Thanks for the feedback folks. There were 6 of them spending the night. I made that collage as a little keepsake for their party.
As far as how it was done...the pictures were taken with a Kodak DX 3600 camera and the photo-editing/ composition was done using a software package called Ulead Photoimpact. Free advertising, here: I have been formally trained on the use of Adobe Photoshop and will tell you that this Photoimpact program is every bit as capable as the Adobe program, but, instead of costing over $600, it costs about $85-$90.
Oh, btw, the collage took about an hour to throw together. Software is a beautiful thing.
Thanks Mark. What tools/feature(s) did you use to produce your picture? I use Photoshop Elements 2.0, but I've never spent the time to learn what it can do.
I created a blank base layer that was 8 1/2 X 11 at 300 dpi. I then grabbed the individuals from other pictures using a lasso select, so I could just grab their bodies and not a ton of background that I didn't want (having said that, if I had the time, I would then erase up to the edge of their bodies, but I was a little sloppy -- 'cause I wanted the girls to be able to take the picture home with them). I then cut and pasted the objects onto the base layer. I smoothed them out by making a 50 pt. soft edge for each of the objects. I arranged the picture objects on the base layer to be somewhat attractive and adjusted the lighting on some of them as needed to make them appear somewhat homogenous (PhotoImpact has an AI lighting feature that can simulate different lighting effects). Again, if I would have had more time, I would have done a little more (erased the lamp stand that appears in some of the pix using a cloning feature, etc.). Finally, I put a pattern on the base image using a feature called "magic gradient."
After all the editing, I saved the object-based image (so that I could edit it more if I wanted) and then merged the objects onto the base image and saved it as a JPEG (the version I have here is a scaled-down version more suitable for the web -- the original object-based image is 46 MB and the original JPEG is about 3 MB -- this scaled down version is 146 KB).
For printing, I used a HP 952 and some 24 lb 108 brightness paper. Not the best stuff in the world, but plenty good enough.
Oh, btw, this program (PhotoImact)is more analogous to Photoshop CS rather than Photoshop Elements. It has advanced features like cloning, dynamic transform, AI filters, path and raster drawing, histogram image management, etc. that put it on a par with professional products.
Mark that is a nice picture and I'm sure that you got a release from each of their parents so that their lovly faces get moved to a porn site you arn't sued.
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Stayed Too Long
You have my true sympathy.......I also am a survivor. How young girls can find so much to giggle about at 3am is still a mystery to me!!
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oenophile
Too scary!!!
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bowtwi
Most fabulous, Mark!
Wonderful display of the pictures!
But yikes, I see my future there! I have an 8-year-old daughter.
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dmiller
Good bunch of pictures.
How many guests did you have, that spent the night?
That isn't you in the upper right hand corner, looking like a "mummy" is it?
I agree with Oeno!!
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satori001
Hope you get some sleep tonight. What did you use to create that composite effect?
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ChattyKathy
Most adorable Mark, thanks so much for sharing with us.
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Thanks for the feedback folks. There were 6 of them spending the night. I made that collage as a little keepsake for their party.
As far as how it was done...the pictures were taken with a Kodak DX 3600 camera and the photo-editing/ composition was done using a software package called Ulead Photoimpact. Free advertising, here: I have been formally trained on the use of Adobe Photoshop and will tell you that this Photoimpact program is every bit as capable as the Adobe program, but, instead of costing over $600, it costs about $85-$90.
Oh, btw, the collage took about an hour to throw together. Software is a beautiful thing.
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excathedra
how adorable !!!!! i LOVE the pictures (and thanks for the tip on software) the kids are so sweet.
did you know 10 year olds boy giggle at 3 a.m. ? i swear to god
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Thanks Mark. What tools/feature(s) did you use to produce your picture? I use Photoshop Elements 2.0, but I've never spent the time to learn what it can do.
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Satori:
I created a blank base layer that was 8 1/2 X 11 at 300 dpi. I then grabbed the individuals from other pictures using a lasso select, so I could just grab their bodies and not a ton of background that I didn't want (having said that, if I had the time, I would then erase up to the edge of their bodies, but I was a little sloppy -- 'cause I wanted the girls to be able to take the picture home with them). I then cut and pasted the objects onto the base layer. I smoothed them out by making a 50 pt. soft edge for each of the objects. I arranged the picture objects on the base layer to be somewhat attractive and adjusted the lighting on some of them as needed to make them appear somewhat homogenous (PhotoImpact has an AI lighting feature that can simulate different lighting effects). Again, if I would have had more time, I would have done a little more (erased the lamp stand that appears in some of the pix using a cloning feature, etc.). Finally, I put a pattern on the base image using a feature called "magic gradient."
After all the editing, I saved the object-based image (so that I could edit it more if I wanted) and then merged the objects onto the base image and saved it as a JPEG (the version I have here is a scaled-down version more suitable for the web -- the original object-based image is 46 MB and the original JPEG is about 3 MB -- this scaled down version is 146 KB).
For printing, I used a HP 952 and some 24 lb 108 brightness paper. Not the best stuff in the world, but plenty good enough.
Oh, btw, this program (PhotoImact)is more analogous to Photoshop CS rather than Photoshop Elements. It has advanced features like cloning, dynamic transform, AI filters, path and raster drawing, histogram image management, etc. that put it on a par with professional products.
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Belle
Awwwww, how AWESOME, Mark! Thanks for sharing that with us! Brings back many memories of the sleepovers from my youth.
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satori001
Hey, I learned something! Thanks.
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dmiller
You "threw it" well!
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ex70sHouston
Mark that is a nice picture and I'm sure that you got a release from each of their parents so that their lovly faces get moved to a porn site you arn't sued.
Just a thought before you post pics of minors.
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excathedra
ohmygod really ?
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