Adobe Photoshop Tutorials Energy of Rock

Guest Post By:  Giuseppe Parisi

Digitally Enhanced Portrait + Matte Painting Background

Adobe Photoshop Tutorials Energy of Rock
Adobe Photoshop Tutorials Energy of Rock By:  Giuseppe Parisi

A handsome man standing in front of the camera into a magic blue vortex with a snare drum and drum sticks flating around with stones.

This image is a digitally enahnced portrait which is enriched with details given by real photographs and hand/painted elements, wisely merged and manipulated to create a very realistic looking picture.

Matte Painting info: 

4 photos + Hand Painting [33%]

Exif Data:


Canon 5D Mark II + Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II
Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Wacom Intuos4 Tablet

Lighting info:


2 rim lights and 1 butterfly lightning for frontal fill.
----- Canon 430 Ex II in reflective umbrella 45° above the model @1/4
----- Bare Nikon sb-26 with side goboes on the right behind the model @1/8 +0.3
----- Bare Canon T277 with side goboes @ f/8 on the left behind the model. Triggered via Skyport.

3 takes for the model: 1 for the lifted coat, 1 for the right pose, 1 for the lifted scarf and vest.

Watch the Making of Energy of Rock Video: