David’s Red Sweater

I did this one for David from California. He asked to have the photo in black and white but the sweater left red.

First I duplicated the background layer and then adjusted it with the black and white filter. Then I added a layer mask to the black and white layer.
With a small brush [...]

Open Your Eyes, or I’ll Open Them For You!

My wife made good friends with these two ladies while we were on holiday in Scotland. My wife wanted to have this photo printed. The only problem, one of the ladies eyes closed as the photo was taken.
I had taken another photo of my wife and Janet together and I used that one [...]

From Day to Night

I did this for a competition. There was 3 photos to choose from so I chose this one of a European city.
First I removed the sky and then added a new sky with clouds. Then I added a moon and put down its opacity. Then I flattened the whole image and duplicated [...]

My Son, Daniel

This is an interesting photo of my son, Daniel. He looks really interested in something. I used the Quick Selection tool and then cut him out of the background. Then I put it on to a black background and applied a Dark Strokes filter over the layer with Daniel. Then I [...]