Problem: Article: Center the tip of each screw with its corresponding pilot hole mark. Use a power drill or screwdriver to drive the screws into the underlying wall stud to a depth of about 1 inch (2.5 cm). Then, remove the screws from the wall carefully.  Use the screws that came packaged with your shelf brackets. If your brackets didn’t include their own fasteners, 1.25 in (3.2 cm) wood screws will be a good fit for most average-sized shelves.  Boring pilot holes is easier, neater, and more precise than trying to screw directly into the bracket holes in one shot. Align the screw holes of each bracket with your pilot holes and reinsert the screws. Tighten the screws with your drill or screwdriver until they’re seated snugly in the wall. Be sure to double-check that your brackets are straight and even before you cinch them down.  Avoid overtightening your screws. Doing so could damage the surrounding surface and weaken their connection as a result. Hold off on putting up your shelves until you have all of your brackets in place. If any of the brackets are misaligned, it will be much easier to fix them if you haven't already installed the shelves. Depending on the style of your shelves, you may be able to simply rest them on top of the brackets and call it a day. If your shelves are designed to be anchored to the brackets, insert screws in the appropriate slots and fasten them down. Most of time, these slots will be located along the tops of brackets where the shelves sit.  Use your level to make sure your shelves are even. If they're off level by more than a small amount, it may be necessary to drill a new pilot hole for one of your brackets. As long as the brackets are seated securely in the wall studs and you're using anchors of an appropriate strength rating, your shelves should have no problem supporting the amount of weight indicated in the product specifications. Inspect the area around your newly-mounted shelves for traces of the markings you made while searching for your wall studs and positioning your shelf brackets. If you find any, rub them out gently with the eraser end of your pencil. Afterwards, congratulate yourself on a job well done! If you opted to put up painter’s tape to protect your wall, simply peel it off and throw it in the trash.
Summary: Drill the pilot holes for the bracket screws. Fasten the brackets to the wall using the pilot holes you just drilled. Put your shelves in place on top of the brackets. Erase any visible pencil marks left on the wall.

Problem: Article: You do not need an expensive camera with a lot of different settings to photograph fireworks well. In fact, you can use a film camera or a digital camera to get a great image as long as it can be switched to manual mode.  Make sure the focus mode reverts to manual when you switch to manual mode, as this will allow you to focus the camera as needed during the fireworks show. If you are shooting with the camera on your smartphone, download an app that allows you to have a slower shutter speed on the camera, such as Slow Shutter Cam. Some digital cameras will have a “Fireworks Mode” on the settings dial or in the menu options on the camera. Use this mode, if available, as this allows the camera to adjust the settings for you so you do not need to do it yourself. Switch the flash off, as it is not strong enough to illuminate the foreground in the dark. It can also distract you when you are taking pictures and bother others around you. Look for a telephoto zoom lens that is 70-200mm or 70-300mm, as this will allow you to capture the fireworks in full from a distance. You can also use a wide lens that is 24-70mm or 24-120mm if you are shooting a bit closer to the fireworks. It may be good to have both lenses on hand so you can switch between them to suit your vantage point. Using a slow shutter speed will allow the camera shutter to stay open long enough to capture the long light trails of the fireworks. Avoid going lower than 2.5 seconds, as a shutter speed that is too low can cause the fireworks to appear blown out or overexposed. You may need to play around with the shutter speed as you photograph the fireworks, shifting between 2.5-4 seconds. Try a few different speeds once you set up your camera to vary the types of images you get. Start with an ISO that is at 100, as this will allow you to allow use a low shutter speed. You can usually leave the ISO at 100 as you shoot. The aperture, or how wide the lens opens, should be around f/5.6-f/8. This will keep the aperture just narrow enough to capture the fireworks without letting in too much light. You can try playing around with the aperture field as you photograph the fireworks, bumping up to f/11-f/16 depending on how bright your images appear.
Summary: Switch your camera to manual mode. Turn off the flash to limit distractions around you. Use a wide or telephoto zoom lens to capture the fireworks. Start with a slow shutter speed of 2.5-4 seconds. Set the camera to a low ISO level and a narrow aperture field.

Problem: Article: Take the mouth pattern and lay it over your cardboard piece. Then, use your marker to trace the mouth shape onto the cardboard. Next, cut along the marker lines to create your cardboard mouth piece. Lay the sock heel side up on your work surface and position your cardboard mouth piece to see where you will need to glue it. You will need to place it near the toe of the sock and allow a little space around the edges. Once you have decided on the best position for the mouth, apply some hot glue to the back of your cardboard piece and press the cardboard piece onto the sock. Curl up the sock around the cardboard piece's edges to create a raised border. Apply a line of hot glue to the edges as you go. Make sure that you press the sock into the edges and hold for a second. After you have finished creating a border around the cardboard piece, take the mouth pattern and lay it over the red craft foam. Use the marker to trace around the edges of the pattern and then cut it out. Lay the red foam mouth piece over the cardboard piece. Then, apply glue to the back of the red foam mouth piece and secure it to the cardboard piece.  Make sure that any remaining marker is facing down. Check the position of the red foam mouth piece before you attach it to the cardboard piece. Use the tongue pattern to trace the tongue piece over the black craft foam. Then, cut out the tongue piece. It should look like a black heart when you are done. Position the tongue piece over the lower portion of the mouth piece. When you have decided where to position your tongue piece, apply glue to the back side of the tongue piece and press it into place.
Summary:
Trace the mouth pattern onto the cardboard. Glue the cardboard to the sock. Create a raised border around the cardboard piece. Cut out the red foam mouth piece. Glue the red foam mouth piece over the cardboard. Create the tongue piece.