Steppenwolf Theatre Co.

This piece was created to promote Steppenwolf Theatre Company's production of Hot L. Baltimore. Elements were photographed separately by Saverio Truglia on location and the parts sent to me for compositing together. The final image was converted to black and white for output as a large format outdoor display. See the article in the link below for the creation of the image on Saverio's Blog.

Step by step of the composite

Anatomy of: The Hot L Baltimore

Steppenwolf Theatre Co.

This piece was created to promote Steppenwolf Theatre Company's production of Middletown. Elements were photographed separately by Saverio Truglia. The background of this image was created from several images that took considerable manipulating to seamlessly bring togather along with work on the stones and plaque of the monument to include nessary additions to the plaque. Lighting on the monument needed to be changed to reflect the light comming from the lamp post. The final image was converted to black and white for output as a large format outdoor display. See the article in the link below for the creation of the image on Saverio's Blog.

Anatomy of: Middletown

Acme Business Consulting

I had the opportunity of being involved with this project from the beginning. Mark and I took his original concept for the Clients 2010 Christmas cards, expanded it and formulated a plan for the photography. After all the assets were finalized I started assembling the image. Considerable detail creation was necessary from work on the plane, turning the boxes into presents, adding snow and pants and sleeves to the workers. Over two dozen images were used. After the final image was delivered I heard from the client "This is the best Christmas card we have ever sent out."

Step by step of the composite

Evinrude (Bombardier)

This campaign that was created for Evinrude presented a unique challenge. Each set of images required that the people stay in the exact position of the frame while the boat / water scene changed to a scene in front of a residence. With these images everything was completely assembled in post. Days before the shoot Ed and I spent some time hashing out the details of how the shoot would need to happen for a flawless composite. The people were shot in front of the house. The house built up, altered and turn from winter to summer. Then the boat needed to be placed in the lake scene, reflections and people added along with some sweet sun rays and fog.

The images are currently on the Evinrude homepage.

Evinrude (Bombardier)

This campaign that was created for Evinrude presented a unique challenge. Each set of images required that the people stay in the exact position of the frame while the boat / water scene changed to a scene in front of a residence. With these images everything was completely assembled in post. Days before the shoot Ed and I spent some time hashing out the details of how the shoot would need to happen for a flawless composite. The people were shot in front of the house. The house built up, altered and turn from winter to summer. Then the boat needed to be placed in the lake scene, reflections and people added along with some sweet sun rays and fog.

The images are currently on the Evinrude homepage.

Ed McCulloch

This image was created as a portfolio piece for Ed McCulloch. After seeing the images that were shot, which was an escalator and a woman playing a violin, I envisioned the escalator continuing off the frame to create a sense of continuation of the music. Ed wanted the background to be a brushed metal similar to what was found on a pillar in the original image. With the reflections of light typical of brushed metal repeating it across the background was not an option. I suggested creating the entire scene in Photoshop, this could provide a clinically clean scene that was striking and complimented the violin player. Doing this achieved the feel of the image that Ed wanted. The final image needed to be a full page print resolution.

BAE Systems

Armored passenger vehicles have a knack for looking for the most part normal and susceptible to easy dismantlement with any small explosion. Showing an armored SUV on the front cover of a book that overviews the military grade vehicles, tanks and planes a company has created over the years just wouldn't be enough. The concept of creating a down the middle split with the armored suburban on one side and and MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) vehicle on the other was presented to me. The photographs were being taken on Thursday finishing up about 18:00 and the book was going to press at 10 am Friday morning. Very little time to do much heroic work but there was the opportunity. As soon as I saw the two images I envisioned this cyborg type fusion of the two vehicles. It visually drove the strength and versatility of the companies products home. Fourteen hours later the file hit the creative's inbox in New York and the creative director loved it! The End.

Dupont

Ed McCulloch

A portfolio piece for Ed, this composite consists of seven different images and illustration to finish the mounds of dirt and for the dust in mid air from the jump.

Ed McCulloch

This photo overlooks Provo, Utah which is a major area for paragliding. Through sheer luck on Ed's part or major Photoshop trickery we ended up with a clear sky free from the typical paraglider traffic jams. The image did need some awesome atmosphere added and light rays to complete the aah inspiring beauty not to mention each and every strand of the harness rope needed to be recreated to replace the sky and create a seamless look.

Ed McCulloch

This image is a product of when everything is just perfect. Really what is the chance of that balloon, those clouds and that landscape all being at the exact same moment in time. Everyday!

The sky for this image was created from four different sets of clouds all intermixed to blend together, the balloon and a panoramic composite of the hills. Finally a few touches with the atmosphere brush in Photoshop and its all set. This continues to be one of my favorite pieces.

Ed McCulloch

Sean Knott

This image is part of a series of eight images with a very consistent look across all of them. Sean and I worked together to create a style for these images that was a slight departure from his past work. More of the images can be viewed on his website.

Sean Knott

This image is part of a series of eight images with a very consistent look across all of them. Sean and I worked together to create a style for these images that was a slight departure from his past work. More of the images can be viewed on his website.

Scott Bell

"Toys Will Be Toys"

This image was created as an addition to Scott's ongoing series of images "Girls in Danger". Skin was altered to look more plastic like along with creating a metal peg board background in Photoshop and adding the plastic cases over the packaging and dolls. The plastic case on the right also has a jagged cut in the plastic along with motion blurred saw dust and a moving chain on the chain saw. The cigar was glow and smoke was added along with muscular accenting for the male dolls..

Grand Prize winner for Digital Photo Pro's 2nd Annual Ultimate Creativity Contest - Goto Digital Photo Pro website

Columbia College

This piece was created to promote Columbia College's 3G sumit to showcase the women of the video gaming industry to young students. The first major hurdle Saverio and I had to cross was how the extra arms were actually going to be composited togather. After some research and a conversation at his studio we decided to create them as layers.

Step by step of the composite