Portrait: J.D.

Instead of unpacking my suitcase and folding my laundry I decided to post-process another portrait of mine from my photo shoot with Wilnelia Velez.

The original photo I began with was photographed with a white backdrop in my Studio.  I already had it listed as the fifth image in my "Project J" breakdown (FYI - the sixth image was previously completed and will likely surface next week).

After I did some retouching I still felt like something was missing.  The image needed some graffiti kind of flavoring.  I then pulled the image into Nik Software and came out with two images: one was a black & white grainy poster image you might see on a wall in the Village, the other was this uber yellow punchy in your face imagery.

When I returned to Lightroom I took the second image and decided to play with some filters.  That was when I started to get closer to a color palette that to me matched the image.

I added some adobo and within time this portrait came out the oven.

Please direct your compliments to the chef.

Joseph Dominick

As I looked through the numerous images I was able to acquire through my collaboration with Wilnelia Velez Photography, I decided to design My Top 10 (possibly 12).  Moving forward I will share some pics of me on the blog from time to time.

With today's portrait I decided to edit it in a style different from the first two portraits I shared.  This one has a more muted color palette.  This was intentional.  I am thinking of the story of all 10 images and am looking to add variety in the telling of the fuller story as well as the visual palette.

In the latter stages of this edit, I even played with blending modes to mix in black & white imagery which definitely added that different look I wanted.  Hey you "Can't Knock The Hustle".  :)

Portrait: DJ Izzy Iz (#2)

PORTRAITURE

Okay so I am working on stepping up my retouching skills. I really want to help make a differentiation from other artists with not only who and how I shoot, but with how I finish up the portrait.

That being said I added a couple of new measures to my recipe for this portrait of Izzy.

This one is called: "While Some Dream In Color, I Dream In Music".

DJ Izzy Iz

Portrait: DJ Izzy Iz

PORTRAITURE

During the Chemical Romance conference in March 2011, DJ Izzy Iz was on the 1s and 2s. After the conference finished he and I had a mini-shoot.

The portraits look so cool I am going to use them as an editorial campaign in the near future.

Here is the first one which I call "Real DJs Use A Mac".

DJ Izzy Iz