Body Manipulation

These images were meant to portray the 'ideal' beauty. These images had the normal retouching on the skin and in addition I lengthened the torso and the neck to create a more aesthetically pleasing and elongated form. I also minimized the stomach and thighs as well as making the ears closer to the head. Overall, making her picture perfect.

This image I did the same type of treatment of elongating the torso and neck, as well as all the standard retouching by minimizing the stomach and thighs.

Images by Mike Kemp Copyright Rubberball Productions
Photoshop and manipulation by Emily Jeanne

Fashion Retouching

Recently I have been doing retouching for La Femme a fashion line of beautiful boutique style dresses. The main work that I have done for this client is truly to make their dresses look fabulous and by making the girls become picture perfect. As you can see in the picture above, I lengthened the dress as well as minimizing the middle section and removing the bow. These type of details can be very difficult when dealing with patterns and object, that makes my work quite challenging and fun.

Most of the work involved in fixing the dresses included extending dresses so they hit floor length, smoothing out wrinkles, making the dresses fit the models perfectly.


Some of the images, I used multiple images to create an overall more pleasing view, in this case you can more easily see the beautiful print of the dress.

All the models received a basic slimming or shaping creating beautiful and flowing lines.

I also worked on each of the models skin and hair to create the ideal woman.



La Femme makes absolutely amazing dresses and they have been great to work with. I have really learned a lot about working with dresses and retouching to create the ideal statuesque woman.


Photography and images Copyright La Femme Fashion
Photoshop 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

Spring

This is an older image that I took to replicated and capture the feeling of an old super 8 movie reel.

Photo by Emily Jeanne

Body Manipulation and Retouching

These images are to show works where I have digitally manipulated and liquefied the body shape. The first image I retouched I started with the standard routine: removing bags, moles, and other imperfections. Then I liquefied the side of her body to have a more pleasing and smooth shape. I also minimized the thighs and the folds and creases in the bathing suit to appear slimmer and less distracting. Please Click on the before and after image to see the detail. Since body manipulation can be subtle I am including animated gifs to show a more dramatic before and after.




For this image I also did subtle, but yet important body manipulation. To create the perfect 'hourglass' figure I liquefied her body into a more pleasing and 'ideal' shape. I minimized the thighs. I also smoothed out the contour of the back and waistline. To make the image truly symmetrical I also shifted the left arm to appear at the exact same height. Overall these small things make a big impact visually.




This image I did the standard retouching with the skin and bags under the eyes. I then liquefied and smoothed out the back line so it appeared smaller and minimized or removed folds in the skin. I also smoothed out and lifted the breasts slightly to create a more youthful and 'ideal' look.





This last image is a close up of the model from the previous pictures. This shows extensive retouching and smoothing work on her skin. Since this image is a 'beauty' shot it is supposed to portray flawless beauty. As you can see by clicking on the before and after for a close up that I smoothed out fine lines and wrinkles, minimized bags under the eyes and removed blotchy skin and freckles.

Retouching and Manipulation by Emily Jeanne
Photos by Nicole Hill copyright Rubberball Productions.

Logo Removal and Cutting Out Background

This picture is one of many where I removed all the logos from shoes, clothes, guitars, and drums. Also I have cut out the background so it would appear on white. The challenge with his type of image is to realistically remove the logos, while maintaining the tonal shifts and to create natural shadows under each of the objects or people. Click on the before and after for a close up view.

Retouching by Emily Jeanne
Photo by Nicole Hill copyright Rubberball Productions

BFA 'Windows and Doors' Series

Periodically I will be posting works from my BFA series 'Windows and Doors'. This body of work is dealing with memory. The windows and doors being a medium through which one can draw upon their memories. As I post more works from this series I will include my artist statement for the body of work. This piece 'Reflection' was created through Medium format film and digital photography merged together in Photoshop with the use of my layering process. I feel that the layers of Photoshop can be a simile of the layers of memory.

Photos and Photoshop by Emily Jeanne

Beauty Retouching

Here are some beauty retouching shots I have done while working full time at Rubberball and while freelancing for them as well. This first shot has been retouched in a few ways. First a general smoothing of the skin and I also transformed her chin and nose to be smaller. Please click on the pictures if you want to see a close up.


This picture I lightened and played with the contrast, as well as smoothing out her skin and minimizing the bags under her eyes and wrinkles. When I retouch beauty shots I take the retouching a step further than lifestyle or even some editorial shots. Because it represents the 'ideal' beauty the skin has to be flawless, but still maintain a realistic texture. Please click on the picture to see a close up.




These pictures give a small representation of the type of retouching I do on full body models. The second picture is a close up of the face. If you click on the wide shot you can notice that I minimized her thighs and back, as well as slightly shaping her arms to appear more pleasing. I also touched up all the imperfections and flaws on the skin and minimizing the pinching of the skin on her stomach.


This is a shot from the same model that is closer up allowing you to see more the retouching detail. Please click on the picture to zoom in.

Retouching by Emily Jeanne
Photos by Jessica Peterson are copyright by Rubberball Productions

Tanya

I love the idea of beauty and that beauty comes in many forms and has many facets. From those concepts and ideas I created this image of Tanya.
Photo by Emily Jeanne

Logo Removal

One of the most challenging and frustrating things I have encountered as a retoucher is logo removal. Not all logos are difficult to remove. But logos found on Footballs, basketballs, jerseys, and textured items can be extremely difficult. When logos are removed it is usually on a 3D object meaning slight tonality shifts can make it difficult to clone. Here are a few examples of difficult and moderately difficult logos I have removed. The first is an American football. Since a football has a flatter shape than a basketball it is a bit easier. But not by much.

This image may look simple enough, however, in the close up (if you would like to see the highres file please email me) the book is made of a textured linen. This is not a simple cut and paste or clone job. It requires very precise cloning to match the grain of the linen and the varying tonality shifts.

This is a simpler clone job, a rugby ball. In my 3 years working at Rubberball I have removed logos from many items including, clothing, shoes, storefronts, ski and snowboard equipment and much more. Please continue to check my blog periodically because I am adding new content of my post production/retouching portfolio almost daily.

Retouching by: Emily Jeanne
Photos by: Mike Kemp copyright Rubberball productions.

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