After the Star Wars photo manip, I was contacted by a fellow in Hong Kong who wanted to surprise his wife with a bit of Wonderland. He gave me some photos of him and his bride, and graciously gave me artistic freedom to create this:

[ A L I C E I N W O N D E R L A N D ]

And for those who are curious....

For the Photoshop Nerds...

Thanks to input from my last venture, I explored the possibilities of using Refine Edge, and the pen tool for selections. Refine edge:mind blown. Still, and this goes for the pen tool as well, there were some fine-tuning times I still opted to use my trusty brush tool. Lol, sorry ethersphere.

Again, I'm by no means a PS expert, so if you have any more advanced tips for me, I'm always up for [kind and constructive] criticism.

There was much trial and error, with many evolving ideas. Instead of boring you with everything that didn't work, for the most part in the video, you'll only see the bits that made it into the final artwork.

I wish I could report with gusto that my editing time was cut in half (heck I'd settle for a third). I DID indeed save a ton of time with selection—loved it. But since the concept evolved, I ended up at about the same PSing time of about 12 hours.

Enjoy the process! (Be it known that my computer crashed and lost one of the screen-recording clips near the end, so you'll see the foreground elements and some grass details magically appear; alas, you still get the gist.)

A wedding with a touch of Wonder for a new friend in Hong Kong. For a little more on the subject and Before & After shots, visit: http://www.tanyamusgrave.com/blog/aliceinwonderland James was kind enough to let me use his beats for this-show him some love! Music: "Wonderland" (James Meyers Remix) - StadiumX ft.

Credits:

Original photos were self portraits taken by the groom, Chapman Wu.

Music - James was kind enough to let me use his beats for this—show him some love!

"Wonderland" (James Meyers Remix) - StadiumX ft. Angelika Vee

[Musician links and download below]
www.facebook.com/jamesmeyersmusic
www.twitter.com/m00nb34rz
www.soundcloud.com/jamesmeyersmusic

Original "Wonderland" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aNvf2RO0qw

PS Breakdown | Hoth [Before & After]

August 21, 2015Tanya Musgrave40 Comments

The process took about 12 hours in photoshop, not including some fun (about 8ish more hours of pre-vis and research). I received fantastic council from my friends and extraordiNerds; it was most amusing :) Enjoy.

[Before]

[After]

[PS Breakdown]

And for

the photo-manip series that Andrew's (groom) sister was part of, herr ya go!

Photo manipulation | Wedding of Hoth

August 18, 2015Tanya MusgraveComment

Sooo some of you might remember a

photo manipulation series I did a while back, [E L E M E N T S]

—it just so happens that one of our illustrious models from that shoot is the sister of the groom in a wedding I shot earlier this summer.

One of the specific requests was a Star Wars photo manipulation, and thus began my journey down the rabbit-hole of nerdom. I now know that E-11 blaster rifles had extendable stocks, that AT-AT walkers didn't walk in the desert, and that the twin suns are associated with Tatooine (that one should've been a bit easier, but alas, the last time I saw these movies were when I was about 8).

I had help from some of my fantastically nerdy cohorts; seriously, it's like I discovered a hidden city where all the cool people actually live, and only come meet me for coffee to keep up appearances. I see you and your double lives, I see you!!

In any case, enjoy the efforts of a nerd-padawan—it was most enjoyable on this end.

[ H O T H ]

*Photoshop breakdown*

PS Breakdown | Wanderlust

April 12, 2015-TK-Comment

Here are some before and afters :) PS Breakdown video at the bottom—Haha you'll notice a shoutout to Phlearn for teaching me better ways to cut out hair. This is really how I do things; tutorials all the way.

And then there are complete accidents that just blow your mind. More on that later.

Props to Chet Williams for getting some cool behind-the-scenes drone shots of our time out there. Til next time!

The Model:  Keri Mau
The Stuff:  Canon 5D Mkiii, 16-35mm f2.8 L-series, 70-200mm f2.8 L-series, Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop
The Partners in Crime:  Chet Williams, Ryan Lim, Roy Lim, Addison Huong, Jeremiah Waworoendeng

Photo Manipulation | Wanderlust [III of III]

April 7, 2015-TK-1 Comment

"Be like the bird

that, pausing in her flight

awhile on boughs too slight,

feels them give way,

beneath her but sings,

knowing that she has wings."

—Victor Hugo

"Boughs too slight" can be scary—whether you're the one who put yourself there or not. But speaking as someone who's testing the branches as we speak, it's important as an artist to understand that there's an innate sense of survival and perfectionism that will often times catch you more than not. By all means, learn something every day (I'll be sharing a mind-blowing PS tip I learned by accident), but don't be afraid to push forward. The time you put into your craft won't fail you.

One of my favorite Josh Groban songs is "Let Me Fall" —The person you will become will catch you :) Go do! God bless, have fun, stay fabulous, Merry Christmas.

~Divertitevi~

-T

[ W A N D E R L U S T ] III of III

Before and after, PS Breakdown to come

The Model:  Keri Mau
The Stuff:  Canon 5D Mkiii, 16-35mm f2.8 L-series, Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop
The Partners in Crime:  Chet Williams, Ryan Lim, Roy Lim, Addison Huong, Jeremiah Waworoendeng