Intuition

[Lisa Ober]

Kim! What a great finish! I was a nervous wreck watching you change that background but it was worth it. The marriage of the colors throughout this painting? Perfect. It sure does have a mood, doesn't it?

I know there is a thread somewhere (Garth Herrick?) about perfectly porportioned photos but you have to have Photoshop. I will happily repost these directions on perfect resizing without glare if you just say the word. I just didn't want to hijack your thread without permission. I can even PM them to you. Changed my life because it allows you to take photos from an angle and avoid glare completely!

One thing I have heard is that if you use a camera with a zoom lens, back up and increase the zoom almost as much as you can. That will help avoid that fish bowl phenomenon.

Again, I loved the way this painting finished.

EDIT! Do we have the best luck or what? Right after I submitted this (one second later), there was a reply on the thread so I know which one it is that gives directions on the resizing issue. Here it is:

Removing Keystoning

[Kimberly Dow]

Linda & Lisa,

Thanks. I dont have a system for photographing, that works anyway. I've tried everything I''ve read here though. Tricia posted a link to Garth's post about fixing this problem, so I'll spend some time reading that and seeing what I can do. In the meantime, here is a shot on the easel, bad lighting and all...