Jun
18
DragonChick: Body Art Session
Filed Under Artistic, Body Art, Equipment, Portraiture, Tutorial | 4 Comments
Few months ago when I discussed an artistic nude session for one of the clients, an idea came to me to involve a body art painter who recently moved to the US and came across my way during a preparation for another elaborate session. The idea was enthusiastically accepted and soon Olga and I started [...]
Mar
17
“Cinemateur”: 1930s Retro Love Story (E-Session)
Filed Under Artistic, Contest, Engagement, Equipment, Post-Processing, Tutorial | 4 Comments
This is a sneak preview of an elaborate retro photo session shot past Saturday. I am so ecstatic to be able to organize and pull it off! The session, based on our own script, develops a dramatic love story in 1930s’ Brooklyn. A great amount of effort, passion, skill, equipment, and investment was put into [...]
Sep
18
I’m Teaching! Retouching, Anyone?
Filed Under Post-Processing, Studio, Tutorial, Workshop/Seminars | 1 Comment
. See me in action! Learn how I get my beauty retouching done! On October 27, 2008, I will be teaching Adobe Photoshop Cover-Quality Retouching for Super Monday, an educational event sponsored by Professional Photographers of America in my studio. This class is part of Professional Photographers of America continuing education programs for professional photographers. [...]
Aug
22
Underwater Photo Session, “Heirdom of Atlantis”
Filed Under Artistic, Awards and Prizes, Boudoir, Education, Equipment, Family, Portraiture, Post-Processing, Trash-the-Dress, Tutorial, Underwater | 28 Comments
After more than three months of preparation, my first underwater session culminated in a series of marvelous unique images. The image above is just the first edit… There is so much more to come. Curiosity is too high to keep the results for weeks while in processing. We faced a whole set of unique challenges, [...]