I love editing and using Photoshop because it lets me be creative and bring my ideas to life. Whether I’m enhancing colors, blending images, or adding unique effects, I enjoy transforming a simple photo into something eye-catching and expressive. It’s a fun way to tell stories visually and explore different styles through digital art.
Here is a Picture of my friend Kim. This is one of her wedding pictures. She is wearing a Cambodian dress, very unique and elegant. I thought I lacked cultural flavor, so I added a Cambodian temple background and added some eagle wings, and she loved it. I thought this would make her stand out even more and bring more of her culture into the mix.
This is the grandfather of another good friend. He is not doing well, and they wanted to have a good memory of him, because they believe he is about to pass away. They told me that he has been a farmer his whole life, and they wanted him to be around a farm. So, I created a whole new body for him and created a farm background. Then I used Photoshop to put them both together. She loved it and it was a very emotional picture for the whole family.
This picture was very emotional for me. Here is a mother and daughter. I know both of them; they are very close to my family and me. The daughter has passed away in a horrible accident. The mother was devastated. I wanted to bring her hope, so I used Photoshop to change both of their clothes and create a scene from heaven. I put them both there to give her hope that when Jesus comes, they will be together again. Then I had a friend put it in a huge frame and gave it to her on her daughter’s birthday. As you can imagine, she broke down crying with thanksgiving.
Here I have one of my wife’s friends. I wanted to take her picture to another place. Somewhere enchanted and fantastic. So, I took her from a boring, grassy semi-garden picture to an awesome, ordinary, enchanted garden. She loved it. I created a garden and photoshopped her picture, then blended the colors and added a camera reflection, which gave it a nice, realistic touch.
Here is my longtime friend and sister, Destiny. When I saw the original picture, the first thing that came to mind was gold. Therefore, I took her and set her on a golden stair beside a white tiger. Her braids matched perfectly with the golden stairs, making her look like a rock star. Of course, she was super happy with it.
Here is a picture of one of my friends’ graduations from civil engineering. I thought the picture was lame, the background boring, and she needed some color on her skin. I also noticed that her eyes were red. So, what did I do? I created a background with a building representing her new adventure in life. Also gave her a bit of a tan and fixed her red eyes. She looks awesome. She liked this one.
Here is a picture of one of my pastor friends. It is an old picture of his family. As you can see, it was very old, torn, and had some water damage. So, what did I do? I cropped the edges and removed all the water damage. Fixed shoes and clothes, dresses and pants. This project was not easy. But when it was finished, my friend was happy with it. He used it for his wedding.
Here we have my very long-time sister and friend. I believe this was in her country. Original is good, love the greens, but to be honest, it is boring. So, what did I do? I took her from there to a beach paradise with the sun shining and birds flying. I added some shadows so it would fit with the light of the sun. This came out very well, of course, she gave me 100% satisfaction.
Here is a friend from the Philippines who allows me to use her pictures as models. She gave me this picture of her next to a tree. Sure, good picture, but I saw something better. With all those sunlight spots on her dress, it gave me the idea of putting her in space. So, I created a space background and added a small galaxy, which I imposed on her hand to make it look as if she were controlling it. The dress with the sunlight worked great with the background. The only thing that I forgot to get rid of was her watch.
This is my wife’s little sister, and my good friend. This picture was taken at my wife’s other sister’s wedding. The picture is awesome, but it was too bright, which took away from it. So, what did I do? I thought, let’s go dark. I put her in a dark forest with a huge moon in the background. I also darken the original so more details can be seen. Well, it came out great.
