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 06/03/2010 10:27:57 AM · #651
Have to admit I am also thinking of taking a sabbatical from challenges, unless one really grabs me and ideas for it haunt me from the get-go. Still plan to be here, but would rather spend time shooting stuff for stock and actually make some $$$, as opposed to just watching images score barely over 5.
 06/03/2010 02:44:51 PM · #652
My membership is up on the 15th of the month.
I will be here in a nice grey shirt until someone I've shot for antes up the money for prints.
Hasn't happened yet.
 06/03/2010 04:14:35 PM · #653
Originally posted by kashi:
... until someone I've shot for antes up the money for prints.
Hasn't happened yet.

Anyone have any ideas on how we can do some marketing around the print site (DPC Prints, that is) so we can generate some sales? Something outside the DPC community? I have over 100 images available (cheap) -- should I increase my prices ten-fold?

Message edited by author 2010-06-03 16:15:55.
 06/03/2010 05:13:41 PM · #654
I did not have time to take photos during my last semester. Sucked at Missed Focus, but thought I would do a little better in the FS. At least the June Macro side challenge gives me something to work on and enjoy.

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 06/03/2010 06:40:29 PM · #655
Originally posted by chaimelle:
I did not have time to take photos during my last semester. Sucked at Missed Focus, but thought I would do a little better in the FS. At least the June Macro side challenge gives me something to work on and enjoy.

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Don't worry, nobody here is keeping score as to who has entered how many challenges! Relax, take your time to come back and yeah, the voters have been pretty difficult imho as of late. but then, I suck. ;-)
 06/03/2010 07:07:40 PM · #656
Finally got to 5, it was a looooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnng climb but at last it is there. I know it will not stay there so I'll post now :)

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It has come all the way from 4.2005 and it's not a bad shot just not DPC friendly I guess.

MAX!
 06/03/2010 07:20:44 PM · #657
Originally posted by snaffles:
Don't worry, nobody here is keeping score as to who has entered how many challenges!

Waddayamean?! That's the only list I bother keeping track of ... well along with the number of forum posts list ... ;-)
 06/07/2010 04:53:53 PM · #658
I did it. One day of baking, 1 day of decorating.
 06/07/2010 05:18:17 PM · #659
Originally posted by Kelli:
I did it. One day of baking, 1 day of decorating.


Wow Kelli this is awesome!
 06/07/2010 08:22:03 PM · #660
Originally posted by Kelli:
I did it. One day of baking, 1 day of decorating.


Beautiful work. I know how much work that is. I did one for my girls bday, not nearly as difficult as that one and it took forever.


My boys bday is in a couple weeks so I plan on doing a soccer cake for him.
06/07/2010 08:26:05 PM · #661
Originally posted by jminso:
Originally posted by Kelli:
I did it. One day of baking, 1 day of decorating.


Beautiful work. I know how much work that is. I did one for my girls bday, not nearly as difficult as that one and it took forever.


My boys bday is in a couple weeks so I plan on doing a soccer cake for him.


Yep, could have saved myself a lot of time if I could have used fondant, but she wanted all buttercream. Yours looks really cool. I bet the girls were impressed!
 06/07/2010 08:34:07 PM · #662
Y'all are jammin'!

Best I used to do was mud pies in my sister's Easy Bake oven.
Pissed her off to no end.

8-)
 06/07/2010 09:11:54 PM · #663
Only thing I can do is cook the heck out of an image......8>)



People say I process 'em too hard, but I say.....Let 'em eat cake! LOL!!!
 06/07/2010 09:27:46 PM · #664
Originally posted by Kelli:
I did it. One day of baking, 1 day of decorating.


Truly lovely!
06/07/2010 09:37:24 PM · #665
OMFG Kelli...those are gorgeous! Send them in to cakewrecks! Please!!!! *drooling heavily now*
 06/07/2010 09:52:00 PM · #666
Originally posted by snaffles:
OMFG Kelli...those are gorgeous! Send them in to cakewrecks! Please!!!! *drooling heavily now*


LOL! They still have to survive transporting. I've got extra icing & my tips & bags packed just in case I need to fix anything after the trip. Thankfully I have three people riding with me to hold each section. It's actually bigger than it looks in the picture. The bottom layer is 18 inches. As long as it survives the trip & assembly I'll send a picture in. If not, then it will truly be a wreck.
 06/07/2010 10:32:03 PM · #667
Wahwahweewah! Those cakes are nice!

I'm a true team sucker, my last 6 entries have all straddled the 5.0 line. And my computer is kinda busted, so the sound and plug and play both don't work. So I have no way to transfer pictures from my memory card to my computer.
 06/07/2010 11:55:20 PM · #668
Ten years ago, when Isaac was turning three, they had just developed the technique of using food colors in an inkjet printer to make an image you could transfer onto smooth frosting on the top of the cake ... I made up this composite image based on a "sculpture" I built on the bed of a scanner.

One of these days I should put together a little collection -- I take a picture of the cake at almost every party I attend.
 06/08/2010 06:14:35 AM · #669
Originally posted by Kelli:
I did it. One day of baking, 1 day of decorating.

You could have used this in the "Other Art Forms" challenge"! Very nice!
 06/08/2010 06:55:40 AM · #670
We need to get the cake people together and bake cakes! Here's some of the ones that I'm proud of:


It was my first and only time doing a fondant person -- it was a lot of fun! Especially doing the hair with a garlic press.


I found out you can't lay fondant items on a frosted cake and leave it out over night. The ruler and scissors got limp and soggy.





But can someone teach my how to pipe leaves? I just can't get them to work out!

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 06/08/2010 07:26:25 AM · #671
Originally posted by vawendy:
We need to get the cake people together and bake cakes! Here's some of the ones that I'm proud of:


It was my first and only time doing a fondant person -- it was a lot of fun! Especially doing the hair with a garlic press.


I found out you can't lay fondant items on a frosted cake and leave it out over night. The ruler and scissors got limp and soggy.





But can someone teach my how to pipe leaves? I just can't get them to work out!


I love the baby! Maybe one day soon I'll take pictures of my cake pictures to post (no scanner). I have an album full.

General, the columns have dowels inside them that run through the cake, so once they're attached to the cake plates above them they will be sturdy. Right now they're just kind of sitting there.

Leaves are easy, you just need to use the right tip.
 06/08/2010 09:10:53 AM · #672
Those are some amazing cakes ! I'm very impressed.
 06/08/2010 11:12:12 AM · #673
Originally posted by Kelli:
Originally posted by vawendy:
We need to get the cake people together and bake cakes! Here's some of the ones that I'm proud of:


It was my first and only time doing a fondant person -- it was a lot of fun! Especially doing the hair with a garlic press.


I found out you can't lay fondant items on a frosted cake and leave it out over night. The ruler and scissors got limp and soggy.





But can someone teach my how to pipe leaves? I just can't get them to work out!


I love the baby! Maybe one day soon I'll take pictures of my cake pictures to post (no scanner). I have an album full.

General, the columns have dowels inside them that run through the cake, so once they're attached to the cake plates above them they will be sturdy. Right now they're just kind of sitting there.

Leaves are easy, you just need to use the right tip.


I have the right tip (at least that what it says) but it never comes out as a single point on the leaf -- it always splits in two. :(
 06/08/2010 11:29:39 AM · #674
Originally posted by vawendy:
But can someone teach my how to pipe leaves?


I'm a child of the '70's, so I may have some very creative suggestions...
(PM me for details)

8-D
 06/08/2010 12:25:27 PM · #675
You guys are so talented with your baking skills! The other day, I made some cookies from scratch. I usually use the Nestle chopped up squares because I'm always in a hurry. So the kids asked me why my cookies were round this time. *sigh* That should tell you ladies about the quality of my baking lol.
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