Folks,
I am very humbled by all the kind comments - I really am. I was wanting to use this first layer as a self guided learning curve so that when I put the real layer on, it will look half way decent. It is hard sometimes to slow down - I get impatient too.
Well, I have been at home for the past several days with sinus infection. Went to Doc - got a shot and it literally kept me up all night long. No sleep-period. I didn't realize how much weird stuff is on TV during the wee hours. I got plenty of time to read over things when I feel like it.
This is kind of a little off topic - there I go again breaking some rules.... When I was making all these photos, I was thinking that if I had time, I would make a video tutorial showing my workflow in how I personally prepare images for uploading. I also wrote an email to Winston at modelshipbuilder offering to write an article. I do not have a college degree in Graphics. I only have about 15+ years to contribute from my knowledge. I know that some of you may know more than I do on the subject, but my motive is always for the newcomer and someone that might not have a firm grip on it and want to know more. Trying to find info on this subject is rare. But I would like to share what I do know.
Topics would be like:
1) What kind of camera do I really need?
2) Lighting and backgrounds.
3) What are camera pixels, image sizes, file sizes, and what all that means?
4) How to prep your photos for uploading for forums which includes image processing, compression techniques, etc.
5) Do I really need graphic software, and what all is out there from free to purchase.
Donnie