This will be the first post of many on the subject of photographic retouching and the broader subject of compositing, also referred to as photomontage.
Luder is a band comprised of Detroit rock veterans. We did the imaging and design for their 2009 release, Sonoluminescence. We have posted the CD design before, but we have not yet discussed the photo retouching that was so important to the overall design. This is one ‘before and after’ example. More will follow in future posts.
CD cover – Retouch and Composite:
We shot the image outside in relatively neutral light. After loading the image into Photoshop, we knocked out the background, careful not to lose any detail from the figure. We placed the figure into a full resolution, square-format file. We added a sky image, some vector light rays and flares, and the unformatted text. All the elements were manipulated into one, cohesive image communicative of the concept we chose for the album.
If you need photo retouching or compositing performed, or you would like to learn how to do it, contact us for a quote.
