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

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 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

Mar 24, 2012 Posted by regina

Adrienne

I suck at thinking up titles for my images. Can you tell? Adrienne – After: Retouch Comparison: Closer Up: Eyes” Here’s another, this time of Adrienne, using Don Giannatti’s ‘Four Umbrella Madness’ setup. I spent quite a bit of time on this one, and in the end I feel like I could have done better. It just feels like it’s missing something… not sure... 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 8, 2012 Posted by regina

Fstoppers Features Don’s Videos From The Workshop

Oh yeah! Don’s videos from our workshop featured on Fstoppers! Eight Quick Lighting Setups You Can Use 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