by Dennis | Sep 4, 2013 | Case Studies
Philippe McClelland called on me to help out with an editorial fashion shoot he was about to shoot on one of the beaches near Los Angeles. Given the predictable June Gloom that sets in over LA’s beaches throughout the month these images needed a little work to...
by Dennis | Jul 9, 2013 | Case Studies
When Roger Hagadone got the assignment to create a series of ads for Chicago’s Grand Victoria Casinos he knew he’d need an extra bit of Photoshop Magic to create the final images and that’s when he called on me to collaborate with him on the project....
by Dennis | May 15, 2013 | Case Studies
When the subject of the photo is Angelna Jolie it’s gotta look perfect. Careful attention must be given to making sure the image shows beautiful skin texture while keeping the image looking “real”. This requires a highly skilled touch to make sure...
by Dennis | May 11, 2013 | Case Studies
May 4th & 5th The Big Photo Show was held at the LA Convention center. Christian from the LA Photoshop User Group asked me to do a couple of presentations at their booth during the show. This demo was on my Beauty Retouching workflow and as you can see it drew...
by Dennis | Apr 6, 2013 | Case Studies
While building complex composite images is a fun challenge I also enjoy working on wide range of images including Lifestyle images such as this one shot by Chris Crisman. This shot was part of a series Chris did for Field and Stream. In working on this image I paid...
by Dennis | Mar 16, 2013 | Case Studies
When Boeing gave Gil Cope an assignment to shoot an ad campaign highlighting their brand new jumbo jet, the 787 he was faced with a bit of a dilemma. You see while the 787 is quite roomy from a passenger’s point of view it proves to be just a little too tight...
by Dennis | Mar 5, 2013 | Case Studies
Retouching Secrets of the ProsRetouching Secrets of the ProsTake your retouching skills to the next level as two top retouching experts, Lisa Carney and Dennis Dunbar share some of their coolest Photoshop secrets. From beginner to advanced this workshop will have cool...
by Dennis | Jan 29, 2013 | Case Studies
Every retoucher knows that just the right touch of Noise can help hide various issues when working on an image. There’s something about the random texture Noise adds that helps hide areas where there might be some artifacts left after working on extensive...
by Dennis | Jan 26, 2013 | Case Studies
Last Summer I worked with Colin McGuire on this lifestyle project involving 15 different shots to be used in a campaign for one of his pharmaceutical clients.The shots all needed to have an early morning or late afternoon warmth with the sun just meeting the horizon...
by Dennis | Dec 7, 2012 | Case Studies
Here’s a quick tip on using a 2 step process to create a Layer Mask for an image shot against a Green Screen using Photoshop’s Refine Mask tool along with the History Brush. In this process we’ll combine a mask that works great on one part of the...
