New Photography opininon

[ShowmanQ]

I really appreciate all the opinions and constructive criticism I recieved from my last post, so here goes again. I found a better place to take pics for a good backdrop. I still do not have photoshop, so I cannot get the halter off of the heifers face, but other than that tell me what you think of the picture quality. Here is a pic of a purebred Shorthorn fallborn we own. Thanks

 

[farmboy]

looks good

 

[ShowmanQ]

Whoops, I have posted pictures on here many times and usually remeber to resize them, sorry. Thanks Zach. Anyone know how to take a halter off in Paint?

 

[Rocky Hill Simmental]

The background is less destracting in this picture. Good job. She's a nice looking heifer, btw.

You might be able to take the halter off in paint with the magnifier and pick color tools. I don't have photoshop either. lol
Sometimes the camras themselves come with a good program though. My sister's camra came with a program called Photo Impression and that's what I usually use to edit my photos.

 

[ShowmanQ]

Having trouble matching the color on the heifer with the paints custom color tool.
Thanks for the kind comment, we are pretty proud of her.

 

[BCCC]

Get on ebay and look for the gimp photo editing software, we got ours for about 20 bucks and it is alot like photo shop but a couple of the tools work different but I realy like it.

 

[ShowmanQ]

Well I have been looking at some cheaper options, since I looked at Photshop at Bestbuy today and found out they are charging $100 for it. Maybe I will just switch to raising black cattle so I can edit all of my pictures with Paint,  (lol) black is easy enough to match

 

[farmboy]

you can DL photoshop and take serial numbers from torrent sites and use it free

 

[harley]

Here's a pic of your heifer without her halter.

 

[ShowmanQ]

Thank you very much (clapping)

 

[harley]

You're welcome very much.  I hope you don't mind, but I photo"chopped" on your heifer some more.  Before someone gets on ShowmanQ's case...  I did this without asking permission, I take full responsibility.  Just thought it would be fun to see what she might look like as she matures and puts on weight.  Couldn't help taking the white out of her flank.  If I was really good at this I would've tried to make her black.  ;D

 

[showstick09]

Wow, you can't even tell she had one on.

 

[ShowmanQ]

WOW, thats pretty cool, I have never been big into altering pictures and misrepresenting things, but I have always liked to see it done. No offense taken, but I will stick to genuine pictures when marketing my own stuff

 

[harley]

I'm really glad you're not offended!  Just wanted to show what could be done... and I'm just a beginner, have only been playing with the program for a few days.  Imagine what someone who was good at it could do.  I have to keep reminding myself about photo retouching as I drool over the latest issue if SC, and wishing my cattle looked like that!

 

[linnettejane]

wow!  amazing job on the retouching! 

 

[knabe]

if this thread doesn't open up a few eyes, i don't know what will.

by the way, downloading a torrent and using a serial number is theft.  there is a substantial reward for information on software theft.

theft is theft is theft.  see thread on trailer theft.

 

[ShowmanQ]

I would say that this thread really ought to open some eyes and show people that seeing should not always mean believing  (lol).

if this thread doesn't open up a few eyes, i don't know what will.

by the way, downloading a torrent and using a serial number is theft.  there is a substantial reward for information on software theft.

theft is theft is theft.  see thread on trailer theft.

Not trying to stir the pot or anything and I have no idea what torrents or serial numbers are, but I did not figure it was exactly legal to take something from someone elses site.

 

[farmboy]

it is, i dont have it anymore, but you can try it out for 30 days legally on the adobe site

 

[aj]

It always looked to me that photographers shot down alittle. It makes cattle look deeper ribbed. Also a shadow or tall grass makes cattle look deeper ribbed. If you can get the woodchip or carpet line up halfway in the empty space you make them look deeper ribbed. God intended cattle to be deep ribbed so I think we need to please her. ;D

 

[harley]

We probably all agree that we don't like the thought of someone adding or taking away parts of an animal on a picture for the sake of making a sale.  I personally would love to know the percent of the adds that were "edited".   A little shave off the throat here and a little added thickness to the legs there, and you could probably add thousands to your semen sales.   How many times have we bought semen on the looks of a pretty picture alone?  I for one try my best not to be tempted by the "new" pretty pretty bulls, but instead try to look at the offspring and buy my semen accordingly.  But that little voice that sits on my shoulder while I'm at the bull stud buying semen is saying, "what if he's the next hottest thing on hooves?  You'll have some of the first calves...just look at him in that picture!"   It's like impulse buying at the grocery store and I have them throw in a couple of straws!  Did I make my decision because of a touched up photo?  Probably.  And is it so different than going to buy a prospect and they're all clipped and glued to the 9's?  It always amazes me when I take prospects to a sale, which ones will bring the most money.  I've seen little slab sided, no butt prospect calves with 6'' of hair be the high sellers over calves that were truly thick but didn't have the hair coat.  I can only imagine the look on the buyers face when he got that calf home and turned the water hose on him... you've seen a wet poodle, haven't you?  When we take a beginner out to help him find a prospect, I can assure you the one they will pick, will be the one that is most fitted.  It doesn't matter if it doesn't track well, or is a structural wreck, they will try to convince you that That's the one!  When you try to convince them that the one over there will stay sound, and just needs some clipping and some time, they look at you like you just fell off the turnip truck.  It seems like calves posted on here that are clipped a prettied up get more  <party>  than the ones that aren't. ( I could be wrong.. but seems that way to me)  Which ones do you all like to look at when you're buying?