MY PROCESS
From Studio to Story. A Thoughtful Composite Process.
Everything starts in the studio with real cameras, real lenses, controlled strobe lighting, and a green screen. I photograph myself as both subject and photographer, using tethered capture to dial in lighting, pose, and expression with precision.
From there, RAW images are carefully selected and refined. Studio elements are removed while preserving the original lighting, shadows, proportions, and photographic realism.
Wardrobe changes are created through digital compositing rather than altering the photographed body. The original photograph—its pose, lighting, shadows, and proportions—remains unchanged.
Using Adobe Photoshop, garments are designed and built directly onto the image through a combination of masking, painting, layering, and manual refinement. Fabric is shaped to respond to the body’s form, gravity, and motion already present in the photograph, much like designing a costume for a photographed subject.
In most cases, Ai-assisted tools within Photoshop, Adobe Firefly, or GPTimaging are used to help generate or extend fabric elements. These tools are used selectively and always guided by the original photograph. Ai does not alter the body, face, or proportions—it supports the design of the garment itself, which is then manually refined to match lighting, texture, and realism.
The environments are either places I’ve photographed myself or are created using Adobe Photoshop Generative Fill, Adobe Firefly, or GPTimaging, then refined to seamlessly integrate with the photographed subject.
The final image is brought together through careful attention to scale, perspective, color, and light—then finished with global color grading, tonal balance, atmospheric refinement, and cropping to produce a cohesive, finished photograph.
My photo compositing isn’t about replacing the photographic process. It’s about expanding it beyond a single moment through thoughtful artistry and intention, using modern professional editing tools.
