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Don Giannatti Workshops Just for fun. A Freeform example where I just go where the muse takes me. follow along and see what happens.

New Movie on how to make actions. This tutorial will show you how to save time and effort, especially when you have a lot of images that need the same correction, or style attached.

Movie is Flash

Tammy unfinished Actions to go from to: Tammy Finished

An extensive, but simple retouch to create a hand-colored, half-sepia look. Great for glamour, beauty and seniors, this technique will create a stunning image with loads of style. In this tutorial I also lengthen Christina's legs, giving the shot a more glamorous look.

Images and Movie here.

Making an interesting edge effect at Don Giannatti Workshops page.
There are occasions when a cool edge effect can make a picture stand out. Here is a simple one.

Learn how to use some of the Photoshop tools for making interesting edge effects. This little movie will show you how to create a warped edge, and then apply a brudh effect for a 'torn or ripped' effect. Easy to do, just follow the video.

Image and movie here.

michelle on don giannatti - retouching a beautiful face
Converting a color photo into a semi-sepia shot. A face gets minor retouching here.

Here is a beautiful woman with minor retouching. To get an even more glamourous look, I have created a semi-sepia look to the image. This look is reminiscent of the hand-colored images we produced 20 years ago. You can see the original image and the retouched image here. Sign up for the workshop to learn even more tricks. There is a large Flash Movie for you to watch as well. (All workshop members will receive a DVD with my 10 Tips for retouching glamour movies... large size and hi resolution.)


Retouching a swimsuit image. Here

Sometimes the light isn't what you want, and the location is not optimum... but you still gotta get the shot. This photograph of Toriann was taken on on a warm day in a wash in the desert. You can see the original and the retouched shot here. Sign up for the workshop to learn even more tricks. There is a large Flash Movie for you to watch as well.
Christina

Shooting Christina on a white background.
Getting clean whites is sometimes a challenge. Here is a simple setup I use to get a clean white backgound and good light on the subject.

see some images of this shoot

watch movie 1 (setup)
watch movei 2 (shooting)

Here's some videos of Julie I shot last weekend (Feb 11)

First a Headshot with the 'Big Box'

Dark background and simple lighting for dramatic yet soft light.

See images of this shoot.
Watch movie here.

Here's another video of Julie.

Dark background and simple lighting for dramatic yet soft light. I add a fan here to move the hair around. The video is of the shoot... and I show you how the light works with her face at the end of it.

See images of this shoot.

Here are two movies of the Photoshop post process of this image of Julie.

Movie 1

Movie 2

 

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