by Dennis | Sep 17, 2016 | Case Studies
Working under tight deadlines is just a given in this industry. But, I love working on cool images, so when the good folks at Disney’s Freeform channel approached me about retouching a series of shots to promote their new series, Guilt, I jumped in with both...
by Dennis | Jul 7, 2016 | Case Studies
When Robert Gallagher got the call from the folks at the ad agency Phenomenon to create some gritty Black & White shots to highlight the new hi tech football from Wilson, the Wilson X, he knew he’d need some help adding just the right touch of Photoshop...
by Dennis | May 12, 2016 | Interviews
Before setting off on her own to start Happy Lane Collaborations in 2015, Ginnie Assenza worked at the famed ad agency RPA. Her first years in account services on Honda National Advertising was followed by 15 years in Art Buying, with her last 7 years as Manager, Art...
by Dennis | Mar 3, 2016 | Case Studies
Beauty Retouching requires a keen eye and a light hand as you work to balance the pursuit of perfection with an un-definable sense of “real”. It’s always a fun challenge and very rewarding when the final image draws a great response. Here is...
by Dennis | Dec 8, 2015 | Interviews
1) How have you been involved in using or buying retouching? And what kinds of projects have you worked on that involved retouching? Scott: Well, being a principally beauty and celebrity portrait photographer I’ve been using retouchers in very sort of avid way since I...
by Dennis | Nov 5, 2015 | Case Studies
Working with experienced Pro shooters like Bob Stevens is one of the highlights of my work as a retoucher. Car photography these days involves a lot of compositing images together to achieve the perfect, seamless shot. This shot was one of a series of four shots we...
by Dennis | Aug 8, 2015 | Interviews
Listening closely to what our clients want and need is one of the most important skills a retoucher must master. With that in mind here is the next installment on the “Insights on Retouching: From a Client’s Perspective” series. This interview is with photographer...
by Dennis | May 30, 2015 | Interviews
Listening closely to what our clients want and need is one of the most important skills a retoucher must master. With that in mind here is the next installment on the “Insights on Retouching: From a Client’s Perspective” series. This interview is...
by Dennis | May 22, 2015 | Case Studies
Liz Taylor and George Hurrell, 2 great names well known to fans of both the cinema and photography. When Scott Nathan contacted me about working on this image and told me he wanted to make this an homage to Liz rendered in George’s classic style I loved the idea and...
by Dennis | May 1, 2015 | Case Studies, Interviews
Listening closely to what our clients want and need is one of the most important skills a retoucher has to master. With that in mind I’m excited to begin this series of interviews, appearing once a month, focusing on the client’s perspective. Each month...