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Still life of some fruit that was sitting around one evening. The peach background compliments our available squash, and the peppers and flowers of late summer provide colorful contrast.
The image was taken inside with flash, and the color balance adjusted in Photoshop. A whimsical inspiration- Carmen Maranda in my kitchen!. |
Still life is something I do not have time or often inclination to do. Perhaps as a reflection of the busy life, I found this pleasant digital image of a early September afternoon so calming. Flowers abound in the house of someone who enjoys the garden-filtered sunlight brings in the outside to warm the room. This mood is complimented by the subtle pallet.
The image was taken inside without flash, with some incandescent to one side. The resulting yellow cast was neutralized and magenta brought up slightly to give the image a duality of the pale yellow of the irises and the pink of the dahlias. While some color correction was performed in Photoshop, the main color palette and mood of the original are undisturbed. |
Enhanced Screenshots incorporating other elements is one of many projects I try to keep my Photoshop skills sharp with. This exercise involves color matching, tonal and transparency considerations, and sourcing fragmentary photo image elements from a variety of sources. I start by capturing a screenshot from a flight simulator called IL-2, and here Silent Hunter too, and digital airbrush to enhance the shot in Photoshop. Here
is the result of this compilation. This
is a sample of my source material. Taking what is already good graphics from these computer simulators (or, games,) I make multiple images look at home together. Color matching and correction, adding proper shadows, highlights and accents bring the aircraft and submarine together to occupy the same space and time. The addition of the pilot and deck crew from scratch is a wonderful exercise in scaling, as well as modeling and color matching.
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The Canal Corridor Panels project was one of many projects I was involved with at Schellhorn Photo. This particular project consisted of 5 large banners with black and white images and Pantone specified colors. The images were from photographic prints scanned at 4,000 d.p.i. to accommodate shier finished size of 30"x88." For each banner, there was a Plexiglas panel that required screen printing. For this part, I prepared each panel's files for separation and film work required to enable the screen printing department to do their job. I also printed the self-adhesive circles that served as a key to sites on the map (see enlarged images of above by clicking on them) and visually link them with descriptive paragraphs. The customer was quite pleased, sending back a note saying "You all did a fantastic job. I can't wait to work on another project with you guys." All in all I was pleased with my part of it. |
| Color Restoration This was done at Schellhorn Photo, for one of our clients whose specialty is familial photo restoration/alteration. He was very pleased, as were all my fellow employees who saw this image come back to life. As one can see in the original on left the emulsion had badly discolored. Perhaps it was sitting under a book, or box in someone's attic for years- I can only guess. The only clue is a band of color on the bottom. Thankfully, there was enough remnant of color left in the image, that after scanning, I was able to digitally bring the image back to life. One of my more satisfying projects recently (as of this date). |
Making a New Man This was also done at Schellhorn Photo, for one of our clients whose specialty is familial photo restoration/alteration. The original looked like it came from a cameo, and had pit marks from (my guess) sitting open in a drawer. The client wanted the image restored, but also wanted the subject cleaned up and put in a suit. This was accomplished in a satisfactory result. Click image for larger before and after sample. |
Salvaging a Remnant of a Sunday Afternoon A friend at work needed this image saved that had been rolled up in a dusty box in the attic of their house. The paper was so brittle it almost cracked in half when I went to flatten it for scanning. The cracks provided a challenge in combining the textures to make a convincing reconstituted image. The lettering was almost unsalvageable and had to be redone. The only part that didn't come out quite as nicely as I had liked was the scowling character on the left. I might have cloned on someone else's expression, but that would have changed the originality of this person. Taken away his uniqueness, and distort the fact that this guy obviously had a frustrating day out on the links! |
Marksman Restoration For an associate who had this family photo up in his attic for unknown years wanted it restored and made into a present for his mother. Getting all the patterns on the medals was tricky but with satisfactory results. Click image for larger sample. |
Family Crest For I was always unhappy with the flat appearance of the family crest, so one day sought to embellish it in a way I thought appropriate. While this is not a real photo, the work in Photoshop is typical of the way I can wrap textures onto 2D objects to appear to have 3 dimensions. Click image on left for larger sample. |