blackwolf

If it's going to be from the negative, then it won't look like the relative will be in the picture. The person who wants this done would have to get a digital copy of the negative so it's a photograph and then it would be a simple matter of just cut, paste and a little erasing. I'm still not really sure what they are wanting to do, but if they want the negative to be merged with another picture and for it to look realistic both will need to be the same media. There isn't much you can do with a negative if you toss it into photoshop.

LOL. Glad you like them! End results I can achieve now have come from a lot of time, a lot of practice and a lot of patience.

Hm *scratches head* I need more information. Is the negative the same as the photo, or is it a different picture? How do you want them set together? Do you want the negative in the corner, or do you want it overlayed (over the top of the picture and a little translucent so you can see both pictures)? After some more info, I will happily steer you in the right direction.

Here's the first picture I editted. I'm trying my hand at the second one you posted, in the green yard. I will see how I go with that one. The fur is a real killer and with such a background of the red jacket it is a bit yech IMO. ETA: This one was a little easier with there being the one colour of the grass, but as you can see, the dog's feet are missing in a sea of green. Being able to manipulate the picture into what you want always depends on the source. You could crop this grassy one, but as a result you would also be chopping off the dog's gorgeous fluffy tail. The ideal placement to make erasing the background infinitely easier and to avoid losing any parts (like the tail or the feet disappearing in the grass) is to have a single coloured background (the grass works great and you have a colour to start with to make erasing your background easier) and to have your subject standing on a path - or failing that, a piece of plywood. Anything to stop them from "sinking" into the grass.

The smudging way is one way to do it, but I find with finer stuff (like the coat of the dog where it ruffles) it isn't always the way to do it. Unless you have a background that you can sort of blend the picture of the dog into it so the edges don't stand out so much if they're blurry or distorted. Smudging is a useful technique for a great many things, but I wouldn't use it here. But that is just a personal preference because I have a different method. A lot of Photoshopping is finding a method that works best for you to achieve the result you have in mind. I'm in the mood now for a little tinkering, so if you don't mind Hesapandabear, I will run off with your picture and have a little play around and then post my results. It shouldn't take long, I'm quick with Photoshop things when I have something in mind :rolleyes:

Yes, there are some truly amazing signatures on DOL. I was quite surprised with the range of techniques I can detect them. If you need any help when you get around to doing your piccie, let me know. I'm more than happy to help.

We take our pets into the vet whenever they are due for their next worming or vaccination. And mum just reminded me what we used to do with our dogs for bones. She would get the shin-bone of the lamb and our friendly butcher would cut it into quarters for her, so the bones were much smaller, each dog got their share and they all got some marrow. So if they are still in business, that will be good for the bones. But I'm not sure where I could get kangaroo meat/tails from. I would have to look into that.

Thanks for all of your input! I'm getting quite a good idea of what can be fed and what should be avoided. And despite some people here feeding their dogs pork and the dog being alright with it, I think I will just avoid that whole can of worms and skip over pork. Does anyone feed their dogs diced up rump steak? We used to get that for our cats, but Mr and Miss Fussy decided they didn't want to eat steak anymore (it makes my little boy sick) but it is human grade food. We can get it at a really good price at our butcher. Thanks again for the great input and keep 'em coming!

I've always been told that Pork isn't good to feed to any animal (whether it be cat or dog) unless it is properly cooked because of the parasites in the meat. I think I'm gonna have to look into Beef and Pork a little more, find out where these myths came from that pork can make your pet very sick. I know any weight bearing bones are to be avoided because of the teeth issue... but it's good to know at least that isn't a myth. There is a lot of nonsense going around of what you can and can't feed dogs and why, it is IMPOSSIBLE to wade through it all without getting a feeling of being overwhelmed.

So dogs can have a problem with beef, hm, never heard that before. Does that apply to beefy bones as well, when they will have very little meat on them? Or is it best to just avoid beef/beef bones altogether? I will hunt around for the RAW and BARF topics. (On a side note, just what does BARF stand for? I assume it is an acronym for something since I associate BARF with something else )

Wouldn't the smaller bones of the frame be dangerous for a larger dog like a Sibe? I can get ahold of chicken necks, but I'm not so sure about the frames... would have to do some phoning around to butchers in Orange to see what they have.

Hey guys! Just getting an idea of what you guys feed your dogs when it comes to meat (raw or cooked, doesn't matter) and what bones (shank, brisket etc) you give your dogs. I've recently heard that you shouldn't give your dogs ANY beef or beef bones, and this is the first time I have ever heard that beef could be harmful for your dog. I know you shouldn't give any animal pork unless it is thoroughly cooked (it is just safer to give them NO pork) but beef??? Has anyone else heard of beef being such a big no-no? There is a guy in Orange who I've been speaking to, and he has said so long as you give your dog a good quality dog biscuit (ie Advanced - he pushed this one more because it is Aussie made/owned) that's all you really need to do to ensure the dog's health. You don't need to give them any meats or anything else. Okay, maybe I'm just being an idiot, but I have a big problem with feeding a dog nothing but biscuits.... with the occasional treat used for training. Dogs are carnivores, which in my mind means that need a mixture of different sorts of foods to get the vitamins and minerals they need to ensure a healthy dog. So my question is: what meats do you feed your dog? And what bones do you give them? BW. Edit: corrected something before I made a bigger a** of myself

I know this is far too late to reply since you have already gotten your picture corrected with removing the handler, but I spend 90% of my computer time in Photoshop. What I normally do for pictures like that one of your dog where you have a large section of the image you want to get rid of is to put a Layer Mask on the image so you can correct any mistakes if you erase too much and then just use the erase tool to eat away at the background. For the details around the dog, with the fur for example, I find it better to zoom in close enough that you can see the pixels clearly and shrink down your brush size and be much slower in eating away at any unwanted background. And some minor correction around the edges to correct any tinges of red you can detect in the fur (I can see a few places, but it's not too bad) Well, that's just my method... but since you have done your pic, it isn't important Lovely looking dog, btw!