Georgia, GA
Georgia is a state
in the southern region of the United States of
America and was one of the original Thirteen
Colonies that revolted against British rule in
the American Revolution.
It was the last of
the Thirteen Colonies to be established as a
colony, in 1733. It was the fourth state to
ratify the United States Constitution, on
January 2, 1788.
It seceded from
the Union on January 21, 1861 and was one of the
original seven Confederate states. It was the
last state readmitted to the Union, on July 15,
1870. Georgia is one of the fastest-growing
states in the United States, with its population
increasing from 8,186,453 in 2000 to an
estimated 9,072,576 people in 2005.
Georgia is also
known as the Peach State and the Empire State of
the South. The largest city, and capital, is
Atlanta. Georgia is bordered on the south by
Florida; on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and
South Carolina; on the west by Alabama and by
Florida in the extreme southwest; and on the
north by Tennessee and North Carolina.
The northern part
of the state is in the Blue Ridge Mountains, a
mountain range in the vast mountain system of
the Appalachians. The central piedmont extends
from the foothills to the fall line, where the
rivers cascade down in elevation to the
continental coastal plain of the southern part
of the state.
The highest point
in Georgia is Brasstown Bald, 4,784 feet (1,458
m); the lowest point is sea level. With an area
of 59,441 square miles (153,951 kmē), Georgia is
ranked 24th in size among the 50 U.S. states.
Georgia is the
largest state east of the Mississippi River in
terms of land area, although it is the fourth
largest (after Michigan, Florida, and Wisconsin)
in total area, a term which includes expanses of
water claimed as state territory.
This article is
licensed under the
GNU Free Documentation
License. It uses
material from the
Wikipedia article "Georgia".
and the
Wikipedia article "Georgia Geography"
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The Ways of Setting Up the Photography Lighting
by
David Y Moore
Light is one of important things in photography.
Nowadays, lighting has many choices and equipment
that makes you easier to take the picture. By many
lights that you can choose from, you can simply set
up a photography studio and move the lights to get
different effects. Below are several steps that you
can read to set up photography lighting.
Step
1
Pose
your subject where you intend him to be. Set the
camera exactly in front of the subject.
Step
2
Prepare a key light on the subject. Supposed that
the subject is a person, it should be set at 45
degree angle from the person and enlighten one side
on his face. Generally, it should be between 500 and
1000 watts. The key lights itself has several
different types. Soft light is diffused as hard
light makes spiky shadows on its subject. While high
light is bright one as soft light is muted and not
bright. Through those two types, the key light can
be determined first while you select the exact type
as the effect you intend to create. For example, the
soft light one is appropriate for the glamor
photography.
Step
3
Place a fill light on the subject. The fill light
should be more muted and more diffused than the key
light chosen. Generally, a fill light is half as
bright as it chosen. For example, if it is 1000
watts, the fill light should be chosen is 500 watts.
Then, a diffuser can be placed on the fill light or
by using a reflector board so a diffused fill light
is created. When the budget is tight, another way
that can be taken is using a piece of poster board
or silver car shade as the reflector. The fill light
is set at the opposite side of the subject itself
from it. So, when the key light is enlightening, the
face of subject is on the right side which means
that the fill light should be on the left.
Step
4
Arrange a back light on its subject. Generally the
back light should be exact behind the subject but
little bit higher than the camera. Finally, the last
step that can be taken is creating a radiance of
light around the hair of your subject that may help
him to stand out against the background itself. The
back light should be lighter than the key light and
it should be placed at a lower angle. Keep focusing,
that it is not too low or it will appear on camera
to spoil the shot.
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