July 24, 2005 | Category: Web | No Comments »

Waah, I feel cheated and violated. Apperently there is no such thing as beautiful women any more.
Or at least without the help of PhotoShop.

I realised a while ago when I learned how to use Photoshop to fix a few photos how powerful it was. Later it struck me how no image is too perfect for PS. The realisation hit me when I was working on a photo of a flower, for a particular site. The flower was very pretty. But only if the hue was slightly more, the colour more red and if those spots were not there. That could be easily corrected.

Thats when it hit me. No image is too good for Photoshop, or maybe for us anymore.

We’re not stupid we know image editing has been used in adverts, magazines, photos and even film for a while.

Glenn Feron’s portfolio is definitely worth a look.

You can see how no one is pretty enough. From Alicia Keyes, all three members of Desitinys Child, heck not even Hale Berry.

Check out the link and roll you cursor over the image to see it in its original form.

Well the pressure is going to be on celebs to look even more amazing or I should say the person who edits the photo’s.

I guess the rest of us can carry on looking, err normal!

Before

After

July 17, 2005 | Category: General | No Comments »

Work hard,
Spend hard

July 11, 2005 | Category: Web | No Comments »

Web projects need love too! Especially any which matter. Just like a car has certain needs and requires repairing to keep it running a finished web project does too.

These can often be written into the contract whereby the designer/developer are paid for further changes or they are required to maintain the site for a period of time. Often times once its done its done. Dynamic or scripted sites tend to need more care over the longer run. This mainly due to security issues or requirements changing.

Personal projects are interesting as often times they can still remain unfinished. Also they have a funny way of showing you they need care. Sometimes its just easier to start again.

Don’t abandon projects which you’ve built with care.