Lifestyle with Colin McGuire

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...

Green Screen Double Step

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...

Check Your Masks

Often when making Layer Masks with selections created by using tools such as Channel Pulls, Color Range, or even the Magic Wand holes can be left behind that can cause problems in your image. Here’s a quick tutorial discussing a technique I use to make sure my...

Subaru with John Marian

Here’s a shot I just finished working on with long time car photographer John Marian. This was one of two shots I worked on for John that had to be turned around on a very short deadline as his client’s agency, The Designory in Long Beach, had several...
Digital Compositing Secrets Workshop

Digital Compositing Secrets Workshop

Upcoming APA-LA Events Photography WorkshopsDigital Compositing Secrets with Dennis Dunbar ©Colin McGuireDigital Compositing Secrets with Dennis DunbarThe goal when digital retouching is to create an image so seamless that no one notices the magic that...