Photoshop | Life in Zion

Apr 28, 2012 Posted by regina

The ‘Dark’ Side Of Adrienne…

Model: Adrienne Beacco For the record, this was Adrienne’s idea I draw blanks when it comes to photo shoot theme ideas, so thank goodness for her! She did the make up on herself and on her fabulous sista-n-law, Sarah, who Adrienne then photographed. Just fooling around on this one. This is so different from my usual portraits and I had no idea how to process it. It just sorta evolved into the... 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 29, 2012 Posted by regina

Million Dollar Smile

Another friend who was so kind enough to let me practice on her. Thank you, Brooke! This was taken during the Don Giannatti workshop. Special thanks to him for setting up the lights! I applied the techniques learned from the two YouTube videos I just watched on applying eye makeup and fixing the lip line. Let me just say… they worked! Sometimes, after watching or reading a tutorial, I’ll try it... 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

Nov 13, 2011 Posted by regina

Crazy – Retouch Comparison Including PSD Layers

Starting out, I thought this one was going to easy. Instead, it was A LOT of work. I have posted the Photoshop layers to answer any questions about the post processing steps used in this photo. All my portraits incorporate most of these same steps. If you are somewhat skilled at Photoshop, you will find everything you need to know about what I did in those layers. I tried to be as descriptive as I could. I... read more

Sep 14, 2011 Posted by regina

Company Man – Retouch Comparison

After: Retouch comparison: Layers (click to enlarge): Photos by Regina... read more

Aug 27, 2011 Posted by regina

Angst – Experiment In Masking

So what do we have here… A photo that failed miserably. With those hands cut off and all, I was screwed. I couldn’t even get any help from Photoshop. Truth be told, I tried… hard. My skills are just not there yet (replicating extremities may forever be beyond my abilities). So, I took this opportunity, knowing full well this would never be a portfolio piece, to practice my hair... read more

Aug 16, 2011 Posted by regina

Lost In Space

Just for practice – trying some new techniques from Calvin Hollywood’s new training on Kelby Training & from this book, ‘Photoshop Compositing Secrets: Unlocking the Key to Perfect Selections and Amazing Photoshop Effects for Totally Realistic Composites’ by Matt Kloskowski I found both extremely helpful, just need to take more notes and PRACTICE! After: Retouch... read more

Jul 31, 2011 Posted by regina

Angry Man – Retouch Comparison

Thanks, Monte! After: Side by side comparison: Set up: 3 light set up, all AlienBee B800′s - Two gridded strip boxes on either side and behind subject - 22″ gridded beauty dish directly in front of subject, and just above camera (almost touching) - Paul C. Bluff Cybersyncs - Thunder gray seamless backdrop - Lighting inspiration provided by Joel Grimes “Pointy Man” by Amy Dresser... read more

Jul 25, 2011 Posted by regina