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Photo Forum / General Photo Topics / Australian Photography / February 2007D-MAC: PHOTOSHOP FROM THE MASTER !
D-Mac, aka "Douglas St. James MacDonald" has once again graced us with a fine example of his Photoshop mastery. Check out these two pics from his current EBAY auctions: http://www.brisbaneweddingphotographers.com/e-bay/home-bch-pano.jpg http://www.brisbaneweddingphotographers.com/e-bay/the-gorge.jpg Getting the two children to smile with the exact same expressions on their faces must've been tough. But not as tough as that selective DOF effect at the top. One can hardly even tell where the brush strokes were made. "Tickle your a.s with a 50px feather, D-Mac?" I won't comment on the ethics of pasting images onto other images to represent the actual photograph being auctioned. > D-Mac, aka "Douglas St. James MacDonald" has once again graced us with > a fine example of his Photoshop mastery. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > I won't comment on the ethics of pasting images onto other images to > represent the actual photograph being auctioned. IMHO that's bordering on fraud as it's certainly not an accurate representation of the actual product that is for sale. Super dodgy. On Feb 9, 4:22 am, googlegro...@sensation.net.au wrote: > > D-Mac, aka "Douglas St. James MacDonald" has once again graced us with > > a fine example of his Photoshop mastery. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > IMHO that's bordering on fraud as it's certainly not an accurate > representation of the actual product that is for sale. Super dodgy. And check the vertical mirroring 1/4 of the way in from the left on the first image. If DMac doesn't have enough image data for a pano, he just copies and pastes. Yeeuch. Bet that just looks *great* on a poster, er.. up until you notice it.... To Douglas, everyone was born yesterday. Sadly, enough people *are* to keep his business going, apparently... mark.thomas wrote: > And check the vertical mirroring 1/4 of the way in from the left on > the first image. If DMac doesn't have enough image data for a pano, > he just copies and pastes. Yeeuch. Bet that just looks *great* on a > poster, er.. up until you notice it.... Wow, yeah, I only glanced at the image at first. Extremely dodgy. > mark.thomas wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Wow, yeah, I only glanced at the image at first. Extremely dodgy. if I did what i would call a HATCHET job to blur out the background it would still be better than this..... while I have no ethical problem with altering a product photo to draw attention to the product.... it has to be done well, to avoid draing the legitimacy of the product into question..... as is the case here. kosh : D-Mac, aka "Douglas St. James MacDonald" has once again graced us with : a fine example of his Photoshop mastery. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] : represent the actual photograph being auctioned. :----------------- Jealousy is a nasty emotion. Being jealous of my success will only bring out the black in your heart and past. Sure, I pasted the images into one picture. That's quite allowable in advertising. No one is getting cheated. The picture is the one I sell. As for the background? Hardly very nice what my basement looked like during renovations so I blurred it. Unlike the master of loudmouthed Americans - Bret Douglas who carries around an encounter with a golf Pro from 1980 as if it were some kind of badge of honour... I actually make a very nice living selling my Photographs. Read what my eBay customers thought about these pictures. They actually stood in front of them before paying.... "Absolutely Gorgeous. Easy to deal with. Highly recommended A++++++++" "Absolutely Gorgeous. Worth every cent. Easy to deal with. Recommend A++++++" "Beautiful print!!! I love it. Excellent seller. Highly recommended. Thanks" " A most reliable and trustworthy seller. Highly recommended. A1" Just for Bret Douglas... The world's greatest GOLF CADDIE. WOW! This really is a fresh low you've risen to. Take a lesson from one of your own people: http://blinkynet.net/comp/troll.html Douglas. On Feb 8, 5:31 pm, "Douglas MacDonald" <photosbydouglas- gro...@yahoo.com.au> wrote: > Jealousy is a nasty emotion. Being jealous of my success will only bring out > the black in your heart and past. Sure, I pasted the images into one > picture. That's quite allowable in advertising. No one is getting cheated. > The picture is the one I sell. Why would I be jealous of a fraud and a faker? > Read what my eBay customers thought about these pictures. They actually > stood in front of them before paying.... [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > "Beautiful print!!! I love it. Excellent seller. Highly recommended. Thanks" > " A most reliable and trustworthy seller. Highly recommended. A1" One wonders if those were real testimonials or perhaps you just pasted them in, like you do your photos? Now perhaps you'd like to address Mark's observation that your first pic was mirrored in Photoshop? : On Feb 8, 5:31 pm, "Douglas MacDonald" <photosbydouglas- : gro...@yahoo.com.au> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] : Now perhaps you'd like to address Mark's observation that your first : pic was mirrored in Photoshop? I replied to that question through eBay. Here is the reply: Why did you mirror the left side of the pic, faker? 09-Feb-07 A: Thank you for your question Bret. I'm surprised you remember my nickname. It's over 30 years since I painted the piece which gave me the name. Shipping to Tennessee will cost you $195 US in addition to the purchase price. I seem to recall you have commented on my work many times before. Thank you for your flattering remarks. You are right. Sadly, not everyone who picks up a camera can create photographs like these, as you know by your own attempts. If you have no imagination,you are better off buying your art from someone like me. I can offer you substantial discounts if you wish to line the walls of the cabin you call home, with glorious, Australian photographic art on canvas. I mirrored the left side of the picture to turn a relatively mundane scene into one of breathtaking beauty. This particular canvas print is my most popular out of the entire Straddle 2007 collection. 2nd most popular is item # 170071613634 which you passed comment on last year, I believe. The concept of my canvas prints is to merge art and Photography. They are almost always my interpretation of the scene, not necessarily a faithful reproduction of it. In the Home Beach scene, if you block the left side with a piece of paper, you will see how effective mirroring part of the image to "grow" it, actually is. Accompanying each print is a full description of how the scene was composed and the print created. The canvas itself is Poly/cotton, made in USA. Vacuum bonded to MDF and stepped 12mm above another MDF backing board coloured with a neutral "soft Black". The centre is removed for light weight. When you purchase one of my Giclée canvas prints, you can consider it an heirloom, able to be handed down from generation to generation. Simply the finest means available to preserve memories or moments in time, like the home beach scene. Good luck and Happy bidding! Douglas On Feb 8, 7:27 pm, "Douglas MacDonald" <photosbydouglas- gro...@yahoo.com.au> wrote: > When you purchase one > of my Giclée canvas prints, you can consider it an heirloom, able to be > handed down from generation to generation. I'd consider it a piece of crap like the rest of the garbage you sell. Better stick to your usual clientele ... old ladies with poor eyesight that buy their 'art' down at the booth on the pier. Sadly, not > everyone who picks up a camera can create photographs like these, as you > know by your own attempts. If you have no imagination,you are better off > buying your art from someone like me. WOW..... how to stroke a customers ego! The centre is removed for light weight. When you purchase one > of my Giclée canvas prints, you can consider it an heirloom, able to be > handed down from generation to generation. Simply the finest means available > to preserve memories or moments in time. Humility is not a strong point is it? |
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