wbiss

Looks great Gauss! You did a great job!

Now there's a thought for you Jackson... why don't you post your original picture and let us all have a "go" at her? I realize that the image will be too large to post here directly, but if you put it on your website and provided us all with a link, we could work with the hi-resolution file. [excited]

gymmie

Great idea, Wendy! It's always better to work with the original, if possible. Since this is an emergency, and I'd guess time-sensitive, we're glad to help. Jackson, it would help if you'd tell us the preferred background color

Jackson

WOW! all the help is unbelieveable. This is obviously a very help oriented community. I don't have a website so does anyone have an alternative method of posting the original? Sorry for the delay in replying but we just got in from St. Louis. Thanks again, Jackson
PS I'd prefer the background to be a dark green/blue, (typical boring portrait style)

gymmie

Jackson, do you have any FTP space available? Usually your ISP gives you some, certainly more than enough to put a Photoshop file on it. Just upload the file into your ftp space; depending on the size, you might want to zip or stuff it. Then post the url here. (for example: http://mywebspace.com/nameofpsfile.psd) You don't need a web site, just a place to put the file itself.

Jackson

It's about 6:40 or so, here in the midwest and the high school opens up in an hour or so and I'll call the school and see if they will take one that you'all did for me. I'll just have to use the one that either Stroker or Gusian did with the green background. I know nothing about FTP exept that I just looked up the definition. I'm willing to try just about anything but FTP is foreign to me and I don't know where to start. The only thing I can do at this point is to email with a picture attachment, and I do have DSL if that helps. As you can tell, I'm not very computer savy. You all know my basic situation and capabilities, (or lack thereof) so I'll be open for your suggestions. Thanks again, Jackson

wbiss

Jackson, you might want to find out what resolution and format the highschool wants that picture in. I'm not sure what size they're printing these things, these days, but it might be possible that Gauss' picture will suffice for you. In that case, he could always email the larger size of the example that he posted to you.

Hang in there!... I know that Gaussian checks in on a regular basis and he's bound to be by soon...

Oops, don't have the original anymore [confused]

I might try to redo the whole picture again...that is, if I find some time

Jackson

Thanks Gaussian, I spoke to the high school yesterday afternoon and after pleading my case, they,ve given me until noon on Monday. I see in my email that someone has provided me with a method of posting the original full resolution photo. Hopefully, this will work and I'll post a reply with a link to the pic. I've been working 12 hour shifts at my regular job so that is the reason my replies aren't always so prompt. I remain very much in debt to all of you and deeply appreciate your kindness. To give you a short background on the subject, she was a very accomplished tennis player and started playing at around age 5 or so. Her father began being contacted through third parties about college scholarships when she was just a sophmore. At the end of her sophmore year she was driving to a town about an hour away to see a friend, and on a curve of a 2 lane interstate, when she swayed out of her lane and into the path of a truck and a horroble accident happened. She was air-vac'd to St louis where she nearly lost her life en route because of the blood loss and other complications. She was in the hosp for nearly 2 months and is still doing rehab due to her left leg and arm being broken in multiple locations. To everyon's amazement, she still wanted to play tennis this year and made the high school team although her abilities will never approach those of her pre-accident days due to limited strength and mobility. Needless to say, her scholarship possibilities have all dried up and but I am humbled by this young lady's fighting spirit. She has been a shining example, especially to my daughter, who is a junior on the tennis team and together her and Kim made it all the way to state in tennis doubles competition before losing in the quarterfinals. Sorry for the long story but this young lady is a winner in my book and is a great example to everyone here that knows her. I'm attaching a shot or two to go along with this story and as you might see, her left leg and arm and some facial scars are clear evidence of her horrific ordeal. Again thanks to all and I will try to post a link of the original portrait shot. Jackson
PS.... Kim is far right and my daughter is far left and this was taken when their team won the district championship in St. Louis 2 months ago.

wbiss

What an incredible and motivational story Jackson! Thank you so much for sharing it with us. Kim is indeed and shining example of perseverence and a true winner in my books as well! [righton]

Since you now have until Monday, you can be assured that the good folks here will help you out! Look forward to getting your original picture.

Jackson

I guess someone from the forum sent me a file called pictranet. After trying to open it I get a missing DLL file message. The best I can do at his point is to email this pic and if it comes back, I'll downsize by 10% until it goes through. Sorry but I have VERY limited web skills. If someone is willing,email me at trident888@hotmail.com Jackson