I will :) There's so much yet I have to understand as the way light plays on the surfaces in different hours!!(and depending on surfaces too). To paint, brings me to decide by my inner will how to "expose" the scene... but to deal with real sun about it, in real, and with camera, indeed is atotal different matter :) I guess it will be useful for whan i paint too, though :) Thank you Misha :)Your inputs are very worthy :)

I am FULLY agreeing that before trashing rules one has to show he can play by them. This is about knowledge in general :) Totally wise :) and yep, prolly the camera was tilted I guess :) Also my hand is not the best to handle it (I have minuscle ones ;).) I am lookin for doing people portraits' soon actually, so what you suggest about direct light will be very worthy.. as generally humans are what intrigues me the most, one day (long way ahead) i will try totake pictures preferably of them :) Thank you...very appreciated words were yours :)

yep.. that I was almost sure you would have said.. indeed,I decided to take anyway the pic with this peculiar light in contrast to use it (VERY eventually.. I have no much time lately for it) for a 2d work (kinda of faery dance thing) and I couldn't solve the trouble of lightening. I am gonna be in that park in two weeks and I will try the collage-thing just to see how it can be.. and if it goes well, I will post in the Forum to see what you think :) ah, and definitely that park would deserve a visit.The countryside I posted previously was all around it :) The two married had wonderful locations to have their pics taken in :) eheh :) Ty again...If I would be less lazy, I would try to shoot pics at convenient light times (early morning and near to sunset they say? sort of.. ;))

yep :) I always do things with sun on face thatis so true :) The main rule (practically ) of base photographyt and I always disregard it ;) (I am aware of it only.. after takin the shot.. which tells pretty much how beginner I a ;)) I note teh lens flare only now that you point out (DOH!!!!!!!!!!!). So.. again thank you for spoiling it all :). More notes to write down on my "beginner Photographer" lil notebook (I don't kid.. I have it for real :)) You're always precious Michelle :)Ty :)

I will visit the gallery with pleasure later on today, to see what you've been up too. past speaks in your favour :)

the one that I love the most is instead the body one.. totally gorgeous light on the skin, makin it resul it almost like sculpture.Oh and surely the model is beautiful, too :)

hugs to the shining HC :) And.. the party brought me home at around.. 3 am ;) that's why today I am freakin slow at everything :P but I so love to stay with my friends and havin talks and dance around (I am a devote dancer :) I could dance for 6 hours without troubles.. as soon as I stop, I fall asleep, but my energy seems to naturally find a great escape while followin music ;)). Valentina (the one who had the celebration) was really happy :) Hope to upload soon pics of this in my site (I have to develop a real roll.. it will take sometime ;)) Thank you Brian :) I will tell Vale you were interested in her day too :) (she looks more similar to Sophia than many others ;))

aww :) Thanx :) this is indeed such a lovely t hing to hear about it :)

I have checked my camera's tools and there is a function to collage already in the shooting two images in there (it looks like it won't be easy for me to make it, but I'll try ) so the PS is not really requested :) I will search for the filter you mention... pity that so many stuff in Photography costs SO much... it will take me ages to have a decent amount of funny and useful stuff to play with.. but it's also true that at the moment I wouldn't have the ability to understand their functions, even though owing them ;) ty for the inputs :)

thank you very much.. to receive inputs by you, whose tutorials I still cherish and read often, it's the biggest of gifts :) I have also seen that actually my cameraallows the imemdiate collaging in itself... so maybe I can try without PS use to put pieces together:)as well. Ty :9

sweet HC.. I think it's a fabulous characteristic thata fter so many years and so many things you've seen and lived, you mantain such a playful, flamboyant and honest spirit in watchin ALSO at "naughty" subjet with the joy and the vibe of happiness you do, and that moreover you communicate this lightness and cheerfullnes s also to others without being, in ANY occasion, nothing less but tasteful and delicate. Believe,,, I have the highest of opinions of you. Indeed :) Naughty but lovely, always lovely, even when sometimes you're sweetly naughty. This is a great balance for life :) And you teach about it good :)Also to youngers like me :) Never change, really, never do :)

Lol ;) I have to admit I had a naughty thought as well :P But that's beacuse I am ready to party out for a friend Bday' maybe :)

my lil word can just be... that she shines so alive from the pic you made. It tells all about childhhod enthousiasm and mess :) amazing :)

ahaha :) Okay. well, my eyes are too delictae and would see red spots for hours after that ;) I will try to follow your advice at next trial with sunny afternoons then. Guess time comes in just a few days... let's hope for a sunny weekend in Rome :) Ty :) very precious care is yours in takin time to advice me :) It means much and it will be my only way tolearn something for real.Have all a great evening :):)

I am grateful to the advice of takin two shots and combine them PrankPower, but I have promised to myself to never ever use PS when I do pictures. That I leave for my 2D works... Just my own choice, nothing personal with those who do that (and on second side... I am terrible in collaging ;) Truely terrible... It took me ages of Synapse's advices to put together halves of my big drawings together:) I learnt properly that ONLY past week ;)) To 3dGuy.. I will definitely reset the creen then :) thank you all :) you're precious to me here :)