I work for Wisechoice Brands, LLC as their User Interface Designer. The first project I was put in charge of was to redesign one of their sites, ScholarshipExperts.com. Below is a case study or the general process in which I took to redesign the homepage.
What Weather Do You Want Photo Manipulation Tutorial
In this tutorial I will be walking you through how I created my digital piece, “What weather do you want?”. This is a photo manipulation tutorial that combines some adjustment layers, filter effects, and some simple pen/lasso tool work.
Create a Mother Nature Photo Manipulation
In this tutorial I will be walking you through how I created my digital piece, “Mother Nature”. This is a simple photo manipulation of a few stock photographs and some brush work.
Interview with Josh Sommers
Let me introduce you to Josh Sommers, who currently resides in California. Josh is an illustrator, photographer, graphic designer, and software developer. I have personally been watching Josh’s work for years on his flickr account, where he continually inspires individuals and has built up a hefty list of followers.
Josh was kind enough to sit down and answer a few questions for us to enjoy.
Interview with Photographer Brian Storey
Brian Storey, is not your average professional. As a young photographer with a creative mind, Brian is making some great progress in his career of taking pictures. He resides in Sebastian, Florida.
Brian was kind enough to sit down and answer a few questions for us to enjoy. Please feel free to check out some of his work below in the gallery and visit his links under the interview.
Interview with Designer and Photographer Jason Morrison
Jason Morrison, currently resides in McDonough, Georgia. Jason has had a successful career in photography and graphic design. Most recently, he has partnered with his brother-in-law and started the photography firm, JayMar Photography. Jason has this true passion for his work, and loves to share his knowledge with other creatives. He has been published in a number of magazines and has been awarded a few awards for his work.
Jason was kind enough to sit down and answer a few questions for us to enjoy.
Vintage/Retro Photo Post Processing Tutorial
After posting some of Emily’s photos, I was getting a lot of people asking me how I processed the photos. Although, not every one of her photos was processed like I will be explaining below. I will help illustrate how I did two of my favorite images from her session. I like to process a lot of my photos with a vintage/retro/old poloraid feel to them. I enjoy that style, and I feel it helps convey certain moods in photographs. Her images came out fine SOOC (straight out of camera), but the mood created by the final post-processing makes the image more engaging. Not every photo will come out like the end result in this tutorial. A lot of factors depend on how the end result will look. For example how well the original image was strobed, your scene, and original tones in the image.
How to Take Better Product Photos
One of the most important features of an e-Commerce site is the product photos. Having the ability for the customer to almost feel the item through the screen, and knowing how the product would be as if they had bought it. This could be the difference between you making a good conversion rate or not. Gaining customer trust is another aspect that can be acquired with good product photography.
I’ve recently been doing a lot of product photography for the company I work for. Well, it is one of the main reasons they hired me I suppose, aside from my design skills. Product photography can be easy, but can also require a lot of work. There are certain lighting techniques that will help improve the image of a product, and certain techniques that can destroy the image of a product. The style of the product photography should not only fit the branding of the company, but also match the site in which the products will be presented.
Devise Your Own Freelance Contracts
Recently I read the article posted by the graphic designer Brian Hoff, “What to Include In Your Design Contracts”. He has some excellent information and I highly recommend you stop by for a visit and read through the article (and subscribe to his RSS feed if you haven’t). I am going to expand on his article a little bit, and his will set the base for what I am about to touch on below.