Vintage black & white
It’s lovely in colour, but there was something about black and white for model and musician Catherine that suited her classic features. Here I did background cleanup, retouch using frequency separation and curves to dodge…...
moody
Dancer jump part 2
This shot was nearly perfect in-camera, but I wanted to do a face swap and add some wow for print competition. This is part 2....
Dancer jump – part 1
This shot was nearly perfect in-camera, but I wanted to do a face swap and add some wow for print competition. This is part 1....
Men’s fitness
Shot at Milan’s Cross Studios during The Retreat in October 2018. While the girls were getting make-up and styled, we took portraits and fitness shots with Jack. As a dedicated gym buff, I knew Jack…...
Editorial Boudoir
From a shoot in a luxury boutique hotel built at the turn of the last century on the shores of Lake Garda during our last “Retreat”. Natalia needs no retouching, but I still wanted to…...
Guest edit – Ilde
Guest edit of a member’s raw file, creating a warm, moody look....
Elegant Dancer
This is a fairly simple 50 minute edit of this lovely dancer. Work includes cleaning up the background, compositing the skirt for movement from another photo, dodge ad burn to add contrast and sculpt, and…...
Catherine – Hair
This hour long edit covers skin using frequency separation (maintaining a natural look), dodge and burn, pulling out shadow detail, and colour grading in Photoshop and Lightroom using my custom profiles....
Guest edit – male musician
This raw file was provided by a subscriber, who wanted a gritty look for a male bass player. I adjusted the composition, cleaned up the background, pulled out detail, created a 3d look using dodge…...
Difficult Skin
This is an intensive look at my favourite techniques to tackle difficult skin, with no blurring or plastic skin smoothing filters. An in-depth exploration of frequency separation, using some recent tricks I stumbled upon, and…...