Good grief! LOL Joan F. Fox website: http://www.campaignersgsds.com 17500 Haskins Rd. Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44023 Cell: 440-759-4119 >________________________________ >From: "Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx" <Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx> >To: campaignersgsd@xxxxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 3:44 PM >Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] photos > > >i really don't think anyone was trying to infer that we are "stupid" re the cover of the august review. if i remember correctly, this same bitch (and same photo) was pictured on last year's cover as top living ROM dam. i think susan probably chose to change the background on the photo - i know that i would have done the same for a number of reasons, not the least of which would be that it differentiated this year's issue from last year's - would be very easy, sometime down the road, to think you had a dupe and toss one if the photos were identical. the bitch, herself, does not appear to be retouched in any way - it's just a change in background. > >photoshop is an excellent tool when used ethically. people change the backgrounds on their ads all the time and, as long as the dog remains true, i don't think there's a problem. many years ago, kristine and i had belle starr on the cover of the GSD times - the photo of the bitch was beautiful but the background was hideous ... cars, tents, chairs, people, crates etc - all the "junk" you see at a show. well, we wiped it all out, put in a lovely grassy knoll and ran it that way - lol, you could actually see the dog! > >i don't have my September review yet so don't know about which ads you are speaking - hopefully, the dogs are "real" and that's all that matters. > >jmo, > >diane > >Diane Silver-Strasser >Silstra German Shepherds >Skatiebug'z The online store for everything German Shepherd and then some! >http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com Skater's Blog > >In a message dated 9/13/2011 9:24:41 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, campaignersgsd@xxxxxxxxx writes: >Ok.... are we all stupid? >>Photo shopped images on the Aug Review cover? Many pages in September? >>I feel sorry for Susan Casey having to deal with these things. >>Joan >> >>Joan F. Fox >>website: http://www.campaignersgsds.com >>17500 Haskins Rd. >>Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44023 >> >>Cell: 440-759-4119 >>===========================================================================>>POST >> is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. >> >>Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. >> >>ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. >> >>For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx >> >>VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org ; SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html >>NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ >>===========================================================================> > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================