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Ohh Well I've walked the dog. done the vacuuming. Washed the dishes. re-done a bears footpad with pulled toes about 7 times before it would go right 
now i'm doing the other foot ! praying it will match the other 
Thanks Catherine. never thought of using oil paints ! i might have to get myself all sorts of crafty bits and try them out !! 
Hi Helena. oh yes i've heard of those pencils. never tried them though ! it looks like there are quite a few methods so it must be a case of trial and error to see what suits you best
Same here Kate, I made a lovely bears leg once with a cream foot pad and i tried to shade the foot and well.. it didn't work
Hi everyone, i was wondering if anyone had any tips about shading around your bears feet pads, I tried this once and it looked utter rubbish and dreadfull 
so that went in the bin , i was wondering how you all get such lovely shading in a circle around the edge of your feet, is it done using an airbrush or can you do it by hand using your marker pens ???
Oh ye i've felt and played in straw (dont ask) :lol:
wouldn't want a bear filled with it unless he was a scarecrow
I never used one either Helena , i photograph outside I'm a bit stuck if it's raining tho hehe
Helena I'm glad you have some sort of conclusion over Bluebell !! it's pretty upsetting when things like that happen and it's not your fault monitor colours vary .
Helena. i'm very sorry to hear you are having such trouble with bLuebell !! She is an adorable bear and im sure she would sell well on ebay or from your site if you just gave this lady a refund and got the bear back !
Sounds like a good idea Dilu !!!
I do belive light tents do fold down 
i had a quick peek at some on ebay and it says they fold !
i'm going to be going through my bears with a nit comb now just to make sure hehe
Eeew Pipa, I know what you mean
, were they old bears Scott?? And do bears get mites a lot?? I've never heard of this before :redface:
Dilu, I love your posts, you're a wealth of information and fascination, I could listen to you for hours
Do Bears catch mites alot ?? is it coommon thing in bears? Ewww not sure i will collect anymore now LOL
thanks Laura. will do :D
Hi Pipa, no, cause I set my white balance like Shelli said.... every camera is different.. check the index of your camera manual to find out how to do it on yours.
Mm intersting i will have to flip through my manual (digi camera im using) it was expensive so it's not a cheapie. has loads of options on it. i can even take moving movie clips with it so im sure it has some good settings that are being wasted with me not using them I'll take a look i nthe manual see what i can twiddle with :D
Pipa, good point. If you set your WHITE BALANCE for each photo shoot/lighting setup, though, you will avoid this problem.
IF you don't know how to do that... first, read your camera manual for your camera's particular features. Then, place something stark, pure white -- like a piece of paper -- in the exact spot your bear will "pose." Aim your camera at that white piece of paper and (usually) click to measure and set your white balance.
What this does is tell your camera what white is, FOR THE PARTICULAR SETUP YOU HAVE ARRANGED. This eliminates the color casts to which you refer.
Ooo thanks Kim. will check those out :D
http://www.geocities.com/ntbearz/studio.html
http://www.pbase.com/wlhuber/light_box_light_tent
I'll save you the effort - here are two tutorials - the second one is how I made mine and it cost me all of about $8.00-$10.00 to make with parts from Home Depot and I bought four lamps, two desk and two architect from Walmart which were $35.00 total...
Hi Laura. do you not find the artificial light from lamps makes the photos look yellowy and changes the colours of the bears etc ??
Most importantly is you need LOTS of light! I LOVE Shelli's light tent stuff... and the photos she takes are absolutely fabulous! But I haven't made time to do that yet.
I do take most of my pics indoors. I have 3 indoor lamps I use (right now anyways) and replace the regular bulbs with 200 watt bulbs. I am VERY careful to not leave these on for any length of time. And if I need to leave the room, I turn them off to prevent fire. I hope to soon add 3 more 200 watt bulbs. These are regular old bulbs from Home Depot.
Then what I do is set my white balance (so the pictures won't look yellow/orange) Most digital cameras have this. Every camera is different. So you'll have to read your manual.
I can't wait to add the tent for the diffused light... but until then... I'm using as many lights as possible.. AND a tripod as Shelli suggesteda while ago.
Thanks Shelli will do that :D
Hi Pipa.
If you go to the colored menu bar at the top of your screen, click on SEARCH and then input LIGHT TENT. You will get an entire page full of posts to explore on this subject.
Have fun browsing!
Good afternoon everyone, i was wondering what your opinions are on light tents !!!
Now my Camera NEVER takes good photos indoors with artificial light. to get good results i need to photograph outside for a nice clear crisp piccie, ! Now i was wondering if light tents are any good? And are they worth thier money. I don't sell my bears so it's not mega mega important to get the bestest photo on the planet but if i enter the bears into competitions or whatever then i need good photos and i still ike to get a photo of my bears for my bear album,
Soo what is your views on light tents ?? and do you need 4 lamps to shine on it aswell ??
Argh thats awful 
One thng that drives me mad is photographing bears hehe so i can sympathise with you spending all that time getting them done to lose them all ! :twisted:
Dressed !!!!
So True Mandie ! Look at Ian Huntley only today did they decide if his life sentence should mean LIFE ! well duh why call it LIFE if it only means 14 years and 7 with good behaviour. they should say 14 year not life. So anyways Ian Huntley got a minimum of 40 years . 20 years for each child he killed..
Yep the prison isn't as bad as they should be. that's why no one respects the law ..too soft. Gone are the days you got a criminal record for not having a dog licence LOL!
YEAH! 
LOL you girls are too much hehe
