This is such a beautiful stock image. I think it is a masterpiece itself!

The whole serie is just wonderful. Thanks for al these beautiful stock pictures.

Thank you. I took these almost two years ago and I only kept two from this whole set for printing. [link] and [link]

It was a shame that the rest should go to waist.

Funny I started taking photos so I could do photo manips. Before I learned how I was swamped with people asking me to take their photos. Now I run a full time studio with no time to learn. This way I can still enjoy the art and coming up with new stock for the manips will help me keep from being burned out taking the money shots.

Heya!

You have been daily featured here [link]

Many thanks for the wonderful stock

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[link] Thanks Deanna. I have sent you the original via e-mail. I used it here.

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Wish I could work with you, your lighting control in phenominal the back drops and props are uber. I hope one day to get this kind of dynamicism out of my photos.

Thank you! I think I was using the 4x6 larson softbox for these. That box has beautiful light. I wish I could do more lighting like this for clients but they always gripe that half their face is dark.

bah, quater lighting and half lighting is always the best IMO. Sighs, but no account for poor taste a plenty. I thank you kindly for the heads up. I see the softbox is up for around 594$ Did you find any particular light that went well with this diffuser? Sorry im asking so many techinical questions, but the closest i could find on lighting was more hollywoodesk lighting with key/fill/backlights while i am personally looking for something alot more soft and tame. If you have any book titles to through my way, id appreciate it.

Here is the link to larson: [link] The soft box is shallower then most soft boxes. We meaning everyone I know that shoots with this box - pull the diffuser panel on the inside out of the box. It is EXTREMELY soft light.

I just use alien bees with this. I have an 800 on the 4x6. When I bought my bees I was just starting and broke. If I had it to do again I would buy the white lighting - made by the same comp as the bees or photogenics.(sp?) Mostly because you can have a higher powered modeling light inside and get smaller pupils, which gives more color in the eye.

If you already know the basics and want pro material I would buy straight from the pros. The prices are WAY higher but the details are usually more specific.

If you get a larson 4x6 then Darton Drake's Cd [link] - lighting volume one, is a must have! That man is a lighting god with that 4x6! The price is steep but if you spend money on pro equipment you should know how to use it to it's best!

Fuzzy Duenkel is another big lighting name: [link] - I haven't seen his book but a lot of pros buy it at convention.

I learned a lot though forums:

I think [link] still has a free side.

[link] is a paid sight - I haven't been here but many of my friends are.

[link] - another paid sight - more expensive now - but wasn't when I started.

Its a great deal 169$ for 17 cd's of information. Long before i was into art ,biophysics and parapsychology were my main intrests. Enigmas and rare knowlege was always a premium, and more then a few times i had to pony up a few hundred and wait three years for enough people to invest in a book that i wanted to get a reprint of. What was way sexy is you can actually pay 70$ for a crtiique of 20 photos. Which I am way happy to to see. In a year or two when i actually have something to show, i wont be stuck at just entry level art college course for crtique. Which is alright when you need encouragement. But I dont want to be just an ok artist, one day Id like to be great. In the mean time I got alot of saving to do. Maybe I can make a little cash on the side taking pictures of people with there pets to afford some study quality lighting
I realy appreciate the vast wealth of knowledge youve pointed me towards and the time youve take. Thank you!!
very very much for your time.