As a hobbyist photographer I developed an interest in combining "fantasy and reality" back in the late 1990's. At that time my graphics knowledge consisted of a vague familiarity with PhotoImpact. With the help of some friends who were learning Poser at the time I obtained some "tubes" of fairies which I incorporated into various shots of flowers and gardens and eventually purchased Poser in an attempt to create my own additions to my photos.
Through a graphics design course I took on line I met some of the greatest Poser artists around. Paramount was meeting Jayme from Illusions Designs (in my mind the "King of Poser Art" ) who spent countless hours and infinite patience teaching me how to actually use the program, add dimension and shadow and most importantly--create a personality to the figures thus giving them that certain "glow". Without that, you would most likely still be looking at flat, lifeless images in my gallery.Â
Once comfortable with using the program I developed an interest in character creation.  Again my dear Jayme to the rescue -- always coaching and challenging me to go beyond what I thought I could do...and the result is the characters you will soon find in my store.   Â
I still have a ways to go before I'm completely satisfied with my images and characters, but in the journey lies all the fun!
Comments (23)
kelvinhughes
another excellent image well done Maxine
Mondwin
Marvelous done my Dear!!!!!!!!!!!!!bravissima!V:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma
ralph49
A nice composition & wonderful capture
timtripp
wondrous!
tennesseecowgirl
Lovely beach scene!
magnus073
Beautiful view Maxine, I'm really enjoying your photos
busi2ness
It feels so good to see you become a regular in this category. Great mood, striking warm colors and a good cloudscape.
missgrin
Wonderful!
PIERRE25
Encore une jolie photo, bravo!
priss117
Gorgeous! I use to love photography. I ought to invest in a good camera and start doing it again. But Joey takes so much of my time now. You need to pu some of your pictures in the marketplace. For backgrounds. :-)
brycek
Gorgeous capture Maxine!!
imaga
Una hermosa fotografía, muy bien hecho!
Amosicho
excellent image
giareg
Beautiful and very romantic shot!!
durleybeachbum
Atmospheric!
eekdog
great capture hon. lol steve
Eldeago
wow looks like something I'd create lol.
Bossie_Boots
Oh wow Maxine fantastic capture superb work hugs lou x
carinatiefenthaler
Fabulous!
LudyMelltSekher
Hello my dear friend, Wonderful photography.Fantastic work. Superbly done!! Congratulations!! A million stars**Thanks you very much for you comments. Happy weekend. Hug and kiss in Your heart.Luminous blesing.Ludy Sorry to have that to write the same thing in English to all, but are few the words that I have in English to say,I´ speak Spanish.
HellKitten
Beautiful scene.
densa
beautiful shot wonderful scene my friend
flaviok
Fantástico, excelente fotografia, aplausos (5)