Below are some of examples that showcase my photo manipulation ability.
Personal Project - Vision (Seeing Through the Lens)
This composite was inspired by a prompt in a daily photo challenge group on flicker.com. When I posted it, I wrote the following caption:
Nothing has changed the way I see the world like photography. I do not wear glasses, but my lenses have permanently altered my vision in amazing ways. Posted in ODC - Window (to my soul).
I was honored to have this image featured in Flickr.com's EXPLORED! group.
I photographed a closeup image of my own eye (right), and flipped it to a mirrored image in Photoshop. I did not worry about white balance because I knew I was going to alter the color and tone to make it "moody" looking. I also photographed my Canon EF 50mm lens (right) inside a studio lightbox. In Photoshop, I edited and combined the images into a single composite image, then tweaked colors and added a vignette to achieve the desired look.
Camera body: Canon EOS 60D | Lens: Tamron 18-270mm | Settings: Lens - ISO 250, 142mm, f/6.3, 1.0 sec ; Eye - ISO 640, 238mm, f/6.3, 1/20 sec
Deb Moran Photography Project
I captured this behind-the-scenes studio image (left), then manipulated in Photoshop for the final result (right). The major edits included: coloring the moon, manually removing shadows, adding more clouds via clone stamp, then adding layers with the starry sky and reflection.
Camera Body: Canon EOS 6D | Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 IS USM | Settings: ISO 400, 24mm, f/4.0, 1/80 sec
Personal Project
I photographed members of my family against a green screen (left), being mindful of the light direction from the original painting. I first imported the portraits into Lightroom for initial corrections. Then, I exported each portrait as a layer in Photoshop, on top of a layer containing the Hopper painting. I added additional layers of our cats from previous photos, plus the garland and menorah from royalty-free clipart. I employed a combination of filters and textures to match the look of the original painting (right).
Camera Body: Canon EOS 6D | Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 IS USM | Settings: ISO 8000, 34mm, f/6.3, 1/250 sec