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texaswxgirl In reply to JRd1st [2008-06-10 13:34:24 +0000 UTC]

thank you! that means alot...and great choices by the way! those are some amazing pictures! i have talked to several peeps and they said photoshop is complicated...they have tried GIMP and they had a hard time with it...so im not giving up yet! im getting a book to help me!

but im on my way to St louis for a day of pictures with a friend! have a great week

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JRd1st In reply to texaswxgirl [2008-06-10 20:16:06 +0000 UTC]

Working with layers is easier with GIMP because it has an "Open as layer" command in the file menu. This way, you don't have to copy/paste a layer like you do with Photoshop.

If you want to try GIMP, then you can always ask me for help. I have it installed, but I don't use it much, lol, so I can walk you through things if you want.

Here's the GIMP online manual if you want - [link]

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texaswxgirl In reply to JRd1st [2008-06-11 03:47:37 +0000 UTC]

so i pretty much gave up on gimp...for now anyways...im gonna try psp....i have been working on 1 picture for like 2 hours and it basically sucks...this shit is stressful and hard. am i just to stupid to figure it out...or does it really take awhile to learn?!?! lol but i got some pretty decent pics today i think...it was a wonderful day!

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JRd1st In reply to texaswxgirl [2008-06-11 09:01:03 +0000 UTC]

Everything takes a while to learn. PSP should be easier, but, I don't know, it's more for people that like things done for them instead of doers, IMHO.

What were you trying to do? I told you I'd help . . .

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texaswxgirl In reply to JRd1st [2008-06-12 01:22:30 +0000 UTC]

what i basically have been wanting to do is change the background of a few pics for now... make it seem more like a portrait...but i cant figure it out without it looking horrible. who knows.

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JRd1st In reply to texaswxgirl [2008-06-12 01:48:51 +0000 UTC]

You might have to cut out the subject and layer them over a background? Use the paths tool, it's the best way to cut out.

Let me know if this is what you want to do, I can give you more tips.

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texaswxgirl In reply to JRd1st [2008-06-12 04:00:32 +0000 UTC]

cool i will try that when i get back...we leave tomorrow for field exercises for a week...i had to set the shit up today... im exhausted!

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JRd1st In reply to texaswxgirl [2008-06-12 10:32:58 +0000 UTC]

OK, if you want we can get on MSN and both work on the same pic together.

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texaswxgirl In reply to JRd1st [2008-06-13 02:01:00 +0000 UTC]

it will have to be sometime next week...i leave tomorrow for several days for exercises out in the field! thank you soo much though!! ill talk to you more about it when i get back

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JRd1st In reply to texaswxgirl [2008-06-13 16:06:43 +0000 UTC]

OK, fine!

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texaswxgirl In reply to jayliberator [2008-06-08 04:03:47 +0000 UTC]

why thank you!!

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texaswxgirl In reply to Somethingfake [2008-06-04 15:48:27 +0000 UTC]

haha how funny!!

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texaswxgirl In reply to JRd1st [2008-06-03 16:51:34 +0000 UTC]

thanks! i got my new camera and i can actually do stuff now!! i still have a long long way to go! i still cant photoshop for nothing! and im slowly learning the hdr thing! but it makes me happy to take pictures now whenever i feel like it!!

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JRd1st In reply to texaswxgirl [2008-06-03 19:54:42 +0000 UTC]

You sure are doing stuff! What HDRi program do you use.

And about Photoshop; just keep fooling around with it. The more you use it, the more you learn. But there's so much you'll prolly never use so don't let all the extra stuff intimidate you.

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