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The Magic Of Threes

 San Diego, California.  

It was another warm afternoon and we were sitting in the shade. When I looked up I saw these tall thin palm trees swaying in threes.   The sun sparkled in between the fronds and I thought to myself, "There is something magical about these three." Which got me thinking about the magic number three.

If Dating Sites Used Avatars

Which one of these hotties would you choose?  

I was challenged with the task of creating avatars for 12 different people for a t-shirt.  In the beginning they had wanted me to trace photographs of all 12 different people and the first thought in my head was, "Are you crazy!?" Then the second thought was that it would not translate well on a t-shirt. 

After some contemplation I suggested that they create their own Mii avatars and I would take some artistic liberties in converting them to a graphic representations.  For the ones that didn't submit a profile in time of the deadline, some extreme artistic liberties were employed.  I'll let you guess which ones they were :) lol.

Like You Really Need Another Reminder of How Awesome Photoshop Is

Once upon a time the lovely Miss Suzette posed for me as I did some test shots in the photo studio. I liked the way the spotlight graced her cheeks and brought out the ringlets in her hair. This is the final retouched image I like.  

Smoothed out her skin, lighten some shadows, added some sparkle to her eyes, softened her eyebrows and lashes a bit and even added a bit of a summer tan. 

Here is the original.

Images were used with her permission.

Makeup done by Miss Suzette herself.

Photographed by me.

Family Portraits

are awkward, no matter the species.

This was the mood board I created for a look I wanted to go for when B and I decide to do the photo shoot. She has very fair skin and straight straight dark hair. With my photoshop skills and her beautiful features I am confident that we will make beautiful babies *ahem* pictures.

What I Do At Work When Not Behind The Camera

Pretty self explanatory. Photo retouching is about paying attention to the small details even if there is a bigger picture.