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Choosing the time of day
July 25, 2008 in Compositing, Retouching
This photo for Sutton & Suzuki Architects was shot a few months after the original interior shoot. There were several exterior shots taken that day, but this one was wanted by the client to finish the story. Due to scheduling this shot had to be taken close to high noon in summer. Where as the [...]
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Guerilla Styling with Photoshop
July 18, 2008 in Retouching
On several magazine shoots I have assisted on, and done the retouching for, we were required to shoot the scene with specific retouching in mind to appease compositional concerns of the designer or art director.
In this shot for a California Home and Design story, the designer brought in art by a local painter that they [...] -
Composite portfolio shot for Robert Nebolon Architects
July 12, 2008 in Compositing, Retouching
Often photographers find themselves physically limited by equipment and space constraints. A perfect example of this would be a recent shoot for Robert Nebolon Architects that I did the retouching for.
A photo of the exterior needed to complete the story was impossible to capture in one shot, due to a steep drop off on the [...] -
Turning a studio corner into a home for Brownstone Furniture
July 8, 2008 in Compositing, Retouching
This was an interesting retouching project for Brownstone Furniture. In order to reduce the cost of shooting on location for new product lines, Brownstone built a studio in their local warehouse. With a little bit of paint and styling, along with a healthy dose of Photoshop work, we were able to create the illusion of [...]
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Selections from some of my favorite projects
June 18, 2008 in Retouching
In this shot we were trying to preserve the effect of the natural lighting style while keeping detail of the view through the windows. With the brightness of the sun it was almost impossible to get the view properly exposed without over lighting the scene. The scene was shot with multiple exposures and composited to [...]