I thought I would exercise my Photoshop skills a little and attempt to recreate part of an old Uncanny X-Men cover (issue #210). This is Colossus. I used the old cover as to outline the character’s shape and shadows. From there, the rest was completed in Photoshop. I choose this character because of his metallic skin. I had to mess around with a number of filters until I got it just right. Special thanks to John Romita Jr. whose original artwork was the inspiration for this piece. I might try to complete another character before the end of summer.
I recently has the pleasure of photographing Terri and Paul’s wedding along the beach. This was the first beach wedding I have ever attend and now I understand why they are so popular. It was a beautiful event. I wish the newlyweds only the best as they journey forth together as one! Click on the image below to open the photo gallery!
Finally… done with graduate school until September! Now I can focus in on my photography! No pun intended 
I recently attended my cousin’s wedding in Las Vegas. The Caesar’s Palace to be more specific. The place is was like nothing I ever have seen before. Walking around certain parts felt like being in Rome. I didn’t get to do as much photography as I wanted but I was able to capture a few gems. This one here is one of my favorites. It is actually an HDR image (High Dynamic Range) which means I took three exposures of the same image and combined them. It required I place the camera on a flat surface and take three consecutive images of different exposures. The longest exposure was 30 seconds. I combined them using Photomatrix, did a little Photoshop, and used Silver Efex Pro to convert it to black and white. I like it so much I might have it printed into a larger image. Hope you enjoy it too!
I know I haven’t posted in forever. Graduate school is eating up all my free time but in another month it will be all done until the fall. In the meantime, I thought I would post a picture of my son via my new iPad! So far I love it and there is even an app that allows me to post onto my blog. Pictures look stunning on the iPad screen and the slideshows are remarkable. I am finishing up one of my last major papers for the semester so I should find time to take more pictures and post them.
Happy Belated Valentine’s Day! I have been very busy with my graduate classes thus the lack of photography and posts. I have been working on some illustrations that I will post soon. This is just one that I did for my wife for the Valentine’s holiday. Everything in it was created from scratch. I did most of it in Photoshop but did jump into Illustrator to make the shape of the heart. I really like the final product. I am planning on spending some more time on my illustrations this year as it was my background in art that inspired me to start in photography. Enjoy!
It has been a long but rewarding 2009 for me. I started back in graduate school in January while taking care of my pregnant wife. During the summertime, I received my first child and house within a week of each other. Since then I have taken countless photographs of my son, Cole, and posted a handful of them. I have had jobs photographing weddings, receptions, sweet sixteen parties, football seasons, and so on throughout the year. I thought I would just highlight some of the images I have captured in 2009. I was able to condense them down to my top fifty images which have various meanings to me. I admit that I was a little bias in choosing images as I gave my wife and son first priority. That being the case, the image above will link you to all of my favorites of the year (it is also my favorite picture of the entire year). Hope you enjoy them! And here is to a great 2010!
Happy Holidays to all! This is my first Christmas with my son, Cole, and I couldn’t be happier. This image was taken at my parents. My mom really knows how to set up a tree for the holidays. I actually took three exposures of this image and mixed them using a technique called HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography. That is why it has an illustrative look to it. Anyways, I wish all my family and friends a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Years!
by Peter Russo
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