprecedented power (for good or evil) into the hands of leaders inclined to the latter alternative. Wallace summarized his argument:
"A comparative estimate of the number and importance of these [technological] achievements leads to the conclusion that not only is our century superior to any that have gone before it, but that it may be best compared with the whole preceding historical period. It must therefore be held to constitute the beginning of a new era in human progress. But this is only one side of the shield. Along with these marvelous Successes--perhaps in consequence of them--there have been equally striking Failures, some intellectual, but for the most part moral and social. No impartial appreciation of the century can omit a reference to them; and it is not improbable that, to the historian of the future, they will be considered to be its most striking characteristic."
As the 20th century (and an entire millennium) draws to its close, we can only reaffirm Wallace's hopes and fears with increased intensity--for our century has witnessed even greater changes, with special acceleration provided in recent years by two great revolutions--in genetic understanding and the electronic technology of information processing. Our century has also, however, experienced the depths of two world wars, with their signatures of senseless death in the trenches of Belgium and France, in the Holocaust, and at Hiroshima. How dizzyingly fast we move, yet how stuck we remain.
History will not remember the following items as particularly memorable or defining features of 1998, but two pairs of remarkably similar films, released by two rival companies, epitomize Wallace's paradox as applied to our time. The summer of 1998 featured two disaster movies, one about a comet, the other about an asteroid, on track to strike and destroy the Earth and how courageous heroes divert the menace with nuclear weapons, thus saving our planet: Deep Impact by DreamWorks and Armageddon by Disney. A few months later the same companies fought another round by releasing, nearly simultaneously, moral fables about insects (standing in for human values, of course) done entirely by computer animation: Antz and A Bug's Life, respectively.
Consider the dizzying spiral of upward scientific and technological advance illustrated in these pairings. The intellectual basis for these disaster films--the theory that an extraterrestrial impact triggered the catastrophic mass extinctions that wiped out dinosaurs (along with half the species of marine organisms) 65 million years ago and gave mammals their lucky and golden opportunity--was first proposed (and dismissed as fanciful nonsense by most of my paleontological colleagues) in 1980. Late in 1998 a published report that a tiny fragment of the impacting asteroid had been recovered from strata deposited at the time of the hypothesized blast pretty much sealed the continually improving case for this revolutionary scenario.
Few hypotheses that begin in such controversy can progress to accepted fact in a mere 20 years. Even fewer ideas ever pass from the professional world of science into hot themes for mass markets of our commercial culture. (The popular resonances are not hard to identify in this case: if extraterrestrial impact caused mass extinctions millions of years ago, why not again? And why not use our nuclear weapons, heretofore imbued with no conceivable positive utility in saving life, to fend off such a cosmic threat?) Consider also the equally accelerating spiral of technological advance illustrated by the manufacture of these films--60 years from Disney's first animated full-length feature, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, where each frame had to be drawn and painted by hand, to orders of magnitude more complexity based on orders of magnitude less handwork, as computers interpolate smooth action between end points of human design in A Bug's Life.
And yet, to invoke the other side of Wallace's paradox, these films, for all their technical wizardry, remain mired in the same conventions, prejudices, and expectations that keep our social relations (and moral perceptions) so far behind our material accomplishments. Both Antz and A Bug's Life feature young male heroes who are reviled and misunderstood by a conformist multitude but who eventually save their colonies by their individualistic ingenuity--and, of course, then win the (anthropomorphic) hand of the young queen. But true ant societies are matriarchies. Males are rare and effectively useless, and all the so-called workers and soldiers (including the prototypes for the two male heroes of the recent movies) are sterile females. In A Bug's Life the worthy ants have four limbs and look human; only the villainous grasshoppers have--as all insects truly do--six legs (and a resulting sinister appearance in their two pairs of arms, at least to human observers; good guys must look like us).
The transitions between centuries and millennia fall at precise, but entirely arbitrary, boundaries of human construction. No astronomical or biological cycle works at a repeat frequency of exact tens, hundreds, or thousands. Yet we imbue these purely conventional boundaries with our own decreed meaning, and parse time into decades (the Gay Nineties, the Roaring Twenties, the Complacent Fifties). We have even coined a phrase to mark our anxiety and stocktaking at major boundaries--the fin de siècle (or "end of century") phenomenon.
We are now about to face, for the first time in the history of most nations and traceable family lines, the largest of all human calendric boundaries in a millennial transition. And who can possibly predict what the first years of the new millennium will bring? Wallace's paradox--the exponential growth of technology matched by the stagnation of morality--implies only more potential for instability and less capacity for reasonable prognostication. But at least we might find some solace in the sharply decreasing majesty of our fear. At the last millennial transition of year 1000, many European Christians awaited (either with fear or ecstasy) the full apocalyptic force of Christ's Second Coming to initiate his thousand-year reign of Earthly bliss. At the turning in 2000, we focus most dread upon the consequences of a technological glitch that may make our computers read a two-digit year code as 1900 rather than 2000.


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After you've finished recording, a good rough mix is important to allow you to hear what you've recorded and how well everything works together. If you're a Pro Tools user, and you have access to the exercise files, you can open the Pro Tools Session file called rough mix and follow along. You can find out a lot more about mixing in my Audio Mixing Bootcamp course here on lynda.com, but in the meantime, here are some quick steps to setting up a rough mix. In order to get a great rough mix, you have to understand the nature of a musical arrangement.
Every type of music consists of five major elements. Let's take a listen to each of these elements within the Pro Tools Tracking Session we created for the Iyeoka track, Simply Falling. The first is the foundation which provides the pulse of the song. This usually comes from the bass and drums, although it could come from any instrument with a lot of low frequency information, like a tuba. Let's have a listen to the foundation element of Simply Falling. (music playing) Next is the rhythm, which provides the feeling of motion in the song.
This can come from a strumming guitar, a piano playing eighth notes or an arpeggiated line, or percussion instruments like congas or shakers. Let's listen to the rhythm element of Simply Falling. (music playing) The next major element is the pad, which provides the glue to the song.
This is a long sustaining note or a chord that can come from an organ, strings, a synthesizer, or even power chords from an electric guitar. Let's listen to the pad element in Simply Falling. (music playing) Next, we have the lead, which provides the melody of the song.
This is usually the vocal or instrument or instruments playing the melody. As you would expect, the lead element of Simply Falling is the lead vocal. (music playing) And finally, the fills, which provides interest. The fills can come from almost any instrument that's playing a counterline to the melody or in between the phrases of the lead.
In this case, the piano plays the fills. (music playing) Good arrangers and producers know that having more than five elements playing in the song at the same time is confusing to the listener and most songs rarely have all five occurring at once.
That doesn't mean that there can't be more than five instruments playing at once, though. In most cases, a number of instruments are playing the same part in different registers and they make up a single element. As an example, here we have two keyboard parts, but they make up a single pad. (music playing) The key to a powerful sounding rough mix of any kind of music is to remember that the foundation instruments must be in the forefront of the mix while the lead can be at the same level, a little more, or a little less.
The other instruments are added at levels somewhat less than the other elements. To sum it all up, most great arrangements consist of no more than five musical elements occurring at the same time, the foundation, the pad, the rhythm, the lead, and the fills. Regardless of the music, a powerful mix always has the foundation instruments at the forefront with the lead vocal or instrument around the same level. The other instruments are usually mixed in at a lesser level. To find out a lot more about the sequence to mixing, check out the Audio Mixing Bootcamp course.
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FPS staff report
January 21, 2013
It all came down to the last match last Thursday night at West Branch.
The match was tied at 30-30 with only the 285 pound event left to wrestle.
West Branch heavyweight Connor Sharp defeated the Warriors' Austin Bentley 1-0 in a super close match. Bentley had moved up from his normal 220-pound weight class.
The win will most likely give West Branch their seventh straight Northeastern Buckeye Conference championship.
With two conference matches remaining, the Warriors are now 4-1 in the conference and 15-5 overall.
C. J. Brady (113) and Joey Miller (120) recorded the Warriors only two pins, while Joey Knipp (132), Jonathon Dunlap (160), Justin Johnson (182), Tyler Dodd (195) and Micah Campbell (220) each won by decision.
Last Friday and Saturday the Warriors took part in the 27th annual Top Gun Tournament at Alliance High School.
The Warriors placed 30th out of 44 teams with 48 points.
Carrollton had two wrestlers place. Joey Miller placed fifth in the 120-pound weight class by defeating Nate Smith of Minerva 1-0, while Bentley placed eighth.
Claymont placed first with 224.5 points. Perry High School was second with 196 points and Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy was third with 82.5.
Carrollton was to host the opening round of the State Dual Meet Tournament Wednesday night.
The Warriors will be at Dover Thursday night for a triangular with Dover and Indian Valley.
Next Wednesday, they will travel to Claymont for the second round of the State Dual Meet Tournament.
Carrollton will host Canton South next Thursday and end their regular season Feb. 7 at home against Minerva.
West Branch 33, Carrollton 30
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106: Alec Schopfer WB pin Jesse Young 5:37: 113: CJ Brady CAR pin Arek Hively 1:30; 120: Joey Miller CAR won pin 0:35; 126: DJ Anderson WB pin Dustin Pape 0:30; 132: Joey Knipp CAR dec. AJ O'Brien 5-2; 138: Braycen Shelton WB dec. Cody Stragan 6-2: 145: Kenny Faulkner WB dec. Tristan Stallard 5-4; 152: Mason Hughes WB pin Austin Brooks 1:46; 160: Jonathon Dunlap CAR dec. Logan Nagy 3-2; 170: Tyler Pidgeon WB dec. Connor Mosley 7-4; 182: Justin Johnson CAR dec. Brandon Kuttler 6-3; 195: Tyler Dodd CAR dec. Adam Wilke 6-3: 220: Michah Campbell CAR dec. Logan Sharp 5-4; 285: Connor Sharp WB dec. Austin Bentley 1-0.
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Why, after all they have been through – and the goal clearly in sight – do the hearts of the people fail them? Only Joshua and Caleb are convinced the promised land is in reach. Find out more from Dr. John Saleska in this podcast.
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On Wednesday, fans of ABC's hit show Lost will get to unlock yet another of the deserted island's mysteries, when amnesia victim Claire (played by Australian actress Emilie de Ravin) finally gives birth. In a flashback earlier this season, a psychic deemed Claire's baby to be special in an otherworldly, possibly possessed kind of way. And to complicate matters further, island occupant Ethan Rom (played by Tom Cruise's cousin William Mapother) abducted Claire and tried to keep her from the rest of the castaways. He was killed (or so we think) and Claire returned, but her memory did not.
De Ravin, 23 – who's no stranger to TV's dark side with appearances on Roswell and the 2002 remake of Carrie – tells PEOPLE that working on Lost "is even better because you're working on something that you really don't know where it's going from week to week." She recently talked about the show's secrets – and her own secret to balancing work and home life.
Okay, so let's clear one thing up right away. You, Emilie, are NOT pregnant.
No, I'm not! And I'm glad I'm not pregnant on the show any longer. It's a nice change, I must admit, to not have to wear the bodysuit at the beach any longer. It's nice not to be so hot and sweaty out there.
Fans have been obsessive about what's up with Claire and the baby and the island.
Yeah. People always ask me, "What's the monster? What's wrong with the baby?" And I really don't know. I don't know if they think I'm lying to them, but we are really left out in the dark.
So, what is up with Claire's baby – Cujo, right?
How did you know? The whole plot is ruined now! (Laughs) It's still currently an unnamed child. That much I can tell you. But that's it!
The Lost cast and crew are close, aren't they?
Everyone hangs out when we're at work. The girls – Maggie (Grace), Yoon-jin (Kim), Evie (Lilly) – we're all close. All of us. It's such a nice, friendly atmosphere. When you think about it, it was scary in a good way for all of us to go to a place we've never been, meet a bunch of people who just hired you that you've never met and start working. It really helped us bond.
Have you ever hosted a cast party?
No, I haven't. I fly over for work and then I fly back to Los Angeles. A lot of people are living there but I stay in a hotel and I don't think anyone would want to come over to a hotel for a party. L.A. is where my life is right now. I'm engaged (to model-actor Josh Janowicz), we have a house together, we have dogs. I'm a real homebody so it means a lot to me to be home. Everyone (at the show) is very understanding. They know if they were in my situation they would do the same thing.
What has been your favorite Lost episode so far?
I'd have to say the pilot. It was such an innovative and dramatic episode. Very visual and real. I remember feeling quite ill watching some of it, which is funny when you worked on it yourself. You think you'd be immune to a lot of the emotions watching it.
Creator J.J. Abrams has said that one of the principal cast members will die this season. How do you feel about that?
It's sad because everyone works together and gets along so well. But we've also been informed for a while. J.J. has been talking about it a lot and that's good. In the situation we're in with no real medical care and not all the right nutrients and the dangers of being where we are, it makes it very real to have someone die. That's how the show is keeping it real.
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A rare 5,000 SF subdivided lot in downtown Arlington, VA. The goal was to create an affordable three-bedroom house that would be a practical example of sustainable living in a dense suburban neighborhood.
First, hold tightly to the required setbacks at the lot edges, and reach upward for open space by creating a generous roof deck and a third story studio. The side walls of the house roll upwards and transform into roofs at the garage and the south-facing high roof, which provides space for solar hot water panels and future photovoltaics. The street facade balances the desire for south light with the need for privacy from the dense neighborhood by utilizing sliding screen walls that can shade the screen porch in the day or the front windows at night. The house shows the possibilities for increasing density in our older suburban neighborhoods while still being a good neighbor.
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Metro Green has attained a modeled HERS score of 50. It has SIP walls which heavily reduce thermal bridging, provide superior insulation and air sealing and drastically speed construction. It also has a fully insulated basement, a highly efficient ground source heat pump providing heating and cooling and Low-E, double-glazed argon windows.
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Fireworks are legal
Re Susan Horton's "It's not patriotism" (Public Forum, Aug. 7):
Susan, I was able to relate to your article very well because I am one those people you declared as a bozo.
First I would like to apologize for the loud explosions obtruding your quiet night; but we are doing nothing illegal. Utah has recently made aerial fireworks legal, and increased the days citizens are allowed to launch fireworks.
This sudden leniency in firework laws has got Utahans acting like kids on caffeine, and the fact that fireworks are exempt from the 10 p.m. noise curfew just makes it worse for those not participating.
I love being a pyromaniac, but are these laws going too far? That's up to you to decide. The point is, I didn't make these laws so don't call me a bozo. That's a very ineffective way to change a law.
As an American I feel the need to celebrate when the 4th of July rolls around. If you feel the need to "hole up" in your house that's fine with me. Just know that you're always invited to participate. Everyone is invited.
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Salt Lake City
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