I’ve received a lot of requests from people asking about my work flow and how to achieve the same results. I’m going to show you how to recreate this image:

The hard work was done with my lighting set up in order to get the right shadows and highlights. The lighting set up that I used is called butterfly lighting, where the soft box is in front of the model, pointing down at a 45⁰ angle approximately a foot to two feet above the camera. I also had a hair light …

A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure with shooting with the gorgeous Georgia-Leigh from Model Mayhem. It was a rock and roll styled shoot and also another chance for me to practise new lighting set ups. It was an incredibly fun challenge to get the images as close to perfect in camera, with only minimal photoshopping afterwards.

Stayed tuned for a lighting break down of this shoot

A week ago I had the pleasure of shooting with Naomi. It was her first time in front of the camera and she did brilliantly

Happy New Year!!
Yesterday I did a shoot with my best friend testing new lighting set ups. I have posted the new images in my portfolio.

After a bit research, I have developed a range of Jill Greenburg Backgrounds that you can use to spice up your studio images.
As you can see below, the huge effect the background of the image has. The mood can be warmer, colder, more professional, girly or tough.
The following gradients are just on step closer for to unlock the mysterious Jill Greenburg’s technique, without spending thousands on the lighting set up and backgrounds.

The above images show the difference between the original image and the effect of the different backgrounds.
The gradients come …

Hello loyal readers of my blog , I have launched a set of AllyKatDesign Actions to make photoshopping your images a little bit easier, especially if you’re like me and want everything NOW!

A couple of the actions are set up for a flattened image, while others will work on a layered file, which means that you can make all the “beauty” adjustments for instance first, then use the action as a finishing touch. All the actions also put all the layers into a folder, so that you can go …

Been a little while since I have written a tutorial, so I thought I would make it a good one
I’ve been thinking again about the earlier Dave Hill tutorial that I have written and I don’t think that I did his work justice, so here’s take two Again I’m using the Topaz Adjust Filter to speed things up a little.
I looked at the Dave Hill website again (nice upgrade btw!) and carefully studied all the elements again:

Everything is usually in focus and sharp, so foreground and …

A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of shooting with one of the most wonderful models that I have ever worked with! He was an absolute inspiration and is now my muse. It was incredible to work with someone, where every photo and pose were just perfect. Imagine sorting through those photos and trying to pic out the best! It was very difficult, but I prevailed and offer now just a small sample from the shoot. Enjoy!

Hey everyone, sorry that its been so long between updates, so I’ve decided to make this a good one ^_^
For a while now I have been fascinated with the style of Jill Greenburg. Such beautiful emotive portraits, set against beautiful backgrounds.
After studying the key elements of her portraits, now its time to unlock the secrets. If you look at her work, the backgrounds are usually one colour lit with a spotlight an the people have been photoshopped to varying degrees of glowyness.
So this is what we want to retain when …