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Oct 30, 20214 min read

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.

Sep 30, 20214 min read

September Hecate - Monthly Project

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

Aug 31, 20214 min read

August The Oil Paining-Monthly Project

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...

Jul 31, 20214 min read

July Mermaid - Monthly Project

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

Jun 30, 20213 min read

June The Fae - Monthly Project

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

May 31, 20215 min read

May The Lady - Monthly Project

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...

Apr 30, 20215 min read

April Vampire - Monthly Project

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

Feb 25, 20213 min read

February Cyberpunk - Monthly Project

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