I may not be tuned to the lingo here, though. We can stay online here, so anyone else can chime in with other tips or methods :) Are you saying he wants to see an image of you on a white background? So then using one of the selection tools, you could outline yourself and then hit copy/paste. Then you have an object of yourself separate from the rest of the photo (background). Select on the background area and use some of the color functions or the exposure and light functions to change it to white. You'll likely need to select the pic of yourself and use the tool for blurring edges to soften the transition between yourself and the background. Do a soft shadow on that object, too, for a little depth : ) Make any sense yet?

Okay, finally had a little more time to work out what I am envisioning! Please ignore the fact that I'm very amateur at doing this sort of thing, but here is what I came up with: I haven't learned to use the 'magic wand' feature in Photoship which would be so very helpfuf for me, so I basically had to draw over the pic. you have. So, with that in mind--what do you think of a brickish sort of color with a black counter top and base-board and pewter hardware or black?

Hi Tnkcfan. That's a nicely proprotioned house you have there, and it would be a shame to spoil its looks with a porch that, while it might be attractive enough in itself, doesn't properly relate in style, size & materials to the house. Your oval-windowed, leaded-glass door is a contemporary adaptation of a late Victorian design, rather than one that existed when the style of your house was first popular, but, then, it will be stained darker, and it will be in the shadow of the porch, so it won't stand out too much, but you don't want anything as important as your porch to look like an afterthought, so I'd get hold of your original architect, or--if this was built out of a spec book--one who is at least familiar with the conventions of Colonial architecture, and I'd have him design an appropriate style porch for you. This is no time for amateurs. Regards, Magnaverde

Nice job Michoumonster! kaysd - I've found that it you can take a picture from straight on, it's much easier to photoshop. Love your luce di luna; looked for, lusted after, but couldn't find slabs I liked. The hood looks great IMHO. Best, oldbat2be