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Croc


	Croc by Liam Image Enhancements w/ PS 8 (CS) Piper Lehman

Susie Peek-Swint

Very creative ... not to mention a little scary! Well done :)

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November 08, 2003

Murry Grigsby

That is such a CROC, Piper :0) Nice work!! So how do you like PS8??

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November 08, 2003

Piper Lehman

Hey! I'm still learning the differences between Elements 2 and full PS, so the new stuff on PS8 is even cooler to me. I never used PS 6 or 7, so it's quite a leap for me.

The new browser is excellent, and the RAW converter is pretty cool too. Everything works a lot smoother, and it doesn't seem to freeze up as much. I haven't even begun to get into some of the layer stuff and photo filters, etc. I'm still trying to get acclimated!!

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November 08, 2003

Mary K. Robison

Call me weird ~ I think this is totally funny ~ "bloody" teeth and all!

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November 08, 2003

Karen Engelbreth

Cool shot, Piper!

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November 09, 2003

Jean Papo

Wow, what a shot! Call me stupid, Piper, but is this a real croc, PS work and all? Whether it is, or isn't, pretty amazing - I love what you've done with this!

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November 11, 2003

Piper Lehman

Ha! No, it's not real. THis is a toy, courtesy of my nephew (and studio assistant), Liam. He has some great props! The only PS work is the color of the lighting (pink) and the contrast. The rest is in-camera. Glad you like it. I didn't even use my new studio table for this (it's too cluttered with mail and other junk right now!) Took this right here on my computer desk just for fun.

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November 11, 2003

Jean Papo

Hahahaha, that's even funnier then! What kind of studio table did you get? I'm using a dining room table but is is too low, higher than my reach from the floor, lower than my reach sitting down. It's driving me nuts! I didn't know they made studio tables!

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November 11, 2003

Piper Lehman

Mine's a Britek table. Got it on Ebay for $110 plus shipping. It's pretty cool. I also bought a piece of clear Plexiglas for the surface part so I could light my props from underneath. Haven't really played with the whole setup enough yet to go on and on about it, but it definitely keeps me from making excuses and being a procrastinator! You can see the table on my web site under STUFF. I think I bought this on ebay from Steve Kaeser backgrounds under the studio lighting category.

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November 11, 2003

Jean Papo

Thanks, Piper! Gives me some new stuff to dream about! Those are great ideas..regarding Plexiglas, etc. Love to see how the pix using that turn out!

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November 11, 2003

Kathleen Clemons

What a hoot, Piper. Congratulations to you!

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December 19, 2003

Patricia Marroquin

Hilarious and quite creative, Piper! All the ingredients for a winning photo. Congrats!

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December 21, 2003

Karen Engelbreth

Congrats Piper!

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December 21, 2003

Patricia Marroquin

Yep! Winning photo! Congrats on your second place win, Piper!