Photo Illustration

Once again I'm up to no good in Photoshop. Robert Severi stopped by to show us the fine art of photo illustration. The most important thing about photo illustration is to be sure to use the same lighting and keeping the same perspective when shooting your components. Unfortunately I wasn't too careful when I shot my wife and my foot so the lighting perfect and I also probably should have refined the mask on my wife's hair but you get the idea.

Working with Models I and II

Before

After

Before

After

For two weeks we worked with shooting models. The first week we shot with Vincent Ricardel. We were put in groups and had to come up with a concept to shoot for. Our group came up with whimsy. At the top is our model which I had her posing in what I think is a whimsical fashion with fruit. The second week we worked with Chris Alvanas on retouching our shots in Photoshop. We were given a day with some models to shoot and then the rest of the time was learning about retouching the shots. Hopefully you can see the difference in my after shots.

Location Portraiture

Simran our receptionist here at CDIA DC

TA/Equipment Room Manager Mark

Lily and our dog Snoopy at our new home

This week we worked on taking location portraits with Robert Severi. We were given the freedom to shoot in studio or on location as long as the environment tells us something about person.