Background Color Change

This image was created for a Comedian to be used as a promo for an upcoming show. I used clipping paths, layers and layer blending modes to change the background colors which can be quickly changed to different color combinations. The background layer is meant to get it a more cartoon like or playful feeling.

Before

After

Photography and Retouching by Emily Jeanne © 2009

I have used this same techinique for a varitey of jobs to drop people who are shot in the studio on white into different backgrounds.



Images by Alan Bailey and Mike Kemp © Rubberball Productions
Photoshop composites by Emily Jeanne

Assisi, Italy

This photo was taken in Assisi, Italy. This is a small mountain medieval village that was home to St. Francis (of Assisi). He was an inspiring man and this is an inspiring city. Probably one of my favorites while visiting Italy. As you can see in the before picture below I added the door and flowers to create interest in the photo.

These are the original images of the beautiful Vespa and the Image of the door that I took also in Assisi at a different place in the city while I was exploring.

This is the original photo that I took the two flower pots from the far right of this image to create the final picture above. This shot was take in the village of Siena, Italy. I used image composite methods, liquefy and transform tools to create the final image.


Photos and Photoshop by Emily Jeanne (copyright)

Composite and Caricatures

These are two images I worked while at Rubberball Productions. The first is one of a many that I worked where I composited two images together in Photoshop to create the realistic look that the man is literally crawling on a rat wheel. The Second image is a Caricature. Rubberball is one of the first companies to start creating digital composite caricatures. This caricature that I created in photoshop was done by using five different images and blending them smoothly and realistically into one image creating the 'bobble head' effect.

Photoshop and Retouching by Emily Jeanne
Photos by Mike Kemp copyright Rubberball Productions

Borano Italy

This is an image that I shot while studying art history in Italy. This was taken on a small island called Borano, about 45 minutes by boat, away from Venice, Italy. This image before and after is to show how powerful the use of layers can be in Photoshop. To achieve the final image I used 8 different layers to bring multiple elements to the photograph. As you can see below in the animation that there are multiple layers for color and vignetting. I also added additional layers to bring in the detail in the sky.

The process of capturing a photo with multiple levels is called High Dynamic Range Imaging. "In image processing, computer graphics, and photography, high dynamic range imaging (HDRI) is a set of techniques that allows a greater dynamic range of exposures (the range of values between light and dark areas) than normal digital imaging techniques. The intention of HDRI is to accurately represent the wide range of intensity levels found in real scenes ranging from direct sunlight to shadows."

As you can see I have used the HDRI techinques to get the portions of sky and buildings to the desired points. After doing that I continued using layers to remove elements like the fence on the left and the metal beams in the water. I then took boats from a different image and added them in to create more interest. I then put finishing touches on the color and took out the pink hues in the clouds. The result is two different images in the mood and detail I created with the HDRI and the use of layers. Please click on the images to see detail.

Photos by Emily Jeanne
Photoshop by Emily Jeanne

Palette composites

These are images I composited together in Adobe Photoghop. The concept was to take the vegetables and make them appear realistically on the palette.
The first step in the process as seen in step one is to organize the vegetables into an order that fits on the palette. In this image I took out the upper left veggies because the perspective did not match that of the other images. After removing those I then rearranged the objects and re-sized them to the order as seen in step two.
Then after having all the vegetables where I wanted them I masked out the shadows of each individual object each on its own layer (step two). Also in step two I cut out the gray background and made it pure white, the shadows were painted and masked so that the shadows of the palette would look realistic on the white background. After taking out the original shadows of the veggies I had to paint back in new shadows based on the shape and size of the originals and the size of each item. By painting in new shadows the grain of the wood of the original shadows didn't show through. After all the shadows and objects were placed correctly I flattened all the layers and the image was complete as seen in step three. Look below to see an animation of this process. I have included other images that were put together and composited in the same way.

Photoshop by: Emily Jeanne
photos by: Mike Kemp copyright Rubberball Productions

J. Andrew Livingston

These pictures are work that I did for a musican for his press photo and CD cover. The photoshopped CD cover used about 11 different layers giving it a Hockney type effect. This was a fun collaboration and a great opportunity to do something different.


This is an animated gif showing a glimpse of my layering process.

Photos and Photoshop by Emily Jeanne