Well, let me start by saying thank you for commenting. Next, I'll explain my equipment. I use (and LOVE) a Minolta XTSI plus. The flash is a common built in flash. I was probably just to close to her and I wasn't thinking of the flash range in peticular and it did "white out" sections. But the brightness to my subject and the darkness of the background sorta added to my composition. I was standing in a chair over her... and you were exactly right about her hogging and posing perfectly anytime she sees a camera. Thank you for saying she is beautiful. She is my boyfriend lil sister and is 3 years old. NYI has a website ... HTTP://WWW.NEWYORKINSTITUTEOFPHOTOGRAPHY.COM So far I like it alot. I work at an One Hour Photo and my manager has a degree from there and shoots portraits and wedding pics and is a real Pro. So that's why I chose it. And last, once more THANKS, April Dawn

Hmmmm... Wonder who that friend of yours is?!??! "YELLOW BUG?" I love this picture... I knew it was for me.:)

I love the brightness of this picture. The daisies in the left hand corner add something to it. The creature seems harmless - though I'm sure it's not. :)It seems so peaceful... Good work. Why wait a year to post?!?!?!?!

I used a crappy digital camera to take this shot. I wanted to use my 35 mm so the image would have been much clearer. But you never can tell how a slef portrait will turn out being you can't see it when the shutter actually clicks. I used a floresecent light in the back ground and spread my dress out (which was white) to catch the yellow glare. My hair is blonde so it caught some of the light also. The red just seemed to appear some how... I'm not real sure from where. I did darken the photo in Photo Plus... Thank you for all the compliments.

I have 512 ram but I still have trouble with Vic 2 and her updo hair. I use her with out the bump maps and I halfed the updo hair texture, that helped alot, but freeze ups still happen on occassion, especially if I add much to the scene. I shudder to think what poser5 and new characters of the future, will want in terms of ram. Maybe we all need to not only add more ram , but maybe new graphics cards or something? I wish I had the answer!