Study Group 12 Member 5

Study Group 12

Walter Ross

Carole Kropscot

Jenny Gu

David Price

Ruth Rittichier

Walter Ross

Barbara Kuebler

Joann Greene

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August Title - "Herding Sheep"

How I did it -

This was a very interesting subject. I worked on it in Photoshop Elements 3, 5, and 7, depending on if I was at the computer club, camera club, or home. I used a new blank file to start with, then I used two layers of portions of the same image.

After I flattened the final image I cloned out the border where the added sheep were.

I added several different borders to the image with the horse and rider. The original image was in landscape and I converted it to portrait.

COMMENTS:

Carole Kropscot I especially like the 3-colored frame you created around the original image. It sets a good foundation for the sheep to wander out of. One idea for the edge of the wandering sheep section would be to made it shape around the sheep instead of a rectangle that cuts off their feet and heads.

Jenny Gu I like the idea to let sheep walked out of the frame. It might more interest if the tail of the horse could extend out of the frame as well as these sheep walking out of frame.

David Price Good idea especially as sheep are prone to wander so why not out of frame? Maybe if the border was extended around them it would pull it all together more.

Ruth Rittichier The frame is attractive, pulling out colors that are in the photo. But the out-of-frame part would be improved if you had isolated all the sheep at the point where they cross the frame, from their background, and then use a new colored background for all of it.

Barbara Kuebler

Joann Greene I really like the subject matter that you chose, but I think if the sheep were out there alone with out the background it would have made it more of an interesting image, because it would look more like the sheep are out on their own.

Member Bio

Walter Ross - Biography

I have been working with photography as a hobby for over 60 years. In the late 1950 I started with a NIKON F, and have been shooting with NIKON ever since. My current camera is a digital NIKON D70.
I have 6 various NIKONs with many attachments, all will work with my D70.

I have been in many camera clubs thru the years in Chicago and Phoenix. I am now living in an age restricted community called Sun City, Arizona. You must be 55 or better to own a home in Sun City. My current camera club is the Sun City Camera Guild is open every week day and is in one of our recreation centers. We have two darkrooms and two digital workstations for members.

I have been with PSA for over thirty years and I am the regional director for region 20. I have been to many PSA Conferences the last one was is Salt Lake City. That's where I learned much more about the EID Division.

waltsueross@msn.com

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