Some Photoshop Fun

I was excited to have a Photoshop class this last quarter so that I could play around retouching and get credit for it. I would love to continue working in Photoshop and incorporate it into my graduate work, but we'll have to see where classes take me next semester.

Once again, my dearest was my model. After a day of trying to figure out what to do for the shoot, I finally came up with this shot of her. It was inspired by another photograph. Stunning, isn't she?

I tried several other shots of myself the same day I photographed Shalae. After literally hours of frustration, I finally got this one. Time has been an issue since being in my graduate program. The time I have to produce work is almost a month shorter than I'm used to so it's busy, busy, busy for ten weeks!

This photograph came to me late at night the night before I photographed it. In the spirit of Halloween, I wanted to create something comical and do some photoshop work as well. It was a hit in class!

Bible Photos

This was a fun lighting assignment that I worked on. We were given freedom to choose our subject matter and I thought this would be fun to do.

Preparing for the flood. According to this real photograph of Noah that was shot just before the flood, Noah was taller than an elephant.

TKO. David slew Goliath with one stone. It's amazing what can be done when you're on the Lord's side!

"Let my people go!"

Mechanics Series

I started the quarter photographing small town mechanics and loved how they turned out. However, I wasn't quite ready to pursue that project. I hope to start it back up soon, maybe next quarter.

Bubba, Hunter's Transmission, 2009

Ben, Pooler Tire, 2009

Creating a Scene: Part II

Here is the second image I worked on. I actually finished it soon after I posted the one prior to this one with Shalae, but school got in the way. Since the quarter ended today (Wahoo!), I finally have some time to post a few things I've been working on. This one was just as fun to put together. (I photographed everything except the backpack which I found on REI). Hope you enjoy!

The location.

The SUV.

The finished composite of the vehicle.

The model; (me).

The accessory.

The final product consisting of 37 layers.

Creating a Scene

This is the first of two photos I'm working on. The project was to composite different photographs into one and make it look real or believable. I had already photographed the car in Utah but didn't have time prior to moving to Savannah to place it in a different background. I decided to shoot down by the river off River Street and then photograph Shalae as my model. She did wonderfully! I tried to photograph the background, the car, and the model using the same angle, zoom, and direction of light so that they would mesh better in the end. In the end, I had a lot of fun doing this and hope to do more like it.

I started with this background.

This is one of the 27 other photos I used to create the final image you see below.

The finished composite of the car.

The model.

And finally, the finished piece that consisted of 25 different layers. You've got to love Photoshop!

What Defines Me?

I finally got around to photographing myself as part of this series. I love cars and jeans. I was going to continue working on this series in my graduate critique class, but decided I needed to try something new. I just shot some of my new stuff on film and will develop it tomorrow, so hopefully I'll have it up by next week.

My Dear Wife

Here's a photo I took of my lovely wife. Now that I'm back in school, she gets to be my model for projects. I'm blessed to have someone who is willing, photogenic, and beautiful to photograph! School is stressful already and I've only been going for a week and a half! Well, I've got to get back to work.

What Defines You (continued)

I recently returned to an old series thanks to a friend. She contacted me after seeing my "What Defines You" series and volunteered to be photographed. A few weeks later, with family gathered for a birthday party, I set up shop and photographed those who wanted to present one of the things that defines them to the camera. It was fun to finally get to use my new film camera. Thanks Anna-Marie!

A Touch of Tuscany... in Utah

I felt like I was in Italy as I photographed this beautiful home. I must admit I was a little intimidated, really intimidated actually, since it was my first time photographing a home. I'm not used to taking pictures at this scale, but I accepted the challenge anyway and started my research and experiments. I had two days to get the project done and the weather cooperated perfectly! The days were sunny with blue skies and gorgeous white fluffy clouds. The evenings were even better with breathtaking colors throughout the rainclouds. I was a little nervous being on a forklift 30 feet high with lightning striking not far away but I managed to get the shots needed without getting hit. This was a great learning experience and I hope to be able to shoot another home sometime. Thanks to the designer/homeowner, I felt a little bit of Italy without leaving the state. Grazie!

Italy Transferred Art Show

Here are some photos from my show down in St. George. The exhibit went well and I was able to sell six of my pieces. We had quite a few people show up that enjoy the unique process I use to make my art. I'll post some of my other pieces later in case anyone would like to purchase one.

My Show

I am showing some of my work in St. George this weekend during the St. George Arts Festival. Feel free to stop by if you're in St. George. I'm excited about the stuff I'm showing!