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If Im going to take time and write out a well thought out, long, in-depth response to a question, I write in in email (cause I always have it open) then I copy and paste it here so I DONT lose it. ...

This is COMPLETELY different than the OP's picture.  This is a cute, fun, expression.  In the OP's picture the girls expression makes her look like a Charlie Manson follower.

I don't blame her for hating it.  She looks tweaked out.  REALLY weird expression/eyes.

I have 2, 24":  One with an internal diffuser, one without.  There are lots of sizes and makes on the market, only you know what you need.  I had never used a softbox before, so I bought a cheapie...

Another vote for the Yongnuo 560-II.  I wouldn't bother with the 560-III personally, I don't like too many built in gadgets.  You can buy Cowboy Studio trigger/receivers super cheap, no need to buy...

Its a very nice picture.  Very nice!  Im going to nit-pick here, bear with me: 1:  It looks oversaturated in areas.  Her skin and the flowers especially look funny on my monitor (it is...

Just because there are so many "styles" of painting CERTAINLY doesn't mean theyre all good.  I love Jackson Pollocks stuff, but lets be honest here, the guy threw paint on a canvas.  ANYONE can do...

People are leaving helpful feedback but youre just trying to refute it.  Its their opinion vs. yours.  A photographer usually isn't subjective with their own work, so if you want legitimate...

Taking 2 hours to shoot a 2 bedroom apartment and 6-8 hours processing time, you need to be charging an arm and a leg to make any money. lol    Its an internet forum: Youre GOING to get replies you...

Then why entertain their emails and then post it here?  You should have been up front about your fee from the get go, it wouldn't have wasted either of your time.

I get it that your order didn't ship as stated, but at the same time, why wait til the last minute and hope things go well and there is no delay?  If I need something last minute that's super...

To me personally, they suck.  Like suck big time.  I HAAAAAATE the SUUUUUPER shallow DOF that's uber-popular today.  HATE IT!!!!!  There's a trend with the younger kids today, where it seems like...

Awesome!  Thanks a bunch for sharing, that's right up my alley!

ljfinger wrote: This.  This right here along isn't right!  Why do I lose my photoshop program if I choose to have my internet disconnected?  Insane.  We're talking about LEASING a photoshop...

Ive already told Adobe that theyre p*ss*ng in the wind with me, by NOT upgrading.  Ill keep Elements 10, CS6 & Lightroom 4.  I upgraded last year from Elements 6 & CS3.  I wont upgrade again until...

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I really like this shot.  Id crop it a HAIR tighter if it were mine though.  5x7 from the bottom right corner and clip it about where the red beads go under her arm and closer to the top of her...

I own a 50 and its my LEAST favorite gun to fire.  Kicks like a mule and hurts like hell.  LOUD as all get out too!  My AR's are the most fun to fire.  Small, light, quiet-ish, not much kick, cheap...

I convert my RAWs to tiff and then do all the work on them and print from them.  If I upload to my website or facebook page, then I add my watermark, resize and save as a jpeg and upload that.

This demonstrates my previous point of people being too lazy to have an imagination.  Or maybe theyre just curmudgeonly and argumentative as a form of self-entertainment.  This painting is CLEAR in...