Let there be light

The retouching for this image was fairly basic; remove dust spot, speakers in the ceiling and picture frame on the right, bring the tonal information back in the ceiling lamps, correct for the lose of depth of field on the closest chairs and make the light on the right look like it continues to the end of the wall. The last one not quite as easy as the rest. This light is influencing the rear and side walls as well as the ceiling which is highly reflective. This is where having some photography experience comes in handy.

Below is another shot of the same room just from a different angle. The client has this painting in another of their offices and wanted it in this shot. The only photo they had of the painting was a small Jpeg and it took up about an eighth of the image. I had to up size it a bit, but I think looks alright and the client was pleased, which is the the most important part.



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Removing Brenden

I have to laugh every time I see this image. I'm not sure what the circumstance was, but the privacy curtain for this conference room didn't have a tie back and the curtain covered half the room and the great view of Charlotte's downtown.

Initially I removed Brenden. To take him out and for the image to look correct I had to recreate the floor and wall which he was covering and also maintain the reflections in the glass. The curtain is also translucent and I had to rebuild it where Brenden's darker colored clothes were showing through. I then created a silk looking band where he was holding the curtain to make it look as though it was tied back. This images looked great. The client however thought it would look better with out the curtain altogether.

I then had to rebuild nearly all the right side of the room; ceiling, wall and floor. I also had to remove the curtains texture while maintaining the reflections in the glass. I think it turned out well and I believe Cameron and the client thought it looked great. Check out some larger versions at the website.

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Wedding Portrait

It has been a wonderfully busy year thus far, but I finally got a moment to breath. I'm always trying to think of new techniques and methods to deal with everyday retouching needs. I decided to revisit some portraits I shot of a friend for her wedding last fall. I'm working through some new methods of retouching skin. If you want to view the before and after please check out my website:

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Thanks for the look and feel free to make some comments.