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• The Porcelain Skin Effect in Photoshop
  by Julie Langford

  I have been asked by many people via comments, and directly, how I get the clear skin effect on my *Portraits...

  I have been asked by many people via comments, and directly, how I get the clear skin effect on my Portraits / . So, as I am now a leader in the Photoshop Help group, along with my good buddy Faizan Qureshi – I thought I would kick off my participation with this brief tutorial on how it is done. / / This was done in Photoshop CS2, but as the effect only uses the standard Photoshop tools, most if not all versions of the program will suffice for this tutorial. / / First things first, you will need a file to work on. The settings in this tutorial are based on the low resolution starting image here, and if you use higher resolution images – the settings will be different. / / You may right click and save the starting image below and use it to work through this tutorial to practise – you may also upload your finished work into your portfolio for feedback and to show others how you did – You MUST not, however, place the image for sale, or use it for any other purpose other than this tutorial, without my permission / / So, follow the steps and have some fun with this. / / 1. Save the image below and open it in Photoshop / / Starting Image / / startmodel / / / 2. On the toolbar on the left hand side, click on the healing tool / / healing brush tool / / Use the following settings for the healing brush / / healing brush tool settings / / / 3. Zoom in on the model so that you can see imperfections on the skin. Hold Alt on your keyboard and click on an area of skin close to an imperfection once – release the mouse and the Alt key / / healing brush step 1 / / / 4. Click the mouse again over the imperfection that you want to hide, once / / healing brush step 2 / / / 5. Repeat the last two steps until you have removed all the imperfections, until the image looks similar to the one below. / / model after healing brush applied / / / 6. Down on the right hand corner of the Photoshop workspace – you will find the layer pallette – Have a look – you will notice that there is one layer called background, or Layer 1 in the pallette at the moment. / / The Photoshop layer palette / / / 7. Go to the menu bar running across the top of the workspace – click on the word – Layer, then click on Duplicate Layer. A box will appear, just click OK. Notice that a new layer, called layer 1, or background copy now appears in the layer pallette above the background layer. Make sure that this top layer is highlighted/selected / / 8. Just above the highlighted layer, there is a drop down menu [which probably has the word Normal in it at the moment]. Click that drop down menu and click on multiply. / Multiplying the layer / / / your image will go very dark like the one blow. Model after multiply / / / Still working on this same layer / / 9. On the menu bar running across the top – click on the word Filter, then on Blur, then on Gaussian Blur – a box will appear. Change the settings to that below and click OK to apply the effect. / / Blur settings / Your image will now look like the one below / / model after blur applied / 10. Go to the top menu again, and click on the word Layer, then on New Adjustment Layer, then on Levels – a box will appear. Adjust the settings to that in the image below. / / Levels adjustment settings / / / Your image should now look like the one below / / Model after the levels adjustment / / / Note here that you now have 3 layers in the layer pallette. You will need to be working on the MIDDLE layer [see below] for the next step, so make sure it is selected. / / Selection of the middle layer for the next step / / / 11. On the toolbar on the left, click on the History Brush to select it history brush tool / / / On the top toolbar menu, set your brush to a small soft brush [so that you can fit it into the corner of the eyes], and set the opacity to 25 / / All in one stroke [thats important with low opacity] paint over one eye totally to bring the detail and brightness back out. Repeat for the other eye, and then for the lips. / / The effect is quite subtle here, but it will make a big difference at the end of the tutorial and will give life to your model. / / Your image should now look similar to the one below / / model after history brush / / / 12. Now go to the menu up the top and click on the word Layer, then click on Flatten image – this will result in you having one layer in your layer pallette again. / / Ok – so your model has great skin now, but she is a bit on the bright side. We are going to darken her up a bit, but if we just do it now, she will likely turn orange with the current saturation level. so we need to adjust it a little. / / 13. Go to the menu up the top and click on the word Image, then Adjustment, then Hue/Saturation – a box will appear. change the settings to that below. / / hue/saturation settings / / / The image should now look a better colour model after hue/saturation settings applied / / / Now lets darken her up / / 14. Up to the top menu again – click on the word Image, then Adjustment, then Levels – the levels box will appear. Change the settings to that in the image below. / / Levels adjustment settings / / / Your image should now look much darker / / model after levels adjustment applied / / / Finally – we need to bring out highlights and for this we use the dodge tool. / / 15. Over on the toolbar on the left, click on the dodge tool to select it / / dodge tool / / / Use a soft large brush [about the size of her whole cheek], set the opacity to 18 and work on highlights in the drop down menu [up the top]. Click and drag once across the eye area, then once down the models right cheek to brighten these areas up. / / Your image is now complete and should look something like this / / finished model / / / I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. The settings will be slightly different with other images of different resolutions but the methods will be the same. When adjusting levels blur etc on other images, use the sliders to get similar looking effects to what you used here and the effects will work nicely for you. / / Good luck everyone, Please come back here and let me know how you got on.

• Real Photography Competition
  by RedBubble

  This is really big! We’ve tracked down some of the coolest photography prizes we could find, passed the hat round the office for some b…

  This is really big! We’ve tracked down some of the coolest photography prizes we could find, passed the hat round the office for some bubblecash, stuck the megaphone out the window, and now we’re ready to launch the RedBubble Real Photography Competition. Prizes include: / – Leica M4-P plus 50mm F2 Summicron (or a Canon 400D + 17-85mm IS USM) / – Elinchrom D-Lite 4 – Studio Lighting Kit / – Gitzo Carbon Fiber Tripod with a Really Right Stuff BH-40LR Head / – 15 x great photography books / – $2500 bubblecash There are five categories, and you can only enter once per category. Simply upload your entry and tag it as follows: 1) Landscape, Travel and Nature Tag your entry with landscapephotocomp 2) Portrait, Fashion and Commercial Tag your entry with fashionphotocomp 3) Black and White, Street, and Reportage Tag your entry with bwphotocomp 4) America Tag your entry with usaphotocomp 5) Europe Tag your entry with europephotocomp See www.redbubble.com/promo/photocomp for full details

• Casual Portraits - a few tips (beginners/intermediate)
  by Mark German

  I was recently asked for some advice regarding shooting portraits. Since it winded up being rather lengthy I thought I’d share, for those…

  I was recently asked for some advice regarding shooting portraits. Since it winded up being rather lengthy I thought I’d share, for those that are interested – or would like to discuss it. / / Let me make it plain – I am not a professional portrait photographer and these points are more for casual portraits without the use of studios / backdrops / professional lighting equipment. / / Composition is extremely important when shooting portraits. It is essential to get the right framing and perspective happening, to display the person to the best that you can. That doesn’t mean they have to look beautiful – I am speaking technically. / / Perspective – / In general, there are three levels of plane that you can shoot from. Above, below, and straight on. They each produce a different effect to the viewer, and also depict the subject in a different aspect. From above – lends vulnerability. Can also impart a ‘questioning or questing’ mood. Emphasizes the cheek bones and eyes, which when looking at the camera, are wide open with pupils at the top. / / From below – imparts dominance. Gives greater power and impact to the face, while reducing the cheek bone lines. Emphasizes the bones around the eyes and chin and gives strength. Generally a more square look. / / Straight-on – An ‘honest’ portrait. ‘As-is’ feel. Great for illustrative/documentary shots, or when you want someone to look as natural as possible for a particular reason – for example, as part of a written piece about the character of a person. Also gives a simplified feeling, that can be great for humorous shots or anything that has an associated story other then the portrait itself. / / Of course, throw in angles, and you have a virtually unlimited range of choices to work within. / / Lighting - / _ / / As with perspective, different lighting gives a different feel and meaning to a portrait. Play around with side lighting, curtained windows, lampshades, off-shoe flashes, bounced and reflected light. Two semi-diffused hard lights from either side of a face with a soft central fill adds drama. Harsh light on one side with none on the other adds mystery. Soft all around diffused light looks glamorous (something people try and achieve by blurring their image – silly, really). / / Depending on the background, try and find a bit of back lighting. It brings out clarity in the hair and edges of the subject, delineating them. This is sometimes called ‘separation, and is used in videography also. / / Eyes are the shiniest thing on the human body. They are little mirrors. If you shoot a subject with their back to a window, you will have little to no light in the eyes. If they are facing a light source, you will get nice little _catch-lights that give life to the eyes. You can alter how these look by changing the angle of the subject’s head, moving your light source, or changing what the light source is. Or – you can play around with Photoshop, and not learn anything photographically ;) / / Composition - / The old rule is a strong and valid one. Give more room to the direction of the gaze. Not doing this asks more of a question, and needs to be substantiated in the subject’s attitude and/or expression to work well. Why are they looking off-frame? What’s out there? etc… / / Try not to amputate too many features – like ears. If you must, choose the frame line carefully. There are natural frames within frames – try a few crops/compositions and feel what works best. Personally, I try and spend a little time thinking about the subject, the environment – watching, trying to find the best angles to bring out the nature and character of the person. / / Group portraits - / Generally speaking, a good group portrait composition is one where the subjects’ faces are at different levels. Try it and see. Line ‘em all up – looks like a snap shot. Position the ‘family/group’ at different levels – voila! 100% improvement. / / If photographing a child, expect your best shots to be candids. Children have a short attention span and while you can amuse them for a while with sparky things and little jokes – I find the best shots wind up being those while the child is unaware. Burst mode helps a lot here, just as it does with pets ;) / / Choose a depth of field that either isolates a feature entirely, or brings the entire subject into focus. Don’t wing it. Winging it relies on luck. The more prepared and skilled you get – the luckier you get ;) There are DoF calculators around online if you search. Figure out what works well for a certain distance. / / Editing - / Ok, so you have discovered Photoshop, Gimp, PaintShop Pro – or whatever. I find there is an initial learning curve where everyone tries their hand at manipulation – from plastic skins, to glaring alien eyes, selective colouring, and so on. This may sound a little arrogant, but – leave your portraits as natural as you can. You do not do any favours to the subject by making them look inhuman. Seriously. My personal philosophy is, I edit anything that is transient. By this, I mean, a pimple /zit / love-bite/ wayward hair in the eye/etc. But I leave anything that is intrinsic to the subject – scars, eye colour, and yes, even double chins (and ladies – we all have them). If you position your subject (and choose your light and angles right) you will not need to do extensive editing. Saves a lot of time, faithfully portrays the subject and gives you a finer work. / / Any magazine portrait you see (unless it is one of those horrible before shots) has been manipulated for what the market now expects. Perfection. Perfection is not beauty. Perfection is unreal. There is no perfection. Repeat that. There is NO perfection. I do a lot of portraits. I see peoples’ skins magnified a hundred times very often. Our skins are not plastic. They are dynamic, breathing, living organs. I could carry on with this subject forever, but I hope this helps some.

• Sort of a tutorial on portraits!
  by Andy73

  I have had a couple of requests asking me how I do my portraits. / I may not do this the right or the most effective way, but this is what…

  I have had a couple of requests asking me how I do my portraits. / I may not do this the right or the most effective way, but this is what I have learnt from playing around so far, only just a newby to all of this. FOR STARTERS, BACK DROP AND LIGHTING / Sheet on the good ol’ hills clothes line for the backdrop, and the sunshine for my lighting. I havent used reflectors before, but would like to get some eventually. Other than that, I cant really say what I do, I just shoot. PHOTOSHOP / Using one of my shots ‘Blue’ as an example, using 4 steps to achieve, the eyes, the skin tone, converting to mono, and selective colour. The way I bring out the eyes is something I do for all my portraits. TO BRING OUT THE EYES / To start with, use the lasso tool, and select the eyes and mouth, then apply the unsharp mask. / To help bring out the eyes even more, use the dodge tool, set for midtones at about 7% using a small brush. *I never sharpen the entire image in portraits, just the eyes, and mouth, sometimes the hair. SKIN TONE / I use a program called ‘Neat Image’, a noise reduction program, which helps smooth out skin tones. This is the only shot i have used on a childs portrait, as I dont really think its necessary, and it can also effect the eye and mouth area, so careful not to overdo it. CONVERTING TO MONO / Layer – New Fill colour – Solid colour – set mode to color. In color picker set all values in RGB to 28. / This is the way I convert most of my images to mono, much more effective way than desaturating image. SELECTIVE COLOUR / Select the second layer and using a small soft brush eraser tool, delete the parts you want in colour. / For the edges change the opacity to about 20% to avoid a harsh line and to blend between mono and color. / Then going back to the first layer, I play around with the levels / and colour adjustment until you get the effect you want. I think thats about it. Hopefully this helps, and if anyone has any other tips, corrections, or better ways to do this, would love to learn.

• MIRROR MIRROR... FUN COMPETITION: BEST SELF PORTRAIT IN THE MIRROR
  by Alateia

  RULES ARE: Your Self Portrait must show the MIRROR, YOURSELF and the CAMERA and you must be a member of the SHOOTERS GALLERY TO BE AW…

  RULES ARE: Your Self Portrait must show the MIRROR, YOURSELF and the CAMERA and you must be a member of the SHOOTERS GALLERY TO BE AWARDED / PRIZE IS A $20 RED BUBBLE VOUCHER., ....(er hem, dont spend it all at once)! So post away!! Competition closes 30 JUNE winner announced 1st July. / here is an example. / HOW TO ADD THE IMAGE UP HERE??? / 1. Ok, so you have added it to your gallery, / 2. you go to the public view of it / 3. you right clik / 4. scroll down to properties / 6. copy that / 7. come here and paste it between two exclamation marks no spaces / and VOILA!!! i will c u, ... c-ing u !

• Collab with Shawhouse
  by kcranmer

  Hi everyone…I did my first collabs ever with shawhouse and was excited to share with you what Phil has created for me! If you haven’t …

  Hi everyone…I did my first collabs ever with shawhouse and was excited to share with you what Phil has created for me! If you haven’t seen his portfolio yet…I recommend you do, he creates the most amazing portraiture art and I was honored when he asked me to do a collab with him. Here are the collaborations /

• A dream !!!!
  by micmac

  When I had an email from RB 2 weeks ago ,I couldn’t beleive it,one of my pic was going to be edited in «Gaïa the living planet»…after …

  When I had an email from RB 2 weeks ago ,I couldn’t beleive it,one of my pic was going to be edited in «Gaïa the living planet»…after a while I just thought it wasn’t true ,but YES ..IT’S TRUE….thank you so much…..one of these two pics was chosen…...yaaaahouuuuuuuuuuuuu !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

• my first featured work...and 2 in one day!!!!
  by kellyjomitchell

  i finally got my first featured photo and after jumping up and down for 5 minutes realized that i have TWO features today! Woo hoo!!!!!!!...

  i finally got my first featured photo and after jumping up and down for 5 minutes realized that i have TWO features today! Woo hoo!!!!!!!! Girlfriends was featured in the “Happy Haven” group and 5pack was featured in the “Portraits in Natural Light” group! I am so excited!!!!

• Axel
  by Sarah Moore

  Hi Everyone, Vikkie Smith has done a portrait of Axel based on the picture of him posted he…

  Hi Everyone, Vikkie Smith has done a portrait of Axel based on the picture of him posted here on RB…please check out her work its amazing! Its an incredible likeness of my baby boy and she even managed to capture that naughty glint in his eye that he was never without!

• A Tip for You - Smart Sharpening in Photoshop
  by Alan Rodmell

  I have just learned a really useful little tip for Sharpening images in Photoshop which I thought I should share with you all. Until n…

  I have just learned a really useful little tip for Sharpening images in Photoshop which I thought I should share with you all. Until now when I sharpened an image in CS3 with Smart Sharpen I used to sharpen and then leave it at that. As you may well know over sharpening can produce exaggerated noise and produce “halo” effects on your edges which look plain nasty. Here’s a few useful tips to help you improve the quality of your sharpening. – Always sharpen to a NEW LAYER (Merge all to new layer using SHIFT+CTRL+ALT+E on PC’s) – I always convert this layer to a smart object to allow me to modify any applied filter effects. – Always change the blend mode on this layer to LUMINOSITY. This massively reduces the halo effects on your sharpened image. (Try over-sharpening an image and then changing the blend mode to luminosity just to see this in action) – Follow these guidelines for smart sharpening for the best results For STANDARD SHARPENING – Amount 100, Radius <=2 / For SOFT IMAGES – Amount 140, Radius <=1 / For PORTRAITS – Amount <=5 Try these guidelines out and see what you think.

• A competition for you all.
  by poppykitten

  As it is coming up for Christmas, I am feeling generous and so I am running a competition for you all. The title of the comp is “naked…

  As it is coming up for Christmas, I am feeling generous and so I am running a competition for you all. The title of the comp is “naked photography” now before you all get to excited, what I mean is untouched photographs. The categories are 1) Macro / 2) Portrait or people / 3) Abstract (this includes odd camera angles) / 4) Everything else THE RULES. / They have to be untouched photographs, exactly the same as you took them, no messing with contrast or saturation etc and definitely no Photoshop / You can enter as many categories as you like, but only one entry per category (does this make sense?) / Please tag all entries poppykittencomp and state which category you are entering. / You can add you image to this post or just your profile, but remember to tag them :-))) THE PRIZES (OOOooooooohhhhhhhhh) / The overall winner will receive a small laminate of their choice, from any artist on RB / and the winners in each category will receive a card of their choice. As I thought it would be nice to have these for Christmas the comp will end Nov 30th, Remember, its supposed to be fun.

• Someone Pinch Me!!!
  by Naomi Frost

  Some of you may remember a while ago I put up a self portrait – it had me stuck inside a dryer. I did it for a competition in the magaz…

  Some of you may remember a while ago I put up a self portrait – it had me stuck inside a dryer. I did it for a competition in the magazine “Digital Photography + Design”. Well I popped out to the newsagency this morning and this months edition was out, hot off the presses. Guess who won? My squished up face is printed on a page with the words “winner” next to it….I can’t believe it…Someone pinch me…please!!! Guess what I’ve won?...... I will soon be the new owner of a Sony Alpha A200 twin lens kit. OMG!!

• Portrait's for Daycare
  by trwphotography

  I was approached yesterday by my son’s daycare director and they would like me to do all of their photography for this year. HELP!!!!...

  I was approached yesterday by my son’s daycare director and they would like me to do all of their photography for this year. HELP!!!! / / I don’t know what to do…. / I have to have all the student’s parents sign something, if there a form I can get offline and customize to have them sign? What should I charge? What all do I need? They do about 8 or so a year, special events, spring, summer, fall, graduation, ect. any advice, ideas, anything?

• Making choices in self portraiture
  by Jo O'Brien

  This is my homework for the course I am currently doing at Brunswick Street Gallery. We have to take a self portrait which does not sh…

  This is my homework for the course I am currently doing at Brunswick Street Gallery. We have to take a self portrait which does not show our face but which does show something of ourselves. This may not be the one I submit, but it has been an interesting exercize and I thought I would share. I often post work here without much of an explanation into the choices I make. I thought it might be nice to make it available so you can see that I do actually put a bit of thought into my work, even if it is not obvious at first glance. The Easels: / Faded and old. They represent myself as an artist. How of late I am taking fewer and fewer photos and am out of practice. They are scattered at random, which is a lot like my very hectic and chaotic life. Yet they all match, which shows my underlying need to have organisation, even if it is organised chaos. You may notice the empty frame. For me this represents not only my occupation, but it’s emptiness means it acts as a window. A way to see into me. It is a comment on the whole image as well as an element within it. The Doll: / This is a childhood doll and has my old name written on it (from before I became Jo O’Brien). So it connects to my past and reminds me of a time passed. She is naked, which reflects how I feel as an artist, always confessing through my art. She is torn at both arms from being pulled in a tug-of-war game. Much like how I feel when I have more things requiring my time than I have time for. On a more human level. She represents my desire to one day have children, my “femaleness”, my nurturing side. The Costume: / It was scavenged from an op shop. Something I absolutely adore doing. And it fits like a second skin, showing my comfort in front of the camera. It’s close colour match to my skin implies nudity which highlights a more general level of comfort with my body, and ability to play a role within my own skin. It’s second hand nature reminds me that a ‘creative artist life’ was never my first choice. In fact, I studied Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Maths Methods in VCE and always had an aptitude for the sciences. Art was an accident. The Location: / At home in the back yard. Here I feel most relaxed and comfortable. It has been the location of numerous photo shoots and self portraits, so much so that I would feel like I was abondoning this space to take self portraits elsewhere. It also represents for me, my ability to live off my creativity, as my best selling shot was taken here. More generally I enjoy the idea of fences, of what they hold in and out. And of how to break them down. This is a theme I like to play with in a lot of my work- the emotional and psychological barriers we put up around ourselves, often needlessly. Setting up the shot: / I wanted to appear within the forest of easels and yet comfortable which dictated my pose, leaning gently against the fence. This shows my acceptance of the situation and environment and willingness to participate within it. However I am still holding my doll and not interacting with any other part of the environment. This suggests I still cling to something from my childhood, and have insecurites about the art world and my credibility as an artist. Your thoughts?

• 24.07.08 Sold Heath Ledger T-Shirt
  by ozlat

  Had an awesome day assisting on my rostered day off uni, and to add to the fun of it all, it seems that someone in the UK has bought the …

  Had an awesome day assisting on my rostered day off uni, and to add to the fun of it all, it seems that someone in the UK has bought the stunning Heath Ledger t-shirt… maybe I should be studying design as opposed to photography lol :) I never actually know if the purchaser reads these but there is a chance they will return one day and feel loved due to my comment of THANKS, so once again I am eternally grateful and thankYOU for supporting me!

• The Pharaoh Returns
  by Craig Goldsmith

  Hey Everyone, / I’ve been back a few days from Egypt now, but recovering from a respiratory infection I picked up over there, so been a b…

  Hey Everyone, / I’ve been back a few days from Egypt now, but recovering from a respiratory infection I picked up over there, so been a bit quiet and snowed under at work. I also lost my baggage but have been told I may be receiving it later then week (which is great news). / I had an absolutely fantastic time in Egypt and enjoyed myself to no end, I dressed as a local and wander the streets, ate fantastic food and made lots of new friends and penpals. I didn’t take as many photos as I predicted and that was partially due to me really embracing the holiday and just enjoying myself and the culture first hand rather then behind the lens. I still managed to rattle off over 7000 images and some movies to boot so I’m still importing the full collection onto my PC at home. Last night was my first chance to play with a few shots and I picked my favourite three portraits to share with my RB friends. I hope you all like them and the stories behind the captures. I was keeping a loose log of my adventures and travels so I am considering doing a slow release day by day account, with illustrations to accompany the account. There is a fair bit of work to get it up to scratch, but if there is any interest then I think the photos and stories compliment each other better then just images alone. Well I’m glad to be back, and while I struggle to get on top of my work and into a normal routine please enjoy my three favourite portraits (thus far) from my trip photos. Blue Eyed Stare / Cheeky Grin / Bright Eyes /

• 'Kick Ass Stats! 50 Thousand Views - Redbubble Rocks! (Candid Self-Portrait)'
  by SkyFox

  My Art 195 total, 195 public, 0 private, 50514 views Thank you Redbubble! Hey Y’all! _How is that for numbers!? I d…

  My Art 195 total, 195 public, 0 private, 50514 views Thank you Redbubble! Hey Y’all! How is that for numbers!? I didnt notice it until this morning and was like – uhm wow! I would love to give love and hugs to all of you whom encourage me – day in day out – Thank You! YOU are who made this milestone come into fruition! YOU! I love redbubble – I have been so very well taken care of here. I appreciate that to no end. I have a few haters that try day in and out to get me outted – not even realizing that NOT ONLY IS THAT NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN – EVER – redbubble is working with law enforcement to handle this person(s) once and for all as we speak. Amen! I know Im not on like I use to be and I miss you all very much. However – the boys (whole football team) are out of school for the summer and I have never been one to leave my children to their own devices. I dont allow them the time to bore – we stay centered – focused and on task 24/7… even if it means making up tasks. You got to keep boys busy! I certainly could sit here and play all day as I sometimes would when school was in session – however – in my heart I would not feel like a very good mother doing so. It is my responsibility to keep them actively engaged or my fault if I fail them and they get into trouble ‘engaging’ themselves. One more note before I close – as you may have noticed – I have committed this week to everything Macro! I use a telephoto lens to capture Macro images. I hope to help others that may not already understand how to use a telephoto lens as a macro lens. Thereby – being able to be far away from the subject yet still capturing the subject in Macro. A close-up IS NOT a Macro image which has to do with ratio. Again – I see this all the time and Im trying to make others SEE the difference between a close-up image and a macro image. A macro is more as if you were looking through a magnifying glass and the subject is to ratio – rather than the subject simply being ‘close’. It is very important we understand this! I hope everyone got a chance to check out my interview with my dear friend Colin Tobin – if not and youre interested – Please Click Here to check it out! Im with the boys and doggie up around Captiva Island. Im including one of those – ‘hold the camera out and shoot yourself ’- self portraits so everyone will know I am just fine. HAHA Many have worried – as Im not as active as before school let out. Of course – as this truly is an addiction – I will be checking in a few times a day to check out Y’alls work and see whats happening! Ya won’t even know Im gone – promise! Again – thank you redbubble and everyone here that takes an interest in me and my work! I am very appreciative of all of the love – support – encouragement and teachings I have received here and hope I have helped others a bit a long the way. I hope you enjoy my less than professional self-portrait haha – but others that are so worried about me can look at the image data and see Im alive! Promise! And as my lil hat says! LIFE IS GOOD! Love, Peace and Tolerance, ~ Sky Fox

• Rasta is featured!
  by Mariaan Krog

  My portrait oil pastel artwork of Rasta, the foster child of Jeremiah, is featured in the group 1 on 1: The Fine Art of Portraiture. ...

  My portrait oil pastel artwork of Rasta, the foster child of Jeremiah, is featured in the group 1 on 1: The Fine Art of Portraiture. I would like to thank Lee Wilde for picking it! Thanks Lee!

• Fashion and Fun
  by Jo O'Brien

  Last weekend I spent one day roaming the city doing some fashion shots. Straight fashion is not my usual style, so I appreciated the “tes…

  Last weekend I spent one day roaming the city doing some fashion shots. Straight fashion is not my usual style, so I appreciated the test shoot to try out some ideas. Anyway, here is some of what I came up with. As you can tell, I’m still playing with ideas and developing the right skills for this genre of photography but it lots of fun! If anyone else wants to model for me in their favorite outfits so I can practice on you drop me a line Many thanks to all the models, MUAs and photographers involved / Simon Liberta: www.redbubble.com/people/liberta / Dave Aarons: www.redbubble.com/people/daveaarons / Bronwen Hyde: www.bronwenhyde.com/ / James Price: www.vividphotogrpahy.net / Jo O’Brien: www.joobrien.com.au / Stephen Michell: www.ezcreate.com.au / Louise: http://www.fashionising.com/models/portfolio/n/Louise/m/7482/ / Chenai: www.modelmayhem.com/chenai / Eugenia: http://www.starnow.com/eugeniaaverina / Praveen: http://www.fashionising.com/profile.php?profile=16296 / Sonia: http://www.fashionising.com/profile.php?profile=16615 / Elise: www.redbubble.com/people/elisel / Kelli – www.fashionising.com/photos.php?member=16103

• Get your own planet.
  by AlienVisitor

  This is an offer to anyone interested in having one of my Alien Landscapes done up / using one of their photo’s or parts of and posted in…

  This is an offer to anyone interested in having one of my Alien Landscapes done up / using one of their photo’s or parts of and posted in my art section. / I tend to like surfing,sea’s,ocean,mountains,scenic views etc. / Although I’m not confined to just those. / The planet I create would have your name,and a story made up from your profile / or something you like,the photo would only be used for the DA then deleted. This could be a fun thing. If interested I will go to your site and choose a couple,let you know and you would send me the image.

• Photo Shoot Tips
  by Rebs O

  Hi all.. just wondering if you have any tips you would like to share with me..!! i have 2 photo shoots planned this weekend, they are…

  Hi all.. just wondering if you have any tips you would like to share with me..!! i have 2 photo shoots planned this weekend, they are both informal, with friends, but i still want them to work out well. I just have a camera, and will probably shoot them inside, depending on the weather. Any tips for lighting / backdrops muchly appreciated… Cheers, Rebs

• Book published last night.....
  by Jo Hoden

  You would really laugh to see me struggle putting it together,Im to embarressed to tell you how long it took….LOL.But my baby’s out.Its…

  You would really laugh to see me struggle putting it together,Im to embarressed to tell you how long it took….LOL.But my baby’s out.Its called….. / May a rainbow touch your shoulder.Thanks foe encouragement from Maddy and Guav

• Portraits
  by RedBubble

  Today we are having a day of portraits on the front page. As we get more content it is easier to do these theme days which we think are i…

  Today we are having a day of portraits on the front page. As we get more content it is easier to do these theme days which we think are interesting and also allow for us to resurface older works. Let us know if you have any particular themes you would like to see on the front page. As an aside, a few folks have asked what monstrously complicated algorithm is used to put it together. Well we use the most complex of all – the human brain. It tends to be a bit of a free for all with different members of the team advocating different things but we aim for variety, colour, balance, freshness and obviously quality works. We also try to update it at least twice a day.

• Introduce Yourselves!! The Big Challenge!!!
  by Karin Taylor

  Hello to all our friendly folks out there in hubbabubbabubbleland tonight :) I am writing to you for a very special reason, so please …

  Hello to all our friendly folks out there in hubbabubbabubbleland tonight :) I am writing to you for a very special reason, so please take the time to read and listen up…..(oh the power is rushing to my brain)!! lol – too much rolo (caramel choc tonight probably) hehe My dear little friend frozenfa had this great idea and it’s for everyone who’d like to participate as long as you’re a member of red bubble! It’s about getting to know each other and enhancing what is already a wonderful community of people who support each other…....some of us are a little shy and we would like to see who’s behind your profile pic if you are game enough…..and we’d like to hear a little bit more about you…..... All you have to do is go here to the ‘Meet the Artist Behind the Masterpiece’ Forum Thread and follow the instructions…..we hope to SEE you over there soon!!!! Hugs, / Karin xo