Post an image of yourself

**llDemonll** · 2012-10-17, 05:18 PM

she...wow...

**Egitel** · 2012-10-17, 05:47 PM

I don't have my long hair anymore, unfortunately, but this is the most recent, decent picture I have. >_>

**maddeliciousone** · 2012-10-17, 06:20 PM

Originally Posted by llDemonll

she...wow...

I know, stunning, right?

Thanks for editing that out, mate.

**Baiyn** · 2012-10-17, 07:22 PM

Originally Posted by maddeliciousone

I know, stunning, right?

Thanks for editing that out, mate.

The top shot is awesome! If that were me that'd be my profile picture forever! xD

Also, your lady-friend is ssssmoookinnnn'!!!

**Eliot123** · 2012-10-17, 09:17 PM

Originally Posted by Zark

Just me on campus with a lizard.

>snip<

That is SO AWESOME! O_O Love lizards.

Ont:

Also, me ready for Halloween this year, can't wait

And yes, I don't know how to play guitar (which didn't prevent me from owning one though =P).

**Chakra** · 2012-10-18, 03:27 AM

Me at a rave. It was beyond awesome. A memorable night.

**Kelesti** · 2012-10-18, 06:42 AM

You look so thrilled to be there.

**Cusco** · 2012-10-18, 09:45 PM

I recorded some on the way home from Gothenburg a week ago and made a few gifs.

There's a third one, but I'll only link it; it's 11.9 mb.
http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/f/20...od-d5iaptx.gif

Oh, and this is what it looks like where I live.

**Majad** · 2012-10-18, 09:56 PM

Cusco, you do amazing gifs and you're pretty good looking too.

**trucido** · 2012-10-18, 10:02 PM

Me in a bar in Shanghai

**maddeliciousone** · 2012-10-19, 07:01 AM

Originally Posted by Cusco

I recorded some on the way home from Gothenburg a week ago and made a few gifs.

I srsly have to start making these. Mine wouldn't be as exciting/artsy tho, as I mostly shoot ppl (models) and no scenery. Beautiful

Also, from man to man, yeah, you have a certain style and look that probably is pretty appealing to a lot of women. :P

**Cusco** · 2012-10-19, 03:55 PM

Thank you, both of you.

It's actually rather easy to make gifs like these, provided you have some kind of equipment. I shoot video using my Nikon D7000 and, mostly, Nikkor AF-S 50/1,4G. When I get home, I fire up Photoshop CS6 and do the following:

File -> Import -> Video Frames to Layers...
(I usually only import every second frame, to reduce file size)

First of all, shrink the "video" (now layers in an animation) to a width of around 500 px, I find that a good compromise of resolution vs file size. Next, do whatever you want; perhaps change colors/brightness through adjustment layers on top of all the layers, etc. You'll get the hang of it. When it's time to save, go to:

File -> Save for Web... These are the settings I normally use: http://i.imgur.com/GJmwu.png
Lossy pretty much adds noise and reduces file size. I use 0, 9 or 19, depending on the length (file size) of the gif. Unchecking the Transparency-box usually reduces the file size by an additional 5-10 %.

Most often, I can't bother to upload my gifs to dA, so I just save them to a public Dropbox-folder and hotlink from there. When I post gifs here, though, I first upload the gifs to dA (Category: Digital Art > Miscellaneous > Animation), to avoid getting suspended from Dropbox again, because of excessive traffic.

Also, when you think about it, why would stationary scenery (well, in this case it was made better because I wasn't stationary, but you get my point) be any more suitable for video, than living, vivid people?

Just check out this gif that I posted a couple of weeks ago:

Please, do record some of your models for a couple of minutes and make a gif or two. It can't hurt to try!

**Nemre** · 2012-10-19, 04:32 PM

Just the new shirt i got(i know its a crappy image)
http://imgur.com/ZJkjM

**Seegtease** · 2012-10-19, 08:55 PM

Cusco, for some reason, the framerate you use for your GIFs is like... extremely appealing to look at. I don't know why.

**Kelesti** · 2012-10-21, 05:47 AM

Originally Posted by Seegtease

Cusco, for some reason, the framerate you use for your GIFs is like... extremely appealing to look at. I don't know why.

It's Cusco. Everything he records, especially himself, is extremely appealing to look at.

**Nightfury Treann** · 2012-10-21, 05:59 AM

Cusco is The appealer.

**Litoru** · 2012-10-21, 08:55 AM

Everytime I come here, thinking I'm going to post a picture, I see Cusco's pictures and gifs, and I'm like... I can't represent Sweden looking like this.
Seriously, amazing pictures and gifs, love them! You really find yourself watching them over and over again.

**Cusco** · 2012-10-21, 10:29 PM

Thank you all for your very kind words.

Import every second frame to Photoshop, lower the resolution, tweak the delay between frames to obtain appealing fluency, change to monochrome and increase contrast through Levels; that's all I really do.

I won't post any more gifs in this thread for a while, but for those interested: Kittens!

**DTsoy7** · 2012-10-22, 01:31 AM

yeaaaah, naaah

**Kelesti** · 2012-10-25, 06:58 PM

Cusco, you should never refrain from posting the gifs. I absolutely adore them

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