Photoshop folio

I’ve been working with Photoshop ever since version 2.0 came out in the 90s. But back then, we printed everything from a floppy disk, which was 1.4 MB. These days Photoshop files can be up to 1,000 times that size and contain 100s of layers and masks.

Below are some examples of some of my favourite folio pieces from the past 30 years.

Photoshop Retoucher - Sunshine Coast and Brisbane

Photoshop, for better or worse.

Retouching experiment on a wedding photo

Left and right of the original shown in the centre, I generated an older and younger version of this wedding photo using advanced Photoshop techniques. The picture on the left makes the skin tones and imperfections look worse, and the right image shows how to improve a healthy glow, move hairlines and whiten teeth.

Page design - Best Sunshine Coast book designer - Predator effect - gradient maps in Photoshop
Photoshop illustration - turn a flower into a wave - Sunshine Coast graphic designer
Photoshop Illustrator Australia - From the 'Flower Empath' - written by Mary Lyons macro Photographer Canberra

Book illustration in Photoshop

Two double pages spreads from Flower Empath project, built by using macro photos of flowers.

Face peeling off a face. photoshop technique. Sunshine Coast Graphic designer.
Paediatrics branding and fitout
Paediatrics branding and fitout
Midjourney cartoons and emojis
Midjourney cartoons and emojis
Cattle illustration
Cattle illustration
Unique Illustration technique using Photoshop on existing images.
Unique Illustration technique using Photoshop on existing images.
Flower Empath – Book Design including Photoshop Illustration
Flower Empath – Book Design including Photoshop Illustration
Abstract Paintings
Abstract Paintings
50 Shades of Stu
50 Shades of Stu
Jack and Knife postcard
Jack and Knife postcard
Logo design development – Security Company
Logo design development – Security Company
Logo Design folio
Logo Design folio
Photoshop Sunshine Coast – Paint colour selection
Photoshop Sunshine Coast – Paint colour selection
Placing images on 3D objects – Adobe Dimension
Placing images on 3D objects – Adobe Dimension
Logo and illustration work
Logo and illustration work
Book design – Mary Lyons  – A Beautiful Unfolding
Book design – Mary Lyons – A Beautiful Unfolding
Flower retouching
Flower retouching
Extreme nouns – Brainstorming ebook
Extreme nouns – Brainstorming ebook
Promotion DL brochure
Promotion DL brochure
Retouching staff photo
Retouching staff photo
Cancer – Book cover
Cancer – Book cover
Cartoon sketch
Cartoon sketch
Retouching for Dairy Farmers
Retouching for Dairy Farmers
Inking style illustration
Inking style illustration
Teaching kids – logo
Teaching kids – logo
Facebook banner
Facebook banner
Stufly – website
Stufly – website
Face retouching
Face retouching
XXXX Gold
XXXX Gold
Novel – Book cover
Novel – Book cover
Retouching and Photoshop Expert - Kawana - Sunshine Coast

Photoshop filters for colour correction

1 of 130 colour corrected photos – Sometimes, a few filters will do. One of my clients was in the process of creating a coffee table book from the best of her Photographic folio.

Her photos were great, but she lacked the advanced skills to bring them to their full potential. Basic enhancements like this make a real difference but may only take a few selective filters/masks and 10-15 minutes. Since the client also owned Photoshop and was interested in the process, I provided the files with layers. 

Photoshop training

It’s worth noting that I offer advanced Adobe training in many of the leading design programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator.

Rheem-Photoshoot verses Photoshop - Sunshine Coast

Combining the best of two images in Photoshop

This before and after shows a gas tank perspective/background combined with a new product shot.

Both images have qualities that the client likes – The perspective and garden are good from an old photo, and the current model has more accurate piping and grill. Digital artwork was also added in place of the shiny stickers. Using this technique, the client avoided taking a new show of the current model product, saving time and money on a photo shoot.

Index page design - Sunshine Coast book designers

Photoshopped book cover design

Canberra book – Flower Empath – Combining a stock image with a photograph.

This book design features a great deal of Photoshop Illustration throughout. The book cover combines a stock image of a head made of flowers and the author’s face and hand. This technique requires the camera angle and lighting to be similar. 

Photoshop Sunshine Coast retoucher

Retouching of product shots for brochure design

Dairy Farmers  – Brochure image.

Product shots combined with their standard hills image background. This composite image required adding shadows, colour matching, deep-etching and new grass.

Photoshopped business card - Painter

Painter business card

This is an interesting and quirky business card idea. I used Photoshop in an interesting way to support the tagline – With an eye for detail.

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