DJ & Photographer Marc Stokes

I have a friend who is a prominent photographer in the Conventry, UK area who has taken upon himself the task of educating the less than photo-able amateurs with the basic information that every photog, both amateur and professional, should know.

A great read that introduces the reader to the mechanics of camera work and the involvement needed to compose great pictures.   Marc takes you through each aspect of trying to capture the perfect image, explaining how composition, depth of field and exposures affect your shots.  He also elaborates on lens selection, advanced photography techniques like macro photography and HDR, goes into some depth on what to and not to do in post processing, and even how to break the rules to be edgy and different.

With his permission I provide you with Photography Basics:

Through The Viewfinder: A Beginner’s Guide in PDF

Through The Viewfinder: A Beginner’s Guide in Google Docs

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Soon… Well, eventually I’ll get the actual better quality audio recordings posted for download, but until then, here are the recordings directly from Ustream.tv

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Big Room House Mix from the l0ckd0wn show, October 1st, 2010.

A slightly out-of-character mix that I did to showcase some more poppy, upbeat house tunes.  A lot of Latin, tribal and mainstream house for you iPod.

This was a live broadcast on www.faderwave.net and started at 7PM PST / 10PM EST.  We recently switched broadcasting hosts to Ustream.tv and this was my first live broadcast of my weekly show, so there is some talk over on one of the tracks in the middle, and at the end of the mix.  Tracklist is included in HTML format so right click and “save as” to download the file for reference.  This was a one shot, so no edits other than normalization for consistent volume.  File is tagged properly and will play in any mp3 player.

44100 320CBR MP3 – 2 hrs

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Tracklist

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I haven’t posted much other than my twitter feed for some time now. I’ve been lazy, unmotivated and uninspired – at least with writing regularly. So, to break that vicious circle I am posting up some links to the last few mixes I’ve made. Most are 2-4 hours in length and are all standard 44100 MP3s that should play in any media player. All shows were from live broadcasts on www.faderwave.net . Come chat live every Friday night from 7PM PST / 10PM EST @ www.stickam.com/faderwaveradio . Many young, talented and unknown artists spinning good tunes throughout your week.

As promised, here are those mixes:

June 4, 2010 – Tech, Prog, Tribal House
June 4 Track List

March 26, 2010 – Tech & Prog House
March 26 Track List

March 19, 2010 – Tech & Electro House
March 19 Track List

Look for new mixes in the next coming month. Will be releasing some shorter 1 hour focus mixes so stay tuned!

In the words of Dennis Ruyer of Dance Department,

Peace, Love & Beats

Local Los Angeles photographers website. Great eye, does well in the club scene. http://icio.us/jdadqs

Go to Rooftop Bar @ The Standare Hotel: Overly expensive, but what do you expect from a place like The Standard … http://whrrl.com/u/4BX1

Rockin’ out with Jess to @audio_jack (@ The Church (First Methodist Church) 600 6th St, Los Angeles, 90021) http://whrrl.com/e/hMrei

With jess for James Holden! (@ King King 6553 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles) http://whrrl.com/e/hL38M

The weekly with Netty, Jessica and Chris. (@ Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery 1 Pine Ave, Long Beach) http://whrrl.com/e/hLEnv