In Office When Not in Office

Original portrait of Alex at Hotel.

My client asked me to shoot some personnel portraits at a hotel location where they were having a corporate meeting. I had access to a room with a desk. I photographed several employees against a blank wall. The next week my client called and asked if I could change one of the people, Alex, that I photographed at the hotel, to him sitting at his office desk. Sure I could! So I scheduled a time when I could get in to photograph Alex’s office. I made sure to shoot the office at a similar height/angle as the original hotel shot. Next, I outlined Alex and removed him from the hotel setting background. I then resized him to the proper scale and placed him comfortably sitting at his desk. I blended some edges and smoothed out the drop shadow, and no one had any idea it was a photoshopped image when it appeared in their newsletter (which I also design and print). If you need corporate photography—with or without extensive retouching, call 815.919.4861.

Photograph of office and Alex outlined and ready to be placed sitting at his desk.

Final composition.