When is it Finished?
“Great art is never finished, only abandoned” – Norman Rockwell At what point do you simply walk away and say “enough is enough…it’s finished”? Do you keep tinkering and take it right up to the deadline even though you know it’s finished? It’s almost the opposite to writers block. At what point do you finally […]
Femme Fatale
Although this is not my current work, I thought it worth a mention. It’s not often one of my fashion retouching jobs creates a femme fatale moment, damn I’m good! The creative director on the job shot this on his way into the office and thought it would make my day. Of course he was […]
Oxford Flagship Store
Nice to see one of my images up at such a huge size. It was a pleasure to work on this campaign with the guys from Studio Woo and it was my first time working on images from Georges Antoni. See the images here. I had to really go to town on this particular image as […]
Supplying Layered Files to Clients
Most retouchers cringe at the thought of supplying the layered files to their clients for various reasons. There are technical problems with large file sizes that the average client cannot open along with highly complex layering techniques that are often too difficult to understand. With the technical issues comes mistakes by the clients who inevitably […]
Before and After Shots
Some people feel it is tacky and maybe a little overdone. I however receive nothing but positive feedback from viewers of my website regarding the before and afters. They say it has more impact and shows exactly what I do. Otherwise where did the photograph finish and the retouching begin? What of the finished image […]
Earn & Learn
A little something I worked on while on holiday in Byron Bay. I never go away without my laptop and Wacom tablet through fear of missing out on that special job, and this is the perfect example of that. I was on the freeway heading to Byron when I received a call on my mobile. […]
Tough Clients & Late Payments
Late payments are inevitable when working for yourself. Although not frequent it does happen from time to time. Often with large clients the people hiring you are unaware of the finance guys holding out on payment and a simple phone call to your client can rectify this. Keep in regular contact as invoices can mysteriously […]
