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October - Season of the Witch

This month's portrait is a collaboration project between Amanda Swanson Photography and Kerim Aktug Photography based out of Calgary.

Oct 30, 20214 min read

This photo has 44 layers, 12 groups, and is 1.39 GB in size. it took roughly 3.5 hours to create. I present, the goddess of magic...Hecate

Sep 30, 20214 min read

I told myself that because I had so many other projects due this month, I didn’t have to do anything super complicated for this month’s...

Aug 31, 20214 min read

This beauty took me roughly 8 hours. The file has 36 layers, 6 groups, and is 1.353 GB. Come learn with me about smudge, layering, and more

Jul 31, 20214 min read

The Fae took roughly 6 hours to create... Every flower, branch, mushroom, and vine was placed manually... It has 53 layers and 14 Groups

Jun 30, 20213 min read

Oops, I did it again. I ignored my deadlines until the last minute (oh baby baby…) Okay, but seriously, my bad. Hopefully no one was...

May 31, 20215 min read

My vampire took me roughly 3.5 hours to create. I used both Lightroom and Photoshop. It has 28 layers and 8 Groups, and is 673.0 MB

Apr 30, 20215 min read

My Viking Warrior took me roughly 3.5 hours to create. I used Lightroom and Photoshop, it has 32 layers and 11 Groups, and is a cozy 402.3MB

Mar 24, 20214 min read

My Cyberpunk woman took me roughly 3 hours of processing time. I used both Lightroom and Photoshop. It has 30 layers and 11 Groups...

Feb 25, 20213 min read

Welcome to the first in a series of images I will be creating over the year. This Medusa image took 9 hours, 86 Layers and 22 Groups.

Feb 5, 20215 min read

ask yourself what opportunities are you being presented with, rather than viewing challenges as roadblocks.

Dec 22, 20208 min read

As some of you may know I love Photoshop, and I’m not shy about liking it. I know in my industry it can be a bit of a touchy subject.

Aug 19, 20194 min read