A Little Resourcefulness Goes a Long Way

Over the weekend I had the pleasure of photographing four gorgeous ladies for a boudoir shoot.  We were 7 girls, lots of clothes and makeup, tons of fun….but very little room.  So we had to make the best of the limited space available in the hotel suite. For this shot, I had Beverly sit on the floor in front of the green sofa that we moved to face the window (only natural light source in the living room). We used a blow dryer to give her hair some fun movement. In Photoshop, I did some light retouching and warmed up her skin a bit for a golden glow. With the clone stamp, lasso tool and mixer brush, I blurred the sofa so that it looked like a green backdrop instead…done!

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June 18, 2012 - 7:48 am

Amy - I do love before and afters. The green makes a perfect backdrop . . . and the end result is stunning!

June 18, 2012 - 9:46 am

Life with Kaishon - She looks impeccable : )
Thanks so much for making the trip.

June 18, 2012 - 11:11 am

Gloria - You did a great retouching job! I would never have guessed that this photo was taken on the floor of a hotel room :-)

June 18, 2012 - 1:17 pm

Adrion - Stellar work! You have to show me how you use that mixer brush. I really don’t have a clue how to use it.

June 18, 2012 - 2:15 pm

The Guilty Hyena - Gotta love the age where everyone has access to photoshop and retouching. The hair dryer did the trick :)

June 18, 2012 - 3:05 pm

thestripedelephant - Love these photos! And sounds like a fun time.

June 18, 2012 - 3:37 pm
June 18, 2012 - 4:59 pm

katherine - i love the before and after shot the b&w is gorgeous.

June 18, 2012 - 6:03 pm

DITA - No wonder you went with the name MAD Hearts, Girl….because you have MAD SKILLS! You are amazing…truly. I love every single thing about this shot!

xoxoxo
Dita

June 19, 2012 - 8:25 am

yummychunklet - Stunning photos!

June 19, 2012 - 3:39 pm

Dodeline - What a great example! The image is beautiful even before you did anything to it!

June 19, 2012 - 6:38 pm

Keeley @ My Life on a Plate - Green is my favorite color, but I love the black and white photo!

June 24, 2012 - 1:59 am

Donna - love the photos :) the clone brush is my favorite/savior.