Pamela H in Texas Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 My foster children are adoptable and we are not the adoption resource because we can't keep one of them (not in his best interest). They've already lost other placements too. Anyway, the worker wants to get them "out there" ASAP. I totally agree! So she wants pictures. Well, wouldn't you know there was an accident on Monday and the one child has a black eye, the kind that will last a couple weeks. Now, obviously I have some pictures of the kids, but they want A LOT of pics of the kids, including those of them together so I *really* need to get pics taken this weekend. SOOOOOOOOOOO, I need help with this black eye. Is there a service that could help? Or ??? Does anyone know if somewhere like portrait innovations will edit out such things? Maybe I need a professional? Thanks In Advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2bdeutmeyer Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 That's going to VERY tough. The skin around the eye has a lot of variance (folds, wrinkles, etc) and shadows that will be hard to replicate. I wish I had better advice. I can edit out a LOT of things, but something covering that large of an area in such a difficult spot is not something I'd feel comfortable doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted January 11, 2013 Author Share Posted January 11, 2013 Yeah, that is my concern. If it were just individual pictures, I'd just make them deal with other ones. But I need some group pics....and he won't have NO discoloration for awhile.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Can you get an angle that doesn't show the black eye? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 I don't think we could get a shot that showed what needed to be showed AND not get the black eye... I did take a couple pics with the black eye behind the football. I wonder if they did a pose like the sign for tiger, if I could get it just right? Maybe if whatever I do is cute enough....or dress the boys up like football players and the girl like a cheerleader? I gotta think of something. They can't "go out" with him having a black eye! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2bdeutmeyer Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 What about cover up? Like theater make up so its thicker and covers better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 where would I get theater like make-up? I may try with mine tomorrow, but as dark as it is.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Sally's beauty supply has a wide range of make up. At least they did. I was punk rock and got my white pancake make up there. I was going to suggest covering it up as well. I'm ok at photoshop but not that good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica_in_Switzerland Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I'd shoot a few with two of the kids looking at each other, forehead to forehead, so they are each in profile, black eye on the far side so it isn't in the shot. Or have him leaning his head onto another's shoulder, black eye behind other's hair or shirt or whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I would be careful about covering it up. If you can tell it's a cover up it will seem worse than just the black eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Honestly, I would tell the worker you want to wait until his black eye is gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 I like the poses. We'll see.... Amy, may I be brutally honest? We are SO the wrong home for one child who needs to not see or hear people so often as well as needs to not be carted to one activity after another. He just can't get his footing here. And his dysregulation is *really* dysregulating several other family members. I hate making him sound bad. He really is a sweet and cute kid. Last night, I wrote some notes about him for the person writing up his profile to use as raw material and information (since she'll have never met him). Much of it is *very* positive. But only because I think hopping around is even worse than being in the wrong family have we not put in notice to disrupt placement. All that to say that two weeks is a lot longer of a time period when you are him or us in a bad fit environment-wise, even when we care about him and are working hard to help any way we can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Pamela, We did foster care, too. ITU. Two summers ago was the longest July of my life. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Sent you a message. adding: Dd just called. She thinks she can do it. She has done something very similar before. (I think it was a friend who had a black eye.) Some of it will depend on the pictures. They need to be fairly good quality. Angles and lighting will matter. I think they need to be a pretty large file size too. Anyway, she is willing to try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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