This is another photo I took myself, of one of my best friends in my front yard. I can take pretty much any photo of a person and turn them into a fairy, but some positions are better than others. For me to turn you (or anyone else) into a fairy, just send me a picture of the person in whatever clothes you want, and make sure that there is nothing in front of the person that you don’t want in the final portrait.
Since this was a new photograph it didn’t require any restoration or repair. I was fortunate enough to be able to shoot this in ideal lighting, just before sunset on a slightly overcast day, so there were extreme shadows or overexposed areas.
Tip: When shooting portraits outside, my favorite environment to shoot in is sunny or slightly overcast weather, but out of direct sunlight, like the above portrait.
Now, to turn this young woman into a fairy, the first and most important thing she needed was a pair of wings. There are many different kind of wings and props I can use. To see some of the different props I can use in my Fantasy Portraits, please go to www.GinisMagic.com To add the wings, I had to VERY carefully select The part of the body that they would be touching; in this case the arm and back. Using Adobe Photoshop Elements, I then duplicated it on to another layer and added the wings on yet another layer. After moving the wings behind the duplicated arm and back, I adjusted the hue until I was satisfied. I chose a yellow orange because it contrasted with the purple of her blouse and complemented the flowers in photo. Then I used a diffusion glow filter on all the layers.
After that, I used different sizes of a brush with a very beautiful floral design to create the frame. I felt that a simple, square shaped frame wouldn’t complement the portrait well so I used the brushes to roughly imitate the shape of the portrait subject.
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