Category: retouching

This photographer turns his imagination into amazing surreal digital manipulations

John Aldred

The world can be a pretty strange and surreal place as it is, but for those times when it’s not quite weird enough, we can always rely on photographers and image manipulators like Ted Chin to show us things we couldn’t possibly imagine. After finding Ted’s work on Instagram, where he has over 21,000 followers, DIYP got in touch […]

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This photographer needed 17 square meters of mirror to create this image

John Aldred

When photographer and retoucher Erik Johansson decides to create an image, he certainly makes an effort to push the boat out, quite literally in this case. In a project that took several months to complete, Erik used 17 square meters of mirror to help produce this extraordinary scene, and while there’s certainly a lot of post and retouching […]

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How to turn toy action figures into life sized super heroes with compositing

John Aldred

We’ve all been there, playing with our action figures as kids as if they were real.  For me it was He-Man.  For photographer Ari Mahardhika, it’s the characters of Marvel Universe, but just playing wasn’t enough. In this amazing series of images, Ari has brought these action figures to life, using a selection of techniques to […]

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9 steps to create a magic portal with photoshop

Robert Cornelius

  Over the years as my style and visual preferences have evolved, I’ve noticed that I’m kind of completely and utterly obsessed with any sort of float-y particle/dust/speckle/orb/bokeh/grit. Acceptance is the first step …. to NOT CARING AT ALL! I really love the way dust can add so much motion, texture, and interest to the […]

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Create Amazing Rainy Composite Images With This Great Photoshop Video Tutorial

John Aldred

One of the problems when trying to create the images we see in our head is that, in the real world, the constituent parts can be very difficult to get together in front of your camera all at the same time. This is where compositing steps in.  Sometimes, you just have no choice, and you may […]

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You can now get your photos retouched for cheap on eBay

Gannon Burgett

Some might argue that retouching photos is part of the jobs. Others would say that it’s an entirely different trade altogether. Regardless of your opinion on the matter though, it appears the art of retouching has officially made its way to the online marketplace of eBay. You did in fact read that correctly. For just […]

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Use Pre-made Gobo Textures To Give A Film Noir Atmosphere To Any Photo

Udi Tirosh

A great way to give a photo some character is to place it in an interesting location, say a deserted warehouse or an Film Noir detective office. You hint those with light coming in though a fan or some blinds. They act as GOBOs. (Go Betweens). Sadly fans and blinds are not always available. If you […]

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Use Pre-made Gobo Textures To Give A Film Noir Atmosphere To Any Photo

Udi Tirosh

A great way to give a photo some character is to place it in an interesting location, say a deserted warehouse or an Film Noir detective office. You hint those with light coming in though a fan or some blinds. They act as GOBOs. (Go Betweens). Sadly fans and blinds are not always available. If you […]

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Lightroom Hangout: Powerful Portrait Retouching with Kristina Sherk

Levi Sim

You gotta join us live for our next Google+ Hangout, totally free of charge. Not only will you learn terrific techniques, but if you tune in live, you can be entered to win excellent prizes to help you in your work. (Note: MUST BE TUNED IN LIVE TO WIN). We’ll be giving away a copy of Perfectly Clear from Athentech. […]

An Experiment in Color Grading

Kate Woodman

As the New Year rolls in, I find myself looking forward to new things—new directions, new goals, new relationships. But with the start of a new year also comes a time for reflection (literally) of what I’ve accomplished and how much I’ve progressed. As I perform my annual “house cleaning”—purging old work which isn’t up […]

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