contest: who can best photoshop this image for me?

I took it last night of those two who are my friends. Nevermind the
photography, it was very dark and the autofocus wasn't locking. It's a
crop from a much larger image that included others but this is the part
that interests me most on reviewing the shot.

Who can best photoshop it for me?

Please send your photoshopped version to me (casioculture AT gmail DOT
com) and I'll publish them all in an album on webshots and let people
who care to reply in this thread choose the best one, which I'll give
to my friends. If you need a different crop of the shot or the even the
original file let me know (how can I put a 4,430KB file online? - or
email me and i'll send it). No money here, but lots of kudos and maybe
lots of fun too.

Regards

Mike Henley wrote:
> I took it last night of those two who are my friends. Nevermind the
> photography, it was very dark and the autofocus wasn't locking. It's a
> crop from a much larger image that included others but this is the part
> that interests me most on reviewing the shot.
>
> Who can best photoshop it for me?
>
> Please send your photoshopped version to me (casioculture AT gmail DOT
> com) and I'll publish them all in an album on webshots and let people
> who care to reply in this thread choose the best one, which I'll give
> to my friends. If you need a different crop of the shot or the even the
> original file let me know (how can I put a 4,430KB file online? - or
> email me and i'll send it). No money here, but lots of kudos and maybe
> lots of fun too.

If your question is "who will retouch this photo for me free of charge?"
why not just ask it?

Derek Fountain wrote:
> Mike Henley wrote:
> > I took it last night of those two who are my friends. Nevermind the
> > photography, it was very dark and the autofocus wasn't locking. It's a
> > crop from a much larger image that included others but this is the part
> > that interests me most on reviewing the shot.
> >
> > Who can best photoshop it for me?
> >
> > Please send your photoshopped version to me (casioculture AT gmail DOT
> > com) and I'll publish them all in an album on webshots and let people
> > who care to reply in this thread choose the best one, which I'll give
> > to my friends. If you need a different crop of the shot or the even the
> > original file let me know (how can I put a 4,430KB file online? - or
> > email me and i'll send it). No money here, but lots of kudos and maybe
> > lots of fun too.
>
> If your question is "who will retouch this photo for me free of charge?"
> why not just ask it?

That "no money here" phrase is to avoid being spammed by private
"offers" and price quotes. I just think it's a photographically
worthwhile image if some distractions are eliminated. I like their
pose, they're photogenic, and the interlocking arms make a nice
compositional parallelism with the frame of the image. It's a
spontaneous shot of friends and *not* something commercial. So no, I'm
*not* looking for some free services. I'm also not looking for paid
services either. I've already had a go at it, my curiosity is purely
artistic as to how people would approach this.

On 6 Oct 2005 02:30:28 -0700, "Mike Henley" <casioculture@gmail.com>
scribbled:

>So no, I'm *not* looking for some free services.
>I'm also not looking for paid services either.

So you're looking for someone to do nothing?

Cool, I win!

>I've already had a go at it, my curiosity is purely
>artistic as to how people would approach this.

<sniff> Hmm.... smells like bullshit.

> That "no money here" phrase is to avoid being spammed by private
> "offers" and price quotes. I just think it's a photographically
> worthwhile image if some distractions are eliminated. I like their
> pose, they're photogenic, and the interlocking arms make a nice
> compositional parallelism with the frame of the image. It's a
> spontaneous shot of friends and *not* something commercial. So no, I'm
> *not* looking for some free services. I'm also not looking for paid
> services either. I've already had a go at it, my curiosity is purely
> artistic as to how people would approach this.

Fair enough. That's a considered and respectful reply, the like of which
is very rare on usenet.

You might try to get it up as a challenge on Retouchpro, which is the
more mainstream way of doing exactly what you're after:

http://www.retouchpro.com/challenges/index.php

Spammng aholes who want free retouching and crosspost to many groups will
get exactly the "free" services they deserve.

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"Derek Fountain" <nomail@hursley.ibm.com> wrote in message
news:4344ea83$0$95146$892e7fe2@authen.white.readfr eenews.net...
> Mike Henley wrote:
> > I took it last night of those two who are my friends. Nevermind the
> > photography, it was very dark and the autofocus wasn't locking. It's a
> > crop from a much larger image that included others but this is the part
> > that interests me most on reviewing the shot.
> >
> > Who can best photoshop it for me?
> >
> > Please send your photoshopped version to me (casioculture AT gmail DOT
> > com) and I'll publish them all in an album on webshots and let people
> > who care to reply in this thread choose the best one, which I'll give
> > to my friends. If you need a different crop of the shot or the even the
> > original file let me know (how can I put a 4,430KB file online? - or
> > email me and i'll send it). No money here, but lots of kudos and maybe
> > lots of fun too.
>
> If your question is "who will retouch this photo for me free of charge?"
> why not just ask it?

gregfarr wrote:
> On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 19:55:39 GMT, "Tony" <tspadaro@nc.rr.com> wrote:
>
> > Spammng aholes who want free retouching and crosspost to many groups will
> >get exactly the "free" services they deserve.
>
>
> Isn't that a little hard, Tony, but true, yes, forget it, leave it in.
> I'm so tired of doing free stuff for peeps. One guy, I did one for
> here did a logo for a bus and thanked me quite nicely, but other than
> that, give some free-bees, and they think that's how the world runs.

I have realised long ago that Tony is hopelessly obnoxious with a
fetish for overzealous prosecution and *not* worth a reply from me.
He's beneath contempt.

As for the "free-bees", Geez! What's up with you guys?! This is
ridiculous; I have went out of my way to indicate in the original post
that this is *not* something transactional. I frequent usenet for fun
and information and *not* to solicit services. Anyone who doesn't find
this original post a potential fun activity, just friggin' move on and
stay away. There's *no* business here, so go away and mind your own
business. I'm not looking for "free-bees", but it seems clear now that
some here are looking to get paid - well stop throwing tantrums, this
isn't it! Put an ad somewhere and stop harassing people.


>
> Greg
> http://gregsplace.50megs.com
> http://www.picturetrail.com/fugitive1

On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 10:12:01 +0100, Derek Fountain
<nomail@hursley.ibm.com> wrote:

>Mike Henley wrote:
>> I took it last night of those two who are my friends. Nevermind the
>> photography, it was very dark and the autofocus wasn't locking. It's a
>> crop from a much larger image that included others but this is the part
>> that interests me most on reviewing the shot.
>>
>> Who can best photoshop it for me?
>>
>> Please send your photoshopped version to me (casioculture AT gmail DOT
>> com) and I'll publish them all in an album on webshots and let people
>> who care to reply in this thread choose the best one, which I'll give
>> to my friends. If you need a different crop of the shot or the even the
>> original file let me know (how can I put a 4,430KB file online? - or
>> email me and i'll send it). No money here, but lots of kudos and maybe
>> lots of fun too.
>
>If your question is "who will retouch this photo for me free of charge?"
>why not just ask it?

I wonder if any of the "pros" here bothered to offer their services
as a good deed?
-Rich

On 6 Oct 2005 14:17:17 -0700, "Mike Henley" <casioculture@gmail.com>
scribbled:

>
>gregfarr wrote:
>> On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 19:55:39 GMT, "Tony" <tspadaro@nc.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Spammng aholes who want free retouching and crosspost to many groups will
>> >get exactly the "free" services they deserve.
>>
>>
>> Isn't that a little hard, Tony, but true, yes, forget it, leave it in.
>> I'm so tired of doing free stuff for peeps. One guy, I did one for
>> here did a logo for a bus and thanked me quite nicely, but other than
>> that, give some free-bees, and they think that's how the world runs.
>
>I have realised long ago that Tony is hopelessly obnoxious with a
>fetish for overzealous prosecution and *not* worth a reply from me.
>He's beneath contempt.
>
>As for the "free-bees", Geez! What's up with you guys?! This is
>ridiculous; I have went out of my way to indicate in the original post
>that this is *not* something transactional. I frequent usenet for fun
>and information and *not* to solicit services. Anyone who doesn't find

Of course not, you just bombed five groups with your 'contest' for
'fun'. Trust me, few people believe you.

>this original post a potential fun activity, just friggin' move on and
>stay away. There's *no* business here, so go away and mind your own
>business. I'm not looking for "free-bees", but it seems clear now that

You're not? You asked, what, thousands of readers, to edit your work for
you in a 'contest' that has no prize. How's that NOT looking for
freebies?

>some here are looking to get paid - well stop throwing tantrums, this
>isn't it! Put an ad somewhere and stop harassing people.

No, it seems people are here to discuss Photoshop (and whatever topics
of interest that are in the other groups you spammed) and not do someone
else's work for them. I refer you to your own words: "Who can best
photoshop it for me?"

Sure sounds like you're looking for free work there, Chuckles.

Mike Henley wrote:

> As for the "free-bees", Geez! What's up with you guys?!

Maybe it's all the desperate losers who come to USENET and beg others
to do their homework for them? Whether or not you intentions are pure,
the bayesian prior is stacked heavily against you. Maybe you should
take the hint and crack a book?