First: you have a very wise wife, listen to her! :) Oh I just LOVE those flower cards! Those roses! wOw! Thank you for sharing this Dr. Carl! (btw.. why is it 'Dr' Carl? :)

I agree, I think your wife has the point! Looking forward to something blowing me away soon;-) Regards Paul

Well what can I say.. I do agree. Doing this professionally, why not take the time to do something major for your personal posts here! Nice work and looks like you have a wonderful garden.

A man should always listen to his wife ;*) She always knows the best.. This is a great post and its nice to know more about friends around here =)

Now you're talking - don't get me wrong but as much as I've been enjoying your amazing work I often wonder what you could produce if you gave yourself a little more time - looks like my wish is about to come true - apart from that it would give me a chance to keep up with your gallery!! Great cards btw - I'd love to see your garden....

Exceptional. Looking forward to an "unrushed" post. Live, love, learn and savor it all.

So thats what you get up to Carl. I looked carefully and sadly I can't say I have ever purchased one of those cards but next time I buy one I'll look to see if I can find one of yours

Hi Carl, thank you for sharing part of your life but if I may be a bit critical you forgot one detail : who is the gardener? who is producing such beauties? :)) Just like Paul , I'll be expecting your next post here and the big blow with it. In the meantime, have a great time, enjoy your life, take care and say "Hello" to Mrs Carl who is so wise for me. All the best, Odile

Your wife has a very valid point! if you wish to maintain a great relationship with her, you should listen. Great collection of card images. I hope to see some of those in my neighborhood

What a lovely garden you must have and a keen eye, Nice to see another side of yourself!

I am really struck by the brilliant colors in your collage of cards. Its very interesting...people seem to like their greeting cards to have a real splash of color in them. Never thought of that....intriguing! Like all the above, I await with eager anticipation your "unrushed" image! :)

sharp and wonderful images - great look

your art hardley seems rushed carl, i have been enjoying what i see, great collage of shots.

I love your photography and would like to see more of it here. Your wife has some good advice so I'm looking forward to your "good things take time " creations !

yeah the advice is good ,but on the other hand maybe sometimes you have to get something out of your head in a "slight rush" and then you must go and render.

ok so Im not the most experienced here.. but honestly sometimes I find that my faster renders.. (time in putting it together that is) seem to turn out to be my best.. its almost like inspiration drives me on and it all flows together nicely.. if I fuddle over this or that.. or I fuss with trying to get one aspect just perfect.. the end result usually doesnt turn out as awesome as I had hoped.. Its really interesting to see Poser images used as greeting cards.. I have been curious what different applications this could be used for in a lucrative professional setting.. Thank you for posting this Rich

Well this does answer a question....the other,as CALLAD pointed out is why 'DR'? To be continued......most likely,when you are least expecting it, an amazing picture will pop out of nowhere!

Oh, and I'm studying these flower shots so carefully. I see what you are doing. I don't know if I'm brave enough to do such bold photography but I will be trying to use some of your techniques. These are so spectacular. And I don't think you cold blow me away any more than you have with this collage.

Very nice

25 years ago I had decided that I was not going to do the normal thing and shoot wedding babies and families...no sir that was not the path for this photographer..... but how was I going to survive? I had decided that I wanted to be someone who did things differently but that meant my income was in famine or feast mode.... so invent something I thought.....my other love was keeping tropical fish so I thought to myself what does this industry lack...... affordable high quality bio-filtration mediums a german company had the market cornered here in australia with a product called "noodles" I bought some, did some research, worked out the theory behind their product, designed and manufactured a superior product and then marketed it as Dr Carl's Bio Doodles..... the production and sale of these funded my bohemian career path nicely and the name Stuck...Once I got the whole career thing happening, I then stopped the doodles and got serious about my imagery..... cheers Carl

I am glad that you are slowing down and going to focus more on each piece. At first the pure excitement of creating in this media is pure infectious and it CAN be geared to those who need to big dramatic work far more rapidly than say with airbrushing. On the other hand there is a lot of technique both in 3-d and in post work that is simply time consuming, at least as far as the cd media defines time consuming. With poser, lights become more critical as does your control of the various render settings. There can be a lot more fusing with this and by extension the posing upon which the light falls and the shadow depth is created. Also, when you step up to the material room the brakes will really be applied. There you have to, especially at first, run render after render to undertand the effects of all the jigging of the nodes and dials. You have to be able to project how the nodes are gonna work even when you cannot see the result till you render. One a day is an artificial goal anyways. Do not be hard on yourself for putting it by the wayside and focusing on what really counts... quality not quantity.

Love your cards - what a variety of images. Very creative work here. Thanks for sharing. It had to take a while to put this together. Love the flowers by the way. Very pretty.

Really cool to see this sampling of your cards and hear of your success with product development! Thanks for sharing.

Some Great Images Carl! you must have a Lovley garden!!

Very good points and some wonderful cards/designs! Your garden must be amazing! :)

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Fantastic collage of such a lot sweet, beautiful & nice looking images! Hug's Ute

Amazing collection! Nice to see all these beautiful cards together... :) And as so many artists have already said - yes, listen to your clever wife, Carl. Your rush after "upload of the day" gave sometimes more quantity than quality impression, which is pity and totally unnecessary. I'm ready to get blown away by your future posts, that will take the time they will need. Don't worry, I'm patient enough! Vashek

Wow an interesting array of your beautiful cards, I would love to do something like that as I am always creating images especially for my family and then making my own cards for them. Sometimes I add a poem or story inside the card too, which goes down really well with the younger members of the family. I love your cards, they are all fabulous, hugs Jane xx

Fantastic and beautiful!