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Ha, ha! :) Totally, well done! Try side lighting, and choose an angle towards her, rather than from the front, and make the darker side of the light (the shadows), face the camera... That will accent the mood you're after even more... You may like this picture of her better, then... I know, I know, ...

Totally, well done! Try side lighting, and choose an angle towards her, rather than from the front, and make the darker side of the light (the shadows), face the camera... That will accent the mood you're after even more... You may like this picture of her better, then... I know, I know, my skills a...

Gotcha, gee, I know how that feels... lol Indeed, she looks alive! :) Try Photoshop:ing away the sheen, you can use a brush with 25% opacity and use the clone stamp tool to copy nearby areas... :) That's what I typically do. when I have the time... the problem is that I took 400 pictures yesterday o...

Indeed, she looks alive! Try Photoshop:ing away the sheen, you can use a brush with 25% opacity and use the clone stamp tool to copy nearby areas...

Have you considered the free Gimp?

Arisa_ wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 8:33 pm What would be the most cost-effective way of getting Photoshop (i.e. not pirating nor other illegal methods?)?

Ha, ha, fab, keep it up! :) Cute doll, love the hair and head pose, totally, LOVE (passion) does indeed help and push us forward... ;) Btw - watch out for those hotspots (Specularity) on her legs. A little babypowder / some matt-stockings and / or side-lighting can help with that... There would be n...

Cute doll, love the hair and head pose, totally, LOVE (passion) does indeed help and push us forward... ;) Btw - watch out for those hotspots (Specularity) on her legs. A little babypowder / some matt-stockings and / or side-lighting can help with that... There would be no freaking way I would even ...

Glad you like the videos Arisa, appreciate your feedback! :) So cool to hear re your DAZ Studio journey, I'm sure you'll find a creative angle that works for you, there so much we can do with 3D art on its own, or in combination with doll-photos... ;) Hey Arisa, welcome aboard! Ha, ha, yeah, I get w...

Hey Arisa, welcome aboard! Ha, ha, yeah, I get what you mean, don't worry, you'll be fine!

Fab! :) Hey, thanks a bunch for your feedback and support, appreciate it a lot! I hope you'll find the videos fun..! :) Hi Dreamlight. It looks like your course was exactly what I was looking for, so I’m planning on getting into it soon. My second doll is about to arrive, and I do want to take good ...

Hey, thanks a bunch for your feedback and support, appreciate it a lot! I hope you'll find the videos fun..! :) Hi Dreamlight. It looks like your course was exactly what I was looking for, so I’m planning on getting into it soon. My second doll is about to arrive, and I do want to take good pictures...

Alright, the Doll Art Club has now changed its format and is offered as is for a single low cost one time payment. So, no more recurring payments! The club will get some occasional videos now and then to build its content library and become more complete as I envisioned. This way, you don't need to ...

Yeah, that's what we artists do all the time... Me included! lol

-Ragnar66- wrote: ↑Sun Jun 18, 2023 5:57 am That´s quite a pity, but well understandable. 6 to 9 months before, I had a motivational peak and I would have been in immediately. Now I´m spent and shifted my interests elsewhere. Bad timing it seems.

Hey, thank you so much for your kind feedback, I appreciate it! :) This is extremely disappointing but understandable with the lack of interest. There are tricks and techniques in these videos that everyone interested in doll photography could learn from. It has also sparked creativity and interests...

Hey guys, Some bad news, and some good news. Let's take the bad news first. I've launched the Doll Art Club early in May, with the hope to expand it and make it a fun place for doll photographers. The idea was to give high quality training and focus on lighting, posing and digital effects, including...