Creative Make-Over
A basic make-over was done while still keeping a resemblance to the subject. The original photograph on the left was re-created for a book cover.
A basic make-over was done while still keeping a resemblance to the subject. The original photograph on the left was re-created for a book cover.
In addition to retouching, I've added a custom made pattern to the blanket, revived color, and changed the background floor.
This photo is originally 2x3 inches with paper scars and blur. I wanted to keep facial attributes evident - acne, stubble etc.; play with light and shadow, revive color, and change the background.
Composites, background extractions, and editing.
Having worked over 15 years in the media department of a radio advertising firm, I have honed the skills of notation to detail in photo retouching, editing repair, and image manipulation. I have worked in Adobe Photoshop, Inkscape, Gimp, Illustrator, and Quark Xpress.
I manage image insertion, cropping, color calibration, background extraction and editing, from newsletters to family photo album projects. Additionally, I have added a fun, creative snippet called "gag photos".
Specify what you would like done to a photo and I will assess the matter. Keep in mind that there is just as much that goes into editing or repairing a photo, as there is the sentiment it holds. The end product should still retain the character and value it was initially intended to convey to its viewers.
"We're photos in the developing room but God's perfect work of art." GJp
Basic Retouch and Editing $5.00: Generally, for photos that need tweaking, this involves color level adjustment, adding color to black and white, light and dark contrast correction, removing of blemishes and paper scars, cropping, addition or subtraction of facial attribute.
Repair and Restoration $5.00: Involves using techniques to match the original content of the photo, whether it is marred or missing. There is a matter to what degree of restoration can be applied to severely damaged photos; content may need fabrication. With this in mind, I will keep you in step with the process in progress.
Gag Photos $7.00: Gag photos entail artistic, creative imagination. It involves transposing a head on another body, drawing a different body, add aging attributes like gray hair, balding, liver spots. I can add and subtract objects, and fabricate subject matter. A new photo can be worked to look old - vignettes, tattered edges. Would you like to see yourself in a spoof action/horror movie poster? We can discuss the possibilities of what you would like to do, with respect to the terms of conditions.
General Makeover Photos: See yourself in a time before you were born. The fun is in the transformation.
Holiday Makeover Photos: Submit one photo for a holiday gag composition. Become a turkey on Thanksgiving, a cupid for Valentine's Day - just to name a few examples. Limited to the following holidays: Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day and Christmas. One photo per holiday.