"Happy Easter"

April 2012 - (Jacob is returning from Guatemala later in May)

How I did it -

Just off to Guatemala for 6 weeks didn't have much time to do this. Simple composite of 2 images and masking with Vignette added.

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COMMENTS:

Janie News	I hope you enjoy your holiday in Guatemala.  Thank you for the bright Easter image.
Terry Butler	What a great idea!  The selection of the girl was done skillfully and you weaved her into the flowers perfectly.  The flowers seem to have even lighting, but the child has strong lighting at about one-o-clock.  If you could resolve these differences, somehow, this would be perfect.
Trisha Vierling	A sweet image of your little one. The spring flowers are pretty and you have rendered a cute concept for Easter. I would take another look at the lighting in the two layers when you have the time. It appears that there is a great deal more shadow on the child and that the light on her comes from the right side. The flowers; however; seem to be lit from the front and from above. Also, I think the image would benefit by cropping out some of the far background along the top. A pretty good job for a quickie. I look forward to seeing some of your photos from Guatemala.
Sam Shaw	Interesting concept but it does look like it needs more work. Most of the image seems dark to me and there are many light traps in the background that could have been removed. Also, the lighting on the child looks different than the light on the flowers. Hope you have a great trip in Guatemala.
Eugene Ponsaerts	What a beautiful lot of flowers with good set of light that puts the child in value.   There is however just the limit to the creativity as this photo could be considered genuine.
Jeannine King	A lovely fun image, would have liked to have seen some easter eggs perhaps hidden in the grass to go with your title? :)
Jacob Schuff Reply	Jacob may reply when he returns late May

Jacob Schuff Biography

I am a retired Veterinarian living in Grass Valley California. My first photographs were taken in the highlands of Guatemala as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Spectacular shots were not difficult. But upon returning to the US I found that they were difficult indeed. I gravitated to large format landscape photography and pursued this endeavor for 20 years . I have switched to digital photography in the last few years and have pursued photoshop techniques and Corel Painter to expand my creativity. I try to capture a mood or emotion in my photographs that perhaps makes one pause for a few moments and be glad they took a look.