In some cases, the assets given by the client aren’t nearly enough to work with. This is where a little imagination and my training in digital painting pays off.
The client wanted to see what this stock photo look like at night.
Problem: “We have a 3d model of an artificial Coral reef design, however we haven’t been able to show what it would look like once the reef grows on top of our product.”Solution: I photoshopped in what the coral might look like once its grown onto the product. In addition to this I added in the ecosystem, a scuba diver for scale, and modified the environment to add focal points and illuminate the otherwise dull image.
Problem: The client wants a new banner with one of their logos as the focal point. Solution: With a photo reference of how a lightbulb should shine, I did all the things and made the logo their light.
Problem: The client wants a new main banner with their employees as the subject. They don’t want to reschedule a photoshoot.Solution: I superimposed the existing photos onto random web models of roughly the same body type. The client was ecstatic, including the newfound bodybuilder on the far right.
Problem: The client wants a full width banner, but provided a stock photo with the dimensions too short.Solution: I pulled up various photos of that location in Arizona to make sure that no excessive buildings were copied in a blatant attempt at cloning in Photoshop. I then painted over discrepancies and covered the rest with a foreground cliff element for speed sake.
Problem: A pedestrian walked into the shot, and it wasn’t noticed until a few days later when the location was no longer available.
Solution: I knew the shot was taken in Vegas, but had no clue as to what street it was on. My pastime of reading detective novels paid off as I Googled “Zarkana” which appears in the background. From there I was able to find the hotel, then use Google Maps to find out what should be in the background. The new background was then doctored in appropriately.
Problem: One of the Partners offended the wrong person… Truth be told, I didn’t ask but they wanted him gone immediately. Rather than retaking company shots, I was tasked with removing him from existance.
Solution: I removed him from both photos on a tight time budget
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