Modified Magazine contacted me a few weeks ago about doing some editing work for them on a particular troublesome cover shot. Credit goes to Michael Schwartze and David Pratte for the actual photography.
Modified asked that the rig be removed (obviously), that the canvas be resized to cover specfications, and here comes the tricky part, that the light streaks on the side be removed. On most rig shots, removing reflections is the easiest part of the process. But when you add camoflague paint and giant sponsor decals it becomes an extremely tedious job. I think the .psd of this document had over 50 layers and 20 paths. Check out the before and after to see the extent of the editing.
I enjoy reading the report, too. It′s easy to understand that a journey like this is the biggest event in ones
life.