Archive for February, 2010

Photo Retouching - a little case study

I’ve always loved retouching photographs. It’s like instant gratification when taking a ho-hum photo and making it incredible. When we were working with Mark Edge Jewelry, there were a lot of opportunities for making jewlery shine, turning models’ skin into perfection, etc.
Here’s an example of that. Below is the raw shot of the model:

Granted, she [...]

Designer ID

Designer ID is a site that is mostly devoted to connecting designers to one another—either to find work, get inspired, or just to compare notes. I love to go on there to read about others in the field and see what they’ve been working on. So, naturally I was flattered when the organizer, Bryan Hock, [...]

Up in the Air

Ever since I saw the movie Up in the Air, I’ve been thinking a lot about the opening credits. They had tons of great aerial photography mixed in with playful typography. I loved how most of the photos they used created really interesting geometric patterns. I’ve got to find a way to incorporate something like [...]

Getting Published - a secret

One way to exposure yourself or your business is by getting your name out there, right? Well, one way to do this is by becoming the “expert” in your field and hopefully getting your name in print somewhere. I am about to reveal my PR secret, people. Actually, you may already know about it and [...]