Apr 4, 2012 Posted by regina

Goldilocks And The Don

Another of Brooke from the workshop at my studio with Don Giannatti. Don will be appearing on CreativeLIVE this coming Thursday, Friday and Saturday (April 5, 6 & 7th) from 9-4 pm. I absolutely CANNOT wait! It’s FREE to watch while it’s happening live (all three days) and it also reruns again each evening for those in a different timezone. You can also purchase the workshop for $99.00 while... read more

Mar 29, 2012 Posted by regina

Hair Masking The Calvin Hollywood Way

Some of my friends on Flickr have inquired what technique I use to mask the hair. Here’s the secret, from Calvin Hollywood: The photo must be shot against a gray background. Make a rough selection of the subject with the quick select tool, it doesn’t have to be very precise. Drop in a new texture, and change the blend mode to either soft light or overlay. That’s it! Better yet,... read more

Mar 28, 2012 Posted by regina

Thank You, Natalia Taffarel

My life just got a bit easier. If you are learning how to apply digital make up and struggle with irregular lip lines, you will love this… I do! Natalia, you rock! And here is one for ‘smokey eyes’ that also... read more

Mar 17, 2012 Posted by regina

Four Umbrella Madness Experiment With Jeremy

Jeremy stopped by and agreed to test the lighting set up I planned to use the next day for a shoot with my friend Sandy. You can tell by the catchlights in his eyes that I used Don Giannatti’s ‘Four Umbrella Madness‘ that he showed us during the ‘Wacky Winner Get’s Me’ Workshop. It was my first time trying it on my own and I think I managed to re-create it just fine.... read more

Mar 13, 2012 Posted by regina

Cover Girl Inspiration By Sue Bryce

Adrienne Beacco on Model Mayhem The other day, I had a shoot planned with a model who had gotten sick at the last minute. I had already asked Adrienne if she wanted to assist, so instead, she came by and we worked on the posing techniques I had learned from watching Sue Bryce on CreativeLIVE. I had no idea what to expect, but one major surprise was how deceptively difficult the poses were. They look so... read more

Mar 5, 2012 Posted by regina

Four Umbrella Madness With Carisa

Another from the Don Giannatti Workshop, this one of Carisa. I absolutely LOVED this set up with the four matching umbrellas, and can’t wait to use it again. It’s one of those setups that I’d just like to keep up permanently…like Peter Hurley does with his Kino Flos. I just might Final: Retouch comparison: Close up: Detail: Studio shot: Don’s video of the shoot: Photos... read more

Mar 3, 2012 Posted by regina

Chillin’ With Riley – Retouch Comparison

Retouch comparison: Another from the Don Giannatti Workshop held at my studio last weekend. This one is of Riley. The inspiration behind the post processing comes again from Joel Grimes. I love that bright high key look he does. Comparing this one to the original afterwards, I had no idea how drastic the post was. Not exactly as bright as I wanted, but I’ll have to work up to that. I did try a few... read more

Feb 28, 2012 Posted by regina

Thank You Don Giannatti

So if you remember, a while back Don Giannatti from Lighting Essentials held a contest titled ‘Winner Gets Me‘. Well, I won… and I got Don! This past weekend, Don drove from his home in Phoenix to my micro studio located in Springdale, Utah. He brought with him Megan (Just Fab on Flickr), also from Phoenix and the three of us moved A LOT of lights around. Well… Don moved a lot of... read more

Feb 21, 2012 Posted by regina

Scott Kelby Likes Me!

Well my life is complete! Scott Kelby commented on one of my photos. My head is so big right now. It’s gonna to be real hard to come back to earth and wash those dishes that need to be washed. Damn hard. Here’s the comment, left on my Google+ “I love this!!! You did a great job, and if I had even a tiny part in teaching you one of the techniques you used, then I’m very proud indeed.... read more

Feb 20, 2012 Posted by regina

Snow White

I recently acquired a handful of wigs, and Carisa was game enough to sport a few during our recent shoot. I loved this one and chose to process it first. Final: Side by side comparison: Close up comparison: Total processing time took the usual 10+ hrs. Honestly, I never really know how long, ’cause after 8 or so, I just lose track. At that point, it might as well be 8 days, since that’s how... read more