Drooling Over Al

Post by **scottidog** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 12:17 am

It is a very big pic, and you will want to print it landscape. If you print it portrait (like I did) you get Al's face (which is nice... I'm not complaining) but you miss most of those curls.

I made a wallpaper... enhanced it to pick up the curls

and added some text... The camera just loves that boy!

Post by **stupidsurgeon27** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 3:34 am

That's okay. I stupidly right clicked on it and hit print picture. Um, bad. I got half of Al. Really nice close up of his eye.

I learned, copy, paste into a word document, resize it, then print.

-CindyBob

b-whales · Post by **b-whales** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:13 am

Okay, my printer doesn't like me. I got black with red streaks and part of his face. It might be a bad color cartrige, because earlier I printed something in brown and it turned out green. I think I'll settle for the desktop wallpaper. Yup, very pretty.

Post by **stupidsurgeon27** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:21 am

Red lines you say? Uh-oh. That could also mean your roller is going out in your printer. That's what happened with our old printer. First, changing ink helps, but it worsens and then new ink no longer helps.

-CindyBob

Post by **scottidog** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:29 am

Also, if you have photo paper available use that. And check your printer setup and tell it you are using photo paper. That can make a big difference in print quality.

Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:44 am

QUOTE It is a very big pic, and you will want to print it landscape. If you print it portrait (like I did) you get Al's face (which is nice... I'm not complaining) but you miss most of those curls.

Oh, so THAT'S why my 8x10 is 8x6 1/2!

I think it does need to be lightened or brightened or something for my printer, because I know Al's hair is supposed to be reddish-brown, not black.

Wonder what Al would have said back in the earlyish '80's if he'd been told that twenty years later women would be eagerly acquiring non-funny, straightforward "head shots" of him.

I can just imagine the laugh.

Post by **weird_el** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 5:45 am

QUOTE Wonder what Al would have said back in the earlyish '80's if he'd been told that twenty years later women would be eagerly acquiring non-funny, straightforward \"head shots\" of him.

Actually, Al does have "that look" in his eye -- the look that inspired his college roommates to start calling him "weird al" in the first place.

Still, it's a thing of beauty.

El

Post by **scottidog** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 7:47 am

QUOTE

Still, it's a thing of beauty.

El

It is indeed

Wed Apr 16, 2003 9:46 am

What I meant by "nonfunny" was that Al's not obviously mugging for the camera, as he does sometimes. He DOES sort of have the look of a man who's just thought of something funny but hasn't decided yet whether he's going to let you in on it.

And the picture leaves me hoping that he will.

Post by **scottidog** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 9:59 am

QUOTE He DOES sort of have the look of a man who's just thought of something funny but hasn't decided yet whether he's going to let you in on it.

I imagine he has that look a lot.

Don't you just love the ever so slight five o'clock shadow? It's not a goatee, but then it's not mutton-chops either. Now there's a mental picture, huh?