A client, Yo Mama’s Coffee & Tea House, recently came to us with a picture taken by a professional photographer. Here is that picture:
The client had several requests. First of all, they thought the metal ladder was not in harmony with the retro look that they were going for. They asked if we could make it a wooden ladder. Next they asked if the shadows could be removed from behind them. After further inspection in became obvious that the piece of furniture in the background was a detriment. For one thing, it has a mirror in it which obscures the front dress line of Candace on the right. Secondly, the wood tone matches too closely with the color of the coffee cup that Candace is holding, making it difficult to see. Because of this, we recommended a full extraction.
Here is the image after the extraction:
As a final step, we were asked to put the image together into an ad for the Portland Mercury. Here is the ad:
Want to see how it was done? Check out this video: