Portrait Photography Follow-up

Greg posing for James!
Gregg posing for James!

The follow-up evening for last month’s portrait photography session was educational and often amusing.

Photographer Jason Kinrade returned three weeks after his initial visit and loaded one of his images of Ian Galloway into Photoshop. He took us through his processing workflow and demonstrated how he would use tools including the spot healing brush and patch, liquify and dodge tools.

Jason Kinrade editing a portrait image
Jason Kinrade editing a portrait image

He then imported a background overlay and blended the layers to give the portrait a different feel and atmosphere.  It was fascinating work and Jason answered questions and offered advice throughout.

Afterwards, members took the opportunity to connect their own cameras to Jason’s studio light and take some portraits while experimenting with the location of the reflectors and the light source.  Gregg was our willing victim for much of the evening although Georgina and Peter also made fleeting appearances in front of the cameras.

It was another fascinating and fun evening with Jason and you can see a selection of members’ images below. 

Greg by Brian Green
Gregg by Brian Green
Greg by Brian Green with a background overlay
Gregg by Brian Green with a background overlay
Greg by Georgina Shaw
Gregg by Georgina Shaw
Greg by Georgina Shaw with an overlay effect
Gregg by Georgina Shaw with an overlay effect
Georgina by Peter Skears
Georgina by Peter Skears
Greg by James Joyce
Gregg by James Joyce
Peter by Brian Green
Peter by Brian Green
Greg by Andrea Thrussell
Gregg by Andrea Thrussell
Greg by James Joyce
Gregg by James Joyce
Peter by Georgina Shaw with an overlay
Peter by Georgina Shaw with a background overlay
Greg by Andrea Thrussell with an overlay effect
Smiling Gregg by Andrea Thrussell with a background overlay